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Will Eisner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Erwin "Will" Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an 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. 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. In 1987, with Carl Barks and Jack Kirby, he was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Eisner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Mar 6, 1917 In Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the movie The Masters of Comic Book Art 1987-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist 2007-04-25
Known For
Poster of Will Eisner: Profissão Cartunista
Poster of Prisoners of Gravity
Poster of Comic Book Confidential
Poster of The Masters of Comic Book Art
Filmography
Movie Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist 2007-04-25
Movie Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked 2003-07-01
Movie Comic Books & Superheroes Self 2001-06-26
Movie Will Eisner: Profissão Cartunista 1999-01-01
Movie The Comic Book Greats: Compendium Self 1992-12-31
Movie Comic Book Confidential Self 1989-06-14
Series Prisoners of Gravity Unknown 1989-08-21
Movie The Masters of Comic Book Art Self 1987-01-01