Mother Jones has an interesting interview with journalist-cartoonist Joe Sacco. In it, he briefly talks about creating comics based on past events.
Posted by Don at June 29, 2005 11:48 AMMother Jones: When you’re re-creating events you haven’t witnessed, do people ever challenge your portrayal of those scenes?
Joe Sacco: I try to ask visual questions. I’ll ask what someone was wearing, if that seems relevant. If possible, I’ll walk over the same ground that they’re depicting. Of course, I can never get it precisely as it was. It’s like a film director trying to represent a scene that took place in the 1700s. You reconstruct it to the best of your ability.