Stripburger #84: Wordless Again! This year, Stripburger focuses on silent comics, dedicating two entire issues to them. Words are crutches of comics, Jim Woodring would say, or even laziness, Nicolas Presl would pull a face, and very unnecessary would sing Depeche Mode. Following the wordless 83rd issue, the current 84th issue presents the second part of our selection of wordless comics, featuring contributions from many new talents and fresh discoveries, as well as some familiar friends from our pages. While these comics may be wordless, they don’t have to be silent! The images are so striking, vivid, and loud that they speak to us without the need for words, drawing us into new, diverse, and often surprising realities. This edition of Compendium is also noteworthy: we present Jim Woodring, a highly idiosyncratic artist and one of the undisputed masters of this radical and challenging form of comics. In addition, we are publishing a book collection of his iconic wordless stories with Frank this autumn. Discover more about Woodring and his unique world in this special profile feature. Enough words—immerse yourself in a world of loud images instead!And remember: reading may bring understanding, but seeing is believing. COVER: Nadine Redlich (DE)COMICS: Kristian Ujhelji (AT), Bruno Borges (PT), Alexandra Rügler (DE), Oh Issa (IT), Jean-Côme (FR), Simon De Waepenaere (BE), Andy Leuenberger (DE), Peter Kuper (US), Eleusi (IT), Lilli Gaigal (DE), Nadine Redlich (DE), Nicolas Presl (FR), Gary Colin (FR), Tommaso Tartaglino (IT), Zach Danson (NL), Stefan Hahn (DE), Dora Kaštrun (SI), Gines Martínez (ES) Compendium #11:PROFILE: Jim Woodring (written by: Bojan Albahari)
