Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts

Lynd Ward’s Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts is a singular, wordless graphic novel from 1937, published by Random House. Composed entirely of intricately carved woodcut illustrations, it stands as a landmark of early visual storytelling, with Ward serving as both author and artist. This single volume—a stark, expressionistic narrative of a man’s descent during the Great Depression—remains a powerful testament to the emotional and narrative force of the woodcut novel form.