Corto Maltese #[1]

This 2021 Casterman volume brings Hugo Pratt and Martin Quenehen's "Océan noir" to life through the fluid, assured linework of Bastien Vivès, whose cover art sets a quietly compelling tone. Two young figures — a red-haired woman consulting a small notebook and a dark-haired man in a blue cap who gazes alertly ahead — share the foreground, while a shadowy third figure lingers on a staircase behind them, hinting at a world full of watchful eyes. It's the kind of cover that pulls you in with atmosphere rather than spectacle, a fine invitation to a Corto Maltese adventure shaped by three distinct creative voices.