![]() ![]() The Spirit Section for the Sunday Newspapers in 1940. Times in his life he struck out in a brand new direction as when he created ![]() To build a viable business during the Golden Age of the Comics. With his partner, Jerry Iger, he used both his artistic and business talents Heįelt that he should own the work that he created. What was their secret?ĬG: Will Eisner was a combination of artist, storyteller, and entrepreneur. Creating characters like Doll Man and Wonder Man, he and his partnerJerry Iger did quite well, financially. To learn more about Will Eisner visit DI: A lot of Depression-era comics creators, like Jerome Siegel and JosephShuster, who created Superman, made little money in those days. Check out the interview with Gropper below, and be sure to tune back in tomorrow for a chance to win some Eisner books!Īlso, if you want to see Frank Miller talking about The Spirit, hit the YouTube clip at the end of the interview on the next page. ![]() Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) has a new film out based on the Eisner character, so we thought it would be a good time to learn a little more about the man some credit with creating the first graphic novel, the man who the comic industry awards are named after (The Eisner). But we were fortunate enough to get an interview with the man who runs Will Eisner Studios, the curator of his estate, Will's nephew Carl Gropper. ![]() As you might know, Will died some years ago. Will Eisner, the creator of The Spirit comic series, is in the house today. ![]()
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