Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form #[nn]

This scholarly volume examines the unique role of comics and graphic narratives as documentary forms, exploring how visual witness functions in the representation of historical disasters. Author Hillary Chute analyzes works by artists such as Art Spiegelman, Joe Sacco, and Keiji Nakazawa, arguing that comics offer a powerful medium for bearing witness to trauma, war, and catastrophe. The book bridges comics studies, documentary theory, and visual culture, presenting a rigorous argument for the medium's capacity to engage with complex historical events.