After Guarnido left Disney , he reconnected with Canales . After contacting several editors , Guarnido and Canales finally signed on with French publisher Dargaud , and in November 2000 , '' Quelque part entre les ombres ( Somewhere within the Shadows ) '' was published . It was a success among critics and the public , and won the Prix de la Découverte at the Sierre International Comics Festival and the " Avenir " Prize at the Lys-lez-Lannoy Festival , respectively in Switzerland and France . In March 2003 , the second album '' Arctic-Nation '' was released . It was once again a success , winning the Prize Awarded by the Audience and the Prize for Artwork at the 2004 Angoulême International Comics Festival . The third instalment of the '' Blacksad '' series , '' Âme Rouge ( Red Soul ) '' , was published in 2005 . In 2006 it was awarded the Angoulême Prize for a Series
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Juanjo Guarnido