Will Eisner

Born: 1917-03-06

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Erwin "Will" Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for his use of comics as an instructional medium; for his leading role in establishing the graphic novel as a form of literature with his book A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories; and for his educational work about the medium as exemplified by his book Comics and Sequential Art. The comics community paid tribute to Eisner by creating the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, more commonly known as "the Eisners", to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium. Eisner enthusiastically participated in the awards ceremony, congratulating each recipient. In 1987, with Carl Barks and Jack Kirby, he was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Eisner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Comic Book Confidential

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Released: 1989-06-14

A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents...

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Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked

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Released: 2003-07-01

Industry insiders like Stan Lee and Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) reflect on the way their colorful...

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The Overstreet World of Comic Books

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Released: 1993-01-01

A candid and in-depth look at the Creators, the Culture, and the Collectibility of comics.

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The Comic Book Greats: Compendium

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Released: 1992-12-31

Compendium of Greatest Moments with artists from Comic Book Greats Series

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Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist

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Released: 2007-04-25

Arguably the most influential person in American comics, Will Eisner, as artist, entrepreneur,...

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The Comic Book Greats: Will Eisner

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Released: 1992-12-31

Stan Lee interviews Will Eisner

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Prisoners of Gravity

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First aired: 1989-08-21

Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that...

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