Will Eisner
Sign in to saveAlso known as William Erwin Eisner, Willis Rensie, Willis B. Rensie, W. Morgan Thomas, Erwin Williams, Wm. Erwin, Mr. Heck, Ford Davies
American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005)
Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Erwin "Will" Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for his use of comics as an instructional medium; for…
Known for
- Desenheiros do Instagram — Archive footage2026
- Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist2007
- Caveman: V.T. Hamlin & Alley Oop — Self2005
- Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked — Self2003
- Comic Books & Superheroes — Self2001
- Will Eisner: Profissão Cartunista — Self1999
- The Overstreet World of Comic Books — Self1993
- The Comic Book Greats: Will Eisner — Self1992
- The Comic Book Greats: Compendium — Self1992
- Comic Book Confidential — Self1989
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Key facts
- Born
- William Erwin Eisner , ( 1917-03-06 ) March 6, 1917, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- January 3, 2005 (2005-01-03) (aged 87), Lauderdale Lakes, Florida , U.S.
- Area
- Cartoonist , Publisher
- Pseudonym
- William Erwin Maxwell
- Notable works
- The Spirit A Contract with God Comics and Sequential Art
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Will
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Fort Lauderdale
- Occupation
- illustrator
- Educated at
- Art Students League of New York
- Employer
- School of Visual Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- A Contract with God
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- willeisner.com
- Image
- Will Eisner (San Diego Comic Con, 2004).jpg
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- Commons category
- Will Eisner
- date of birth
- 1917-03-06
- date of death
- 2005-01-03
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- Commons Creator page
- Will Eisner
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Ford Davies
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1935-01-01
- end of work period
- 2005-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
William Erwin Eisner (/ˈaɪznər/ EYEZ-nər; 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.
1917–1936: Early life
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