Will Eisner reader
by Will Eisner
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Open LibraryAbout this book
Presenting seven graphic stories by a comics master, collected for the first time fromn thepages of Will Eisner's Quarterly. Included are contemporary tales of poignant reality, imaginative forays into fantasy, ruminations on the human condition, and light-hearted exercises in whimsy-all done in Will Eisner's inimitable style. Eisner is a pioneer in the comics medium ; in this book, he is at his entertaining best.
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Comics & graphic novels, generalGraphic novelsComic books, strips
First published 1991About the author
Will Eisner
06 Mar 1917 – 03 Jan 2005
William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series *The Spirit* (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term "graphic novel" with the publication of his book *A Contract with God*. He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book *Comics and Sequential Art* (1985). The Eisner Award was named in his honor, and is given to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium; he was one of the three inaugural inductees to the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. **Sou…
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