![]() ![]() It turns out this strangely bifurcated path furnished him with a unique set of skills for the books: he understood performance and visual storytelling, and he could write pithy, punchy dialogue that captured kids' attention and made them laugh. In the opening diner scene, Blabey’s name can be seen printed in a newspaper. ![]() ![]() With The Bad Guys racking up more than 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and over 16 million copies in print since its debut in 2016, it's safe to say that kids have responded with enthusiasm. And they suddenly realised it was not only for them, but pitched directly to them." That cover with the four guys in the black suits, it was very Reservoir Dogs-ish, and it looked like something that older brother might look at, but not them. "That's sort of what the first Bad Guys book did. "When kids are too young to see certain movies, they go, 'Can I see that?' and you've gotta go, 'No, it's too scary, or it's too rude, or it's too whatever.' I genuinely believe a big part of is taking that and then putting it in a space where kids can actually go, 'Oh my God, I got my hands on this – I can't believe it'," says Blabey, whose own kids, at ages 6 and 8, were the test audience for the original book. ![]() Director Pierre Perifel drew on a diverse range of references for the animation style, including Japanese anime and French graphic novels. ![]()
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