Blacksad

A lushly painted, noir-infused anthropomorphic detective series from Dargaud Benelux, Blacksad follows the hard-boiled private eye John Blacksad through a beautifully rendered 1950s America populated by animal characters. Writer Juan Díaz Canales and artist Juanjo Guarnido craft each of the seven issues as a self-contained mystery, blending classic crime fiction with sharp social commentary. Guarnido’s virtuosic watercolors elevate the genre, giving the series a cinematic, moody atmosphere that has made it a standout in European comics since 2011.