Gods' Man #[nn]
☆ Be the first to reviewA quiet family life hangs in delicate balance as father and child share a love of painting in this hauntingly rendered woodcut narrative. When a mysterious stranger returns with a magical brush, the artist is drawn into a fateful portrait session—only to uncover a horror beneath the mask. Lynd Ward’s powerful, wordless storytelling and stark woodcut art elevate Gods' Man I. The Brush into a landmark early 20th-century graphic narrative.
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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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