Will Eisner: A Comics Biography: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY PREVIEW!
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Comics were once seen as disposable entertainment, but Will Eisner was instrumental in transforming them into a powerful art form in America, capable of conveying deep emotion, complex ideas, and stunning visuals. Eisner’s riveting story is expertly told by comics historian Steven Weiner and cartoonist Dan Mazur in the perfect format: a graphic novel! Eisner’s lasting impact on the medium is honored by the Will Eisner Award, and now through
WILL EISNER: A Comics Biography!
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About the author
Stephen Weiner has been writing about graphic novels since 1992 and spearheaded the movement to bring graphic novels into public libraries. His books include: 100 Graphic Novels for Public Libraries, The Will Eisner Companion, Will the Real Will Eisner Please Stand Up & Other Adventures in Comics, The 101 Best Graphic Novels, The Rise of the Graphic Novel (Introduction by Will Eisner), Analysis of BONE: a Closer Look at the Jeff Smith Graphic Novel Masterpiece, and Hellboy: the Companion. He is co-editor of the 7-volume series, Graphic Novels: A Critical Survey, and lives outside of Boston.
Dan Mazur’s previous graphic novels are Lunatic (2020) and Hannabell Hobb and Her Horrible Heads (2021). His comics have appeared in numerous anthologies. His history book, Comics, A Global History: 1968 to the Present (2014, co-written with Alexander Danner) has been translated into seven languages. As a screenwriter, his credits include Brave New World (1998), Night of The Scarecrow (1995) and Virtual Nightmare (2000), as well as uncredited writing on John Carpenter’s Vampires and K-9. He is co-founder of MICE, the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo and the Boston Comics Roundtable.
