did the critics express satisfaction or dissatisfaction with this work?
It has gained appreciation in comics circles as a precursor to the graphic novel in Canada, though it had no direct influence on Canadian comics
Southern Cross (wordless novel)
"Southern Cross" has gained appreciation in comics circles as a precursor to the graphic novel in Canada, though it had no direct influence on Canadian comics
who is the creator of the wordless novel 'southern cross'? Canadian artist Laurence Hyde what does this work depict? It narrates the impact of atomic testing on Pacific islanders. was this work expressed in a picture or sculptural format or by any other format? It has 118 wood-engraved images featuring dynamic curving lines uncommon in wood engraving and combines abstract imagery with realistic detail. when was this published? In 1951. who was the publisher? Ward Ritchie Press
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Southern Cross (wordless novel) [SEP] Reception and legacy
Rogers found the anti-nuclear message less effective than that of later comics such as Keiji Nakazawa's "Barefoot Gen" or Gary Panter's "Jimbo". Comics scholar Roger Sabin found the book unconvincing, "a well-meaning but facile piece of agit-prop". Reviewer Erik Hinton praised the artwork while calling the story "the progeny of historical lip-service and the hot-button anxiety of the destructivity of modern warfare", and considered Ward and others of Hyde's predecessors more proficient at the medium. "Southern Cross" has gained appreciation in comics circles as a precursor to the graphic novel in Canada, though it had no direct influence on Canadian comics—it was marketed to book connoisseurs, a world far removed from that of consumers of cheap entertainment that comics served in the 1950s.