Cartooning Syria #[nn]

Cartooning Syria brings together the pointed visual commentary of Hani Abbas in this striking 2017 collection from Jurgen Maas. The cover says it all: two anthropomorphized pencils — rendered with expressive, sketchy energy — stand arm in arm, their shafts bound together by colorful ribbons suggesting solidarity and shared purpose, while one pencil grips a tiny hanging figure, a small but loaded detail. It's a powerful visual argument for the enduring role of the cartoon as witness, resistance, and voice.