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Eisner, Will

Overview
Works: 440 works in 1,041 publications in 19 languages and 21,397 library holdings
Genres: Graphic novels  Suspense fiction  Adventure fiction  Fairy tales  Children's stories  Folklore  Picture books for children 
Roles: Illustrator, Bibliographic antecedent, Author of introduction, Adapter, Performer, Scenarist, Other, Author in quotations or text abstracts, Commentator, Interviewee, Creator
Classifications: pn6727.e4, 741.5973
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49 editions published between and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,403 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: A classic drawing textbook from an American comics pioneer, revised and enhanced for a new generation. Based on Will Eisner's legendary course at New York's School of Visual Arts, this guide has inspired generations of artists, students, teachers, and fans. In Comics and Sequential Art, Eisner reveals the basic building blocks and principles of comics, including imagery, the frame, and the application of time, space, and visual forms. With examples from Eisner's own catalog and such masters as H. Foster, R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Milton Caniff, Al Capp, and George Herriman, this book distills the art of graphic storytelling into principles that every comic artist, writer, and filmmaker should know. 2-color art and text.
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35 editions published between and 2006 in 9 languages and held by 1,334 libraries worldwide
The legendary graphic novel and the sequels that launched an art form. With graphic narrative that "was closer to the writing of Bernard Malamud or Isaac Bashevis Singer than any comic art which had preceded it" (The Economist), A Contract with God, originally published in 1978, was the first graphic novel: the prototype-along with A Life Force and Dropsie Avenue-for such seminal works as Maus and Persepolis. Set during the Great Depression, this literary trilogy, assembled in one volume for the first time, presents a treasure house of now near-mythic stories that fictionally illustrate the bittersweet tenement life of Eisner's youth. With nearly one dozen new illustrations and a revealing brand-new foreword, this book ultimately tells the epic story of life, death, and resurrection while exploring man's fractious relationship with an all-too-vengeful God. This mesmerizing, fictional chronicle of the universal American immigrant experience is Eisner's most poignant and enduring legacy.
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21 editions published between and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,011 libraries worldwide
"Examines the fundamentals of storytelling in comic book style and offers advice on story construction and visual narratives."
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11 editions published between and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 1,008 libraries worldwide
The late Will Eisner, the great American master of comics, regarded this, his last work, as his most powerful. This nonfiction book in graphic-novel style examines the outrageous fabrication of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which purports to be the blueprint by Jewish leaders to take over the world. Hatched as an anti-Semitic plot by the tsar's secret police to deflect widespread criticism of the Russian government, the forgery, first published in 1905, succeeded beyond the propagandistic ambitions of its originators; the lie became an internationally accepted truth. Presenting a pageant of historical figures including Tsar Nicholas II, Henry Ford, and Adolf Hitler, Eisner exposes the twisted history of the Protocols from nineteenth-century Russia to modern-day Klan members to Islamic fundamentalists. The Plot unravels one of the most devastating hoaxes of the twentieth century.
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197 editions published between and 2009 in 10 languages and held by 648 libraries worldwide
Collects stories from classic Spirit adventures in which a murdered detective fights crime from beyond the grave.
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7 editions published between and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 552 libraries worldwide
A master of the graphic novel brings new depth and insight to one of literature's most infamous characters, retelling the story of Oliver Twist from Fagin's perspective.
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6 editions published in in English and held by 550 libraries worldwide
Presents a collection of twenty-two Spirit stories from 1940-1950, featuring the adventures of Eisner's famous crime fighter.
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7 editions published between and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 548 libraries worldwide
Ishmael, a sailor, recounts the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him. Presented in comic book format.
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3 editions published in in English and held by 537 libraries worldwide
A comic-book format adaptation of Don Quixote. Quixote's selflessness and gallantry make the Man of La Mancha a legend as told by his faithful friend and servant Sancho Panza.
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3 editions published in in English and held by 494 libraries worldwide
A collection of graphic stories by Will Eisner that capture the gritty underside of New York City and its residents.
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3 editions published in in English and held by 451 libraries worldwide
A visual self-assessment by the creator of "A Contract With God" and "The Plot" evaluates his life as a writer, a professional, and an artist, in a collection of autobiographical tales that includes "The Dreamer," "To the Heart of the Storm," and "The Name of the Game."
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1 edition published in in English and held by 434 libraries worldwide
Forged in heaven, it is called Kusanagi, the Grasscutter--the lost sword of the Gods. This legendary blade could potentially tip the scales of power.
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3 editions published in in English and held by 423 libraries worldwide
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16 editions published between and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 364 libraries worldwide
Semi-autobiographical graphic novel of Will Eisner's memories of his childhood and adolescence, as well as his struggling family's immigrant history.
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5 editions published between and 2003 in English and Portuguese and held by 345 libraries worldwide
A good prince, turned into a frog by a spiteful wizard, exacts from a princess a promise which she is reluctant to fulfill, despite his kindness and her desire not to hurt him.
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2 editions published between and 2003 in English and held by 329 libraries worldwide
A retelling in comic strip form of the African epic in which an ugly, crippled child grows up to become the liberator and founder of the great empire of old Mali.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 287 libraries worldwide
Last day in Vietnam is Will Eisner's memoir of his years in the military, six stories garnered from observations of camp life at close range, of soldiers who were engaged not only in the daily hostilities of war but also in larger, more personal combat.
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2 editions published between and 2009 in English and held by 270 libraries worldwide
Collects four graphically illustrated stories from Will Eisner that explore strange occurances in daily life, including "The Miracle of Dignity," "Street Magic," "A New Kid on the Block," and "A Special Wedding Ring."
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10 editions published between and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 247 libraries worldwide
Chronicles the lives of ordinary people surviving the Great Depression in the Bronx, portraying the economic collapse, leftist politics, and rise in Nazism.
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26 editions published between and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 222 libraries worldwide
 
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Comics & sequential art
Alternative Names
Aysner, Ṿil
Aysner, Vil, 1917-2005
Eisner, Will
Eisner, William, 1917-2005
Eisner, William E.
Eisner, William E., 1917-2005
Eisner, William Erwin 1917-2005
Rensie, Willis B.
Rensie, Willis B., 1917-2005
אייסנער, וויל
אייסנער, ויל
אייסנער, וויל
אייסנער, ויל
Languages
English (574)
French (147)
German (92)
Spanish (77)
Danish (69)
Swedish (29)
Italian (22)
Dutch (16)
Undetermined (15)
Finnish (9)
Portuguese (6)
Norwegian (4)
Multiple languages (2)
Yiddish (2)
Czech (2)
Hebrew (1)
Sardinian (1)
Catalan (1)
Korean (1)
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