It’s less black, and certainly nowhere near as sad, but Blacksad: Amarillo is a joyous return to one of the best examples of graphic storytelling in the world. From the eye-catching opening panel of the fifth Blacksad story, partially recalling the iconic shots of Billy Wilder’s 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, it’s clear that the award-winning series has …
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Oct 15 2013
Editions Dargaud releases trailer for ‘Blacksad: Amarillo’
French publisher Editions Dargaud, one of the biggest publishers of Franco-Belgian bande dessinée in Europe, have released a new trailer showcasing the hotly anticipated fifth volume of the Blacksad series. Simply titled Blacksad: Amarillo, it gives us a terrific sampling of the artwork by Juanjo Guarnido Dark Horse has published the first four volumes in English, but there …
Sep 03 2013
Behind the Panels Issue 70 – Blacksad
In this issue, Rocket Raccoon gets a voice, James Spader puts on robot pants, Vin Diesel teases his Marvel future and the Shuster Awards are announced. All this PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week, Blacksad: Somewhere Within the Shadows by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. Hosted by Richard Gray and David McVay and Dave …