The Working Man's Graphic Novel

The Japanese graphic novelist Yoshihiro Tatsumi, 73, has been drawing dark, realistic comics about the lives of working-class people for decades. Now, Liz Goodwin writes, he gets to draw exactly what he wants.

Liz Goodwin

Published May 1 2009 12:49PM EDT 

Liz Goodwin

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