Blacksad comic book catalogue

102 items

The foreword by Régis Loisel makes us want to discover this series. More

The foreword by Régis Loisel makes us want to discover this series. Blacksad is clearly an homage to the film noir. For example, 'The Big Sleep' (1946) with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. But what a cynical world is held up to us here like a mirror! The chosen animals immediately give us the right character. A matter of not wasting time. Politics does not play a nice role here either. Fortunately, our sly tomcat, private detective John Blacksad, has his heart in the right place. He sometimes uses a fake ID: JH Blackmore Debt Collectors. Anthropomorphic animals that immediately give us an accurate picture of the character. Guarnido's beautiful drawings resemble film. He chooses his camera angles with pleasure. Film language becomes comic strip. Choosing the right perspective. The color palette creates the right atmosphere. We also find sensual prints that we like to look back on. Also winking galore: Batman, Jackson Pollock, Norman Rockwell, Senator McCarthy, Roadrunner, Jack Kerouac (beat generation)... Blacksad's sidekick Weekly, a 'top journalist', certainly deserves an Oscar for best supporting actor. We often have to wait a long time for a new album, but when Juanjo Guarnido signs 'The gold of the swindler' in between (Ayroles screenplay) we can forgive him with pleasure.

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Full name

Blacksad

Number of comic books

102

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