An expanded, full-color deluxe edition of the out-of-print biography that
explores the fascinating life of Will Eisner, detailing a more than 70-year
career where he spearheaded comics for adult readers and created the first
widely accepted graphic novel, A Contract with God.
Eisner's influence has been felt by such diverse talents as Batman creator
Bob Kane and Jack Kirby, as well as underground comics legend R. Crumb and
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists Jules Feiffer and Art Spiegelman — all
have hailed Eisner's cinematic approach to comics, and his enduring character
The Spirit. From his childhood to famously turning down a proposal for
Superman, to educating Army soldiers in P.S. Magazine, Eisner's personal
and professional life is told in dramatic detail. Author Bob Andelman spent
almost three years interviewing Eisner prior to his passing, researching his
life and work and interviewing friends, family, and colleagues including Alan
Moore, Dave Gibbons, Neil Gaiman, Denis Kitchen, Joe Kubert, Stan Lee, Jules
Feiffer, Neal Adams, and Patrick McDonnell.
In addition to hundreds of full-color images from Will's archives and
private collections (not found in the original edition), this expanded Deluxe
Edition includes a series of new interviews with Drew Friedman, Howard Chaykin,
Darwyn Cooke, Sergio Aragones, Michael Uslan, and others, which clear the air on
some topics left unfinished by the first edition, and add depth to the reader's
knowledge of Eisner’s body of work.
Featuring an insightful introduction by Michael Chabon.

Visual artist(s): Will Eisner