Corto Maltese #13

Sous le soleil de minuit" sends the seafaring adventurer Corto Maltese into the land of the midnight sun, and Rubén Pellejero's cover sets the mood beautifully — the sailor-capped silhouette of Corto dominates the foreground while a line of figures treks across a luminous, spare Nordic horizon behind him. Juan Díaz Canales and Pellejero continue their stewardship of Hugo Pratt's beloved character with this 2015 Casterman volume, blending that trademark atmosphere of mystery and wanderlust. If you're drawn to brooding landscapes and a hero who always seems to be walking toward the next horizon, this one belongs on your shelf.