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Aquatlantic
Aquatlantic | Giorgio Carpinteri
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A Raw artist returns, and Atlantis exists, in this new and original graphic novel from one of the great Italian comics masters, published in English for the first time. In this graphic novel, Aqualantics maintain a fragile peace with their "surface brothers"?as long as their world remains a myth. But when an actor who plays the character of the "indefensible Earthman," all cynicism and vulgarity, is gradually possessed by his role, a chain reaction jeopardizes the entire kingdom and the uneasy peace between the two species. Giorgio Carpinteris sheer graphic brilliance ? fusing aspects of Futurism, Cubism, Russian Constructivism, and German Expressionism with echoes of Bauhaus and distinct whims of Art Deco ? would be enough to carry this brilliant fantasy, but Aqualantic is also a lyrical, allegorical masterpiece exploring the relationship between the conscious and unconscious, the known and the unknown.
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The story is something about human greed, ecological exploitation and hubris, but it's done in broad strokes and feels rather clunky. The artwork, however is 😍 and worth the price of admission. Also, Atlantis 💙🐬💙, which Carpinteri says he's always found boring, but which I find fascinating. So 4🐚 for the art, 3🦑 for the narrative.

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I want to live here. #judgeabookbyitscover

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