Will Eisner

American cartoonist and writer, creator of The Spirit, a pioneer of the graphic novel form (notably A Contract with God), and influential educator in sequential art; the Eisner Awards are named in his honor.

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  1. 1. Will Eisner's New York

    Life in the Big City

    An illustrated, affectionate portrait of New York that blends autobiographical vignettes and expressive drawings to capture neighborhoods, street characters, shops, and architecture; through short stories and visual sketches it reflects on immigrant life, urban change, memory and the craft of storytelling, offering both nostalgia and keen observation of how the city shaped its people and the artist who remembers it.

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