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There's an American cartoonist. Jim Woodring. Fabulous. Mystic.

Almost all of his stuff is wordless. Apparently it was just easier that way.

Then suddenly the Japanese discovered him. Now he's got this giant new audience.

The power of no words.

Also, I've noticed, words can be too precise. Pictures and pantomime can let you talk with greater accuracy.

I just looked him up, he's really good! Though I seem to find his images faintly horrific, rather than funny. There's definitely no comfort there. His work reminds me of Alfred Kubin, actually.

I did too, more Dali draws Alice in Wonderland, than Garfield for sure.

I grew up around the corner from him. I distinctly remember his house having some great halloween decorations.

His comics are amazingly good.

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