Milky Way

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By Miguel Vila

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Summary

Milky Way follows Marco and Stella's fading yuppie romance, complicated by their encounter with Lulu, an older, working-class ice cream server with a hidden past. Marco's growing fixation on Lulu awakens his repressed desires, exposing deep insecurities and hypocrisies. Miguel Vila crafts a grotesque comedy and psychological drama that blends erotic thriller elements, exploring themes of compulsion, inadequacy, and affection.
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Ideal for readers of graphic novels who appreciate psychological depth, dark comedy, and complex explorations of sexuality and emotional dependency.

An aspiring yuppie romance is tested when a young couple cross paths with a very unlikely femme fatale in the form of an older single mother and ice cream server.

Description

Marco and Stella's lukewarm, aspiring yuppie romance was already on the ropes when they meet Lulu, an older, working-class ice cream server with a kid and a shady past. But when Marco develops an interest in her that soon veers into obsession, it awakens in him a problematic and dormant sexuality.

With a voyeuristic gaze, Miguel Vila lays his characters bare, observing them in their hypocrisies, insecurities, and unmentionable desires. Milky Way is a grotesque comedy, psychological character drama, and erotic thriller about erotic compulsion, inadequacy, and affection.

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Critics praise Milky Way as a daring and mature debut, blending the erotic and grotesque in a sophisticated narrative. Cinema Sentries calls it an exceptional exploration of unconventional love, while Publishers Weekly highlights Vila's impressive command of craft. Paolo Bacilieri and Manuele Fior commend its sharp writing, original storytelling, and classy artwork.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683968818

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 December 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 176 Illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by Jamie Richards

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 179.0mm

Height: 248.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Miguel Vila was born in 1993 in Padua, Italy where he lives. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and was awarded the Best New Author prize at the 2022 Lucca Comics Festival. Jamie Richards is an Italian-to-English translator from Southern California currently based in Milan, Italy. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa.

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