Will Eisner

Born in New York City, Will Eisner (1917–2005) was the author of the legendary comic strip The Spirit, as well as fifteen graphic novels and three influential instructional textbooks. The comic industry’s top awards, the Eisner Awards, are named in his honor.

Will Eisner

Born in New York City, Will Eisner (1917–2005) was the author of the legendary comic strip The Spirit, as well as fifteen graphic novels and three influential instructional textbooks. The comic industry’s top awards, the Eisner Awards, are named in his honor.

Awards

Winner — Will Eisner Award, 1997

Winner — Harvey Award, 1992

Winner — Will Eisner Award, 1992

Winner — Will Eisner Award, 2002

Winner — Harvey Award, 1993

Books by Will Eisner

  • Will Eisner Reader

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    Four extraordinary autobiographical stories from a legend in American comics.
  • A Contract with God

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2007

    The first graphic novel—a mesmerizing fictional chronicle of a universal American experience.
  • Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    "There isn't a comics artists alive who hasn't benefited from Will Eisner's masterful work and formidable wisdom."—Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics
  • Contract with God Trilogy: Life on Dropsie Avenue

    Will Eisner

    Hardback, 2005

    Published quietly in 1978, Will Eisner's revolutionary literary work A Contract With God marked the invention of the modern graphic novel, took on a life of its own, and inspired a generation of...
  • Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    The final volume of Will Eisner’s celebrated instructional trilogy explores the critical principle of body grammar in comics storytelling.
  • Life, in Pictures: Autobiographical Stories

    Will Eisner

    Hardback, 2007

    An intimate self-portrait of the American icon Will Eisner, and a chronicle of the career that launched a new art form.
  • A Life Force

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2007

    “Eisner was not only ahead of his times; the present times are still catching up to him.”—John Updike
  • The Dreamer

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    An extraordinary autobiography story from a legend in American comics.
  • To the Heart of the Storm

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    An extraordinary autobiography story from a legend in American comics.
  • Life on Another Planet

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2009

    This powerful graphic novel confirms Will Eisner as a master of the genre.