We will also issue six oversized, limited edition hardcovers, each containing the contents of two trade paperbacks. We’ll cycle through the rest of the books, and then double-back to present “The Early Years” and “The Ballad of the Salty Sea.” “Under the Sign of Capricorn” is a good place to start because it’s with these inter-related short stories from the early 1970s that Pratt established most of his primary themes and characters. Why start there?ĭM: We’re beginning with the third book because the poorly-received Rizzoli edition of “The Ballad of the Salt Sea” (chronologically the second book in the series) is still in print.
PW: Your initial offering is actually the third book in the series. And Corto benefits as the premiere title in our new EuroComics imprint. With Patrizia Zanotti, Pratt's longtime assistant, we are putting together a Pratt presentation at the Society of Illustrators in cooperation with the French Embassy. In the U.S., Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese are primarily known by professional comics writers and artists, who have eagerly "enlisted" in spreading the word to their fans. I personally consider this one of the most important projects I've ever edited. How will IDW promote such an important series?ĭean Mullaney: Introducing Hugo Pratt to an American audience presents its challenges but we are wholly dedicated to making it a success. PW Comics World: Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese have been huge in Europe for many years, but are unknown here.
Corto Maltese takes his readers along as he travels from Manchuria during the Russian-Japanese war of 1904 to the Samoa Islands in the South Pacific around 1913 and to places far beyond as he searches for the treasure of Alexander the Great, suffers mutinies, encounters historical figures such as Rasputin and the novelists Jack London and James Joyce-and also manages to find the time to romance beautiful women of every conceivable background.
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