More Art from BlackSad
This is what some person said on Amazon about the Blacksad books.
Believe it or not, there has been a thriving grey market for this book in the USA. Foreign language copies with home-translated scripts in English have been circulating wildly. And now, Blacksad is in English!
It was worth the wait! The artwork is magnificent, and the storyline is worthy of any of the Film Noir classics of the late 1940's and early 1950's.
In an alternative world, where people have animal features, John Blacksad, a black cat detective, investigates the murder of a film starlet...his ex-girlfriend. Along the way, he uncovers the usual trademarks of Film Noir...corruption, betrayal, intrigue, sex, violence...and redemption.
The artwork...well, the book has won major awards in Europe (where books like this sell in the hundreds of thousands, even millions), and the detail is staggering. One can get lost in each and every panel in this book. One panel features Blacksad walking down a tree-shaded street, and the shadows of the leaves are on all of the figures in frame.
There already is a second book in this series (Arctic Nation), and I hope there will be more. This is a classic work of graphic storytelling.
If you're a Film Noir buff, a detective novel junkie, or an anthropomorphics fan, let this black cat cross your path. You won't be sorry!
(Is it just me, or does John Blacksad look a lot like Stacy Keach?)
To read more about Blacksad go to the links below...
Blacksad
Blacksad Arctic-nation
Blacksad Âme rouge
Blacksad: The Sketch Files
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posted by Randall Sly at 8:15 AM
5 Comments:
Really great style, reminds me of Heinrich Kley's work, with a modern approach. Very inspiring.
Thank you for having this gallery. I am a HUGE Blacksad fan and can't wait for more books to come out.
The artwork is fantastic as usual, I can't wait to pick up the third book (already have the first two and the sketchbook).
Should consider attending an anthropomorphics convention at some point - I'm sure the creators of this comic would be treated like royalty. In the U.S. most likely Anthrocon would be the best choice, but there's also Eurofurence for those on the other side of the ocean.
wow thanks a lot for this gallery, Blacksad is the best mistery graphic novel involving anthros that I have ever read, highly recomend it to anyone who hasn't read any of the last novels
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