Corto Maltese. Le etiopiche

Interesting change of scenery to a little represented time and place in literature and comics, but there is a loss of focus with CM being more of an observer than a participant in the stories.

He was a character in a terrible story. . . A story of a faraway land where the grass is always green and where brother hates brother. Thanks again to Joel for his hoping I’d eventually embrace the graphic novel. Alas, I have not. Very compelling story: four stories featuring East Africa and Yemen du Leggi tutto

Sasvim solidne priče o Kortovim pustolovinama u Africi. Posebno mi se svideo Kortov odnos sa Kušem.

Hugo Pratt manages to portray African people in a much more realistic and authentic way than most other graphic novels of the time. The art is still superb and the stories are exciting and have their own voice.

a great mix of the magic of corto maltese and the more military history side of his stories !!! i love cush so much. this is probably my favorite corto album that i've read so far.

This is a great series of adventures for Corto on and around the Horn of Africa. We meet a few old friends and make some new ones. It doesn't have the scope or gravitas of Corto Maltese: La ballade de la mer salée , but it still delivers powerful narrative, restrained by eloquent penwork, and of cour Leggi tutto

Masterpiece from genius Mr Hugo Pratt.

This is probably my favorite Corto. I just love how pratt made Cush up. Also the few allusions to Rimbaud in it.

Very well drawn, catchy script and exotic atmosphere. I can hardly wait to read the next graphic novel in the series.