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.
This is 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 this site.
Our wish is that these materials will inspire you to have your own events 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.
