Libicki's drawings

Big eyed, short, chubby bodies were the normal illustrations in Miriam Libicki's Jobnik!. Every page is filled with a very cartoony art style that makes the graphic novel Jobnik! so provocative. It is said that Miriam Libicki was inspired by Menga which is the reason for the big eyes. However, she chose a drawing style and kept it consistent throughout the graphic novel. The only time she changes her illustration is when she is discussing external conflicts to the story. For example, on pages 36 and 37 Libicki shows an uprising of the Palestinians that took place in the early 2000’s. These illustrations are very different than how Libicki draws herself and other characters around her. The faces are very realistic, and the bodies look like they were drawn directly from a snapshot (especially the man on page 36 in frame 3 who is older wearing sunglasses and a suit). Why did Libicki choose to draw this event like this? There are a number of possible reasons. Maybe the most reasonable reason was to show that this event was true; even though the whole graphic novel (Libicki’s story) is based on actual events. I think she was trying to show that this uprising and these riots actually took place, especially the one where the 12 year old is killed on tape while his father is trying to protect him. This death that was caught on tape was real and it shows how real the incident was during the early 2000s between Israel and Palestine. These illustrations continue on to page 38 and 39. On page 39 there is a picture of Arafat in frame three that looks like it was drawn or reproduced right from a tv screen. I really think that Libicki was trying to show how real these events were in Israel and her drawings of them show the realism.