Juan Díaz Canales Livres

" Parfois, quand j'entre dans mon bureau, j'ai l'impression de marcher dans les ruines d'une ancienne civilisation. Non à cause du désordre qui règne, mais parce que certainement cela ressemble aux vestiges de l'être civilisé que je fus jadis. "

1924. Corto Maltese se rend à Berlin pour retrouver Steiner mais à son arrivée il découvre que son ami a été assassiné. Alors que la fragile République de Weimar est au bord de la guerre civile, Corto se lance dans une enquête pour retrouver le meurtrier. Des espions communistes et une société secrète d'extrême droite comptent bien l'en empêcher

1915, Corto Maltese traverse les étendues gelées du grand nord, entre Etats-Unis et Canada. Il est porteur d'un message que son ami Jack London adresse à un amour de jeunesse. En échange, l'écrivain promet à Corto une nouvelle aventure, et un mystérieux trésor ! Aventurier charmeur et ironique, Corto Maltese - amoureux de sa liberté et des femmes - traverse le monde, toujours en quête d'un trésor caché, d'un ami à sauver, ou d'une cause perdue à défendre.

"Chargé de protéger le président d'un syndicat infiltré par la mafia à New York, John Blacksad va mener une enquête qui s'avèrera particulièrement délicate... et riche en surprises. Dans cette histoire pour la première fois conçue en deux albums, nous découvrons à la fois le quotidien des travailleurs chargés de la construction du métro dans les entrailles de la ville, mais également la pègre et le milieu du théâtre, contraste absolu entre l'ombre et la lumière, le monde d'en bas et celui d'en haut incarné par l'ambitieux Solomon, maître bâtisseur de New York. Le grand retour de la série star de la bande dessinée !"--Éditeur

"Collects Blacksad, Blacksad: a silent hell, and Blacksad: Amarillo published by Dark Horse Comics in 2010, 2012, and 2013."

The plot revolves around a framed character, Weekly, who is caught in a deadly power struggle orchestrated by Lewis Solomon, a ruthless figure in New York's construction industry. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that Solomon’s empire is built on violence and betrayal, with multiple victims in his wake. The protagonist, Blacksad, is tasked with uncovering the truth and stopping the killer before more lives are lost, highlighting themes of justice, corruption, and survival in a gritty urban landscape.

Private 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!Whether John Blacksad is falling for dangerous women or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, his stories are, simply put, unforgettable.* Dark Horse is very proud to present the first three Blacksad stories in a beautiful hardcover collection, completely relettered to the artist's specifications and with the latest album, Red Soul , in English for the very first time.* 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.

"Feline private eye John Blacksad he goes up against Lewis Solomon, a construction magnate with dreams of power and plans to pave over large swaths of 1950s New York"-- Provided by publisher

Hardboiled feline detective John Blacksad is back in the latest tour de force from the multiple-award winning duo of writer Juan Díaz Canales and artist Juanjo Guarnido! Taking a much-needed break after the events of A Silent Hell, Blacksad lands a side job driving a rich Texan's prized yellow Cadillac Eldorado across 1950s America, hitting the back roads from New Orleans to Tulsa. But before long, the car is stolen and Blacksad finds himself mixed up in another murder, with roughneck bikers, a shifty lawyer, one down-and-out Beat generation writer, and some sinister circus folk! When John Blacksad goes on the road, trouble is dead ahead!

1863: during the American Civil War, the inhabitants of New Fraternity, Indiana find themselves far from the front lines of the conflict embroiling the United States but still constantly under threat from it; food is scarce, deserters come to seek asylum, and a mysterious feral beast that walks on two legs prowls the forest around the town. The beast seems to have some connection to Emile, a feral child found a few years earlier who had been taken in by the townsfolk during simpler times. As their fear and paranoia grows, the townsfolk start to hunt the beast and turn on each other, with tragic results that threaten to undo all that they have been working towards.