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Gods' Man #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects Lynd Ward's 1929 wordless novel told entirely through 139 woodcut engravings, following a young artist who makes a Faustian bargain with a mysterious masked figure. Published by St. Martin's Press in 1978, it reproduces the complete sequence of Ward's pioneering graphic narrative, which stands as a landmark in the development of the American graphic novel.
In Gods' Man I. The Brush, a quiet family life is upended when a gifted artist reunites with a mysterious stranger who once gave him a miraculous brush. As the artist paints his enigmatic visitor, the moment takes a chilling turn when the stranger removes his mask—revealing a face that is not human. A haunting woodcut narrative by Lynd Ward, this powerful first chapter unfolds with eerie precision, blending art and dread in a story that lingers long after the final image.
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The family lives happily together; father and child both paint. At length the artist is thrilled to see his old friend, the mysterious stranger who provided him with that marvelous brush. The artist cheerfully leaves his family and paints the stranger's portrait. But as the artist paints, the stranger removes a mask. The stricken artist plunges into the abyss while the stranger retrieves his brush, finally revealing that his true face is a death's head.
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