The Manara Library Volume 1

Manara, Milo; Pratt, Hugo

ISBN 10: 159582782X / ISBN 13: 9781595827821

Published by Dark Horse, 2011

About this Item

Italian comics superstar Milo Manara brings an epic collection of his graphic fiction to America! The Manara Library presents thousands of pages of the maestro's stunning and sexy comics art, painstakingly translated and comprehensively collected for the first time in a handsome series of hardcover volumes! The first of nine archival editions, The Manara Library Volume One collects two of Manara's seminal works: the sweeping epic Indian Summer, a collaboration with Hugo Pratt, a world-renowned creator of Corto Maltese; along with Manara's The Paper Man; both newly translated by Euro comics expert Kim Thompson. This deluxe hardcover also features a heartfelt foreword by comics legend Frank Miller and an informative introduction by Italian editor Andrea Plazzi, discussing the Manara/Pratt relationship and the genesis of the two stories, both set in a lush, romantic vision of the American West. About the Author: Maurilio Manara, known professionally as Milo Manara was born September 12, 1945, in Là ¼sen, South Tyrol, and is an Italian comic book writer and artist best known for his erotic approach to the medium. The author lives in Rome, Italy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Manara Library Volume 1
• Publisher: Dark Horse
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159582782X
• ISBN 13: 9781595827821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Manara, Milo
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Italian comics superstar Milo Manara brings an epic collection of his graphic fiction to America! The Manara Library presents thousands of pages of the maestro's stunning and sexy comics art, painstakingly translated and comprehensively collected for the first time in a handsome series of hardcover volumes! The first of nine archival editions, The Manara Library Volume One collects two of Manara's seminal works: the sweeping epic Indian Summer, a collaboration with Hugo Pratt, world-renowned creator of Corto Maltese; along with Manara's The Paper Man; both newly translated by Euro comics expert Kim Thompson. This deluxe hardcover also features a heartfelt foreword by comics legend Frank Miller and an informative introduction by Italian editor Andrea Plazzi, discussing the Manara/Pratt relationship and the genesis of the two stories, both set in a lush, romantic vision of the American West.

About the Author

Maurilio Manara, known professionally as Milo Manara was born September 12, 1945 in Lüsen, South Tyrol and is an Italian comic book writer and artist best known for his erotic approach to the medium. The author lives in Rome, Italy.