Guarnidos sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s america to vibrant life, with canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial. The main character is john blacksad, a fairly typical detective story private investigator apart from being a black cat. Aug 02, 2010 the main character is john blacksad, a fairly typical detective story private investigator apart from being a black cat. The game follows john blacksad as he investigates the suspicious death of a boxing club owner. Private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, d. Originally published in french and spanish, the series has been translated into many languages and won two eisner awards and an angouleme prize. Guarnidos excellent detailed work combined with the stunning colors help add to the realism and often make us forget that, say, john blacksad is a cat. Private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear.
Though both authors are spanish, their main target audience for blacksad is the french market and thus they publish all blacksad volumes in french first. The lost empire, and published by french publisher dargaud. John blacksad is a true hardboiled private investigator. There have been five comic book albums in the series so far, following the adventures of private investigator, john blacksad, an anthropomorphic cat living in the united states during the turbulent. Under the skin is a 2019 adventure video game developed by pendulo studios and published by microids. Private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery and intrigue, digging up the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets during the 1950s red scare in the united states p. Comic art, comic books, ligne claire, gesture drawing, comic styles, cartoon images, geek art, ink illustrations, marvel characters. According to pendulo studios, the game contains 30 unique characters and five previously from the blacksad comic series. Dark horse is very proud to present the first three blacksad stories in a beautiful hardcover collection, completely relettered to the artists specifications and with the latest album, red soul, in. John blacksad, john pierman, jake ostiombe, weekly and.
Blacksad is a comic album series created by spanish authors juan diaz canales. Blacksads animal avatar is a dark panther with white muzzle. He can be cynical and harsh but he has a good heart and is dedicated to justice. Blacksad is a comic album series created by spanish authors juan diaz canales writer and juanjo guarnido artist, and published by french publisher dargaud. Though both authors are spanish, their main target audience for blacksad is the french market 1 and thus they publish all blacksad volumes in french first. It is an adaptation of the eisnerwinning spanish comic series blacksad by juan diaz canales and juanjo guarnido.
John blacksad is the hardboiled detective who has led a hard life. Private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. Crowpeople, lizardpeople, tigerpeople, turtles, rabbits, rhinos, a german shepherd. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. See more ideas about comic art, comic artist and art. Hired to discover the fate of a celebrated pianist, blacksad finds his most dangerous mystery yet in the midst of drugs, voodoo, the rollicking atmosphere of mardi gras, and the dark underbelly that it hides. John blacksad, the best new eye of this millennium for my money, a tough but compassionate man with the soul and voice of philip marlowe, the vengeful spirit of mike hammer, and the sheer cool of peter gunn, all wrapped up in the most fascinating private eye in decades. Juan diaz canales talks 20 years of blacksad, plus new.
In an alternative world, where people have animal features, john blacksad, a black cat detective, investigates the murder of a film starlet. Blacksad is a series of five so far comic albums created by spanish authors juan diaz canales writer and juanjo guarnido artist and exdisney. Blacksad book san antonio public library bibliocommons. Our heros lost love is inexplicably murdered, a misinterpreted killing rocks a white supremacist movement, and a coterie of radical intelligentsia crosses agendas with a version of commiehunter joe mccarthy. Blacksad is so good im definitely going back for a 2nd round. Blacksad is a french comic book series created by writer juan diaz canales and artist juanjo guarnido, former spanish animators at the now defunct french branch of walt disney feature animation. Private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery and intrigue, digging up the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets during the 1950s red scare in the united states. You get three graphic novels in one, in an oversized, full colour, hardcover book. You follow john blacksad, a feline humanoid and private investigator, as he takes on various cases. If you love comic books, cats, animals, murder mystery or just a good tail, then i think this would be a great choice. Guarnidos sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s america to vibrant life, with canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial tension, and the red scare communist witch hunts of the time.
He is everything you want your noir detective to be. Blacksad 2010 comic read blacksad 2010 comic online. This current edition collects the three graphic novels that have been. She asks blacksad to investigate the situation and locate the clubs star fighter, who has been missing since her fathers death. Dark horse is very proud to present the first three blacksad stories in a beautiful hardcover collection, completely relettered to the artists specifications and with the latest album, red soul. Nov 18, 2010 private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. Blacksad comic book movie adaptation in development.
He is incredibly unlucky in matters of the heart, but has a wide network of. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. Blacksad is everything a grownup comic book should be posted on june 29, 2015 by mariana ruiz 0 comments if you are still looking for a late fathers day gift and its never too late, here is a series of fantastic adult comic books for the man of the house. John blacksad blacksad juanjo guarnido juan diaz canales dark horse dark horse books dark horse comics dargaud graphic novel graphic novels comic books comics comic book artwork illustration 94 notes loading. If you want to start reading blacksad, this is the book you should start off with, followed by blacksad. Juan diaz canales is a spanish animation artist and comic book author. Jul 26, 20 graphic novels and comic books are not just for kids. Oct 15, 2019 there have been five comic book albums in the series so far, following the adventures of private investigator, john blacksad, an anthropomorphic cat living in the united states during the turbulent 1950s. Despite the familiarity of the actual plots, this is a tremendous comic. John blacksad is a sort of private investigator, and these three stories visit territory both familiar and unusual. The strip attempts to reflect a dirty, realist outlook and a dark cinematic style through fairly clean, realistic lines. The weasely, ferrety ragjournalist acts and moves both weasely and ferrety. John blacksad blacksad francesco francavilla juan diaz canales juanjo guarnido dargaud dark horse dark horse comics comic books comics comic book artwork illustration sketch art artwork pin up pinup commission. So opens the first adventure of john blacksad, private eye in 1950s new york and america.
Blacksad is a series of five so far comic albums created by spanish authors juan diaz canales writer and juanjo guarnido artist and exdisney animator. May 04, 2018 blacksad written by juan diaz canales and drawn by juanjo guarnido. Blacksad john blacksad blacksad is a hardboiled and successful private detective. Blacksad is a series of five so far comic albums created by spanish authors juan diaz canales writer and juanjo guarnido artist and ex disney animator. Somewhere within the shadows one of john blacksads old flames was found dead, her name was natalia. The artwork is magnificent, and the storyline is worthy of any of the film noir classics of the late 1940s and early 1950s. In the united states, the book was simply retitled blacksad by nowdefunct. Blacksad is a tough, darkly portrayed character, but hes also the hero. Detective john blacksad returns, with a new case that takes him to a 1950s new orleans filled with hot jazz and coldblooded murder. Private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and n. Jun 29, 2015 blacksad is everything a grownup comic book should be posted on june 29, 2015 by mariana ruiz 0 comments if you are still looking for a late fathers day gift and its never too late, here is a series of fantastic adult comic books for the man of the house.
Whether john blacksad is falling for dangerous women or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, his stories are, simply put, unforgettable. Being a father, ive read my fair share of childrens books and. Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc graphic novels comics graphic works comic books, strips, etc fiction sequential art crime. Guarnidos sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s america to vibrant life, with canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial tension, and. Blacksad private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. Private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery and intrigue, digging up the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets during the 1950s red scare in the united statespage 4 of cover. There are a great many specifically aimed at adult audiences, and blacksad is one of the best. Though both authors are spanish, their main target audience for blacksad is the french market. Though both authors are spanish, they publish all blacksad volumes in french first. Comic and graphic books fiction private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. Blacksad book charlotte mecklenburg library bibliocommons. Oct 20, 2010 private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. All the animal puns are quite funny, but its dark too.
Taking a muchneeded break after the events of a silent hell, blacksad lands a side job driving a rich texans prized yellow cadillac eldorado across. Blacksad is a comic album series created by spanish authors juan diaz canales writer and. John blacksad with his assistant, weekly, teams up with judy hopps and nick wilde from zootopia. Sep 10, 2018 so opens the first adventure of john blacksad, private eye in 1950s new york and america. Blacksad hc private investigator john blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. The first volume, titled quelque part entre les ombres in france and simply blacksad in the united states, was published in november 2000 by dargaud. But chief smirnov doesnt want john to get involved, he doesnt listen of course and sets out to find out what happened. Somewhere within the shadows one of john blacksad s old flames was found dead, her name was natalia. This comic is a traditional noir but with anthropomorphized characters. He is best known as the cocreator of blacksad series with artist juanjo guarnido. Blacksad 2010 comic read blacksad 2010 comic online in. Catwoman by simon bisley dc comics simon bisley, comic book artists, comic. Taking a muchneeded break after the events of a silent hell, blacksad lands a side job driving a rich texans prized yellow cadillac eldorado across 1950s america, hitting. Blacksad is everything a grownup comic book should be.