{"product_id":"corto-maltese-fable-of-venice-and-other-adventures-9798875001345","title":"Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice and Other Adventures","description":"Artist Hugo Pratt's most famous creation, the indefatigable sailor Corto Maltese, sails back to American readers after a far too-long absence in \u003cem\u003eCorto Maltese: Fable of Venice and Other Adventures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorto, a modern Ulysses whose wanderings in the early decades of the 20th century take him to the most fascinating places on Earth, is a hard-luck, hard-driving iconoclastic anti-hero who values freedom and independence more than wealth and status. In \"Fable of Venice,\" a riddle from a deceased friend plunges Corto into a phantasmagorical mystery thriller that zigzags between the solidity of dreams and the fluidity of reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA frantic chase in 1921 Venice ensues, up twisting stairs and down tangled alleys, as Corto vies against Freemasons, occultists, budding fascists, and his friend (suddenly back from the dead) in a mad scramble to secure a mystical emerald that will open the doors of forbidden magic and unravel time and space itself!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, this collection of quintessential seafaring adventures also presents the Corto Maltese classics \"The Secret of Tristan Bantam,\" \"So Much for Gentlemen of Fortune,\" and \"The Seagull's Fault,\" making this book an exciting introduction to Pratt's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-274175\"\u003eHugo Pratt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.62w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798875001345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN018000\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN020000\"\u003eEuropean Style (incl. Bandes Dessinées)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49750703046893,"sku":"9798875001345","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_38d1d973-2f0c-4ac9-bd2d-67b930450948.jpg?v=1775573982","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/corto-maltese-fable-of-venice-and-other-adventures-9798875001345","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}