Corto Maltese #1 [4]

In "La casa dorata di Samarcanda [parte seconda]", Corto Maltese ventures through the shifting landscapes of early 20th-century Central Asia, chasing a legend tied to Alexander the Great’s lost treasure. His journey takes him across the nascent Turkish Republic, the Soviet Union, and Reza Pahlavi’s Iran, where he navigates intrigue, ancient mysteries, and the echoes of empires past.

Tutto ricominciò con un'estate indiana unfolds in the 1600s near the colonial settlement of New Canaan in New England, where peaceful relations between English settlers and local Native peoples have long endured. But on a summer day of golden light and sudden tension, a moment of beauty ignites a chain of events that stirs long-suppressed passions, deep-seated fears, and the fragile boundaries of community and trust.

In the sun-baked sands of Itapoã in Bahia, Corto Maltese, Tristan Bantam, and Jeremiah Steiner cross paths with Gyllenmun, a mysterious woman and ally of Morgana and Bahianinha. Drawn into a dangerous mission, Corto agrees to transport weapons to the leader of a rebellion rising against a tyrannical ruler in the Sertão.