Blacksad: They All Fall Down - Part One

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By Juan Diaz Canales

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In Blacksad: They All Fall Down - Part One, award-winning writer Juan Diaz Canales and artist Juanjo Guarnido present a gripping noir story featuring feline private eye John Blacksad. Set in mid-century New York City, Blacksad navigates a dangerous world of unions, the mob, and powerful construction magnate Lewis Solomon, whose plans to eradicate the city's green spaces threaten to upend the balance. From Broadway’s Shakespearean heights to the city's darkest underbelly, Blacksad must find the truth amidst looming threats and moral ambiguity.
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This graphic novel is ideal for fans of noir mysteries, sophisticated storytelling, and richly illustrated comics. It suits readers looking for a mature tale blending anthropomorphic characters with social and political intrigue.

"Feline private eye John Blacksad ... goes up against Lewis Solomon, a construction magnate with dreams of power and plans to pave over large swaths of 1950s New York"--

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Blacksad: They All Fall Down - Part One is the winner of the 2023 Will Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material. In this exceptional noir tour de force from writer Juan Diaz Canales and artist Juanjo Guarnido, the hotly anticipated worldwide bestseller returns to American shores after a seven-year hiatus with a brand-new two-part storyline!

Following its chart-topping 2021 release in Europe and now translated for English-language readers by the team of Brandon Kander and Diana Schutz, this volume features feline private eye John Blacksad. He tangles with the unions, the mob, and mid-century construction magnate Lewis Solomon, who plans to pave New York City's green space, come hell or high water. From soaring heights to terrifying depths, Blacksad must steer the right course between the lofty world of Shakespearean theatre and the seedy nether regions of the city. Towering above it all is the foreboding figure of Solomon, who will let nothing thwart his dream of power.

With three prestigious prizes from the Angouleme International Comics Festival, as well as multiple Eisner and Harvey awards, the Blacksad series of graphic albums is a global success story, now published in thirty-nine different countries. Writer Juan Diaz Canales and artist Juanjo Guarnido have crafted a master class in comics storytelling for a worldwide audience.

"A tour de force! Don't miss this!" - Neal Adams

"Grade A!" - Entertainment Weekly

"Brilliant art and an unusual display of anthropomorphic realism." - Will Eisner

"Ranks among the very best cartooning I've ever seen in comics." - iFanboy

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Critically acclaimed, the series has been praised as "A tour de force! Don't miss this!" by Neal Adams, while Entertainment Weekly hails it as "Grade A!" The legendary Will Eisner commends its "brilliant art and an unusual display of anthropomorphic realism," and iFanboy ranks it among "the very best cartooning" in comics.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781506730578

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 August 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Contributors:

By Juanjo Guarnido
By Diana Schutz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 219.0mm

Height: 283.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 64

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About the Author

Born in Madrid in 1972, Juan Diaz Canales began his career at 18 for the Spanish animation studio Lapiz Azul, where he and Juanjo Guarnido first met. After Guarnido moved to Paris, the two traded ideas about the project that became Blacksad, a series of graphic albums written by Diaz Canales as a 1950s noir. The writer now juggles scripting for comics and animation as well as directing for television. While Blacksad was Canales's first published comics work, he has collaborated with several artists, most recently with Antonio Lapone on the Eisner-nominated Gentlemind, co-written with Diaz Canales's wife Teresa Valero. Juanjo Guarnido was born in Granada, Spain, in 1967. After meeting Juan Diaz Canales at the Lapiz Azul animation studio, Guarnido moved to Paris in 1993 to join the Walt Disney Studios satellite in Montreuil, where he worked as an animator. While there, Guarnido began drawing his first graphic album, working long-distance with Diaz Canales toward the 2000 publication of Blacksad- Somewhere within the Shadows. The overwhelming success of the title has allowed Guarnido to take on other projects, like Sorcelleries with writer Teresa Valero and the recent best-selling Les Indes Fourbes with writer Alain Ayroles.

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