Neven,[2] the Fixer, "who operates as a kind of translator and guide for journalists,"[3] has both Muslim and Serbian roots, embodying the erstwhile cosmopolitan essence of Sarjevo, the once culturally diverse city.
While ostensibly defending the city, they engage in confiscations, forced evictions, conscription at gunpoint, and are implicated in massacres and ethnic cleansing.
Neven contributes his own anecdotes, such as a dramatic recounting of shooting an enemy through his gun holster while falling backward, adding layers of ambiguity to the narrative.
"[5] The progressive newspaper The Indypendent wrote of the book that it "...presents a malleable world of gray where everyone’s goal is survival at any cost.
With The Fixer, Joe Sacco reinforces his place as a comics master and journalist, and his work merits examination and celebration.