Frans Masereel

Produced in 1919, Passionate Journey uses Masereel's simple and precise woodcuts to present a story of one man's life and loves in post-World War I Berlin.

A Novel in 165 Woodcuts

Passionate Journey

A Novel Told in 63 Woodcuts

The Sun

100 Woodcuts

The City (Die Stadt)

George Walker

Seth

Lynd Ward

Laurence Hyde

Giacomo Patri

Erich Glas

"If you care about graphic novels, you need this book." -- New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman Graphic Witness features rare wordless novels by five great twentieth century woodcut artists from Europe and North America. The stories they tell reflect the political and social issues of their times as well as the broader issues that are still relevant today. Frans Masereel (1899-1972) was born in Belgium and is considered the father of the wordless graphic novel. Graphic Witness includes the first reprint of his classic work The Passion of a Man since its 1918 publication in Munich. American Lynd Ward (1905-85), author of the provocative Wild Pilgrimage, is considered among the most important of wordless novelists. Giacomo Patri (1898-1978) was born in Italy and lived in the United States. His White Collar featured an introduction by Rockwell Kent and was used a promotional piece by the labor movement. Erich Glas's (1897-1973) haunting wordless novel Leilot, created in 1942, foreshadows the Holocaust, which was not widely known about at the time. Southern Cross by Canadian Laurence Hyde (1914-87) was controversial for its criticism of U.S. H-bomb testing in the South Pacific. Author George A. Walker draws on his expertise as a woodcut artist to provide insight into the tools and techniques used to create these works of art. As well, he examines the importance of the role of artists as witnesses and critics of their times, and the influence of the genre on the emergence of comics and the modern graphic novel. This newly expanded edition of Graphic Witness, which features an afterword by cartoonist Seth, will appeal to readers interested in social issues, printmaking, art history and contemporary culture.

Five Wordless Graphic Novels by Frans Masereel, Lynd Ward, Giacomo Patri, Erich Glas and Laurence Hyde

Graphic Witness

Karl-Ludwig Hofmann

zur Verwirklichung des Traums von einer freien Gesellschaft

Frans Masereel (1889-1972)

Ernest Hemingway

mit 8 holzschnitten von Frans Masereel

Der alte mann und das meer

Three wordless novels by a master, told in 206 Expressionistic woodcuts: The Sun, a struggle with destiny; The Idea, a concept's triumph over suppression; and Story Without Words, a poignant romance.

Three Graphic Novels

The Sun, The Idea & Story Without Words

Woodcuts depict the tragedies, loneliness, and pleasures of city life during the period between the two world wars

The City

Danse Macabre

This graphic novel by an Expressionist master offers a stunning depiction of urban Europe between the world wars. First published in Germany in 1925, it presents 100 woodcuts of remarkable force and beauty that depict scenes of work and leisure, wealth and deprivation, and joy and loneliness.

A Vision in Woodcuts

A unique graphic novel, first published in Geneva in 1919, uses a series of spectacular woodcuts to chronicle a man's pursuit of his own destiny and his attempts to reach the sun, a symbol of liberty and life itself.

Frans Masereel

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