The Fixer by Joe Sacco

A Story from Sarajevo

A haunting, illustrated piece of reportage that follows a local fixer — a translator and guide for foreign journalists — as he navigates the ruins of a war-torn society, revealing the personal cost of conflict, displacement, and the uneasy power dynamics between Western reporters and the people whose stories they tell. Through intimate conversations, scene-setting drawings, and investigative detail, the narrative probes memory, survival, and moral ambiguity, showing how trauma and corruption persist long after the fighting ends.