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Published for the first time in English — and the first
time in color — the classic Petra Chérie by Italian
master Attilio Micheluzzi follows the dramatic
adventures of a mysterious heroine during the end of
World War I.
Set during World War I and originally published in serial format
from 1977–1982, Petra Chérie follows the adventures of Petra
De Karlowitz — “Chérie” to creator Attilio Micheluzzi, who breaks
the fourth wall and addresses her throughout the book. Born to a
Polish businessman and the most beautiful woman in Paris, raised
in Canton, China, and now based in neutral Holland, she is an international spy working for no one. Evoking but cleverly eschewing
stereotypes of the femme fatale, Petra is equally at home in the
cockpit of an airplane and behind the wheel of a motorcar. More
than that, she is an endlessly fascinating enigma and one of the
most iconic characters in Italian comics.
In short, thrilling tales across sky, sea, and land, zipping from
Northern Europe to Mitteleuropa, from the Balkans to the Bosphorus
to the nascent Soviet Union, Micheluzzi grapples with a volatile era
when Europe’s borders were in flux and battle lines were often blurred.
Petra steps in where national allegiances come into conflict with our
common humanity.
Attilio Micheluzzi, an architect by training who grew up in Istria,
Libya, and Naples, brings his international experiences and his keen
sense of perspective to his work. In the tradition of Hugo Pratt’s Corto
Maltese adventures and the stylishly contemporary look of Guido Crepax’s Valentina, Petra Chérie is the touchstone book in Fantagraphics’
comprehensive Micheluzzi library, created in collaboration with the
author’s daughter, Agnese Micheluzzi.