Blacksad

A moody, painterly detective noir set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, Blacksad follows the titular private eye as he navigates a corrupt, jazz-soaked 1950s America. Published by Hjemmet/Egmont since 2006, the series is defined by the luminous, cinematic watercolors of artist Juanjo Guarnido and the hard-boiled storytelling of co-writer Juan Díaz Canales. Its lush, European graphic novel sensibility and unflinching moral complexity have made it a standout modern classic in the crime genre.