Manara Erotica Volume 3: Butterscotch and Other Stories

Butterscotch / The perfum of the invisible #1 included

by Milo Manara, Diana Schutz (Editor)

Milo Manara's internationally acclaimed erotic work concludes on a high note, with this deluxe, archival volume featuring one of his best-loved stories, Butterscotch! A physicist discovers a way to become invisible, but a curious ballerina easily tracks him by the smell of butterscotch! This volume also includes Candid Camera, Gulliveriana, Three Girls on the Internet, and more, all newly translated, as well as an essay by comics scholar Ben Saunders of the University of Oregon on the relationship between art and pornography.

Genres: Graphic Novels

288 pages, Hardcover

First published October 22, 2013

About the author

Maurilio Manara – known professionally as Milo Manara – is an Italian comic book writer and artist, best known for his erotic approach to the medium.

Reviews

[Ruz El · Rating 3 out of 5]

The third and final volume of the Dark Horse Erotica line was simply alright. Fans will of course like it. I found it a bit of a mixed bag, and maybe it was due to expectations. I recall the "Butterscotch" being a major one, mainly due to constant advertising in HEAVY METAL magazine. Finally reading it, it's simply okay, a not terrible re-telling of the Invisible Man. Nothing all that special. I found the back up stories better, with Gullivera being the best in the book.

I guess my main complaint will be again, that it's black and white instead of colour. The water colour version of Gullivera is quite beautiful, and as fine as his line art is, I can't help but think that this was drawn with colour in mind since the pages are pretty stark without any shading.

[Zanne]

65.99