Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice — IDW Publishing
Issue: #1
In this affectionate tribute to his hometown, Hugo Pratt offers a complex mystery thriller involving Freemasons, occultists, and esotericists set during the rise of Fascism in 1921. Corto Maltese’s return to Venice is ostensibly a search for an emerald known as the Clavicle of Solomon, but by the end he is left questioning whether the object of his quest will open the hidden doors of magic and unr...
Creators: Lorraine Turner, Hugo Pratt, Simone Castaldi, Dean Mullaney, Frank Engli, Patrizia Zanotti
Characters: Gambetta d'Argento, Louise Brookszowyc, Böeke, Captain Rasputin, Bepi Faliero, Hipazia Teone, Corto Maltese