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The Manara Library Volume 3 Hardcover – August 28, 2012

by Milo Manara (Author, Illustrator), Federico Fellini (Author)
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Milo Manara's collaborations with legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini take center stage in this latest volume of The Manara Library! Together, these two masters produced the beautiful, surreal stories "Trip to Tulum" and "The Voyage of G. Mastorna," the latter of which is presented in English for the first time! Completing this volume is Manara's collaboration with Silverio Pisu on the satirical update of a Chinese fable, "The Ape," as well as a large selection of short stories displaying the maestro's illustrative versatility!
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  1. Book 3 of 7
    Manara Library
  2. Print length
    256 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Dark Horse
  5. Publication date
    August 28, 2012
  6. Dimensions
    8.7 x 0.9 x 11.1 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1595827846
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1595827845
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse; First Edition (August 28, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1595827846
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1595827845
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.77 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.7 x 0.9 x 11.1 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

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R. Dever
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2019
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Beautiful interesting stories, volume 1 is the best because of "Indian Summer" but this volume is good too.
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todd a shulek
5.0 out of 5 stars another great and fantastic art book filed with amazing artwork by ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2015
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another great and fantastic art book filed with amazing artwork by the great Milo Manara.. I love his art and glad that Dark horse has clloected it in volumes so one can enjoy it....
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Robert Payne
4.0 out of 5 stars Quick Note
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2020
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This isn’t about the overall book, which is enjoyable. I just wanted to say: Manara’s story “Salomé” in this volume draws heavily on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name, including calling John the Baptist “Jokanaan” and the story thread of Salomé kissing his mouth. I think that Wilde’s play should have gotten some acknowledgement in the credits.
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Jonathan O'Briant
5.0 out of 5 stars More Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2013
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Very surreal. I think these are my favorite stories in all of the Manara collections thus far. If you've ever been a fan of Milo Manara this book is a no brainer.
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Axel
3.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet reproductions of genius at work!
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2012
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This volume further confirms Manara's incredible artistry and talent. The collaborations with Fellini produce many memorable and striking images although the stories themselves are more dream like and surreal than grounded or realistic per se, so be careful. The volume contains three major stories with several smaller ones interspersed between them.

Dark Horse's decision to reproduce most of this work in the "original" black and white though, actually continues to hurt the work and the volumes. The problem here is inherent in the nature of Manara's art - much of it is so dense, detailed and expressive that quite a lot of it gets lost in black and white. This is a major problem with the chinese fable, "The Ape," which constitutes most of the latter half of the volume. An interesting tale that is variously amusing and annoying in different measures, the lack of color really hurts! Manara puts so much on the page, that unfortunately, much of the finer detail gets lost in the mass of black that can often consume many panels. As a result, few if any of the images "pop" against the backgrounds and few if any "backgrounds" stay in place... Story flow is a study in clarity as usual for Manara, but rather than black and white enhancing the line work, Manara's lines get lost in a mess of black and white in which no images in particular stand out from the rest. The compositions dissolve after a while and almost appear repetitive. A few stories are reproduced in color and the difference is arresting.

These volumes continue to be bittersweet experiments for fans and a missed opportunity by Dark Horse. The product of lazy editors, the volumes take an uber-reverential approach to collecting Manara's work, so that rather than wanting to truly open up the work to a new audience, they succeed rather at fossilizing it for those people who probably already know him well. Which is unfortunate. These volumes were a good opportunity to provide English speaking and specially American audiences with translated versions of some of Manara's best known efforts. Yes, Manara is a *real* artist, but the stories themselves were produced primarily for relatively inexpensive consumption. They were not nor ever intended to be the equivalent of commissions from Da Vinci or Michelangelo. To treat them as untouchable and inviolate now seems silly.

Still for all that, the binding is high quality and the hardcover stock is pretty good. The oversized pages are probably the perfect size for the art and no one can argue about the quality of the art contained in these pages. Most modern comic artists working in mainstream comics don't have a 10th of Manara's skill. The volume is consistent with previous ones and looks good on the shelf. It's frankly difficult to really rate each new volume as, while the contents of the volume often rate 4 or 5 stars in my opinion, the decision to publish in black and white continues to be a bug bear for me. This is a stronger volume than 2 but I would say volume 1 continues to be the best of the series so far.
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james brown
5.0 out of 5 stars trip to tulum and other stories
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2015
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I,did enjoy this book.
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Bryan Stone
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, Nice Editions of Manara's Work
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2012
I was so happy to see these books come out in the United States and for Manara's work to finally be given the treatment it deserves. I hope these editions rekindle interest in Manara's largely unappreciated body of work.
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Darryl
3.0 out of 5 stars This book and other stories in these volumes have driven home the fact that the original single novels are better. These versions have been reworded and in some ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2018
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I bought this volume primarily for the story The Ape, Manara's take on Son Goku the monkey king and Journey to the West. This book and other stories in these volumes have driven home the fact that the original single novels are better. These versions have been reworded and in some places, sneakily censored. Nothing anyone who hasn't read Heavy Metal or the original printings would know, but if you want a pure version rather than these often sanitized/softened reprinted volumes, hunt down the original graphic novels.
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J. Martin
2.0 out of 5 stars Decepcionante
Reviewed in Spain on October 10, 2019
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El talento en el dibujo al servicio del sinsentido. Puede quedar muy culto poner a actores famosos haciendo extravagancias. Puede quedar my culto hacer guiones sin sentido. Pero al final un cómic que no divierte no es un buen cómic. Absolutamente prescindible. Sin comienzo. Sin fin. Sin desarrollo. No lo recomiendo. Al final una historia larga de un mono arregla algo el conjunto. Pero poco más.
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LOUVY CORP
5.0 out of 5 stars イタリアの漫画のすばらしさ
Reviewed in Japan on November 11, 2016
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イタリアの漫画は、あまり日本では読まれていないが、英語圏ですこしばかり翻訳出版されている。
そのすばらしさが、味わえる傑作。
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