I will have to do some research on the second list. I suspect they will knock my socks off, given the context of the list.
Anyone who claims an interest in "graphic novels" should know Lynd Ward, bb. Back in the 1930s he crafted six "novels in woodcuts" which told emotionally rich and complex stories in pictures without words. Each page of the "novel" was a print from a wood-engraving. His last and most complex effort was in 1937 and titled "Vertigo". 30-some years ago, my friend Art Scott (the same one who wrote the book on Robert McGinnis paperback covers) called me from Chicago. He was at a gallery that was selling actual prints from Ward's wood blocks. I had him buy me one of my favorite pages from Vertigo and that print hangs on a wall below a dulcimer my brother made and a print of Holman Hunt's Isabella and the Pot of Basil (look it up).
You can read my biography of Lynd Ward here:
http://www.bpib.com/lyndward.htmPeace, Jim (|:{>
