Manara Giuseppe Bergman #5 2006 Turkish Comic Turkey La vierge murée
Giuseppe Bergman – Issue #5 – Mahpus Bakire (La vierge murée), Parantez Yayınları, 2006
Description:
This is Issue #5 of the Giuseppe Bergman series, created by Milo Manara, one of the most influential and respected figures in European comics. Born on September 12, 1945, in Italy, Manara is internationally renowned for blending refined visual artistry with erotic, philosophical, and introspective storytelling, securing his reputation as both a master comics creator and a serious visual artist.
The Giuseppe Bergman series continues its self-aware, metafictional exploration of travel, illusion, performance, and identity. Through Giuseppe Bergman often viewed as Manara’s narrative alter ego the series reflects on experience, observation, and the constructed nature of storytelling, frequently dissolving the boundary between fiction and reality. These qualities establish the series as one of Manara’s most personal and intellectually layered works.
In Mahpus Bakire (La vierge murée), the narrative adopts a darker and more introspective tone, engaging with themes of confinement, desire, and psychological tension. The story further expands the “Jour de colère” cycle while preserving the theatrical and reflective structure that defines the series. Published in Turkish by Parantez Yayınları in 2006, this edition follows the original series order and forms part of the limited nine-issue Turkish publication run released between 2005 and 2007, enhancing its appeal among collectors of European graphic novels and Milo Manara’s more experimental works.
Key Features:
• Series: Giuseppe Bergman
• Issue Number: Issue #5
• Title: Mahpus Bakire
• Original Title: La vierge murée
• Original Subtitle: Jour de colère
• Creator: Milo Manara
• Publisher: Parantez Yayınları
• Publication Year: 2006
• Language: Turkish
• Format: Black and white
• Series Scope: 9 issues published between 2005–2007
• Series Order: Matches original Italian publication order
• Collector Appeal: Darker, introspective entry in Manara’s metafictional series