Will Eisner
Cartoonist, Fictional Character Creator
1917 – 2005
Who was Will Eisner?
William Erwin "Will" Eisner 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 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. 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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- Born
- Mar 6, 1917
Brooklyn - Also known as
- William Erwin Eisner
- Will Eisher
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Employment
- School of Visual Arts
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Jan 3, 2005
Lauderdale Lakes
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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