To the Heart of the Storm
Title | To the Heart of the Storm PDF eBook |
Author | Will Eisner |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780393328103 |
An extraordinary autobiography story from a legend in American comics.
Will Eisner's Shop Talk
Title | Will Eisner's Shop Talk PDF eBook |
Author | Will Eisner |
Publisher | Dark Horse Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Cartooning |
ISBN | 9781569715369 |
Will Eisner is a master of the comics medium, and when he got together to chat with other masters of the medium, what came of it was a collection of information vital to everyone working in the industry, and indispensable to anyone looking to get into it. Featuring interviews with Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, Jack Davis, Neal Adams, C.C. Beck, Milton Caniff, Gill Fox, Harvey Kurtzman, and distribution guru Phil Seuling, Will Eisner's Shop Talk is chock full of golden tidbits of comics knowledge.
Comics & Sequential Art
Title | Comics & Sequential Art PDF eBook |
Author | Will Eisner |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 164 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780961472818 |
The author discusses his ideas and theories and provides instructions on the art of graphic storytelling.
Will Eisner
Title | Will Eisner PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Levitz |
Publisher | Abrams |
Total Pages | 783 |
Release | 2015-11-10 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1613128649 |
A celebration of the life of the acclaimed comic book storyteller through his work as well as interviews with fellow creators. Will Eisner (1917–2005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling, best known for The Spirit, his iconic newspaper comic strip, and A Contract With God, the first significant graphic novel. This seminal work from 1978 ushered in a new era of personal stories in comics form that touched every adult topic from mortality to religion and sexuality, forever changing the way writers and artists approached comics storytelling. Noted historian Paul Levitz celebrates Eisner by showcasing his most famous work alongside unpublished and rare materials from the family archives. Also included are original interviews with creators such as Jules Feiffer, Art Spiegelman, Scott McCloud, Jeff Smith, Denis Kitchen, and Neil Gaiman—all of whom knew Eisner and were inspired by his work to create their own graphic novels for a new generation of readers. NOTE: The cover is a high-quality photographic reproduction of Eisner's original art. The design intentionally reveals tape and other stray markings that are part of the artist's process and reflect the age of the artifact that was photographed. “Eisner was not only ahead of his times; the present times are still catching up to him,” —John Updike “What Will did was and is timeless,” —Neil Gaiman “Will Eisner is, and remains, one of my precious idols,” —Frank Miller "He was the greatest,” —Harvey Kurtzman “Will Eisner is a national treasure,” —Jules Feiffer “Will Eisner is the heart and mind of American comics,” —Scott McCloud “Eisner is the single person most responsible for giving comics its brains,” —Alan Moore “Eisner was unique in feeling from the start that comic books were not necessarily this despised, bastard, crappy, lowbrow kind of art form, and that there was a potential for real art,” —Michael Chabon
Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist
Title | Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist PDF eBook |
Author | Will Eisner |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 201 |
Release | 2008-08-17 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0393346838 |
The final volume of Will Eisner’s celebrated instructional trilogy explores the critical principle of body grammar in comics storytelling. Designed and outlined by Will Eisner before his death in 2005, this posthumous masterwork, the third and final book in the Will Eisner Instructional Series, finally reveals the secrets of Eisner’s own techniques and theories of movement, body mechanics, facial expressions, and posture: the key components of graphic storytelling. From his earliest comics, including the celebrated Spirit, to his pioneering graphic novels, Eisner understood that the proper use of anatomy is crucial to effective storytelling. His control over the mechanical and intuitive skills necessary for its application set him apart among comics artists, and his principles of body grammar have proven invaluable to legions of students in overcoming what is perhaps the most challenging aspect of creating comics. Buttressed by dozens of illustrations, which display Eisner’s mastery of expression, both subtle and overt, Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative will benefit comics fans, students, and teachers and is destined to become the essential primer on the craft.
Will Eisner
Title | Will Eisner PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Schumacher |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | 369 |
Release | 2010-11-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1608190137 |
Depicts the artist's career over eight decades, from the dawn of comics' Golden Age in the late 1930s to the early 21st century when Pulitzers began being awarded to graphic novels, and features interviews with his family, friends and colleagues
Invisible People
Title | Invisible People PDF eBook |
Author | Will Eisner |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 9780393328097 |
One of four extraordinary graphic novels celebrating the Big Apple, from the master of American comics art.