Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist (2007)

  • NR
  • 04/25/2007 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 36m

Overview

Arguably the most influential person in American comics, Will Eisner, as artist, entrepreneur, innovator, and visual storyteller, enjoyed a career that encompassed comic books from their early beginnings in the 1930s to their development as graphic novels in the 1990s. During his sixty-year-plus career, Eisner introduced the now-traditional mode of comic book production; championed mature, sophisticated storytelling; was an early advocate for using the medium as a tool for education; pioneered the now-popular graphic novel, and served as inspiration for generations of artists. Without a doubt, Will Eisner was the godfather of the American comic book.

Andrew D. Cooke

Director

Jon D. Cooke

Writer

Cast

Will Eisner's headshot

Will Eisner

Art Spiegelman's headshot

Art Spiegelman

Frank Miller's headshot

Frank Miller

Jerry Robinson's headshot

Jerry Robinson

Jules Feiffer's headshot

Jules Feiffer

Kurt Vonnegut's headshot

Kurt Vonnegut

Max Allan Collins's headshot

Max Allan Collins

Michael Chabon's headshot

Michael Chabon

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