WILL EISNER
Name: Will Eisner
Birth name: William Erwin Eisner
Born: 6 March 1917 Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Died: 3 January 2005 Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 - January 3, 2005) was an acclaimed American
comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most
important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the
cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for
his use of comics as an instructional medium; for his leading role in
establishing the graphic novel as a form of literature with his book A Contract
with God and Other Tenement Stories; and for his educational work about the
medium as exemplified by his book Comics and Sequential Art.
In 1988, the comics community paid tribute to Eisner by creating the Will Eisner
Comic Industry Awards, more commonly known as "the Eisners", to recognize
achievements each year in the comics medium. Eisner enthusiastically
participated in the awards ceremony, congratulating each recipient.
Name: Will Eisner
Birth name: William Erwin Eisner
Born: 6 March 1917 Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Died: 3 January 2005 Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 - January 3, 2005) was an acclaimed American
comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most
important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the
cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for
his use of comics as an instructional medium; for his leading role in
establishing the graphic novel as a form of literature with his book A Contract
with God and Other Tenement Stories; and for his educational work about the
medium as exemplified by his book Comics and Sequential Art.
In 1988, the comics community paid tribute to Eisner by creating the Will Eisner
Comic Industry Awards, more commonly known as "the Eisners", to recognize
achievements each year in the comics medium. Eisner enthusiastically
participated in the awards ceremony, congratulating each recipient.