| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
359 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-342) and index. |
| Contents |
The depression's lessons -- A business for thirty bucks -- Supermen in a world of mortals -- A spirit for all ages -- A private named Joe Dope -- Flight -- Ann -- Out of the mainstream -- Back in the game -- Resurrection -- A contract with God -- Outer space, the city, no limits -- A life force -- Winners and losers -- The heart of the matter -- Polemics. |
| Summary |
An iconic figure in the world of comics, Will Eisner has stellar achievements worthy of the reverence. Eisner, his skills sharpened by an apprenticeship and a stint at Manhattan's noted Art Students League, created one of the first comics syndicates at a peak in the comics trend in the 1930s and '40s, recruiting such top names as Lou Fine, Bob Kane, and Jack Kirby. Despite wars, a congressional probe on the "immorality" of comics, and the cancer death of his daughter, Eisner produced remarkable work over eight decades: as a young artist, as the creator of a classic superhero, the Spirit, and as the father of the American graphic novel with his Contract with God trilogy. |
| Subject |
Eisner, Will.
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Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781608190133 hardcover |
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1608190137 hardcover |
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