Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts #[nn]
Lynd Ward’s *Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts* presents a haunting, wordless narrative in *The Girl*, a stark and powerful tale of urban isolation and moral descent. Through Ward’s masterful woodcut illustrations—both drawn and inked by him—the story follows a boy’s quiet unraveling after a parting from a girl, his descent into desperation, and a final, melancholy reunion on a spiraling roller coaster. A striking early example of the graphic novel form, this 1937 work captures a world of silent suffering, rendered with haunting precision.
Sell my copy
Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.
We Buy Collections ▸Full credits
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers
After bidding the girl farewell the boy wanders in search of work until he is sole witness of a fatal car crash. Stealing the victim's good clothes he returns to the city, watching the girl from afar, but the only work he can find is as a strikebreaker, which he refuses to be. Desperately he attempts crime but is scared off by a passing policeman. At length he sells his blood to the bedridden elderly gentleman, who needs a transfusion. With those few dollars in his pocket he makes a glum reunion with the girl, on a downward roller coaster.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).