"Each story of Corto Maltese deserves an in-depth study, as Pratt's work is so rich and fascinating. However, Fable of Venice is like the concentrate. The adventure story leaves even more room than before for reverie and poetry, immersing oneself in a dreamlike and esoteric Venice, inhabited by signs and crossed by enigmas A mirror held up towards the intimacy of Pratt (who spent his childhood there), La Serenissima appears not only as the place of. illusion and pretenses, but also functions as a revealer of our collective History To understand it, we must try to read between the boxes. Nicolas Tellop

 A dream of Corto Maltese by Nicolas Tellop. Cover illustration by Frank Le Gall.