Do you know any text-less Comics? Primarily Visual Storytelling

byJDarby 2015-01-04 22:43:22 UTC #1

The storytelling method of text-less comics are a style of interest to me. I'm familiar with only one (DaneMen) cuz others are really hard to find and I'm also still new to the site. I myself struggle to create entirely text-less material so I'm curious to see who has achieved this visual form of storytelling.

Does anyone have a list of comics that lack or have no text at all with a well driven story?

rainbowolfe 2015-01-04 23:34:23 UTC #2

I really like My 8-Bit Story! It's completely textless and the art is beautiful.

MylCreates 2015-01-05 00:01:37 UTC #3

Rainbowolfe beat me to it. Honestly I don't know too many myself. But The Arrival, which you can rent at the library is probably the best text-less comic/visualnovel I've ever seen.
Hair has very little dialogue in it and could be understood with out it.

PotooGryphon 2015-01-05 01:07:51 UTC #4

Yes! I love My 8-bit Story. The artist, Jose Garcia, also has another wordless comic Seasons.

Raven_C 2015-01-05 01:11:23 UTC #5

Even though I haven't read many textless comics/graphic novels, I've always considered The Arrival the best textless comic ever. That book is breathtaking.

MylCreates 2015-01-05 02:27:24 UTC #6

Yes, Yes indeed ^o^!!

DavidDaneman 2015-01-05 02:52:16 UTC #7

Hi, there.

I'm David and I make the DaneMen.

I also run r/silentcomics on reddit.

Lately, I've really been enjoying John Cullen's daily comic strip.

There are also a lot in my favorites on deviantArt

Hope this helps,

byJDarby 2015-01-05 04:29:33 UTC #8

Thank you for all of your responses! So far I've compiled a list of:

DaneMen Subscribed and currently catching up on this series. Have yet to be disappointed in this short comedy. Some of the most subtle episodes hit me the hardest
My 8-Bit Story Immediately subscribed to this! Astoundingly well done!
Seasons Ooouu a wordless/quiet romance ... my favorite kind :]
The Arrival (available for purchase) Will take a heavy look at this one
Hair Hasn't been updated in a while but I'll keep an eye on it

@DavidDaneman Really enjoy your work btw! r/silentcomics is gold; I'll be taking frequent trips to this sub for sure. Didn't know you were on deviantArt so I'll make sure to stalk you there...or follow, whatever they call it.

EDITED: Forgot one! Tidal Flats Another silent romance Ooyee

DavidDaneman 2015-01-05 09:50:09 UTC #9

Ryan Pagelow's Buni is silent.

Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch is too.

If memory serves, much (if not all) of Falling by Perry Shah was silent.

jessiepolfliet 2015-01-05 10:11:54 UTC #10

Starpunchgirl

Apart from occasional sound effect is this comic silent.

getsuart 2015-01-05 13:45:07 UTC #11

Maybe Hoppípolla works too ? There isn't really words, but there are some indications of dialogues with images.
the only other one i know is Seasons, like everyone suggested !

byJDarby 2015-01-06 01:15:16 UTC #12

Thanks again guys! Here's an update of my list so far:

Buni Gag comic about an adorable bunny with not so adorable luck
Falling I remember reading this and thought it was a bit too lovey dovey for my taste but a great series none-the-less
Starpunchgirl With a better than average storyline like this you would think it'd need some kind of text but it's extremely silent and it works. Amazing artwork and action/adventure storytelling; love this stuff!
Happipolla A very interesting man's-bestfriend comic about a boys friendship with a seal
Perry Bible Fellowship saw this one on reddit. His early work is exceptionally silent and clever
John Cullen's Daily Comic Very clever, silent and minimalist work here as well. Wonderful!

Phew, i got a lotta reading to do...or not-reading in this case i guess

thatphilippekid 2015-01-06 03:26:17 UTC #13

Anything in the Frank series by Jim Woodring is a great, silent comic.
Recently I've also read a little zine called Harold The Bird, but that's probably a bit more difficult to find...

DavidDaneman 2015-01-07 02:08:37 UTC #14

I hate to link to Go Comics, but Lio is a good silent strip.

byJDarby 2015-01-07 06:38:32 UTC #15

Lio Aw man, I remember the comic strip life. When I was published in my college newspaper, short and quick was less of a desire and more of a necessity. A very good starting point to increase text-less storytelling skills. Thanks for this blast from the past

apurviance 2015-01-16 21:18:12 UTC #16

Dinnersaurus Rex!

stormwhiskers 2015-01-18 02:00:03 UTC #17

For printed comics, The Saga of Rex by Michele Gagne - it has a written introduction to set the scene but the rest is text-less and the art is really great.

The first story in my comic Teacup Tales is textless, and it's likely that a couple of the other short stories I add to it will be textless as well.

Midnite 2015-06-18 04:03:55 UTC #18

Thomas Ott's series may be of interest to you.

apurviance 2015-07-16 17:47:57 UTC #19

Stupid Snake is one of the best wordless comics I've ever read. It starts out like simple series of random events, but it soon all comes together into one big weird adventure.

byJDarby 2015-07-16 18:38:07 UTC #20

Wow! Shame this isn't on Tapastic. It looks like the last update was more than a year ago, but after running through the first few pages, it's surely worth a read. Thanks for the suggestion!