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Title: Comics Legend Will Eisner GONE at 87 Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on January 04, 2005, 12:35:46 PM Will may be gone but his Spirit will live forever.
(http://www.muuta.net/Cvrs/WarrenCvrs/Sp3.jpg) One of my favorite covers from the Warren era. Title: Re: Comics Legend Will Eisner GONE at 87 Post by: Great Rao on January 04, 2005, 01:17:29 PM A tragic loss.
(http://superman.nu/a/400/eisner/eisner-pinup.gif) :s: Title: Re: Comics Legend Will Eisner GONE at 87 Post by: Super Monkey on January 04, 2005, 05:50:12 PM He was one of the true grandmasters of comic book art, he sure lived a full life but it's still a sad day for me. :(
Title: Re: Comics Legend Will Eisner GONE at 87 Post by: Webley on January 04, 2005, 06:30:34 PM Not enough Supreheros wear fedoras in this day and age :cry:
Title: Re: Comics Legend Will Eisner GONE at 87 Post by: The Starchild on January 04, 2005, 09:37:40 PM Quote Comics Legend Will Eisner GONE at 87 His body may have ceased, but he will never be gone. Title: Re: Comics Legend Will Eisner GONE at 87 Post by: Super Monkey on January 04, 2005, 11:27:00 PM AP article: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/10565545.htm
Title: Re: Comics Legend Will Eisner GONE at 87 Post by: The Starchild on January 05, 2005, 02:50:59 PM Here's the announcement that my comic shop sent out:
Will Eisner died Monday evening, due to complications from heart surgery performed on December 22nd. http://www.newsarama.com/pages/Eisner.htm Will Eisner's website: http://www.willeisner.com/ DC Comics' eulogy: http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24589 Pros and fans celebrate his life: http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24567 Will Eisner Library DC Comics - http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=1797 NBM - http://www.nbmpub.com/fairytales/eisner/eisnerhome.html Dark Horse - http://www.darkhorse.com/search/search.php?sstring=Will+Eisner Instructional books: http://www.willeisner.com/lib/graphicstorytelling.html http://www.willeisner.com/lib/sequential.html One of his most recent graphic novels - http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/graphicnovels/fagin.html The graphic novel he recently completed - http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9580 Will Eisner's accomplishments are numerous, but he may well be remembered as the creator of the modern graphic novel. It's hard to imagine what comics would have been like without him. He will be profoundly missed. |