Comic: THE ONCE AND FUTURE RIOT by Joe Sacco

 Comic: THE ONCE AND FUTURE RIOT by Joe Sacco, 2025, 9781250880260.

More journalism by Sacco in comics form. Sacco visits Northern India where riots in 2013 killed scores of people. The riots were a mix of religious and political power fights and occurred across several villages and towns in the region.

A few years later Sacco and a couple local journalists travels around the area interviewing witnesses, victims, and alleged perpetrators.  Sacco tells the story with flashbacks from the interviewees points of view and reports at the time. He also draws and writes about the interviews and his suspicions on who is lying and why.

There are still thousands of displaced people rightfully afraid to return to their homes and towns. Meanwhile, many people from each side are willing to blame the other side for instigating and escalating the violence. I was reading a lot of lingering guilt in their statements. Also read a lot of, "I'll keep lying and stay out of prison."

Comments

- I always enjoy the details and perspective of Sacco's work. 

- Sacco will talk to most anyone he can.

- Sacco is always putting himself in dangerous and near-danger situation. This book's danger is traffic and an incredibly reckless driver.