Follow the investigations of Miss Cat as she tries to crack the case of a missing canary in a thrilling Scandi noiresque graphic novel.
Sad, old Mr. Maximus comes to see Miss Cat at the old dairy she uses as an office. Someone has kidnapped his canary, Harry, his pride and joy. Mr. Maximus begs the detective to help find him.
Following the trail of the missing canary, Miss Cat encounters the alluring Doris and aggressive Wolfgang, her talking dog. What could they be trying to hide? And could the elderly Maximus and the dashing Mixus the Magnificent?a magician with extraordinary powers?actually be the same person? Miss Cat must uncover the truth and get everything back to normal!
With a Scandi noir atmosphere, Miss Cat: The Case of the Curious Canary is a gripping graphic novel that will make young readers eager for the next installment.
Published to accompany an exhibition opening on 29 May 2024 at the Pompidou Centre, Paris, this is a riveting and brilliantly illustrated celebration of the international comic book landscape over the past six decades.
The story begins in 1964, a key year in comics' shift from being driven by commercial potential into a means of self-expression respected not just as entertainment but also as art. The book is organized into fourteen thematic sections around subjects including the counterculture, science fiction, horror, architecture, comedy and more. It is illustrated by 300 works from the best-known artists and writers - from Robert Crumb, Hergé and Claire Bretécher to Akira Toriyama and Alan Moore - and features interviews with major artists including Joe Sacco.
A selection of renowned specialists contribute essays tracing comics' evolution up to the emergence of today's global, digital scene and the medium's likely future.
