A contract with god and other stories of Dropsie Avenue : primary texts, Eisner on the graphic novel and comics, reviews and assessments, criticism / Will Eisner ; edited by Jared Gardner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisner, Will, author, artist.

Contributor:

Gardner, Jared, editor.

Series:

Norton critical edition

Norton critical editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tenement houses--New York (State)--New York--Comic books, strips, etc.

Tenement houses.

Jews--New York (State)--New York--20th century--Comic books, strips, etc.

Jews.

Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Comic books, strips, etc.

Bronx (New York, N.Y.).

Eisner, Will--Criticism and interpretation.

Eisner, Will.

Graphic novels--History and criticism.

Graphic novels.

New York (State)--New York.

New York (State)--New York--Bronx.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Graphic novels.

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

xxi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

"This inaugural Norton Critical Edition of a graphic novel features Will Eisner's A Contract with God, originally published in 1978 from Baronet Press. Eisner's pioneering work draws on his upbringing in the Bronx to produce realistic narratives surrounding Jewish American culture within New York City's tenements. Excerpts from A Life Force (1988), Invisible People (1993), and Dropsie Avenue (1995) are also included in this edition, followed by Eisner's thoughts on the American graphic novel. "Reviews and Assessments" section presents the reactions of Eisner's contemporaries, selected from multiple art and comic journals of the time. "Criticism" offers modern analyses of Eisner's work in respect to art, race, and underrepresented history. A selected bibliography and chronology are also included"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393284836

0393284832

OCLC:

1333930041