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I liked these five stories, but didn't love them, perhaps unfairly for not including a perspective I was hoping for. The main point of it is Toppi's art, which is why this is 4 stars for me, or something under that as I read a couple of his books to get into his style more. He's unique, both detaile Leggi tutto

Stripovi italijanskog maestra Serđa Topija (1932-2012) u Jugoslaviji i Srbiji su objavljivani samo sporadično, pa je Darkwood rešio da ispravi ovu nepravdu. I to na kakav način! Kolekcionar je vrhunsko delo devete umetnosti u kojem je, na dvesta i pedeset stranica, sakupljeno pet Topijevih stripova Leggi tutto

This man had the most profound imagination, knowledge and ability of storytelling. Some short stories with well crafted original historical legends which might did never exist before. I did never see the enrichment of subject with pure art in industry of comics. This might is the best of best comic- Leggi tutto

Sergio Toppi’s art is amazing and that alone makes this worth reading. The stories themselves were a little lacking in detail but not to bad. If the writing had been better this graphic novel could have been five stars.

Great graphics. Five stories about a treasure hunter who will not say no. In all the stories the collector finds a way to get what he wants. The collector always knows how to wiggle out of a bad situation.

Aprecio esse livro mais pelo estilo do desenho, riqueza antropológica e a diversidade de cenários, do que pelo protagonista e o enredo em si.

Absolutely stunning art. I don't know how accurate it is but the visual details of all the different people and cultures the collector crossed paths with are incredible. The stories are repetitious: the cocky collector gets in an impossible to escape jam in a new ethnographic culture-soaked location Leggi tutto