The Eisnershpritz http://www.willeisner.com/ The latest Eisner-related news from the world of sequential art and graphic novels. en Copyright 2010 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Will Eisner Week 2010 Join us in an annual celebration promoting graphic novels, free speech awareness, and the legacy of Will Eisner. Will Eisner Week will take place from February 28th to March 6th, 2010.
The theme is "The Reading Revolution: Will Eisner and the American Graphic Novel."
Public events are being planned during Will Eisner Week including The Minneapolis College of Art & Design, The Savannah College of Art and Design, and by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in New York City. E-Mail us for information for your organization e-mail us.
Will Eisner Week is a collaborative project of The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, The Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation, and a variety of Comics and Art Institutions. For more information visit the Will Eisner Week Website on a regular basis. ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2010/03/will_eisner_week_2010_1.html http://www.willeisner.com/2010/03/will_eisner_week_2010_1.html Events Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Will Eisner Week Events Minneapolis, MN at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD) The Comic Art students and faculty at MCAD will share their exploration of this year's Will Eisner Week theme: The Reading Revolution: Will Eisner and the American Graphic Novel. Throughout the week, faculty and students will post new lectures and studio assignments from the classroom to this website. On March 25th, the public is invited for the MCAD Mini-Comic Expo. WEFF_WEW_Flyer_MCAD.jpg Savannah, GA at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) The Sequential Art Department at SCAD invites students, faculty, and friends to express themselves at an exhibit of self-portraits using expressive anatomy. The exhibit will be from March 1st to the 14th in Norris Hall with with a lecture and workshops starting at 1:00 PM on March 5th in Room 101, Norris Hall. For more information click on the poster below. WEFF_WEW_Flyer_SCAD.jpg Lincoln, NE at the University of Nebraska Don't miss the theatrical reading of a Jennifer Olson adaptation of Will Eisner's "A Contract with God" along with the award-winning feature-length documentary, "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist." These are bring held at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 6th. For more information visit the Ross Website. WESI_Olson_Poster.jpg Athens, Greece via the Comicdom Website Comicdom.gr will host a series of articles dedicated to the work of Will Eisner, one of the most important and inspiring creators. Will Eisner Week will take place on the website with a week of posts, reviews, and articles dedicated to Graphic Novels and Will Eisner. There will be interviews and contributions from Greek artists. Make sure to visit the Comicdom Website on a regular basis. GreekComicdom.gif Hartford, CT at Trinity College Trinity College welcomes three comic strip artists for a lively panel discussion of "From Comic Strips to Comic Books to Graphic Novels." On Friday, March 5, 2010 at 1:30 PM, hear artists Jerry Craft, Joe T. Staton, and Andres Vera Martinez, and moderator Professor Thora Brylowe in Boyer Auditorium in the Albert C. Jacobs Life Sciences Center. For more information visit the Will Eisner Week Panel at Trinity College. WEFF_WEW_Flyer_Trinity_1.jpg Amherst, MA at the University of Massachusetts Don't miss Will Eisner's Ideals: A Panel Discussion on Comics and Society with three comic artists - Howard Cruse, Gary Hallgren and Sophia Wiedeman. On Tuesday, March 2nd at 4:00 PM in Herter Hall, Room 227. For more information visit Will Eisner's Ideals. WEFF_WEW_Flyer_UMass.jpg Philadelphia, PA at La Salle University Visit the Community Gallery at the La Salle University Art Museum located on the lower level of Olney Hall to see their exhibition of Digital Art. For more information go to www.lasalle.edu/museum. WEFF_WEW_Flyer_Waltman.jpg
New York, NY at Columbia University Visit Butler Library at the Columbia University campus in upper Manhattan to see their graphic novel exhibition. Seven themes are presented and for each theme an image from traditional art is matched with three images from graphic novels. For more information go to the Butler Library Blog. Columbia_Univ_Bookhunter.jpg ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2010/02/will_eisner_week_events.html http://www.willeisner.com/2010/02/will_eisner_week_events.html Will Eisner Week Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:00:00 -0500 Will Eisner Week News will_eisner_week_logo3.jpg If you would like more information about the events scheduled for Will Eisner Week this year, you've come to the right place. There are events, panels, classes, and contests scheduled in Amherst, Hartford, New York City, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, San Diego, Savannah, Tucson, and Athens, Greece. There's still time to add your event to the list.
Watch this space for links to the organizations involved. Or click here to receive information about events at specific cities. ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2010/02/will_eisner_week_news.html http://www.willeisner.com/2010/02/will_eisner_week_news.html Graphic Novels Will Eisner Week Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500 Columbia University Exhibition Columbia_Univ_Bookhunter.jpg If you're close to Columbia University in New York City, make sure to visit Butler Library on their campus in upper Manhattan. Part of their large collection of graphic novels is on display on the third floor of the library. The display cases there present an exhibition designed to encourage interest in using these unique resources in curriculum and research. Seven themes are presented and for each theme an image from traditional art is matched with three images from graphic novels. The exhibition has been put together by Karen Green, the Columbia University Graphic Novels Librarian. For more information visit the University Library blog. ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2010/01/columbia_university_exhibition.html http://www.willeisner.com/2010/01/columbia_university_exhibition.html Exhibitions & Conventions Graphic Novels Will Eisner Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Will Eisner and Boston Thumbnail image for ALA_Boston_Logo.jpg Look for the Will Eisner Booth at the American Library Association Mid-Winter Show in Boston. We'll be there from January 15th thru the 18th with information about Will Eisner, his Comics and Graphic Novels, Will Eisner Week, and the Comic Book Industry Will Eisner Awards. Write to Admin at this website, if you'd like a pass to the show.
There's more information about the ALA Show here: ALA Mid-Winter ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2010/01/will_eisner_at_your_local_libr.html http://www.willeisner.com/2010/01/will_eisner_at_your_local_libr.html Exhibitions & Conventions Graphic Novels Will Eisner Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:30:00 -0500 Happy Holidays to Everyone Mark Anderson at Andertoons has been blogging about Will Eisner's "Spaceman Discovers Christmas" for the past 17 Days and tomorrow will be the last entry. Mark has been giving everyone 18 holiday gifts instead of 12. According to Mark, "Spaceman Discovers Christmas" was a short comic that Will Eisner and his commercial studio created in 1958 for Ben Franklin Stores. 1958 was well before The Spirit was rediscovered or Will Eisner's first Graphic Novel created. Amazingly, Ben Franklin Stores is still in business today, and claims to be the largest family of independently owned retail stores. To read Will Eisner's "Spaceman Discovers Christmas" follow the following link, start at the bottom, and then read backwards. (Andertoons Blog) Enjoy! ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/12/merry_christmas_happy_chanukah.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/12/merry_christmas_happy_chanukah.html Comics Will Eisner Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:10:00 -0500 Judges Named for 2010 Eisner Awards WESI_ComicCon_Eye.gif Comic-Con International has announced the judging panel for the 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. This blue-ribbon committee will be choosing the nominations to appear on the 2010 Eisner Awards ballot. The judges represent all facets of the industry - an Associate Professor, a Library Services Director, a Senior Editor, a successful Author, and a Comic Book Shop Owner.

The Eisner Awards are voted on by peers and professionals in the Comics Industry. For more information about the Will Eisner Award and the 2010 Committee visit Eisner Award Judges Named. ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/11/judges_named_for_2010_eisner_a.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/11/judges_named_for_2010_eisner_a.html Eisner Awards Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500 Veteran's Day Yesterday was Veteran's Day in the US which marks the end of World War I. MTV posted an interesting interview with Will Eisner from 2005 about his work for the Army during World War II and about "PS Magazine." Here's a brief except and the entire interview can be found here.
"Will Eisner is well known today for creating "The Spirit," his blue-clad superhero that received the Hollywood treatment at the hands of Frank Miller last year. But lesser known is that Eisner was a veteran of no less than three major wars: World War II (where he was an enlisted man) and Korea and Vietnam, where he was a civilian contracter eventually obtaining the rank equivalent to a brigadier general. I was fortunate enough to know Will, and four years before his death in 2005, we chatted at length about his military service, how it related to "The Spirit," and his views on the extreme stresses of war. "In honor of both Veterans Day and Will Eisner, enjoy this rare look inside the mind of the revered comics legend on this most serious of topics."
Splash Page at MTV ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/11/veterans_day.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/11/veterans_day.html Will Eisner Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500 Read a Graphic Novel Today Have you read a Graphic Novel lately? If not, don't forget that you can visit your local library and borrow one.
To assist your local library and librarians, we're going to be exhibiting Will Eisner's Graphic Novels at the American Library Association show in January in Boston. Thumbnail image for ALA_Boston_Logo.jpg If you're going to be at the show, stop by and say "hello."
Write for more information or to receive a free pass to the exhibits.

]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/11/read_a_graphic_novel_today.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/11/read_a_graphic_novel_today.html Graphic Novels Will Eisner Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:00:56 -0500 The First Wave! From DC Comics with writer Brian Azzarello, artist Rags Morales and variant covers from J.G. Jones, The First Wave series sets the stage for a new world that houses Doc Savage, The Spirit, Batman, Black Canary, and the Avenger with a modern, gritty, noir backdrop. Real heroes without superpowers fighting crime in a new world. The Spirit will continue in his own series after the First Wave.
For more information and some great preview artwork visit the DC Universe Blog at What Is The First Wave?]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/10/the_first_wave.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/10/the_first_wave.html Comics The Spirit Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0500 The Future of Will Eisner's The Spirit Watch this space for the latest about what is happening to The Spirit next year! Visit your local Comic Book Store and ask for the Spirit comic or the paperback edition. Click to find a local Comic Book Shop: In the US & Canada: Comic Book Shop Locator In other Countries: Comic Book Shop Locator Or call 1-888-COMIC-BOOK. ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/09/the_future_of_will_eisners_the.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/09/the_future_of_will_eisners_the.html Comics The Spirit Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Will Eisner Week 2010 Will Eisner Week will take place from February 28th to March 6th, 2010.  

Join us in an ongoing celebration promoting graphic novel literacy, free speech awareness, and the legacy of Will Eisner.

The second annual celebration of Will Eisner's contribution to comics and American culture and is offered as a springboard to advance education of comics and graphic novels in all communities around the world. 

This year's theme is The Reading Revolution: Will Eisner and the American Graphic Novel.

Public events are currently being planned during Will Eisner Week including venues at The Minneapolis College of Art & Design, The Savannah College of Art and Design, and by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in New York City.  If your organization is interested in participating or receiving information please e-mail the website administrator or post in the Forum under the Will Eisner Week topic. 

In addition to events, a variety of academic papers and group activity assignments are being generously donated by comic educators and will be available on the Will Eisner Week website. Our wish is that these materials will you to have your own event in your community. Ideas include events held at schools, libraries, and book groups. 

Will Eisner Week is a collaborative project of The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, The Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation, and a variety of Comic Institutions.  Will Eisner Week is chaired by Assistant Professor Barbara Schulz from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design assisted by the Will Eisner Week organizing committee.

For more information  visit the Will Eisner Week Website on a regular basis.
 
]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/09/will_eisner_week_2010.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/09/will_eisner_week_2010.html Comics Graphic Novels Will Eisner Will Eisner Week Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Another Spirit Archive coming from Dark Horse Will Eisner's The Spirit: The New Adventures Archive is coming from Dark Horse Comics in September.
In 1997, almost six decades after The Spirit's first appearance in 1940, Will Eisner gave permission for a new series of stories to be commissioned. These were created and drawn by such luminaries as Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons(in one of their rare collaborations since Watchmen), Neil Gaiman (The Sandman), Paul Chadwick (Concrete), Eddie Campbell (From Hell), Mark Schultz, Mike Allred, John Ostrander, Tom Mandrake, Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Joe R. Lansdale, John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra, and many others.
If you missed the originals, then here's another chance to see these remarkable stories by remarkable creators in a new Spirit Archive Edition.
]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/08/another_spirit_archive_coming.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/08/another_spirit_archive_coming.html Comics The Spirit Will Eisner Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 The Penultimate Spirit Archive Yes, penultimate means next to last and didn't DC Comics just release their final Spirit Archive, Number 26? So what's going on? Keep watching here for news about an encore Spirit Archive. They've been trying to kill off Denny Colt for a long time and there's still no end in sight.
In the meantime, DC's Spirit Archive Number 26 might be a little more expensive then the prior 25, but it includes a beautiful graphic history of Will Eisner's "The Spirit" from the last Newspaper Insert in 1952 through 2004. Number 26 is longer than the other Archives and has truly beautiful Spirit graphics from Will Eisner's own hand.
If you're a true Will Eisner's Spirit fan and don't have a copy, you can buy one from Amazon just below or ask for one at your local comic book store.
]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/08/the_penultimate_spirit_archive.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/08/the_penultimate_spirit_archive.html Comics The Spirit Will Eisner Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:00:00 -0500 In case you weren't there... The 2009 Will Eisner Award winners are:
Special Awards: Will Eisner "Spirit of Comics" Retailer Award: Tate's Comics, Fort Launderdale, Florida, USA Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award: Denis Kitchen Russ Manning Award for Most Promising Newcomer: Eleanor Davis Bill Finger Award:for Excellence in Comic Book Writing John Broome, Frank Jacobs Will Eisner Awards: Best Short Story: Murder He Wrote, by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy (Bongo) Best Continuing Series: All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC) Best Limited Series: Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse) Best New Series: Invincible Iron Man, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca (Marvel) Best Publication for Kids: Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC) Best Publication for Teens/Tweens: Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell (HarperCollins Children's Books) Best Humor Publication: Herbie Archives, by Richard E. Hughes and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse) Best Anthology: Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image) Best Webcomic: Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil, www.shadowlinecomics.com/ Best Reality-Based Work: What It Is, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly) Best Graphic Album--New: Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell (Top Shelf) Best Graphic Album--Reprint: Hellboy Library Edition, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) Best Archival Collection/Project--Strips: Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books) Best Archival Collection/Project--Comic Books: Creepy Archives, by various (Dark Horse) Best U.S. Edition of International Material: The Last Musketeer, by Jason (Fantagraphics) Best U.S. Edition of International Material--Japan: Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical) Best Writer: Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery (Vertigo/DC) Best Writer/Artist: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Acme) Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Guy Davis, BPRD (Dark Horse) Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children's Books) Best Cover Artist: James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse) Best Coloring: Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse); Body Bags (Image); Captain America: White (Marvel) Best Lettering: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme) Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland (www.comicbookresources.com) Best Comics-Related Book: Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier (Abrams) Best Publication Design: Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola (Dark Horse) Will Eisner Hall of Fame: Harold Gray, Graham Ingels, Matt Baker, Reed Crandall, Russ Heath, and Jerry Iger
For more information visit the Comic-Con International Website ]]> http://www.willeisner.com/2009/08/in_case_you_missed_it.html http://www.willeisner.com/2009/08/in_case_you_missed_it.html Comics Eisner Awards Graphic Novels Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:00:00 -0500