Corto Maltese #14

Corto Maltese steps into lush equatorial territory in this 2017 entry, "Equatória," brought to life by writer Juan Díaz Canales and artist Rubén Pellejero. The cover, illustrated by Pellejero, places the white-suited, red-scarved sailor front and center amid dense jungle greenery, flanked by two elegantly dressed figures — a woman in blue and another in white — with a mysterious third figure partially visible in the shadows behind them. It's an atmospheric composition that captures the adventurous, globe-trotting spirit Hugo Pratt first instilled in the character, rendered here with Pellejero's warm, confident linework and vivid color.