you know how it is. You wait for ages for a decent anthropomorphic detective comic book and then you read two in one week.
Blacksad is the work of two Spanish creators, Diaz Canales and Guarnido. The comic books have been massively successful in Europe and a hardback collection of the first 3 volumes was published in English towards the end of last year. The art is beautiful and the storytelling is intelligent.
The cyberpunk elements of Grandville are missing and have been replaced by a gritty version of '50s America and a more recognisable version of our world. At least, a funny animal version of our world.
Blacksad is a large black cat who works as a private detective. He investigates murders, rubs shoulders with beatniks and communists, encounters nazis and racists and generally entertains. There are rumours of a film version and I would love to see it.
Check it out.
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