William Erwin Eisner Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
William Erwin "Will" Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series The Spirit (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term "graphic novel" with the publication of his book A Contract with God. He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book Comics and Sequential Art (1985). The Eisner Award was named in his honor, and is given to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium; he was one of the three inaugural inductees to the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Unique artwork with heavy emphasis on form and color
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Noir and mystery themes
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Graphic portrayal of Violence
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Fact
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Had a brother named Julian and a sister named Rhoda who were four and twelve years younger respectively.
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His father was an artist and made a living painting backdrops for vaudeville as well as working in a coat factory and as a furniture retailer. He encouraged Will by buying him art supplies.
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Was a frequent victim of Anti-Semitic violence growing up.
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Eisner, while he prided his cultural background, turned against the religion when his family was denied entry to a synagogue over lack of money for admission.
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In the introduction to the 2001 reissue of A Contract with God, Eisner revealed that the inspiration for the title story grew out of the 1970 death of his leukemia-stricken teenage daughter, Alice, next to whom he is buried. Until then, only Eisner's closest friends were aware of his daughter's life and death.
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Attended high school with "Batman" creator Bob Kane.
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He is considered to be among the most important comic book writers of all time.
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Grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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Comics writer Neil Gaiman and writer/artist Frank Miller have both named him as their all-time favorite comic creator.
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The last project he worked on was the graphic novel "The Plot: The Secret History of 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'". Completed in the last month of his life and published posthumously, it is a dramatized examination of the infamous and libelous anti-Semitic book, featuring an introduction by Umberto Eco and an afterward by Professor Stephen Eric Bronner.
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The "Oscar" of the comic book industry is named in his honor. "The Will Eisner Awards", also known as the "Eisners", were established in 1987, and until his death in 2005, he personally handed out the awards during the ceremonies held at the San Diego Comic Book Conventions.
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Has taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
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Is the author and illustrator of "Graphic Storytelling" and "Comics and Sequential Art", in which the master artist details the techniques that he uses.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Contract with God
graphic novel announced
The Spirit
2008
comic book series
The Spirit
1987
TV Movie characters
Sheena
1984
comic "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" - uncredited
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
TV Series comic - 22 episodes, 1955 - 1956 comic strip - 3 episodes, 1955
$1.1 Million
