Comments on: Lynd Ward’s Frankenstein http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:32:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2226918 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:23:50 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2226918 While many may have never heard of Lynd Ward (I didn't until Dennis O'Neil mentioned his wordless graphic novels), many have seen his work. He won one Caldecott Medal (The Biggest Bear), illustrated two Newbery Award winners (Johnny Tremain, The Cat Who Went to Heaven) and six Newbery Honor books. His most popular work is probably "The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge", written by Hildegard H. Swift. In 1974, Abrams published "Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward". While many may have never heard of Lynd Ward (I didn’t until Dennis O’Neil mentioned his wordless graphic novels), many have seen his work. He won one Caldecott Medal (The Biggest Bear), illustrated two Newbery Award winners (Johnny Tremain, The Cat Who Went to Heaven) and six Newbery Honor books. His most popular work is probably “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge”, written by Hildegard H. Swift.

In 1974, Abrams published “Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward”.

]]> by: Jeff H. http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2223066 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:08:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2223066 Beautiful stuff...thanks for sharing. I'm reminded a little bit of Fritz Eichenberg's Poe illustrations (though these are less literal). Beautiful stuff…thanks for sharing. I’m reminded a little bit of Fritz Eichenberg’s Poe illustrations (though these are less literal).

]]> by: Tom Vutayan http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2222929 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:31:02 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2222929 I've never heard of Lynd Ward. That's an astounding piece. It's cool to see an artist exaggerate anatomy in an accomplished way. I’ve never heard of Lynd Ward. That’s an astounding piece. It’s cool to see an artist exaggerate anatomy in an accomplished way.

]]> by: Micah http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2221707 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:42:15 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2221707 As a father, that piece is truly disturbing. As a fan, it is powerful. As a father, that piece is truly disturbing. As a fan, it is powerful.

]]> by: Nick http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2221669 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:31:39 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2221669 If anyone has over $225.00 to spare they can order it from this site: http://www.centipedepress.com/frankenstein.html If anyone has over $225.00 to spare they can order it from this site:

http://www.centipedepress.com/frankenstein.html

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2221086 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:03:36 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2221086 Portland House seems to have published an edition in 1988. As did State Street Press (0681807148) ... 1994 Grammercy/Random House Value 9780517118801 9780517668429 9781850790709 (The last three are raw data from BN.com, available as used books. Unfortunately, the BN database is imprecise when dealing with descriptions of literary classics with multiple editions.) Looking at his bibliiography, someone should publish an illustrated biography! Frankenstein can also be seen here: http://paganpressbooks.com/jpl/LYNDWARD.HTM Portland House seems to have published an edition in 1988. As did State Street Press (0681807148) …

1994 Grammercy/Random House Value
9780517118801
9780517668429
9781850790709
(The last three are raw data from BN.com, available as used books. Unfortunately, the BN database is imprecise when dealing with descriptions of literary classics with multiple editions.)

Looking at his bibliiography, someone should publish an illustrated biography!

Frankenstein can also be seen here: http://paganpressbooks.com/jpl/LYNDWARD.HTM

]]> by: pulphope http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2220908 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:14:49 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/26/lynd-ward%e2%80%99s-frankenstein/#comment-2220908 I doubt any person who wasn't alive before the days of the internet can really appreciate what a mixture of bitter and sweet is it to see these Lynd Ward illustrations available to the world at the click of a button. This book was legendary! Everyone had heard of it or seen one or two small reprinted images from the book (I had one in a drawing handbook) but few people actually owned the book, let alone had the chance to look through it in detail. OSU (my alma mater) had a copy in the graphic art library and I finally saw a copy for myself at 23. I remember telling Jim Valentino about the copy during the Spirits Of Independence/Dave Sim tour in '95, and trying to go back to the library to find the book in order to make xeroxes of these incredible illustrations. By then, someone had stolen the book. He illustrated at least one other book in this style-- can't remember offhand which book--a French author, maybe Rabelais. Lynd Ward was one of the great proto-comics champions-- along with Franz Masreel, Goya, Daumier, Tolouse-Lautrec and Gustav Dore--which cartoonists could point to as examples of "comics-as-art". I doubt any person who wasn’t alive before the days of the internet can really appreciate what a mixture of bitter and sweet is it to see these Lynd Ward illustrations available to the world at the click of a button. This book was legendary! Everyone had heard of it or seen one or two small reprinted images from the book (I had one in a drawing handbook) but few people actually owned the book, let alone had the chance to look through it in detail. OSU (my alma mater) had a copy in the graphic art library and I finally saw a copy for myself at 23. I remember telling Jim Valentino about the copy during the Spirits Of Independence/Dave Sim tour in ‘95, and trying to go back to the library to find the book in order to make xeroxes of these incredible illustrations. By then, someone had stolen the book. He illustrated at least one other book in this style– can’t remember offhand which book–a French author, maybe Rabelais.

Lynd Ward was one of the great proto-comics champions– along with Franz Masreel, Goya, Daumier, Tolouse-Lautrec and Gustav Dore–which cartoonists could point to as examples of “comics-as-art”.

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