Blackwing Volume 2 Pencils acknowledge art’s role in bringing about change. This special edition is inspired by the cultural shift of the early 1970s, as the Vietnam Water ended, the Watergate scandal monopolized the headlines, uncertainty reigned, and a new breed of artists changed the face of entertainment with gritty movies like The Exorcist and Chinatown and groundbreaking albums like Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Bob Marley’s Natty Dread. Art reflects the world around us and helps us process complex issues so that we can move forward. Leonard Cohen once said “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Art creates cracks in the world’s darkest places, letting in the light of knowledge. The Blackwing Volume 2 features a ‘cracked’ electric blue glow-in-the-dark design and an all-new 2X Firm Graphite specially formulated for this release—Blackwing’s firmest graphite yet.