Blacksad

John Blacksad is a cat on the prowl in many ways you suspect, and some you may not be aware of. Blacksad is written by Juan Díaz Canales and illustrated by Juanjo Guarnido. The first three stories of this amazing French comics series were translated and published by Dark Horse Comics in 2010. The world of Blacksad takes place in a anthropomorphic setting where the animals take on human characteristics. However, these characters take on social issues of the 1950s and 60s such as city politics, racial trauma, the energy crisis and aspects of classic murder mystery underlying it all. It is all up to John Blacksad, P.I, to solve the case. This team does a flawless job developing each individual character to where no two figures look a like, they have a unique voice, while still retaining the animal attributes they are based on. The interior art done by Juanjo Guarnido is does with spectacular use of the watercolor format. The panels are given a unique interesting environments based on real life places and cities you might recognize. We recommend this series for fans of crime noir, or looking for a fresh understanding of murder mystery stories with social commentary.