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Buenos Aires, 1923. It is revenge that brings Corto Maltese back to Argentina, where one of his friends has been murdered. He intends to discover those responsible, and whatever their importance in the local mafia, punish them in his own way... New color edition. 108 pages. French.
Corto Maltese is a series of adventure and fantasy comics named after the character Corto Maltese, an adventurous sailor. It was created by the Italian comic book creator Hugo Pratt in 1967. The comics are highly praised as some of the most artistic and literary graphic novels ever written and have been translated into numerous languages and adapted into several animated films.
The series features Corto Maltese, an enigmatic sea captain who lives in the first three decades of the 20th century. Born in Valletta on the island of Malta on 10 July 1887, the son of a sailor from Cornwall, and a gypsy from Seville.
In his adventures full of real-world references, Corto has often crossed with real historical characters like the American author Jack London and his nurse Virginia Prentiss, the American outlaw Butch Cassidy, the German World War I flying ace Red Baron, and many others.
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Buenos Aires, 1923. It is revenge that brings Corto Maltese back to Argentina, where one of his friends has been murdered. He intends to discover those responsible, and whatever their importance in the local mafia, punish them in his own way... New color edition. 108 pages. French.