{"product_id":"blacksad-hardcover","title":"Blacksad - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuan Díaz Canales\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJuanjo Guarnido\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. Guarnido's sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s America to vibrant life, with Canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial tension, and the \"red scare\" Communist witch hunts of the time. Guarnido reinvents anthropomorphism in these pages, and industry colleagues no less than Will Eisner, Jim Steranko, and Tim Sale are fans! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether John Blacksad is falling for dangerous women or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, his stories are, simply put, unforgettable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* Dark Horse is very proud to present the first three \u003ci\u003eBlacksad\u003c\/i\u003e stories in a beautiful hardcover collection, completely relettered to the artist's specifications and with the latest album, \u003ci\u003eRed Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, in English for the very first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* This internationally acclaimed series has won nearly a dozen prestigious awards -- including the Angoulême Comics Festival prizes for Best Series and Best Artwork-and is a three-time Eisner Award nominee.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Madrid in 1972, \u003cb\u003eJuan Díaz Canales\u003c\/b\u003e began his career at 18 for the Spanish animation studio Lápiz Azul, where he and Juanjo Guarnido first met. After Guarnido moved to Paris, the two traded ideas about the project that became \u003ci\u003eBlacksad\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of graphic albums written by Díaz Canales as a 1950s noir. The writer now juggles scripting for comics and animation as well as directing for television. While \u003ci\u003eBlacksad\u003c\/i\u003e was Canales's first published comics work, he has collaborated with several artists, most recently with Antonio Lapone on the Eisner-nominated \u003ci\u003eGentlemind\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written with Díaz Canales's wife Teresa Valero. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuanjo Guarnido\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Granada, Spain, in 1967. After meeting Juan Díaz Canales at the Lápiz Azul animation studio, Guarnido moved to Paris in 1993 to join the Walt Disney Studios satellite in Montreuil, where he worked as an animator. While there, Guarnido began drawing his first graphic album, working long-distance with Díaz Canales toward the 2000 publication of \u003ci\u003eBlacksad: Somewhere within the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e. The overwhelming success of the title has allowed Guarnido to take on other projects, like \u003ci\u003eSorcelleries\u003c\/i\u003e with writer Teresa Valero and the recent best-selling \u003ci\u003eLes Indes Fourbes\u003c\/i\u003e with writer Alain Ayroles.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11.1 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770933608736,"sku":"9781595823939","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f2d7a6680c13b95960451af5d2490c69.webp?v=1780381033","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blacksad-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}