WILL EISNER WEEK March 1st – 7th 2015
Will Eisner is a
pioneer in the comic industry, known in professional circles not as ‘comics’
but as ‘sequential
art’. Beginning his
career in the 1930s, Eisner authored, illustrated, and produced great graphic novels when the genre was in its
infancy. Eisner also taught cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in
New York, forging the talent of many of today's graphic novelists and industry
professionals. Every year at Comic Con International, outstanding graphic novels of the year are
selected for the Eisner Award, considered the Oscar of the comic world and honoring the “Father of the Graphic Novel”,
Will Eisner.
Join us Thursday, March 5th, at 6pm for an informal discussion about graphic novels. Bring your own, or peruse our shelves – we’ll have many out on display.
At 6:30 we’ll show The Spirit,
based on Eisner’s
comic of the same name, from the director of Sin City, co-written by the comic
mogul Frank Miller, and starring Gabriel Macht, Samuel L Jackson, and
Scarlett Johannson.
(Rated PG-13, 103 minutes)
Will Eisner Week is an annual celebration in March promoting graphic novel literacy,
sequential art, free speech awareness, and the legacy of Will Eisner.
Follow the
links below to find out more about Will Eisner and the Eisner Awards. http://www.willeisner.com/
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