Blacksad Vol 2 Arctic Nation Analysis

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Blacksad: Vol 2 Arctic Nation is written by spanish author Juan Díaz Canales and drawn by spanish artist Juanjo Guarnido. The story and setting is film noir style, in late 1950s Americana with all anthropomorphic characters. The story begins when private investigator Blacksad sees a lynching of a black vulture, where he meets a reporter named Weekly (weasel), his future sidekick. It is revealed that Blacksad is working for Elementary school teacher Miss Grey, who asks to look for a missing girl named Kaylie, and tells him her suspicions that the girl was kidnapped by white supremacist group Arctic Nation. After befriending Weekly, they go to local dinner joint, where they are harassed by members of Arctic Nation. After this encounter, they are at the police station, where it is revealed that the leader of Arctic Nation Blacksad saves Kaylie and Weekly, and sees Huk hang Karup for kidnapping and child abuse. As they leave the burning building, Blacksad goes to Huk’s home to find him dead. As Blacksad goes to Karup’s funeral he talks to Jezebel and proves to her that she is Dinah’s twin. Jezebel tells Blacksad that Karup was her father and left her pregnant black to die after him joining the Arctic Nation. Jezebel reveals a complicated revenge plot against her father to implicate him of rumors of pedophilia. However, Huk kills Dinah and in return Jezebel kills Huk. Blacksad: Arctic Nation explores racism, sexism, prejudice, economic privilege, and colorism through the lenses of postcolonial theory. Obviously, this is an outsider perspective of 1950s Americana, but has more depth and context of 1950s Americana than any other book or graphic novel I personally read. When society sees anthropomorphic characters, we think it's silly and cute like Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny. Blacksad destroys that

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