Inhaltsangabe
The first 21st century English languagetranslation of Italian master AttilioMicheluzzi, a rousing adventure storythat takes place in the Middle Eastduring World War II.The first act of this thrilling two-part adventuretale takes place in Beirut in 1941, when renegadejournalist Marcel Labrume crosses paths with thebeautiful and mysterious American millionaireCarol Gibson, who the Germans suspect of beinga spy. With the help of Labrume, the young womanworks to deliver a Jewish man wanted by the Germansto Palestine. Then, in 1942, Marcel Labrumeis captured during the Battle of Bir Hacheim andbecomes a prisoner of war. With his usual styleand aplomb, and by the skin of his teeth, Labrumemanages to narrowly escape death.Marcel Labrume is Fantagraphics’ first entry in itsplanned Micheluzzi library, which will reprint all of hismost significant works. Micheluzzi is one of the mosticonic graphic stylists of the European comics sceneknown for his elegant line and stunning draftsmanship.He drew many graphic novels between 1974 and 1990,mostly of adventurous stories grounded in historicalreality with a patina of romanticism, in the tradition ofMilton Caniff and Hugo Pratt. Micheluzzi’s artwork inthese Fantagraphics editions have been meticulouslyand lovingly restored by the artist’s daughter AgnesMicheluzzi and will be the finest reproductions in theartist’s career.
Über die Autorinnen und Autoren
Attilio Micheluzzi (1930-1990) was an Italian comics artist. Born in Umag, which was then part of Italy, Micheluzzi graduated in architecture and worked for several years in Africa. Returning to Italy in the early 1970s, in 1972 he started collaborating with the magazine Corriere dei Piccoli, often under the pen name Igor Arzbajeff. Among the best-known comics created by Micheluzzi, there were the science fiction series Roy Mann, with texts by Tiziano Sclavi, and the adventure series Petra Chérie and Johnny Focus.
Jamie Richards is an Italian-to-English translator from Southern California currently based in Milan, Italy. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa.
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