Skorpio #25

In the quiet hum of a dying ship, the last survivor of a doomed mission to Orphus pours his final thoughts into a journal, tracing the unraveling of a journey that began with purpose and ended in silence. Written in stark, intimate entries, the story unfolds through a single voice—haunted, resolute, and searching—offering a rare glimpse into the cost of isolation on a forgotten world.

In the dusty shadow of an impending clash, the girls of a frontier saloon brace for chaos as two rival gangs ride in—until an unexpected figure steps forward, offering a dangerous bargain: a hundred nights of freedom in exchange for preventing bloodshed. Claudia Cossio’s sharp script turns the tense standoff into a haunting, morally charged moment, where desire and survival hang in the balance.

In the shadowed halls of a crumbling estate, Alvar stands accused of a crime too monstrous to name—raping and killing the daughters of Don José de Arrutia, and driving the grieving father to suicide through dark magic. With only silence and the weight of his past to defend him, Alvar must face the truth behind the accusations, even as the line between guilt and vengeance blurs.

In the quiet tension of a snowbound saloon, Ollie shares a haunting memory from his past—how the Seneca took his mother and sister, leaving behind a wound that still echoes in the silence between storms.

In "Un bersaglio facile," Jonathan is consumed by jealousy, convinced his wife is unfaithful—yet the one person he’s shared his fears with is the very man now standing beside her. Written with a quiet, creeping tension, this 1978 tale from Skorpio #25 unfolds in just 14 pages, where trust is a fragile thing and every whisper could be a trap.

In the stark, sun-baked shadows of 1978, a man named Willie runs from a past he can't outrun—his life shattered in an instant by betrayal and violence. Fleeing England, he trades his grief for the harsh discipline of the Foreign Legion, seeking redemption in a world where every step is a test of survival.

In the silent aftermath of a crash on the third planet of the XY Alpha system, pilots Adamo and Eva face isolation and the weight of a forbidden attraction—no rescue is coming, and the rules no longer matter. Written by Luigi Naviglio and rendered in crisp, typeset letters, this 13-page tale from Skorpio #25 (1978) explores the quiet tension between duty and desire in the vast, unforgiving unknown.