Tag Archives: Will Eisner

A Salute from the Elephantmen

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

In 2007, when is Elephantmen series turned out to be quite the hit, Richard Starkings came up with a “P” issue, or a Pilot, a collection of short stories that were created by other artists for the Comicraft website and … Continue reading →

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Google celebrates Eisner

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Wim Lockefeer

To mark what would have been the 94th birthday of the founding father of graphic novels, on March 5 Google graced its search page with a doodle featuring Will Eisner‘s best-known character, the Spirit, and the word “Google” spelled with … Continue reading →

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The Comic Strip Hero

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Wim Lockefeer

This BBC documentary was aired in 1981 as part of their Arena series of documentary films.  Read on for more parts, featuring Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, but also Will Eisner, Trina Robbins and others.

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Eisner by Kriek

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

Today I finally received the first issue of the new Dutch literary magazine Eisner, the first of its kind to be completely devoted to visual narratives and graphic novels.  It’s a thin trade paperback of about 70 pages, with new … Continue reading →

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Yeah ! What he said !

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

This great piece of comics criticism was lifted from The Spirit #19, written by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés with art by Paul Rivoche (DC Comics, september 2008).  I don’t think Scott McCloud could have put it better.  And it … Continue reading →

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Eisner in PS Magazine Online

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Wim Lockefeer

Fans of Will Eisner, rejoice ! The Virginia Commonwealth University library seems to have quite a few issues of the fabled P.S. Magazine in its collections, and has now made complete scans for 145 regular issues, 3 special issues, and … Continue reading →

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Soul Invader !

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Wim Lockefeer

One more example of the superhero trope : Roy Meriwether’s Soul Invader album from 1968, with artwork by Will Eisner / Murphy Anderson (although The Incrowd has his doubts – thanks anyway !)

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