Reviews for He Done Her Wrong

The average rating for He Done Her Wrong based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-11-10 00:00:00 Makis Kalidis What the hell? Why don't people do us a favor and tell us about this amazing stuff? After God's Man - another book I'd never heard of until now - this was the second "wordless novel" produced in the U.S. Yes, no written word sullies the page. The explorations of how to use the page are fascinating ... as is the look of 1930's cartooning turned to the end of conveying a story over several hundred pages/panels. It's got the crazed feel of early silent film ... that kinetic slapstick and manic plot movement. Not to be missed.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-10-16 00:00:00 Chester Evans An early (1930) graphic novel by Milt Gross, He Done Her Wrong is a completely wordless turn of the century melodrama, inspired by and playing a tongue-in-cheek tribute to early adventure serials from the silent era of film. Although Gross was apparently well known in his time, I confess I'm not familiar with him. Can't say that the art grabs me, either--it's done in a satirical, caricature-ish style, vaguely reminiscent at times of Don Martin, but rougher. But the story's entertaining enough. The characters are not named, and there's not a lot of character development, but it isn't needed. We have our Hero, the manly outdoorsman, the Girl, who is done wrong, and the Villain, who done it. The Hero is unworldly, but manly enough for ten. The villain is dastardly, taking advantage of the Hero's naivete then stealing the Girl away to The Big City, where he leaves her penniless. The Hero pursues. Fate intervenes; many mishaps are had; paths are crossed and re-crossed; and it all works out as it should in the end. Entertaining, and a quick read.