It rewards (or requires) re-readings, and "blends understanding of Vedantic beliefs with stylized, Max Fleischer nightmares to explore ideas about the evolution of consciousness.
Another recurring character, the devilish Whim, also features. " cyclical telling of Manhog's suffering, punishment and enlightenment", the book actually stars Manhog, with Frank only appearing briefly. In contrast, the dust jacket is quite verbose, and provides clues to the interpretation of the story. Weathercraft, like all of the works set in Woodring's Unifactor (the world in which Frank and associated characters appear), is executed in wordless pantomime, with no word balloons or captions of any kind. This character is hidden somewhere in the artwork of every page of the book. The length of the stories never really mattered that much to me." I always felt that I could do those Frank stories by the inch, yard, or mile. It just seemed like the time was right to do it. But since then, people have been doing more and more long, standalone works, and the term " graphic novel" has sort of become the codified term now. I used to publish these stories in 32-page comics, and I would either do short stories or break the long ones up into chunks so there would be some variety inside the Weathercraft comic. "It sounds kind of dumb, but I just didn’t think of doing it until recently. Club why, after 30 years of doing comics, he had now decided to produce his first graphic novel, he replied: Some panels of the book were previewed on Woodring's blog leading up to publication. Weathercraft was published in book form without previously being serialized, a first for Woodring. Weathercraft was Woodring's first book-length work. Like all other stories set in the Unifactor, Weathercraft unfolds entirely in pictures, with no dialogue balloons or captions. Manhog, after trials and tribulations, sets out on a transformative journey, returning to face off against the devilish Whim, who has enslaved and transformed his friends. While Frank stars in most of Woodring's stories set in the fictional universe of the Unifactor, this book stars Manhog, with Frank making only a brief appearance.
Weathercraft is a 2010 graphic novel by American cartoonist Jim Woodring, featuring his best-known characters Frank, Manhog and Whim. Cover of the first, hardcover printing of Weathercraft, featuring the hags "Betty and Veronica" and the head of Manhog
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