Book and DVD combo at a special price! Includes Bob Andelman’s acclaimed Will Eisner: A Spirited Life Deluxe Edition (expanded, full-color version of the out-of-print biography that explores the more than 70-year career of Will Eisner, heavily illustrated), and the DVD documentary Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist (96 minutes of Will himself documenting his life and his cinematic approach to comics). From his childhood and famously turning down a proposal for Superman, to educating Army soldiers in P.S. Magazine, creating the Spirit, and producing the first widely accepted graphic novel, this Combo Pack presents Will’s own words, plus his contemporaries from comics. Include a free Digital Edition of the book!“Eisner’s life and career in comics spanned almost all of what one would consider recorded history of the American comics market. From its infancy in the 1930’s to his passing in 2005, if it happened in mainstream comics, Eisner either did it or talked with those who did. “A Spirited Life” being available in a revised edition is wonderful enough (it’s a Twomorrows history book; what more do you need to know), but being coupled with the excellent Eisner doc gives you the opportunity to hear Eisner talk about his experiences in his own voice, humanizing him and his life even more.
And if THAT wasn’t enough, the documentary DVD includes all the audio interviews Eisner recorded for his ‘Shop Talk’ book. Imagine finding out Will Eisner had frank podcast discussions with Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Milton Caniff, Neal Adams, Joe Kubert, Gil Kane, Jack Davis, and more. And like these weren’t puff pieces; they were pros talking shop (and some smack here and there) and as a look back into the mindset of an earlier generation and a different perspective, they are fascinating. They alone make getting this worthwhile, so do yourself a favor and make this happen.”
