Lynd Ward

Hildegarde Hoyt Swift

A little lighthouse on the Hudson River regains its pride when it finds out that it is still useful and has an important job to do, in a tale first published in 1942. Reprint. 30,000 first printing

The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

The powerful imagery and psychological intensity of Ward's wordless novels have elicited comparisons to the writings of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe, and they continue to influence modern graphic novelists such as Frank Miller. This 1930 work tells a gripping tale through imagery alone, consisting solely of hauntingly rendered woodcuts. 128 illustrations.

A Novel in Woodcuts

Mad Man's Drum

Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors.

The Biggest Bear

A dog learns about skunks, porcupines, and bears when his master takes him to Canada for a summer in the woods.

Nic of the Woods

Recounts without words the adventures of a boy and his winged horse.

A Story in Pictures

The Silver Pony

Presents six woodcut stories drawn by the artist that explore some of the prevailing adult themes of his generation.

Six Novels in Woodcuts

The major American artist invented the concept of a wordless novel with this evocative, text-free "woodcut" narrative. Autobiographical in nature, the novel recounts Ward's struggles with his craft and with life in the 1920s. The intricate woodcuts transcend all barriers of language, and fresh details reward the eye with every review. 139 black-and-white illustrations.

Gods' Man

A story about a lighthouse that stands near the George Washington Bridge in New York City. Three-color illustrations.

Granville Hicks

This is a new release of the original 1935 edition.

The Story of John Reed

One of Us

George Walker

Seth

Frans Masereel

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

Agnes Danforth Hewes

Spice and the Devil's Cave, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, and other fifteenth-century adventurers spring to life in this thrilling tale of the competition between Portugal and the Venetian Republic to discover an all-sea trade route leading to the spices of India. In the Lisbon workshop of banker and navigation enthusiast Abel Zakuto, a group of intrepid explorers gather to discuss the possibility of finding a way around the stormy tip of Africa — the Devil's Cave. Author Agnes Danforth Hewes won the first of her three Newbery Honor awards with this book, which was praised by The New York Times as "one of those engrossing works of historical fiction whose appeal is nearly universal . . . a colorful history of a far-reaching commercial struggle and a vivid drama of individual hopes and aspirations." Enchanting woodcuts by Lynd Ward illustrate this gripping adventure, which is suitable for grades 7 and up and will delight readers of all ages.

Spice and the Devil's Cave

God's Man

David Berona

In this moving graphic novel without words, one of the finest artists of the 20th century uses 230 intricately detailed woodcuts to tell a dramatic tale of the Great Depression. A young girl who longs to be an accomplished violinist and a boy who hopes to become a builder find their dreams shattered by desperate economic times.

Vertigo

Art Spiegelman

Two volumes consisting of six wordless woodcut novels of Lynd Ward.

Madman's Drum ; Wild Pilgrimage

Wordlessly tells the story of a man trapped in an industrial world, struggling between the grim reality around him and the fantasies his imagination creates.--From publisher description.

Wild Pilgrimage

Mary Shelley

Capolavoro della letteratura gotica affermatosi con rara potenza nell'immaginario collettivo, dalla sua pubblicazione nel 1818 il romanzo di Mary Shelley non ha mai smesso di eccitare la fantasia di lettori e artisti di tutto il mondo. Opera fondamentale per lo sviluppo del genere horror e di quello fantascientifico, la storia del giovane Frankenstein che riesce a dar vita a una "creatura" assemblata con parti di cadaveri colpisce ancora oggi per l'attualità delle questioni affrontate, dalla sfida dell'uomo ai limiti posti dalla natura al desiderio di poter sfuggire alla morte. In questa edizione di pregio, il mondo perturbante del romanzo trova perfetta rappresentazione nelle visioni di Lynd Ward, tra i fondatori della graphic novel statunitense, definito dallo stesso Art Spiegelman "uno dei più eminenti e completi artisti americani": le sue tavole, straordinarie per drammaticità e forza plastica, esaltano le atmosfere e gli scenari attraverso cui si svolge la folle caccia tra Frankenstein e il mostro, fissando in maniera indelebile la grandiosa visionarietà di un'opera immortale

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