I prigionieri del Caucaso, p. 6

Exciting Lay-out and Breathtaking Rendering...Electrifying faces and Great use of Light!!!

Yes! Photography has always been present in comics, whether due to its appearance, its characters or the inspiration from which both disciplines draw. https://workshopexperience.com/la-union-la-fotografia-y-comic/  

Another thing is plagiarism between cartoonists, either by order of the editor or by the will of the lazy author. https://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/latiacomforo/viewtopic.php?t=12043&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=&sid=63161b7165fc96b9d9365ed0e5610166

It's illustrated so well like photographs that the young would mistake the comic for a history book!

Totally agree! The great spanish battle painter Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau (Barcelona, 20 de enero de 1964) says: «We need images of History, hence the importance of creating a school of painters» You can read an interview at El Debate about the growing interest in History, the role of the media in this dissemination and History through images (sorry it is in spanish) https://www.eldebate.com/historia/20220328/augusto-ferrer-dalmau.html