The dream of mandarin ducks becoming real

Author: Gross (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Among Gross's many outstanding works, one is particularly special—it is the humorous comic strip When Dreams Come True, published in 1930. The uniqueness of this book lies in: a large cast of characters, a tightly woven plot filled with suspense, and yet it is a wordless comic book with a distinctive place in the history of comics.
The series World Masterpieces of Modern European and American Comics collects 9 classic comic works by 9 modern comic masters from Europe and America, totaling 10 volumes. This book is one of them. The uniqueness of this book lies in: a large cast of characters, a tightly woven plot filled with suspense, and yet it is a wordless comic book with a distinctive place in the history of comics.
Author Gross uses his skilled drawing techniques to create beautiful lines, subtly telling a legendary love story without uttering a word. Through these wordless, yet wordless-requiring visuals, we seem to see the exceptional creative talent of the cartoonist: refusing to rely on words to impress, leaving boundless imagination for clever readers.