Happy Birthday Will Eisner! He is one of the most important figures in comic books and was pivotal in advancing comic books as an art form. Eisner’s first comic work was in a 1936 issue of Wow, What a Magazine! with the adventures of Captain Scott Dalton. He worked with Jerry Iger to form Eisner & Iger that produced comic books. In 1940, The Spirit appeared in newspapers. Denny Colt, who wore a mask, fourth crime when he was thought to have died. Eisner worked in different genres and his use of graphic design for titles set the stage for modern comic books.
The Spirit was played by Sam J. Jones in a 1987 movie and also in a 2008 film. He was entered into the Academy of Comic Book Arts Hall of Fame in 1971. Eisner produced one of the early graphic novels with A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories (1978). He wrote one of the most foremost books on comic books, Comics and Sequential Art (1985), recommended. In 1988, the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards began at the San Diego Comic Con. He created many works of fairy tales such as Princess and the Frog (1998), real life accounts like Last Day in Vietnam (2000), and literature like his The Last Knight (2000) graphic novel based on Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Will Eisner died on January 3, 2005. His impact on the comic industry, professionals, and fans will never be forgotten. Happy Birthday Will Eisner!
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