Blacksad [Volumes 1-3]
(Graphic Novels & Manga)

Chiefly illustrations.

Blacksad is a comic album series created by Spanish authors Juan Díaz 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 and thus they publish all Blacksad volumes in French first, the Spanish edition usually follows about one month later.

"This volume collects the first three Blacksad albums: Quelque part entre les ombres [Somewhere within the shadows], Arctic-Nation, and Âme rouge [Red soul], originally published in France in 2000, 2003, and 2005 by Dargaud"--Title page verso.

"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. Former Disney artist Juanjo Guarnido reinvents anthropomorphism in these pages, with sumptuous paintings and a rich cinematic style that brings the world of midcentury America to vibrant life, and writer Juan Díaz Canales weaves fascinating tales of passion, conspiracy, racial tension, and Communist witch hunts throughout. Whether John Blacksad is falling for dangerous women or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, his stories are, simply put, unforgettable." -- Back cover.

In English; translated from the French.