{"product_id":"will-eisners-the-spirit-artisan-edition-will-eisner-paperback","title":"Will Eisner's the Spirit Artisan Edition -- Will Eisner, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eWill Eisner's work on \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e was, in its way, as groundbreaking as Orson Welles' \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e. Both artistic achievements rewrote the book on sequential storytelling and had lasting impacts on all that followed them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatured within these pages are 17 Spirit stories all from Eisner's peak period, 1946 - 1950, generally regarded as his best work on \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e. Eisner is also considered to be the founding father of the Graphic novel, with the publication of \u003ci\u003eA Contract with God\u003c\/i\u003e in 1978. He is also the namesake of the Eisner Awards, the \"Academy Awards of the comics industry, held each year at Comic-Con International. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Artisan Edition collects stories, covers and pages that have been reproduced from the original art. While appearing to be in black and white, these images have been scanned in color, allowing the reader to view them as closely as possible to the original art. Ink gradients, blue pencil, corrections, and more are all clearly visible, all the wonderful subtle nuances that make original art so special and unique. The only way to better view these pages if you were standing over the artist's shoulder as they were drawn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will Eisner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IDW Artist's Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.90h x 8.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684059713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Eisner was born William Erwin Eisner on March 6, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. By the time of his death on January 3, 2005, following complications from open heart surgery, Eisner was recognized internationally as one of the giants in the field of sequential art, a term he coined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a career that spanned nearly seventy years and eight decades -- from the dawn of the comic book to the advent of digital comics -- he truly was the 'Orson Welles of comics' and the 'father of the Graphic Novel'. He broke new ground in the development of visual narrative and the language of comics and was the creator of The Spirit, John Law, Lady Luck, Mr. Mystic, Uncle Sam, Blackhawk, Sheena and countless others.","brand":"Eisner, Will","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49362763481316,"sku":"9781684059713","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/51yOF0b2v1L.jpg?v=1783590414","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/will-eisners-the-spirit-artisan-edition-will-eisner-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}