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Will Eisner

William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series The Spirit (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term "graphic novel" with the publication of his book A Contract with God. He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book Comics and Sequential Art (1985). The Eisner Award was named in his honor, and is given to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium; he was one of the three inaugural inductees to the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

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American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917-2005)

Born 06 Mar 1917
Died 03 Jan 2005

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  • Cover of: A contract with God and other tenement stories

    First published in 1978 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition contractwithgodo00eisn Cover of edition contractwithgod00eisn
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    First published in 2000 5 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition lastdayinvietnam0000eisn
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  • Cover of: To the heart of the storm

    First published in 1991 4 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The last knight: an introduction to Don Quixote by Miquel de Cervantes

    First published in 2000 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1988 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The amazing adventures of The Escapist.: Volume 3

    First published in 2004 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9781442047280
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  • Cover of: City People Notebook

    First published in 1989 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Best of the Spirit

    First published in 2005 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2002 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The contract with God trilogy: life on Dropsie Avenue

    First published in 2005 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1962 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2000 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The M16A1 Rifle: Operation and Preventive Maintenance

    First published in 1968 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Invisible People

    First published in 1993 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition invisiblepeople0000will
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  • Cover of: The name of the game

    First published in 2001 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Comment dialoguer avec les plantes et les aider a s'épanouir

    First published in 1976 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1979 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2010 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Spirit

    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917-2005)

Born 06 Mar 1917
Died 03 Jan 2005
Subjects
Comic books, strips, Graphic novels, Comics & graphic novels, general, Fiction, Cartoons and comics, Caricatures and cartoons, Cartoonists, Children's fiction, Folklore, History and criticism, Immigrants, Tenement houses, Vietnam War, AR-15 rifle, Adaptations, Adventure / thriller, Ahab, captain (fictitious character), fiction, Alienation (Social psychology), Aliénation (Psychologie sociale), Alltag, Armed Forces, Astronautics, Authors, american, Authors, biography, Authorship
Places
United States, New York, New York (State), Bronx, Bronx (New York, N.Y.), Folklore, Juden, Korea, Mali, New York (N.Y.), New York- Bronx, Spain, Vietnam
People
Will Eisner, McCloud, Quixote Don, the Younger, Scott, Soundiata Keita (d. 1255)
Time
1800-1990, 1930s, 1950-1953, 1961-1975, Great Depression

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  • William Erwin Eisner
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December 22, 2021 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternatives names
December 22, 2021 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
August 4, 2020 Edited by dcapillae Added short bio from Wikipedia
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import