William Erwin 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.
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American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917-2005)
| Born | 06 Mar 1917 |
| Died | 03 Jan 2005 |
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American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917-2005)
| Born | 06 Mar 1917 |
| Died | 03 Jan 2005 |
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Comic books, strips, Comics & graphic novels, general, Graphic novels, Fiction, Cartoonists, Caricatures and cartoons, History and criticism, Technique, Authorship, Cartooning, Cartoons and comics, City and town life, Comic books, strips, etc., Illustrations, Immigrants, Interviews, Spirit (Comic strip), Biography, Children's fiction, Comic books, strips, etc., history and criticism, Comics & graphic novels, science fiction, Folklore, New york (n.y.), fiction, Spirit (Fictitious character), VigilantesPlaces
United States, New York (N.Y.), Bronx, New York, New York (State), Bronx (New York, N.Y.), Folklore, Germany, Juden, Korea, Mali, New York- Bronx, Spain, VietnamPeople
Will Eisner, Herman Melville (1819-1891), McCloud, Quixote Don, the Younger, Scott, Soundiata Keita (d. 1255)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL224084A
- ISNI: 000000008348918X
- VIAF: 10455
- Wikidata: Q309850
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q309850
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- William Erwin Eisner
- William E. Eisner
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