As she works on her next book, Stumbling Toward Damascus, Sarah Glidden has continued to stay abreast of current events in the Middle East, which means that like many of us, she was riveted by the news coming out of Egypt. And like a lot of us in the United States, she experienced it primarily through online video feeds, and Twitter. Unlike a lot of us, though, she and studio partner Domitille Collardey have created a comic talking about their reactions, titled “Egypt from 5,000 Miles Away.”
Stumbling Toward Damascus will be an adaptation of a visit Glidden took with several journalists as they traveled through Eastern Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan, and Damascus in Syria, and will show “how they work together to make the news.” She’s been posting some artwork and sketches in her blog.
(via Robot 6)
Tags: Domitille Collardey, Egypt, Sarah Glidden
I thought that name looked familiar. I didn’t hear about Glidden’s Kickstarter for Damascus, but I’m glad she raised enough money to go and am really interested w/ what she comes up with. Also, dunno if Ian passed on word to you, but I found her “How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less” to definitely be a keeper. At least 3 other people got a good read from it, so thank you for sending it.
I believe you already told me you and Azzie enjoyed the book, but I’m glad.
[...] The site got a major push last Wednesday with the publication of Sarah Glidden’s The Waiting Room, a 21-page comic about the struggles of Iraqi refugees in Syria. The research for this one-shot comic came from her travels with the Common Language Project, which will be more fully covered in her upcoming book Stumbling Toward Damascus. [...]