Corto Maltese #7

In "The Prisoner of Chang," Corto Maltese finds himself caught between factions as he sails with Rasputin and the Red Lanterns toward Shanghai—only to be thrown into chaos when a violent clash erupts aboard the junk. With the ship ablaze, Corto escapes into the water and washes ashore, where he’s confronted by the enigmatic General Chang.

In the frostbitten sprawl of Manchuria, Corto Maltese and American Major Jack Tippit crash-land into the orbit of Duchess Marina Seminova, a commanding figure leading an armored train through war-torn territory. As their fates intertwine aboard the moving fortress, the shadow of Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg looms across the Siberian border, his cavalry carving a path of defiance.

In "The Savage Division," Corto Maltese finds himself caught in the brutal chaos of the Russian Civil War, drawn into a high-stakes clash between rival factions aboard a deadly armoured train. With the enigmatic General Serghey Semenov and the fierce Duchess Seminova locked in a battle for control of the imperial gold, Corto, Shanghai Lil, and their allies must navigate betrayal, bloodshed, and the shifting loyalties of a fractured world.

In "Ungern of Mongolia," Corto Maltese finds himself captured by the fanatical forces of Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a real-life wild card of the Russian Civil War. Trapped in a world of imperial ambition and brutal ideology, Corto must navigate a tense alliance with Rasputin and Shanghai Lil as they survive the baron’s twisted vision—only to escape into the uncertain chaos of Manchuria.

In the shadow of a crumbling empire, Corto Maltese reunites with Shanghai Lil and the enigmatic Rasputin as they join forces with Mongolian General Sukhe Bator to confront the ruthless General Chang and his armored train. As the stakes rise across war-torn landscapes and shifting alliances, Corto tracks Chang to Hong Kong, where a final, quiet confrontation unfolds. A tale of loyalty, betrayal, and the weight of history, told with the atmospheric depth and quiet intensity that define this chapter of Corto’s journey.