History ComicBook / Blacksad

* TragicVillain: The lizard henchman of the first volume. Most of his background implies he was just a guy from the ghetto who got hired to be a valet for a man he despised. Then he saw a gruesome murder that gave him finally a chance to blackmail himself a cozy life, which Blacksad seems to have planned that too (the henchman never realized Blacksad's motives to investigate, since he didn't know that Blacksad and Natalia were once in a relationship before she met Statoc). He ends up lamenting that while his boss was a SoreLoser, himself was just a loser.

* TragicVillain: The lizard henchman of the first volume. Most of his background implies he was just a guy from the ghetto who got hired to be a valet for a man he despised. Then he saw a gruesome murder that gave him finally a chance to blackmail himself a cozy life, which Blacksad seems to have planned that too (the henchman never realized Blacksad's motives to investigate). He ends up lamenting that while his boss was a SoreLoser, himself was just a loser.

** ''They All Fall Down'', [[spoiler: Solomon gets away with his crimes and successfully completes his bridge, becoming more popular than ever in the process. However, it's revealed that Rachel Zucco, masquerading as the chief engineer's assistant, sabotaged the bridge during construction to ensure that it wouldn't be sturdy enough to withstand strong winds; as a result, it is completely destroyed during a rainstorm at the end of the book, ensuring that Solomon's reputation would be ruined and that he would go down in history as a man best remembered for the catastrophic failure of his most ambitious project. Also, Alma and Blacksad are shown to reconcile and run off in the rain to happily speak about what is strongly implied to be Blacksad's daughter that Alma conceived during Red Soul, [[BelatedHappyEnding which means they could be a family]], but it's left ambiguous whether or not Blacksad and Alma get back together along with whether or not the former leaves with her for Europe especially with Smirnov's Fox lieutenant most likely still gunning for him to frame him over Shelby's murder of Dill's caretaker]].

** ''Somewhere Within The Shadows'', [[spoiler:Blacksad's former flame is obviously still dead, but he was able to bring vigilante justice to the man who murdered her, even if he and Smirnov had to go behind the law to do it, which Smirnov is not proud of.]]
** ''Arctic Nation'', [[spoiler:Blacksad is able to rescue Kylie and cripple the eponymous white-furred supremacist organization, but Kylie's mother was killed, leaving her an orphan, and the sole survivor of the complicated revenge plot that involved Kylie's kidnapping to begin with [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty is left broken]].]]
** ''Red Soul'', [[spoiler:Blacksad is able to prevent his friend, Otto, from being murdered and stops the hydrogen bomb blueprints from being leaked to the Soviet Union, but in the process was forced to abandon a potential LoveInterest and discovers Otto is actually a former Nazi, who is left a shell of his former self from the experience. The would-be assassin also killed an innocent lookalike and [[KarmaHoudini escapes justice]].]]
** ''A Silent Hell'', [[spoiler:Blacksad isn't able to prevent Sebastian's murder, but Faust's crimes become known to others, Blacksad is at least able to prevent one of the musicians from being killed, and it's assured that Sebastian's widow and child will be financially stable.]]

A video game, ''VideoGame/BlacksadUnderTheSkin'', was released by Pendulo Studios and YS Interactive and published by Microids in 2019 for PC, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and UsefulNotes/XboxOne. ''Under the Skin'' is an {{Interquel}}, taking place chronologically between ''Arctic Nation'' and ''Red Soul''.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In ''Arctic Nation'', a pair of (literal) white supremacists approach a crow, heckling him to get out of a bar where colored people are banned. The crow quips back with the fact that he's blind, and therefore can't see their 'immaculate white pelts'. Surprisingly, they laugh it off and let him go, moving onto Blacksad.

** ''They All Fall Down'', [[spoiler: Solomon gets away with his crimes and successfully completes his bridge, becoming more popular than ever in the process. However, it's revealed that Rachel Zucco, masquerading as the chief engineer's assistant, sabotaged the bridge during construction to ensure that it wouldn't be sturdy enough to withstand strong winds; as a result, it is completely destroyed during a rainstorm at the end of the book, ensuring that Solomon's reputation would be ruined and that he would go down in history as a man best remembered for the catastrophic failure of his most ambitious project. Also, Alma and Blacksad are shown to reconcile and run off in the rain to happily speak about what is strongly implied to be Blacksad's daughter that Alma conceived during Red Soul, [[BelatedHappyEnding which means they could be a family]], but it's left ambiguous whether or not Blacksad and Alma get back together along with whether or not the former leaves with her for Europe even though Smirnov's Fox lieutenant is most likely still gunning for him for a crime he didn't commit]].

** ''They All Fall Down'', [[spoiler: Solomon gets away with his crimes and successfully completes his bridge, becoming more popular than ever in the process. However, it's revealed that Rachel Zucco, masquerading as the chief engineer's assistant, sabotaged the bridge during construction to ensure that it wouldn't be sturdy enough to withstand strong winds; as a result, it is completely destroyed during a rainstorm at the end of the book, ensuring that Solomon's reputation would be ruined and that he would go down in history as a man best remembered for the catastrophic failure of his most ambitious project. Also, Blacksad and Alma don't get back together]].

* ''They All Fall Down'' (''Alors tout tombe'', October 2021-ongoing) is a [[MultiPartEpisode two-part story]] that finds Blacksad in New York City involved in nefarious goings on with unions, organized crime, and the dark parts of the city, including Solomon, a construction magnate with many plans for the city.

''Blacksad'' is a series of (six so far) comic albums created by Spanish authors Juan Díaz Canales (writer) and Juanjo Guarnido (artist and ex-Creator/{{Disney}} animator; he was the lead animator for Sabor in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' and Helga in ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''), and published by French publisher Dargaud. Though both authors are Spanish, their main target audience for ''Blacksad'' is the French market and thus they publish all ''Blacksad'' albums in French first; the Spanish edition usually follows about one month later. Because of this it is considered both a Spanish and French comic book.

** ''They All Fall Down'', [[spoiler: Solomon gets away with his crimes and successfully completes his bridge, becoming more popular than ever in the process. However, it's revealed that Rachel Zucco, masquerading as the chief engineer's assistant, sabotaged the bridge during construction to ensure that it wouldn't be sturdy enough to withstand strong winds; as a result, it is completely destroyed during a rainstorm at the end of the book, ensuring that Solomon's reputation would be ruined and that he would go down in history as a man best remembered for the catastrophic failure of his most ambitious project]].

* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Alma from ''Red Soul'' makes a reappearance at the end of ''They All Fall Down, Part Two'']].

* TheFifties: Later books made it clear with the second red scare, beatniks and reconstruction of Germany.

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Ivo Statoc]], gloating and mocking someone for having standards is not the smartest of move. His assassin even says that he would not have gone through if he was not so smug about it.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: InUniverse, the turtle Blacksad is bodyguarding makes some less-than-enlightened comments as to modern art, to the disapproval of the gallery owner.

* ''They All Fall Down'' (''Alors tout tombe'', October 2021-ongoing) is a [[MultiPartEpisode four-part story]] that finds Blacksad in New York City involved in nefarious goings on with unions, organized crime, and the dark parts of the city, including Solomon, a construction magnate with many plans for the city.

* NighthawksShot: In ''They All Fall Down, Part Two'', when Blacksad and Iris decide to go to a bar, the scene transitions with a recreation of the famous painting.

** Played with in the album ''Arctic Nation''. Jezebel [[LysistrataGambit refuses her husband Karup sexual relations]], knowing full well that she's pretty much a [[TheBeard social status symbol]] for the WASP police chief. She then seduces Karup's right-hand man Huk, telling him that Karup is actually cheating on her with their black maid Dinah. [[spoiler:None of this is true: Jezebel and Dinah are sisters, and ''Karup's daughters''. It's all part of a decades-long revenge scheme against their father for having left their mother to her death.]]

* ''They All Fall Down'' (''Alors tout tombe'', October 2021-ongoing) is a MultiPartEpisode that finds Blacksad in New York City involved in nefarious goings on with unions, organized crime, and the dark parts of the city, including Solomon, a construction magnate with many plans for the city.

Canales and Guarnido have confirmed that they are working on the sixth and seventh installments in the series -- both books have been stuck in a bit of a DevelopmentHell though, the sixth installment having been originally set for release in 2017, but later pushed back, due to both creators being busy with other projects. With the sixth book released in October 2021, the seventh one is tentatively planned for release in 2023.

* FurryComic: And a damn fine one at that.

In an [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic]] rendition of America in the [[TheFifties 1950s]] [[HardboiledDetective private investigator]] John Blacksad, a black cat, is embroiled in stories of mystery and intrigue. The albums come critically acclaimed and are a dedicated homage to the FilmNoir genre. There have been five albums published so far (the first three in English in an omnibus edition by Creator/DarkHorseComics, the fourth in a standalone hardcover):

* StoutStrength: Ted Leeman, the corrupt hippo detective in ''The Hell, The Silence'' seems like a sweaty, obese sloth whose bark is worse than his bite. When Blacksad outsmarts him and reveals himself, Leeman unleashes a brutal beating on Blacksad and tanks three shots to the gut to show his immense strength.