{"id":14479,"date":"2019-02-11T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cortomaltese.com\/en\/?p=14479"},"modified":"2020-08-04T09:43:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T07:43:50","slug":"corto-maltese-tango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cortomaltese.com\/en\/corto-maltese-tango\/","title":{"rendered":"Corto Maltese – Tango"},"content":{"rendered":"
I<\/span>n 1923 in San Isidro, a suburb near Buenos Aires, Corto Maltese is investigating the disappearance of Louise Brookszowic implicated in \u201cWarsavia\u201d, a Polish organization that traffics prostitutes, whose objectives are explained by Corto\u2019s friends, Fosforito. <\/strong> Pratt chooses the unyielding figure of se\u00f1or Habban to represent this aspect of capitalism; the man is both extremely powerful but shady and can maneuver the police (inspector Estevez) and institutions at his will. In the end Corto Maltese manages to trace Louise\u2019s daughter and bring her to safety but not without running considerable risks. Unbeknown to Corto the girl is actually se\u00f1or Habban\u2019s young grand-daughter, the beautiful Paso Viola Farias, who saves him by managing to convince her grandfather to let Corto Maltese and the child go without harming them.<\/p>\n In this story Corto meets Butch Cassidy<\/strong>, here in the employ\u00a0of se\u00f1or Habban, but actually famous at the time for being the head of the legendary \u201cWild Bunch\u201d<\/em>. Cassidy fled to Argentina after a life spent in shoot-outs and train robberies in the American West.<\/p>\n<\/div> IDW Publishing, San Diego. CA<\/strong> More:<\/strong>
\nIn truth, Corto’s decision to go to Argentina is fuelled by his desire to avenge Louise’s death (rather than search for her) and an attempt to track down and rescue her three year old daughter. The central theme of the story, around which all the figures move is, however, that of the great Argentine landowners who possess huge flocks of sheep and control the nation\u2019s entire wool industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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\n9.25\u201d x 11.625\u201d Trade Paperback, 64pp.
\nISBN: 9781684052738
\n$19.99<\/p>\n
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