Skorpio #21

In the harsh frontier of 1978, Timber takes on a grueling job as a lumberjack to make ends meet—only to find himself at odds with his fellow workers, who suspect he’s a federal agent. Tensions rise as mistrust shadows every swing of the axe, and survival hinges on who’s really on the payroll.

In the aftermath of a centuries-long cold war reignited in space, a Soviet survivor and an American commander find themselves stranded on a forgotten planet—two enemies forced to choose between old ideologies or forge something entirely new. Without a single word of shared language, they begin building a society from nothing, neither American nor Soviet, but something neither could have imagined.

In "Il ritorno," the arrival of new helicopter crews stirs tension in the wary town of Little Mesa, but an unexpected ally—a weary old traveling salesman—begins to bridge the growing divide. With quiet persistence, he helps both sides see past their differences, turning suspicion into something more tentative, and perhaps, hopeful.

In the quiet desperation of Lucia’s fevered delirium, Alvar journeys to the remote village of Oonta, seeking cure where none is promised. But the healer’s words carry a heavier truth—Lucia is haunted by the spirit of Cherufe, and Alvar must face the unknown to save her, with no guarantee of return.

In "La casa dell'angelo," a cartoonist’s sketches begin to mirror the haunting tale of an old house and a woman who married for money, not love—until a friend points out the eerie truth: the house is real. Written by Gonzalo Santos and typeset in a stark, deliberate hand, the story blurs the line between imagination and reality in a quiet, unsettling way.

In a future where punishment precedes crime, two survivors of a brutal five-year exile on a hostile planet cling to their death license—refusing the riches offered in exchange for surrender. Written and drawn by Alberto Caruso, "Licenza di morte" explores the weight of fate, choice, and the cost of defiance in a world where life is measured in sentences before the crime.