Hive Mind! What the heck was Canardo?

[Grant Goggans]

Does anybody remember that round of trade paperback reprints that Fleetway released in 1991?  I'm looking at an ad in an old Deadline and they were:

Judge Dredd: Tale of the Dead Man
Hewligan's Haircut (the awesome edition with the hole in the cover)
Anderson: Shamballa
and...
Canardo: A Shabby Dog Story

American shops were swimming in the three 2000 AD books at the time, but I never saw Canardo, which I assumed was some Belgian or Italian thing.  Did anybody buy that?  What was it?

[satchmo]

It's pretty good, an anthropomorphic crime black comedy, the art reminded me of Hunt Emerson I seem to recall, although it's a long time since I looked at it. I'm pretty sure it's Belgian.
I've got it upstairs somewhere, I'll dig it out tomorrow and put some scans up.

[johnnystress]

Ah Canardo(penny drops)-- French for Duck + Colombo

Nice art, very "European"

[satchmo]

Found it! Nice Rian Hughes designed cover...

[satchmo]

It's by Sokal, and was first published by Casterman in 1981 as Le Chien Debout. It's good stuff, a lot of fun. I'll keep my eyes peeled for a copy Grant, I don't think I payed more than a pound for mine at a comic mart.

[Grant Goggans]

It looks terrific.  I'll have to keep an eye out for it, thanks everyone.