Madman's Drum [deluxe edition]

A singular, wordless novel carved in wood engravings, Madman's Drum is a haunting fable of greed, violence, and retribution set in the 19th century. Created entirely by Lynd Ward in 1930, this pioneering work of graphic storytelling uses 168 stark, expressive images to trace the cursed journey of a drum made from human skin. Published by Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, it stands as a landmark of the American woodcut novel tradition, demonstrating the raw narrative power of sequential art without a single word of dialogue. Its influence echoes through the history of graphic novels, a silent masterpiece that proves images alone can forge a complete and devastating story.