Corto Maltese #7
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Red Lanterns," Hugo Pratt crafts a taut, atmospheric chapter of his legendary Corto Maltese saga, following the wanderer as he journeys through war-torn Siberia with a motley crew of allies. As Corto and his companions join forces with General Serghey Semenov’s armored train, the line between loyalty and betrayal blurs—especially when a deadly confrontation erupts between rival factions, culminating in a desperate race to secure a stolen fortune. With Pratt’s masterful storytelling and expressive artwork—both interior and on the cover—this 1988 NBM issue delivers a gripping, character-driven tale steeped in historical tension and quiet tragedy.
In "Prisoner of Chang," Corto Maltese finds himself entangled in a dangerous mission with the Red Lanterns, sailing toward Shanghai aboard a junk that quickly descends into chaos. After a violent clash erupts on board and the vessel catches fire, Corto escapes into the sea, only to wash ashore and face a new threat: General Chang.
In the winter haze of 1920s Manchuria, Corto Maltese and American Major Jack Tippit crash-land in a war-torn landscape, only to be captured by the enigmatic Duchess Marina Seminova and her armored train. As the train cuts through the frozen wilderness, Corto finds himself entangled in a web of shifting loyalties, while across the border, Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg rides at the head of a wild cavalry, his path converging with the storm of history.
In "The Wildcat Division," Corto Maltese journeys through war-torn Siberia, drawn into a high-stakes clash between rival factions during the Russian Civil War. As he reunites with old allies and new allies alike—including the enigmatic Marina Seminova, the cunning Jack Tippit, and the legendary Rasputin—loyalties shift and fate takes hold on an armored train racing toward chaos.
In "Ungern of Mongolia," Corto Maltese finds himself captured by the brutal forces of Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, the self-proclaimed "Mad Baron" of Mongolia, alongside the enigmatic Rasputin and the sharp-witted Shanghai Lil. Trapped in a world of imperial ambition and war-torn chaos, Corto must navigate a dangerous game of survival and deception as he and his companions plot their escape from the baron’s iron grip.
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