A review by annaka_haynes
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn by Hugo Pratt

5.0

I never thought I'd like Corto Maltese- the sketchy, linear style doesn't appeal to my aesthetic, and the frankly weird looking characters put me off. But- the stories! I don't know how Pratt breaths so much life into a collection of black and white lines, but I was hooked by the middle of part two. Maltese, for all that his profile looks like a smoking Easter Island head, is intriguing and dryly humorous, and his cast of supporting characters range from strangely familiar to downright bizarre. I'm disappointed that not all of the Maltese cannon are available in English, and that this series seems to be switching up the order a bit- but Under the Sign of Capricorn was a great introduction. I'll definitely be seeking out the rest of them, and hope to find them in French, too.