Gods' Man
Videos
Gods' Man is a wordless novel by American artist Lynd Ward published in 1929. In 139 captionless woodblock prints, it tells the Faustian story of an artist who signs away his soul for a magic paintbru
Cover to the first edition of Gods' Man (1929) by American artist Lynd Ward (1905–1985).
The book's unnamed protagonist framed by wineglasses, emphasizing the isolation he feels.
Ward read Frans Masereel's wordless novel The Sun (1919, pictured) while he was studying in Germany.
Cartoonist Milt Gross parodied Gods' Man in He Done Her Wrong (1930).
He Done Her Wrong
Videos
He Done Her Wrong is a wordless novel written by American cartoonist Milt Gross and published in 1930. It was not as successful as some of Gross's earlier works, notably his book Nize Baby based on hi
Gods' Man
…American wordless novel. Its success inspired other Americans to experiment with the medium, including cartoonist Milt Gross, who parodied Gods' Man in He Done Her Wrong (1930). In the 1970s, Ward's example of wordless novels inspired cartoonists Art Spiegelman and Will Eisner to create their first graphic novels. The…
Title page of He Done Her Wrong
Page from He Done Her Wrong