{"product_id":"979887500160452499","title":"Magnificent African Adventure Tp (04\/29\/2026) Fantagraphics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAGNIFICENT AFRICAN ADVENTURE TP (MR)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(W) MILO MANARA, KIM THOMPSON (A) MILO MANARA (C) MILO MANARA\u003cbr\u003eFANTAGRAPHICS\u003cbr\u003eStockID: 172288  SKU: 0226FB0822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs 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 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FANTAGRAPHICS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42411492573246,"sku":"979887500160452499","price":22.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2059\/7683\/files\/172288-hr.jpg?v=1769198464","url":"https:\/\/goldenapplecomics.com\/products\/979887500160452499","provider":"Golden Apple Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}