Description: This rare 2012 reprint from Universe Publishing collects the first story sailor and adventurer Corto Maltese by famous Italian cartoonist Hugo Pratt. The Ballad of the Salt Sea begins with Corto Maltese drifted sea in the Pacific during World War I. He is picked up by a Russian pirate named Rasputin. The graphic novel follows court on the swashbuckling adventure that ensues. The graphic novel features Pratt’s signature brushwork art and soft, maritime colors by Patritzia Zanotti. A great collection of sequential art and an even better read! Corte Maltese remains one of the most popular characters from graphic literature in Europe and maintains a devoted cult, following among American readers and creators. Hugo Pratt was a huge influence on a number of American cartoonists including Frank Miller (Sin City, Ronin), who is currently adapting Corto Maltese into a limited TV series.
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Location: Oakland, California
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Book Title: Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea
Publication Name: Universe
Tradition: US Comics
Item Length: 6.84 inches
Vintage: No
Format: Unknown
Language: English
Item Height: 9.5 inches
ISBN-10: 0789324989
Personalized: No
Item Width: 0.88 inches
Artist/Writer: Hall Powell, Hugo Pratt, Patrizia Zanotti [As Patritzia Zanotti]
Character: Corto Maltese
Cover Artist: Hugo Pratt, Frank Miller
Signed: No
Series Title: Corto Maltese: the Ballad of the Salt Sea
Publisher: universe
Inscribed: No
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 254
Era: Modern Age (1992-Now)
Author: Pratt, Hugo
Genre: Adventure
Item Weight: 1.91 pounds
