This page presents an overview of comics, cartoons and other picture stories without the use of language.
These stories are therefor readable by every person on the planet, despite his native laguage.
The list is compiled from a 2003 list on a similar website of the University of Michigan http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rhode/wordless.htm completed with additions from my private collection.
Compiled by
Mike Rhode (mrhode@hotmail.com),
Tom Furtwangler,
David Wybenga,
Paul van Dijken
This list could not be completed
without the assistance of the Comix@ list, the Comix-scholars list, Kristen L. Abbey,
Andres Accorsi, Will Allred, Ron Atkins, David Bachman, Jerry Bails, Neil Ballantyne,
Bob Beerbohm, Blake Bell, Steven M. Bergson, David Beron, Steve Bolhafner, Desmond Brice,
Glenn Carnegy, Tom Devlin, Alfred Eichholtz, Mark Evanier, Ron Evry, Harry Fluks and the
I.N.D.U.C.K.S. Disney Comics database, Bob Ford, Jochen Garcke, Michael T. Gilbert, Mike
Gold, Paul Gravett, Thierry Guitard,R.C. Harvey, Charles Hatfield, Bob Heer, Allan Holtz'
Stripper's Guide Index to US Comic Strips and Cartoon Panels, Gene Kannenberg, Jr., Michel
Kempeneers, Andy Konky Kru, Roger Langridge, Tristan Lapoussiere, Ken Lemons, Darko Macan,
Matt Madden, Jean-Francois Masse, Albert Monteys, Mark Nevins, Nick Nguyen, Rick Norwood,
Igor Prassel, Joel Ricker, Leonard Rifas, Trina Robbins, Steve Rowe, Jamie Salomon, Bill
Schelly, Jared Smith, Robin Snyder, Zack Soto, David Southwood, Rob Stolzer, Tim Stroup,
Juhani Tolvanen, Michael J. Vassallo, Brett Warnock, Doug Wheeler, Steve Whitaker, Craig Yoe,
Randy Scott and the Michican State University Comic Arts Collection, and the Grand Comics Database.
Part of this story has been published in APA-I #88 and the International Journal of Comic Art 2:2.
As of January 2001, Andy Konku Kru has a webpage Cartoonists Specialising in Silent Comics at
http://bugpowder.com. In July 2003, Randy Scott of Michigan State University's Comic Art
Collection added a Stories without Words genre heading to the index at
http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/srri/storiesw.htm. New additions made after the
version published in the International Journal of Comic Art 2:2 are included, but not marked. Comics
Stuff is an occasional publication showcasing aspects of comics collecting and indexing beyond
the comic book and toy price guides. (c) Copyright of all images with the artists.
See also:
http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rhode/wordless.htm
http://bugpowder.com
http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/srri/storiesw.htm