Blacksad #6

Set against a moody twilight cityscape with a great suspension bridge and the glittering New York skyline behind them, Blacksad — the sharp-dressed anthropomorphic black cat detective — levels a pistol with cool determination while a fox companion crouches warily at his side, and a shadowy suited figure looms ominously on a bridge girder above. Díaz Canales and Guarnido's Dutch-language series continues in this 2021 Dargaud Benelux edition with "De maskers vallen – Eerste deel" (Masks Fall – Part One), and Guarnido's cover art is as richly atmospheric as ever, blending noir tension with painterly depth. If you've been following Blacksad's hard-boiled world, this opening chapter of a new arc promises exactly the brooding, stylish intrigue the series does so well.