![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The action begins in November 1913 in the South Seas as hints of the Great War were already looming but the romantic ideals of the nineteenth century were still alive. Pratt was inspired by Joseph Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jack London, but even more directly by Henry de Vere Stacpool’s Blue Lagoon, from which the author got the idea of a small island in the Pacific which he named “Escondida.” The Ballad of the Salty Sea is also hailed as the first example of the literary comic strip. Although Vol 11 in this new series, this is the first in chronological order. Here we also meet the young and beautiful Pandora, her brother Cain, the mysterious criminal mastermind Monk, the grim and ferocious Rasputin, Lieutenant Slutter of the German Navy, and the natives Skull and Tarao. Corto is just one of a strong ensemble cast of characters whose lives permeate the entire 12-book series. Originally serialized beginning in 1967, this book is universally acknowledged as Hugo Pratt’s masterpiece, in which he introduces Corto Maltese to the world. Pin-Up & Adult –You must be 18 or older. ![]()
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