TY - BOOK AU - Toppi,Sergio AU - Gauvin,Edward TI - Sharaz-de: tales from the Arabian nights SN - 9781936393480 AV - PN6727.T677 S53 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Los Angeles, Calif. PB - Archaia KW - Arabian nights KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Arabian Peninsula N1 - "Originally published in France by MOSQUITO, 2005"--T.p. verso; Originally presented in Italian N2 - A set of tales inspired by the "Arabian Nights" by European comics master Sergio Toppi, exploring a barbaric society where the supernatural is the only remedy to injustice, as Sharaz-de, captive to a cruel and despotic king, must each night spin tales to entertain her master and save her head from the executioner. Tales filled with evil spirits, treasures, risk, and danger, but always at their center the passions of gods and men ER -