- Published: 15 September 2020
- ISBN: 9781910702581
- Imprint: Jonathan Cape
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $48.00
Paying the Land
- Published: 15 September 2020
- ISBN: 9781910702581
- Imprint: Jonathan Cape
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 272
- RRP: $48.00
Sacco’s measured, predominantly realist artwork throughout reflects this attempt to let the Dene people speak for themselves, working in tandem with the historical and sociopolitical content that he deftly interweaves… Paying the Land is Sacco’s first full-length work of comics journalism in a decade, and it reminds us of why he is credited as a pioneer of the genre. His combination of authorial and narrative skill and artistic talent still marks him to from many of the cartoonists who have followed in his footsteps. His ability to move between genres and tones, often in consecutive frames, seems to cut across cultures, as his global popularity attests. Comics is a particularly effective mode for Paying the Land, enabling the reader to visualise an unfamiliar landscape and lifestyle. Sacco’s artistic ability is particularly striking here, especially in his intensely detailed group scenes. The white page allows him to demonstrate the vast snowy expanses of the land, and to show how it dwarfs human beings.
Alice Kelly, Times Literary Supplement