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(W) Yoshihiro Tatsumi (CA) Adrian Tomine (A/CA) Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Created in the late 1950s,
Black Blizzard is Yoshihiro Tatsumi's remarkable first full-length graphic novel and one of the first published examples of Gekiga. Susumu Yamaji, a Young pianist, is arrested for murder and ends up handcuffed to a career criminal on the train that will take them to prison. When an avalanche derails the train, the criminal takes the opportunity to escape, dragging a reluctant Susumu with him. They flee into the mountains, taking shelter from the storm.
Black Blizzard uncovers an unlikely love story and an even unlikelier friendship.
In Shops: Mar 31, 2010
SRP: $19.95