I don’t know what the three books referenced as “creating” comics journalism in 1986 are supposed to be (Aside from “Maus,” the other 2 big books from that year are “Watchmen” and “Dark Knight Returns,” both “aimed at adults,” but neither of which are terribly journalistic), but this is a decent article nonetheless. It’s always cool, if somewhat depressing, to see other countries and cultures utilize the comic book in ways that don’t seem to be able to catch on in a big way over here.

Rutu Modan from Israel could only visit Germany for a week due to having young children. Modan visited many tourist sites in Berlin and drew her impressions of the place. Modan, who had never visited Germany, tried to look beyond what she was witnessing and give each piece an historical perspective.

“I understood that this is a big city with a lot going on, but only after a few days did I understand how much is happening under the surface, how much history occurred there,” Modan said.

Comic-journalism is a relatively modern phenomenon which was born in 1986 with the release of three American comic books which were aimed at adults and had deeper issues to explore.

This form of journalism isn’t meant to be objective and is said to be able to vent to many more feelings and emotions on a subject than a photo or script journalist.

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