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 ComicsContract 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 UpdikeThe 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.