![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A wanderer, mercenary, and occasional pirate, the man constantly sticks up for the downtrodden, persecuted, and unfortunate. As the reader digs deeper into the character, first impressions fall by the wayside, and Corto becomes much more complex and intricate. He is, at first glance, an utter rogue interested in the main chance and only out for himself. Corto Maltese first appeared in ‘A Ballad of the Salt Sea’ in 1967, and soon became Hugo’s signature character. The Corto Maltese series was one of his most well known series, combining both his love of adventure (rooted in his own wanderings and experiences around the globe), and more metaphysical forays into the realm of dreams and the occult. Although there have been sporadic releases of translated versions of various episodes of the series, this will be the first time the entire series has been translated into English and reprinted in the original format.īorn in 1927, and passing on in 1995, Hugo Pratt was an Italian born comic book writer and illustrator. This is the first of 12 volumes that will collect this amazing series, in it’s entirety, and it has been a long time coming. IDW recently acquired the rights to publish English language translations of the entire series in the original black and white over-sized format. ![]() Written and illustrated by the legendary Hugo Pratt, the series collects the first loosely linked short stories which feature Pratt’s most well known character, Corto Maltese. Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn is an upcoming 140 page collection from IDW Publishing. ![]()
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