Giacomo Bevilacqua , author of “A Panda likes” and “Lavennder”, as well as one of the most interesting personalities of the Italian comics scene in recent years, is ready to amaze us with ” Attica ” a manga series (you got it right) for Sergio Bonelli Editore . This work consists of six volumes and today we are going to review the first issue of this comic adventure. The work was written by Giacomo Bevilacqua during his trip to Japan in 2016 with the intention of creating a purely Italian manga;only a year later, however, the author began to officially work on it and after two years of hard commitment to drawings, writing and screenplay, Attica is now finally ready to amaze the Italian public. The first volume is available in all comic shops in Italy in a classic manga format, or 13 x 18.

Plot

Attica (heir of ancient Athens) is the ideal city, a real paradise coveted by everyone. The city of Attica is surrounded by huge walls that completely isolate it from the outside world, moreover all the entrances leading to the city are monitored day and night. At the head of Attica is Ino , a politician who hides his true tyrant face under the guise of a decent man. The world population outside the walls of Attica is divided into two groups, the first believes that Ino is a real benefactor since he has managed to create the perfect society, while the rest of the population will try in every way to question him by unmasking his real intentions. Being able to live in the “paradise city” of Attica is also Kat ‘s dream, a young detective, who lives far from a society that does not reflect her. During the investigation, Kat finds herself involved in some shady events that will lead her to meet Aiden , a boy expert in martial arts. We don’t know much about this young man, but thanks to some flashbacks scattered here and there in this first volume we can guess that his past is strongly linked to the city of Attica.

A volume not to be missed

Attica is a success on all fronts starting from the plot, convincing and well studied, which captures the viewer right from the start and projects him into a reality that does not differ so much from ours, where problems and social dynamics are concrete and profound. exactly as much as the real ones. Giacomo Bevilacqua managed to perfectly adapt his drawings, which differ greatly from the more classic works by Bonelli. What immediately catches the eye is how the Italian cartoonist found himself at ease in the process of creating the work, so much so that he wanted to “play” with the faces and expressions of his characters just like in the most classic manga comics. A note of merit also deserves to be given to the action scenes and the various fights which, in some ways, very closely resemble those seen in the very first series of the Power Rangers, only in a slightly more real version. Ultimately, Attica by Giacomo Bevilacqua is a completely new manga, a perfect mix of action, mythology and conspiracies. The plot, never predictable and banal, manages to immediately capture the reader by projecting him into a reality that, after all, does not differ so much from ours.