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

  • The Name of the Game

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    Four extraordinary autobiographical stories from a legend in American comics.
  • The Building

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    An extraordinary and classic graphic novel celebrating the Big Apple, from the master of American comics art.
  • The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

    Will Eisner, Umberto Eco

    Paperback, 2006

    A work more disturbing than fiction from "the father of graphic novels" (New York Times). "The ultimate illustration of how absurdly comical and cancerous The Protocols has been to mankind."—Thane...
  • Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    "Comics and Sequential Art is a masterwork, the distillation of Will Eisner's genius to a clear and potent elixir."—Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of...
  • New York: The Big City

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    One of four extraordinary graphic novels celebrating the Big Apple, from the master of American comics art.
  • City People Notebook

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    One of four extraordinary graphic novels celebrating the Big Apple, from the master of American comics art.
  • Invisible People

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2008

    One of four extraordinary graphic novels celebrating the Big Apple, from the master of American comics art.
  • Dropsie Avenue

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2007

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

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2009

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

    Will Eisner

    Paperback, 2009

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