Pizza and Intrigue in Naples: A Graphic Travel Story

Tom Downey, whose first ‘graphic travel story’ we blogged about awhile back, has put out another in this month’s Conde Nast Traveler. As in the first story, Naples: The Case of the Stolen Starter was created with artist Neil Gower and fuses techniques from graphic novels and detective fiction to create a unique piece of travel writing. From the piazza to the mercato to the trattoria, Downey encounters all kinds of compelling details of Neopolitan life while his illustrated hero attempts to save a pizzeria whose dough has been stolen.

The story is accompanied by a video where Downey talks about the making of the piece, and his efforts to capture the “unbelievable concentration of life” in Naples. I don’t know whether this type of travel story is likely to become a trend—though we’ve come across at least one other graphic travelogue in recent years—but I’d definitely be interested in seeing more.

Related on World Hum:
* Tom Downey on the Graphic Travel Story

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