Balladen om det salta havet

A poetic, seafaring saga from the Italian master Hugo Pratt, Balladen om det salta havet (The Ballad of the Salt Sea) originally launched in 1985 through publisher Medusa. This single-issue comic—translated into Swedish by Karin Wänstedt—serves as the foundational story for Pratt's iconic globe-trotting adventurer, Corto Maltese, blending lyrical storytelling with Pratt's signature ink-washed art. Though brief in its standalone release, it marks the atmospheric beginning of a beloved series that would define Pratt's career and influence European graphic novels for decades.