![]() And if this is the first time you’ve experienced the world of Corto Maltese, I envy you. If you’re like me, rejoice: our long wait is over. ![]() At long last, Pratt’s masterpiece washes up on American shores the way it was intended to be seen and read, the way fans all over the world have known and loved it for decades. Vaughan “I read my first Corto Maltese story when I was ten years old and, ever since, this was the version of Corto I’ve wanted on my shelves. A must-own for everyone who cares about graphic novels.” Brian K. © SALDI/SIPA & DUKAS Frank Miller “Wow, where has Corto Maltese been all my life? Apparently, he's just been waiting for this beautifully translated, exquisite new edition of Hugo Pratt's masterpiece. At first sight, Pratt seems to be inspired by all of the orientalism and exoticism of the last two centuries, but instead of parasitically clinging to it, he criticizes it and turns it on its head… recognizes his sources of inspiration but he bravely fights his battle with the angel, he elaborates and resolves, as Bloom would say, his anxiety of influence, and creates stories that are solely and unequivocally his own.” Umberto Eco Hugo Pratt at the opening of his exhibit at the Grand Palais in Paris in 1986. ![]() ![]() ALTESE “Hugo Pratt is among the greatest storytellers in all of literature, but what’s more, he also draws like a god.” Milo Manara “In his verbal-visual genius, it's impossible to distinguish between the art and the writing in Pratt's stories there's only one line…. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |