Silent comics
Silent comics are comics which are delivered in mime. They make use of little or no dialogue, speech balloons or captions written underneath the images. Instead, the stories or gags are told entirely through pictures.
Definition
Silent comics have the advantage of being easily understandable to people - like children - who are slow readers. The genre is also universally popular since translation is not required, lacking the usual language barriers. Sergio Aragonés, a famous artist in the field, once said in a 1991 interview with Comics Journal: Silent comics tend to be popular in the gag-a-day comics genre, where they typically consist of just three or four images per episode. But some graphic novels with longer narratives also make use of pantomime. This allows for a more visual experience, where the actual meaning of the events is left to the readers' own interpretation. Some famous silent-comics artists are Sergio Aragonés, Guy Bara, Chaval, Henning Dahl Mikkelsen, Adolf Oberländer, Wil Raymakers, Otto Soglow, Gluyas Williams and Jim Woodring.List of notable silent comics
Argentina
- The cartoons of Santiago Cornejo.
- The cartoons of Guillermo Mordillo.
- Most comics by Quino .
Australia
The Arrival by Shaun Tan.Belgium
25 Images de la Passion d'un Homme by Frans Masereel.Balthazar by Bob de Moor.Cet Aimable M. Mops by Hergé.Fireplug kung fu by Eco.Game Over by Midam.Histoire Sans Paroles by Frans Masereel.The Idea by Frans Masereel.Klopstock by Sinap.Love Story by Eco.Les Malheurs de Charlie by Jem Het Manneke by Marc Payot and Paul Ausloos.- Maurice Rosy made a surreal pantomime comic about hat-like creatures in a seemingly Martian landscape in 1966, which never received a proper title.Max L'Explorateur by Guy Bara.Les Mille et Une Aventures d'Oscar by Jean Léo.Mon Livre D'Heures by Frans Masereel.Otto by Frodo De Decker.De Perfesser by Punt.Plunk by Luc Cromheecke and Laurent Letzer.Polo by Willem Dolphyn Pollopof by Marc Sleen.Poussy by Peyo.Prosper by Ploeg.Rik en zijn Veiligheidschef by Gaston Ebinger.De Slag om Turnhout by Conz.Le Soleil by Frans Masereel.La Ville by Frans Masereel.
Canada
The Life and Times of Conrad Black by George Walker.The Mysterious Death of Tom Thomson by George Walker.Pour un Dîner de Noël by Raoul Barré.Southern Cross by Laurence Hyde. Tales From The Vase by Billy Mavreas.China
Mr. Chu and Aunt Eight by Mak Man-chung . Old Master Q by Alfonso Wong.Sanmao by Zhang Leping.- The cartoons of Tango Gao.
Cuba
Geste Hypergraphique by Roberto Altmann, a comic book with abstract imagery, a surreal plot and symbols and freeform interpunction. While there are speech balloons it's unreadable gibberish, making it somewhat of a pantomime comic.Denmark
Alfredo by Cosper and Jørgen Mogensen.- The cartoons and comics by Herluf Bidstrup.Chas by Frederik Bramming.Ferd'nand by Henning Dahl Mikkelsen.Frederik by Frederik Bramming.Morkelige Mr. Mox by Cosper.Professor Phidus by Kaj Pindal.Rasmus by Jørgen Clevin.
Finland
Lämsänperäläiset by Wallu.France
Arzach by Moebius.L'Enclos by Blexbolex.Lily Sprint by Bindle.' by Malabar, the mascot of chewing gum brand Malabar, whose adventures were told in pantomime comics. The first artist to draw the series was Jean-René Le Moing.Mistouflet by Aldé.Monsieur Mouche by Rab.Monsieur Pépin by Piem.La Mouche by Lewis Trondheim.- '
Germany
' by.Die Abenteur des kleinen Ako by Klaus Vonderwerth.Albert by Klaus Vonderwerth.Alpha...directions by.Beta... civilisations part 1 by.Dackel Willi by.- Fäustchen by Horst von Möllendorff.
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Hungary
- Jucika by Pál Pusztai.Séta Álomországban by Bit. One particular episode, A Francia Bonne Álma, took the interest of famous psychologists Sándor Ferenczi and Sigmund Freud.
Italy
Squeak the Mouse by Massimo Mattioli.Japan
Gon by Masashi Tanaka.Kuri-chan by Susumu Nemoto- Children of the City by Yutaka Aso
Mexico
Pedrito by William de la Torre.Netherlands
- Adrian Backfish Eric SchreursAnnemoon by Patty Klein and Piet Wijn.Bertje Branie by Ger Sligte.Boes by Wil Raymakers and Thys Wilms.Flossie by Gerard Wiegel.Gutsman by Erik Kriek.Het Leven in Karikatuur by Leendert Jordaan.Loeki de Leeuw by Wil Raymakers.Mea Culpa by Peter Kalberkamp.Mieke Meijer by Ger Sligte.Paradiso by Len Munnik.Pieterje Stastok by Steiner.Professor Pi by Bob Van den Born.Simpelman by Wim van Wieringen.
Norway
Grosz by Lars Fiske.Sshhhh! by Jason.Philippines
Beelzebub by Malang Santos.Chain Gang Charlie by Malang Santos.Kosmé the Cop by Malang Santos.Malangs Menagerie by Malang Santos.Pocholo by Malang Santos.Poland
Josephine by Elisabeth Brozowska.Professor Filutek by Zbigniew Lengren.Sans Titre by Jerzy Skarzynski.Spain
Cándído by José Luis Martin Mena, aka Mena.Don Celes by Olmo- The work of OPS.