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The acclaimed documentary Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist is finally coming to DVD. Written by Comic Book Artist editor Jon B. Cooke, directed by Andrew Cooke, and released by Montilla Pictures, the film explores the life and art of “the godfather of the American comic book.”
The documentary premiered at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival and went on to win numerous awards.
It includes includes interviews with Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Chabon, Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman, Frank Miller, Stan Lee, Gil Kane as well as the never-before-heard “Shop Talk” audio tapes featuring Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Milton Caniff, Neal Adams, Joe Kubert and others.
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