COMING JULY 15, 2025!
Stephen Weiner (writer), Dan Mazur (co-writer, art)
Explore the life of Will Eisner, one of the most influential artists in the history of comics through the most appropriate medium: a graphic novel! From his immigrant roots and childhood in New York, starting his own comics studio and business, and the creation and publication of his beloved comic, The Spirit, through popularizing the term “graphic novel” as the result of trying to convince a general trade publisher to publish the groundbreaking A Contract with God, you’ll follow along in Eisner’s life journey.
With the most prestigious comics awards named after him, Will Eisner is forever celebrated not only in what he created but his unerring belief in comics’ capacity to be better, to reach higher, to be a full art form in its own right. This is the life of this man of vision who helped to put comics on the map.
Includes an afterword by Jeff Smith (Bone, RASL, Tüki)!
* A Junior Library Guild 2025 selection! *
* A Jewish Book Council Summer top 10 title! *
REVIEWS:
"An epic origin story of one of the giants in the world of comics!"
- Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
"The art, in keeping with Eisner’s own realistic and expressive style, uses heavy contrasts to capture a wide range of emotions in a life filled with humor, sadness, stress, and pride."
- Peter Dabbene, Foreword
"A heartfelt and absorbing biography of a master cartoonist, fittingly told in arresting images."
- Kirkus Reviews
"…distill[s] decades of artistic evolution and cultural impact into an accessible and engaging narrative."
- Thomas Batten, Library Journal
"Told in sharp, evocative panels, the book mirrors the very storytelling techniques Eisner helped invent: cinematic pacing, emotional depth, and a respect for the graphic novel reader’s intelligence."
- Unpacked
"Spirit-filled creator of graphic novels gets his due from [a] dynamic Boston-area duo."
- Matt Robinson, The Robinson Reporter
"For anyone interested in comics, New York City, Jewish-American culture, or the evolution of American storytelling, this is essential reading."
- Jonathan Sandler, Graphic Memoir
"Such a fantastic book! I'm loving it!"
- Kat Kan, Graphic Novel Selector for Hawaiian Public Library System
"This glowing portrait of a bygone era will be a lift to comics creators and fans."
- Publishers Weekly
6 1/2 x 9 1/2, 300pp. full color hardcover, $29.99
ISBN 9781681123578
Buy the ebook: $19.99
ISBN 9781681123585