MANARA Lot n° 158

MILO MANARA GIUSEPPE BERGMAN HP and Giuseppe Bergman (T.1), Casterman 1980 Original plate n°56, prepublished in (À Suivre) n°12 of January 1979. India ink on paper 32.8 × 47.7 cm (12.91 × 18.78 in.) Milo Manara's Giuseppe Bergman series is a turning point in the Italian author's career, which, after having leaned towards Moebius, reaches a higher level. This story is published in (À Suivre), a magazine that is revolutionizing the comic strip, with talents like Tardi, Schuiten, Comès, but especially Hugo Pratt, tutelary figure of the journal, who takes his young colleague under his wing. No wonder that this work pays tribute to the famous HP, alias Hugo Pratt, Deus ex machina of this splendid graphic adventure that pays tribute to him.