The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories

Jiro Taniguchi’s The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories is a 2007 single-issue collection from Fanfare, gathering the masterful Japanese cartoonist’s short-form work. Drawn and co-written by Taniguchi alongside Shizuka Shimoyama, the volume showcases his signature quiet, evocative style across a set of standalone tales. It offers a compact, essential glimpse into Taniguchi’s storytelling range, making it a meaningful entry for fans of his meditative, humanistic comics.