Author: Hugo Pratt (1967) Title: Les Éthiopiques... Size: 80x 60 cm Copyright: 2008, Christian Desbois Editions Paris. Printed in France. Fine art offset print made on thick 250g, high-quality paper. Displays a vivid and sharp image quality. Exceptional print. New to frame. Signed on the plate. Shipping in a rigid tube via certified express mail. It is possible to collect more than one object, from same auction, in the same shipment. Corto Maltese is a series of adventure and fantasy comics named after the character Corto Maltese, an adventurous sailor. It was created by the Italian comic book creator Hugo Pratt in 1967. The comics are highly praised as some of the most artistic and literary graphic novels ever written and have been translated into numerous languages and adapted into several animated films. The series features Corto Maltese, an enigmatic sea captain who lives in the first three decades of the 20th century. Born in Valletta on the island of Malta on 10 July 1887, the son of a sailor from Cornwall, and a gypsy from Seville.