Blackbird follows a band of skateboarding anarchists who are making a zine all about their lives. The problem is, in Maurel's dystopian near-future, self-publishing zines has become a crime. Through media stunts, thrilling chase scenes and some real political activism, Blackbird and its cast of characters reflects the social dynamics of a counterculture. It also gives readers a taste of the new French underground in comics.

Blackbird follows a band of skateboarding anarchists who are making a zine all about their lives. The problem is, in Maurel's dystopian near-future, self-publishing zines has become a crime. Through media stunts, thrilling chase scenes and some real political activism, Blackbird and its cast of characters reflects the social dynamics of a counterculture. It also gives readers a taste of the new French underground in comics.