To See the Stars: The Urban Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman

Milo Manara’s To See the Stars: The Urban Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman (1998–present, NBM) follows the iconic, hapless Italian everyman through a single, sprawling urban odyssey. This one-issue installment of the long-running Giuseppe Bergman series showcases Manara’s lush, sensuous linework and his signature blend of eroticism, satire, and philosophical travelogue. It matters as a key chapter in Manara’s decades-long exploration of a character who embodies the comic misadventures of a modern-day Candide.