The Manara Library

Collects two of Manara's major works: the historical saga El Gaucho, the second of Manara's epic collaborations with his mentor Hugo Pratt, and Trial by Jury, a series of shorts never before published in the U.S., in which nine of history's most notorious figures undergo a mock trial.

Milo Minara is a well-known and much-loved Italian graphic novelist, and he has been collaborating with Dark House to bring a comprehensive catalogue of his work to the English-speaking world. Manara's artwork and satirical voice are both in top form in this latest edition, and these stories, spanning two decades, are among his funniest, sexiest and most beautiful. The latest in a series of nine volumes, this reprint allows classic Manara stories to be experienced by a whole new audience.

Showcasing some of the art form's most beautiful comics, this premier volume includes two of Manara's seminal works: the sweeping epic Indian Summer, a collaboration with celebrated creator Hugo Pratt, and Manara's The Paper Man, both painstakingly translated by Euro comics expert Kim Thompson.

Continuing Dark Horse's comprehensive English collection of Italian comics master Milo Manara's work, this volume features the enthralling historical epic El Gaucho, the second of Manara's storied collaborations with his mentor Hugo Pratt, author of the internationally acclaimed Corto Maltese. Rounding out this offering is Trial by Jury, a series of captivating shorts in which some of history's most notorious figures undergo a mock trial. With The Manara Library, English-language readers have the opportunity to experience the illustrative storytelling of a true comics master.

"A master of storytelling and of the human form, Manara has created some of the sexiest comics ever published, all of which are included in this deluxe three-volume series"--

"The Paper man and Indian summer are both set in colonial America. This is not the American frontier as it actually existed (fact-based though Hugo Pratt's novel obviously is). This is, instead, a mythic West, a wonderland, different from the grit and grime of real-life history. This mythic West is a scary place, to be sure, but it is suffused with romance"--Dust jacket, v. 1.

Frigid rich bitch Claudia gets a little implant in the right spot with a remote control. Turn the knob and voila! She's a hot cauldron of unleashed lust!