Will Eisner: A Spirited Life by Bob Andelman

Expanding on the Authorized Biography

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The Spirit

Drawn From Life (NYTimes.com)

ShareTweet+1SharePin0 Shares By DAVID CARR  Published: March 18, 2010    Truth in the matter of memoir has always seemed evanescent and, more often lately, either elusive or absent. Memories of the self are often in service of other agendas, including… Continue Reading →

Why So Many Superheroes Are Drawn to New York (NYTimes.com)

ShareTweet+1SharePin0 Shares By PETER GUTIERREZMarch 8, 2010 Gotham City, of course, was always a thinly veiled version of New York. So was Central City, stomping grounds of The Spirit, a non-superpowered but influential character created by a native Brooklynite, Will… Continue Reading →

Happy Will Eisner Week! (Joel Vollmer)

ShareTweet+1SharePin0 SharesLast year I celebrated with daily sketches of Spirit characters. This year felt like it needed something a bit bigger. Something a bit more polished. Here is step 1:   Click HERE to follow Joel Vollmer’s progress! ShareTweet+1SharePin0 Shares

The Spirit novels: How I Spent My 10-Year Vacation by James Vance

ShareTweet+1SharePin0 SharesThe world of comics still cropped up from time to time in unexpected ways. Out of the blue, Howard Chaykin raised the possibility of representing Kings to TV producers. (Despite my respect for Howard, I passed. That book, to… Continue Reading →

The Secret Files of Dr. Drew: A fascinating Will Eisner side project, 1949/50 (TrickCoin.net)

ShareTweet+1SharePin0 Shares by Frank M. Young December 30, 2009    Towards the end of the creative peak-era of Will Eisner’s weekly comic book/strip The Spirit, the Eisner Studio had a strong team churning out innovative comics material. Writers Jules Feiffer… Continue Reading →

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