Libro: FAREWELL SONG OF MARCEL LABRUME HC

The first 21st century English language
translation of Italian master Attilio
Micheluzzi, a rousing adventure story
that takes place in the Middle East
during World War II.
The first act of this thrilling two-part adventure
tale takes place in Beirut in 1941, when renegade
journalist Marcel Labrume crosses paths with the
beautiful and mysterious American millionaire
Carol Gibson, who the Germans suspect of being
a spy. With the help of Labrume, the young woman
works to deliver a Jewish man wanted by the Germans
to Palestine. Then, in 1942, Marcel Labrume
is captured during the Battle of Bir Hacheim and
becomes a prisoner of war. With his usual style
and aplomb, and by the skin of his teeth, Labrume
manages to narrowly escape death.
Marcel Labrume is Fantagraphics’ first entry in its
planned Micheluzzi library, which will reprint all of his
most significant works. Micheluzzi is one of the most
iconic graphic stylists of the European comics scene
known for his elegant line and stunning draftsmanship.
He drew many graphic novels between 1974 and 1990,
mostly of adventurous stories grounded in historical
reality with a patina of romanticism, in the tradition of
Milton Caniff and Hugo Pratt. Micheluzzi’s artwork in
these Fantagraphics editions have been meticulously
and lovingly restored by the artist’s daughter Agnes
Micheluzzi and will be the finest reproductions in the
artist’s career.