Before Yoshihiro Tatsumi penned such seminal works as A Drifting Life, he published this noir thriller about murder, star-crossed love, and a pair of convicts on the lam. I reviewed Black Blizzard for Comics Should Be Good, and that review can be found here. Review copy provided by the publisher. … [Read more...] about Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi: B+
Drawn & Quarterly
Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine: B
From the front flap: Ben Tanaka has problems. In addition to being rampantly critical, sarcastic, and insensitive, his long-term relationship is awash in turmoil. His girlfriend, Miko Hayashi, suspects that Ben has a wandering eye, and more to the point, it's wandering in the direction of white women. This accusation (and its various implications) becomes the subject of heated, … [Read more...] about Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine: B