Couverture / Jaquette

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• Jared Gardner's insightful introduction and explanatory notes.
• Generous selections from four of Will Eisner's major graphic novels and story collections, carefully chosen with student readers in mind.
• Will Eisner's interviews and published writing on comics and the graphic novel genre from 1978 to 2000.
• Thirteen wide-ranging reviews and assessments of Eisner's works.
• Critical essays by Andrew J. Kunka, Paul Williams, Jeremy Dauber, Greg M. Smith, and Derek Parker Royal.
• A chronology of Will Eisner's life and work and a selected bibliography.

Note biographique

Born in New York City, Will Eisner (1917-2005) was the author of the legendary comic strip The Spirit, as well as fifteen graphic novels and three influential instructional textbooks. The comic industry's top awards, the Eisner Awards, are named in his honor.

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