7/5/2023 0 Comments Corto maltese idw![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story takes place in Venice (Pratt's hometown) in 1921 and is a mystery thriller set during the rise of Fascism in Italy.įable of Venice finds the enigmatic sea captain, Corto Maltese, returning to Venice, Italy. It was originally published in 1976 as Favola di Venezia, the eighth book in the series. In September 2017, IDW published Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice. They feature new translations into English from Hugo Pratt’s original Italian scripts by Simone Castaldi, Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Hofstra, and Dean Mullaney, the longtime comics publisher, editor, and translator who is also the creative director of the IDW's imprints, “The Library of American Comics” and EuroComics. These trade paperbacks (which can also be called “graphic albums”) are published under IDW's “EuroComics” imprint. Beginning with Ballad of the Salt Sea in 1976, the series was collected in 12 books (or graphic novels).īack in July 2014, IDW Publishing announced that it was going to publish the complete Corto Maltese in a series of twelve trade paperbacks, using Hugo Pratt’s original over-sized black and white format. Some consider him to be among the first literary and artistic comic book creators, and his best known work is his Corto Maltese series, which he produced from 1967 to 1988. Hugo Pratt (1927 to 1995) was an Italian comic book creator and artist. European Comics Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice comics reviewĬorto Maltese: Fable of Venice cover image ![]()
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