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Blacksad 1 Paperback – December 9, 2003

by Canales (Author), Guarnido (Draft Writer)

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Meet John Blacksad, a cat in the shadows. Imagine New York as a city of criminal rats, jazz-playing gorillas and rhino thugs. Enter a mystery where the suspects have tails. Find out why comics' biggest names are wild about one of the freshest graphic novels in years. Enter the world of Blacksad. Natalia Wilford is a famous actress. To the world, she had everything anybody could wat: beauty, fame, glamour and lovers who would do anything for her. When she is found murdered in her home, it touches the man who had not seen her since their bitter breakup many years ago...private eye John Blacksad. He vows to find Natalia's murderer. When the police are told to call off their investigation of the crime, Blacksad charges forward alone, risking his license, his reputation and even his life!

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54 pages
Language

English
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IBooks
Publication date

December 9, 2003
Dimensions

12.22 x 9.22 x 0.17 inches
ISBN-10

0743479912
ISBN-13

978-0743479912
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ IBooks; 1st Ibooks Ed edition (December 9, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 54 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743479912
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743479912
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.22 x 9.22 x 0.17 inches

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STEVEN F. SCHARFF

You'll be glad this black cat crossed your path!

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2004

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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?)

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Black Campbell

Solid noir with superb art

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020

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The story isn't anything we haven't seen before in the noir genre, but the artwork makes this sing. The use of anthropomorphic animals makes the setting an eye-catching delight. Well worth a look.

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Tory of house Zelda

Couldn't put it down

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019

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I read this as fast as i could. It is a short tale and not many twists and turns, although there are some really good ones. Overall i enjoyed it, i just wish it wasn't over so quickly.

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Annie R.

Fun and enjoyable, though slightly predictable so far

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017

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Good read! Very enjoyable so far, although a hair predictable. very curious to read the next episode! Love the art, especially a cat person like me.

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Heather Leach

Great read

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2018

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This is a compelling story with a dynamic character. The artwork is so beautifully done. I love the elements of the story coming together and would totally recommend this book to new comic book readers.

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Elisa Gutierrez

amazing

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2019

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incredible art and story

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Kindle Customer

Dark adult noir at its finest

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2019

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This book is simply amazing. The writing in superb, the characters are extremely interesting, the mystery keeps you guessing, and the noir element is just fantastic. I have read 4 of the 5 books in this series, and they just keep getting better and better do not sleep on this series

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Russell Katuin

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2016

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Love love love the art work the back grounds are mind bogling!

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Kindle Customer

Good story shame about length

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2020

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It got 3stars because of the price it's very short I wasn't expecting it too be that short it's shame as I won't be buying the others at those prices the story is good I have just finished the game so I know now what happend to his ex girlfriend but like I said the reason for the 3 stars is price for it it is short I would like to see it go down to may be 2 or 2.50 even 3 there about the right price I would think for the shortness of it sad really if you don't mind spending nearly 6 pound on it then that's up to you I wish I hadn't now there is others out there that was worth it should have gone with them graphics good story good just length an price lets it down

william

A beautiful story for the curious!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2020

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Most of this review is based on my first readings and thus most of what I say is mere enjoyment of a genre based comic novel. (So in a way, don’t expect a professional commentary)

I wouldn’t have read the comic if it weren’t for the fact that there is a game based on Blacksad and thus sparked my interest to invest some time into buying the first novel on Kindle. After a few pages, I was amazed over the art style used to covey a 50s noir style background.

While I did like how much detail is conveyed in each page to determine the next one, most of my enjoyment came from the story of an anthropomorphic cat detective (John Blacksad) seeking revenge after his ex-girlfriend (Natalia) gets murdered in her home.

The story read like how a noir story is expected to be, but having to use racial tensions, profiling stereotypes and prejudices through animals instead of boring, dull humans.

Using emotions through narration is expected and doesn’t disappoint as it delivers us to the next panel without any unnecessary filler words to fill in the comic. So it works.
In the end, it continues the story of Blacksad and I will hopefully decide to read more, when I can be bothered.

Most people would obviously recommend these to furries, but I highly doubt that most of the readers would be invested if one of the characters said “Rawr” or “OwO”. But that’s just me.
I think it’s for people who want to read a story that had a “but what if” element to the comic. (But otherwise, if you’re into that stuff, there’s nudity. Take that how you will.)

Anyway, I’m off to play the game. If you want a review on that, then just talk to your nearest gamer and ask what they think a Telltale game with animals would be like and you’ll probably have your answer.

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Kindle Customer

Art is so good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2020

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I am absolutely in live with the art. It's so beautiful and I just want to stop at every page to analyse all the frames and backgrounds. Also, the story was pretty interesting. I loved the main character too.

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