by Sarah Mirk
First published 2020
In January 2002, the U.S. began detaining suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. Eighteen years later, most still await trial. Guantanamo Voices collects the stories of ten people whose lives were upended by the prison—from former inmates to lawyers, social workers, and soldiers. Through a diverse array of illustrated interviews, this graphic novel exposes the human cost of America's post-9/11 security state, while resisting partisan talking points to reveal the complex, unsettling truths behind one of the world's most controversial institutions.
Genres: politics, non-fiction, 21st-century, activism, graphic-novels-comics, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: multiple-perspectives, true-story
Setting: Guantanamo Bay
Period: 2002, 2020s
208 pages · Kindle Edition · Abrams ComicArts
Content warnings: torture, violence