The artwork has the conceptual depth and textural richness of paintings and propels the eye through this finely crafted, gripping story of mystic possession, psychic delirium and explosive, fiery retribution.Ĭopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. A series of vessels have inexplicably disappeared from the vicinity, so the battleship Anselm II is dispa 'Displays the artistry of European comics at their.

Mattotti's color drawingsvivid, brooding and rigorously composedcombine masterfully with a narrative of great sensitivity and lyrical mystery. Created by Eisner Award-winning artist Lorenzo Mattotti, Fires sweeps readers off into a hypnotic, haunting fantasy centered on a mysterious island where the hills are constantly ablaze. After deserting his command, the lieutenant, possessed and hallucinating, proceeds to destroy his shipmates. Lieutenant Absinthe, a young naval officer leading the reconnaissance, discovers that this enigmatic place is inhabited by even more inscrutable creatures and that he has been selected, by two chimerical cherubs, to be the island's defender. The ship has come to explore the island and investigate a series of missing vessels in the vicinity. The great battleship Anselm II steams into the harbor of a small island, the hills of which inexplicably and continuously blaze with fires. This haunting, supernatural tale, by an Italian illustrator and fashion designer, displays the artistry of European comics at their very best. A series of vessels have inexplicably disappeared from the vicinity, so the battleship Anselm II is dispatched to investigate. Synopsis: Lieutenant Absinthe finds himself strangely attracted to the Island of Fire, deserts his ship, and meets two mysterious beings who bring about the ship's destruction Created by Eisner Award-winning artist Lorenzo Mattotti, Fires sweeps readers off into a hypnotic, haunting fantasy centered on a mysterious island where the hills are constantly ablaze.

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