The Story
MAGNIFICENT AFRICAN ADVENTURE TP (MR)
(W) MILO MANARA, KIM THOMPSON (A) MILO MANARA (C) MILO MANARA
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 172288 SKU: 0226FB0822
Is life a stage- and do we just follow a script? Can we rewrite our roles- or must we play along according to the instructions of others? The two stories in this volume- An Author in Search of Six Characters and Days of Wrath- take place in Africa- which author/artist Milo Manara views as the bearer of insight and hope for the rest of the world. Turning Pirandello’s “Six Characters in Search of an Author” on its head- Manara sets our favorite inept- globe-trotting hero-naif- Giuseppe Bergman (Manara’s comics alter ego)- off on another quest for adventure. An off-panel director hands out scripts and then disappears. (Are we watching a play or are we in it?) Dedicated to playing his role- Giuseppe is confused when others assert themselves and send the entire scenario spinning out of control. His sexy co-star- Lulu- cast as a bimbo- rewrites herself as the hero- leading us to ponder deeper matters- such as whether we possess true free will or we just think we do. (But watch out! Just when you think the answer is in sight- Manara flips the script once again.) Giuseppe Bergman’s second African adventure begins with Chloe- a winsome nymphet who asks many questions — about the facts of life (and the fictions- too). Is she really that innocent? Or is she just drawn that way? Manara allows his characters to break the “fourth wall” as Chloe beckons us into an erotic- exotic Fellini-esque romp revolving around young Giuseppe’s determination to return a kidnapped child to her tribe. His
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MAGNIFICENT AFRICAN ADVENTURE TP (MR)
(W) MILO MANARA, KIM THOMPSON (A) MILO MANARA (C) MILO MANARA
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 172288 SKU: 0226FB0822
Is life a stage- and do we just follow a script? Can we rewrite our roles- or must we play along according to the instructions of others? The two stories in this volume- An Author in Search of Six Characters and Days of Wrath- take place in Africa- which author/artist Milo Manara views as the bearer of insight and hope for the rest of the world. Turning Pirandello’s “Six Characters in Search of an Author” on its head- Manara sets our favorite inept- globe-trotting hero-naif- Giuseppe Bergman (Manara’s comics alter ego)- off on another quest for adventure. An off-panel director hands out scripts and then disappears. (Are we watching a play or are we in it?) Dedicated to playing his role- Giuseppe is confused when others assert themselves and send the entire scenario spinning out of control. His sexy co-star- Lulu- cast as a bimbo- rewrites herself as the hero- leading us to ponder deeper matters- such as whether we possess true free will or we just think we do. (But watch out! Just when you think the answer is in sight- Manara flips the script once again.) Giuseppe Bergman’s second African adventure begins with Chloe- a winsome nymphet who asks many questions — about the facts of life (and the fictions- too). Is she really that innocent? Or is she just drawn that way? Manara allows his characters to break the “fourth wall” as Chloe beckons us into an erotic- exotic Fellini-esque romp revolving around young Giuseppe’s determination to return a kidnapped child to her tribe. His
