Recently, graphic novels have gained recognition as legitimate literature thanks to such groundbreaking graphic novels as Watchmen and 300. They have inspired many Hollywood films, and now, they’re inspiring us to travel.
Pixar artist Enrico Casarosa’s newest book, a graphic novel entitled The Venice Chronicles, is part travelogue, part graphic novel and part love story. The 144-page book is filled with drawings, watercolors and inner-dialogue that detail the author and his girlfriend’s humorous adventures during their few weeks in Venice. Casarosa takes the reader on a stroll through the narrow streets of Venice and through its emblematic canals in his native country of Italy.
The Venice Chronicles: a Travelogue in Pencil, Watercolor and Varying Shades of Silliness will hit comic book stores in November 2008. A teaser for the book gives readers just one warning: “It’ll make you want to jump on the next flight to Italy with your significant other … or in search of one.” For more information on the book or Enrico Casarosa, visit www.enricocasarosa.com.
Read more about Venice, one of this week’s featured destinations at TravelMuse.com.
