# Is "The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo" by Joe Sacco a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo by Joe Sacco (Drawn & Quarterly, 2003) is identified by: First Drawn & Quarterly edition, 2003; original graphic-novel hardcover, first printing. The 2003 Drawn & Quarterly hardcover is the true first, first printing, and the originating edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Drawn & Quarterly edition, 2003; original graphic-novel hardcover, first printing
- Issued as a hardcover without a dust jacket (printed pictorial boards)
- ISBN 1896597602 / 9781896597607
- Correct publisher/imprint: Drawn & Quarterly

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Joe Sacco |
| Publisher | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | First Drawn & Quarterly edition, 2003; original graphic-novel hardcover, first printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First Drawn & Quarterly edition, 2003; original graphic-novel hardcover, first printing. Issued as a hardcover without a dust jacket (printed pictorial boards). ISBN 1896597602 / 9781896597607.

## Is this the true first?
The 2003 Drawn & Quarterly hardcover is the true first, first printing, and the originating edition. The Jonathan Cape UK edition did not appear until 2004 (a paperback), so the D&Q hardcover clearly precedes all other issues.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue; later printings and the 2004 Jonathan Cape UK paperback are subsequent to, and reprint the text of, the D&Q first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo* by Joe Sacco a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-fixer-a-story-from-sarajevo
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.