Pratt, like Miller, are students of American classic cartooning like Milton Caniff with their use of shadows, dramatic inks, and bold brushwork.

Patrizia Zanotti, a close collaborator of Pratt, had this to add: 'Hugo Pratt appreciated Frank Miller's work from the very beginning, so much so that he published him in the Corto Maltese magazine in 1988. 'This is the hero's journey in its most classic form, and I couldn't be more honored to help bring into this series the romanticism, heroism, and underlying mysticism of Pratt's creation.' I have been a Corto Maltese fan ever since. To me, it showed off the power of the comic, where language is not much of a barrier. Maltese is a rascal who could talk to the Gods. It was full of magic and romantic adventure. The artwork was so expressive and so bold that it leapt off the newsprint. 'Then, on my travels, I studied and discovered an edition at a newsstand in Rome. 'I first discovered Corto Maltese reading the books at Forbidden Planet in New York as a young man,' Miller said. Because of its appearance there, it was also mentioned in Batman, Arrow, and The Suicide Squad, leading to generations of DC fans who don't know it's a homage. Miller homaged the series with the island of Corto Maltese (an apparent stand-in for Cuba) in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. Maltese had a huge influence on Miller, who became a lifelong fan of the character. Studiocanal, Canal+ & Frank Miller ( Sin City, 300, The Dark Knight Returns) are teaming up for a live-action series adaptation of Hugo Pratt's 'Corto Maltese' graphic novel series, with Miller set as series creator, writer, and executive producerįirst launched in 1967, Pratt's daring sea captain Corto Maltese was the focus of a series of early 20th Century adventures that blended fantasy with reality Corto Maltese: Studiocanal, Frank Miller Team for Live-Action Series

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