Will Eisner
Known for ActingBorn 1917-03-06 — died 2005-01-03Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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 his leading role in establishing the graphic novel as a form of literature with his book A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories; and for his educational work about the medium as exemplified by his book Comics and Sequential Art.
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The comics community paid tribute to Eisner by creating the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, more commonly known as "the Eisners", to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium. Eisner enthusiastically participated in the awards ceremony, congratulating each recipient. In 1987, with Carl Barks and Jack Kirby, he was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
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Known for
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
2003 · as Self
Comic Book Confidential
1989 · as Self
Comic Books & Superheroes
2001 · as Self
The Masters of Comic Book Art
1987 · as Self
Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist
2007
The Comic Book Greats: Compendium
1992 · as Self
The Overstreet World of Comic Books
1993 · as Self
Desenheiros do Instagram
2026 · as Archive footage
Will Eisner: Profissão Cartunista
1999 · as Self
The Comic Book Greats: Will Eisner
1992 · as Self