WILL EISNER/ CHAMPION OF THE GRAFIC NOVEL

Will Eisner (19172005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling, best known for The Spirit, his iconic newspaper comic strip, and A Contract With God, the first significant graphic novel. This seminal work from 1978 ushered in a new era of pers onal stories in comics form that touched every adult topic from mortality to religion and sexuality, forever changing the way writer s and artists approached comics storytelling. Noted historian Paul Levitz celebrates Eisner by showcasing his most famous work along side unpu...[Read more]