Corto Maltese

A handsome, oversized hardcover collection from the Romanian publisher Cartea Copiilor, this 2016–present series reprints Hugo Pratt’s classic Corto Maltese adventures in a deluxe format. Spanning five issues, each volume presents a complete story arc of the enigmatic sailor’s globe-trotting exploits, from the South Pacific to the Siberian wastes, all rendered in Pratt’s elegant, ink-washed art. Essential for introducing a new generation to one of comics’ most literate and romantic adventure series.