@ Pop Syndicate-- reviews of Guardians of the Galaxy V4 & Blacksad
On Blacksad:

On Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 4: Realm of Kings:
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The other thing you’ll notice is that Blacksad is a cat. He’s not a cat that mews and curls up in your lap but a cat that walks, talks, dresses and fights like a man. He even loves and hates like a man. Juan Diaz Canales & Juanjo Guarnido’s story is a cross between Art Spiegleman’s Maus (only without the historical and social metaphors) and Richard Starking’s Elephantmen, complete with the hard-boiled atmosphere and trench coat-wearing characters. What Canales and Guarnido gain from the use of animal’s faces is an exaggerated expressiveness. From a stoic polar bear to an authoritative German Shepherd, the faces and animals chosen convey so much expression without ever having to to overboard and exaggerate.
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On Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 4: Realm of Kings:
Like its characters, Guardians of the Galaxy is a workman-like title. This volume ends at where the series did before getting cancelled or going on hiatus before the next big cosmic event. Volume 4 is actually a bridge between two events and Abnett & Lanning have always done a good job at keeping Guardians of the Galaxy involved in Marvel’s crossover events without ever getting really lost in them. Volume 4: Realm of Kings deals both with the aftermath of the last event while setting up the next one but the writers keep it feeling natural and all part of the story. They maintain their flow on this title, making it feel like the events of this book are simply the next bad series of occurrences that happen to the Guardians.
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