Michele Mari's early comic adaptations published by Nero Edizioni in limited preorder

Michele Mari, an established Italian writer and son of an artist, has published a collection of his teenage comic adaptations of classic literature through Nero Edizioni. The book, titled "La morte attende vittime," includes adaptations of Italo Calvino's "Il visconte dimezzato" (which Calvino himself praised in a letter to Mari), Ludovico Ariosto's "Orlando furioso," Ugo Foscolo's "Dei sepolcri," Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Study in Scarlet," and original stories "Quarta spedizione" and "La morte attende vittime." The book is produced in collaboration with Prima o mai, a platform that uses a preorder system to eliminate distribution and storage costs, printing only the number of copies ordered. Preorders are open until September 27, 2019, with shipping by the end of November. The author receives 50% of net profits, a high percentage compared to industry standards. This method previously succeeded with Ratigher's "Le ragazzine stanno perdendo il controllo," which sold over 1,000 copies and won the Premio Micheluzzi.