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The Will Eisner companion : the pioneering spirit of the father of the graphic novel / N.C. Christopher Couch and Stephen Weiner ; introduction by Dennis O'Neil ; afterword by Denis Kitchen.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Comics Collection PN6727.E4 Z459 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Couch, N. C. Christopher.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eisner, Will--Characters--Encyclopedias.
- Eisner, Will.
- Eisner, Will--Encyclopedias.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Penn Provenance:
- Rothman, Steven D. (donor)
- Toccafondi, David, C'95 (donor) (Toccafondi copy)
- Physical Description:
- 174 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : DC Comics, [2004]
- Summary:
- Will Eisner's career spans the entire history of comic books-from his formative days in the 1930s through the 1940s, when he revolutionized narrative sequential art with his internationally famed series The Spirit, to the 1970s, when he created the contemporary graphic novel form with A Contract with God.
- The Will Eisner Companion is the first comprehensive overview of the work of writer/artist Will Eisner. Divided into two sections-his Spirit work and his graphic novels-this authorized companion features all-new critical and historical essays by noted comic book historians N. C. Christopher Couch and Stephen Weiner, as well as encyclopedic listings covering the full spectrum of his oeuvre. Also includes a chronology, a selected bibliography, and a suggested reading list.
- The perfect introduction to the work of a comics legend, The Will Eisner Companion is a must-have celebration for new fans as well as old.
- Contents:
- Will Eisner: A Selected Chronology 13
- The Human Spirit / N. C. Christopher Couch 19
- The Spirit: A-Z / N. C. Christopher Couch 27
- Color Section
- "Who is the Spirit?...And How Did He Come to Be?" 89
- "Gerhard Shnobble" 97
- Pioneer and Storyteller: The Graphic Novels of Will Eisner / Stephen Weiner 107
- A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories 111
- Life on Another Planet 117
- The Dreamer 122
- Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas 124
- New York, the Big City 125
- The Building 126
- A Life Force 130
- City People Notebook 135
- To the Heart of the Storm 136
- Will Eisner Reader 140
- Invisible People 142
- Dropsie Avenue: The Neighborhood 144
- Family Matter 148
- The Princess and the Frog 150
- The Last Knight 151
- Last Day in Vietnam: A Memory 152
- Minor Miracles 153
- Moby Dick 157
- The Name of the Game 158
- Sundiata: A Legend of Africa 164
- Fagin the Jew 165
- The Will Eisner Sketchbook 167
- The Plot 168
- Will Eisner: A Selected Bibliography 171
- For More About Will Eisner... 173.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1401204228
- 9781401204228
- 1401204236
- 9781401204235
- OCLC:
- 57237530
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