A lot has changed in historic Palestine since Joe Sacco first published his groundbreaking comic book series of the same name between 1993 and 1995, later collected as a graphic novel in 2001.

By interrogating the stereotypes of the past—by the artist-author actually interrogating his survivor father, both cranky and racist—Spiegelman brought the graphic novel into its own.

They had gathered in anticipation of meeting Joe Sacco, the celebrated ... His notable work Palestine, a collection of nine ...