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.

Author/Artist: Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Publisher: Drawn And Quarterly
Page Count: 144pp
Size: 6 x 9
Notes: paperback, b/w
Date of Publication: March 24,2010
ISBN: 978-1770460126