Ann Weingarten’s family had immigrated to America in 1850 and had been wealthy for generations. Although Eisner was a successful cartoonist, he came from a markedly different social class than did Ann. Theirs was a marriage that would have been highly improbable just a few decades earlier. His father was more of a dreamer, so he got something from both.” 2 Ann loved both aspects of the man. “His mother was more of a businessperson. He loved the excitement of negotiating.” Ann saw the two sides of Will as reflections of his parents.

His wife, Ann, has said she thinks “you could have split Will in half, and say one side is business and one side is art. He discovered that he enjoyed the art of the deal and he had a knack for making money. He approached business with the same energy and inventiveness he had poured into his early comics work. In the Steranko History of Comics, Eisner is quoted as saying about his decision to discontinue The Spirit, “I decided I would rather be an entrepreneur than an artist.” 1 Eisner never totally abandoned the drawing board, but over a couple of decades his emphasis shifted from doing art to doing business. “Will Eisner: Return of the Artist.” 9a Arte: Revista Brasileira de Pesquisas sobre Histórias em Quadrinhos ( 9th Art: Brazilian Journal of Comics Research) 5.2 (2016). So, much later than intended, but still with a tip of the hat to the great Will Eisner, here are portions of an article excerpted (with permission) from:ĭuncan, Randy. I know I couldn’t have done it without their help. But then, COVID-19, and the computer services personnel who were about the establish the web presence for The Center for Comics Studies had to divert all of their attention mentoring hundreds of faculty who had to make a sudden shift to remote instruction. (Oct.Back in March, the plan was for this to be a slightly late post in honor of Will Eisner Week. Much of the collection touches on the slightly magical nature of cities, and Neil Gaiman's very personal introduction adds the context of Eisner's enormous influence on contemporary comics and graphic novels. Time, smell, space and streets all have their own special sets of rules in this hectic city.

In the vignettes of City People Notebook, These little moments of witnessed connection are the heart of the collection, and Eisner's eye for humanity amid the grind of the city is always on target. , people on trains fantasize about one another while never making eye contact in 'An Affair on the BMT Local' while in 'Worm's Eye View,' two pairs of feet come together and move apart in a wordless narrative. Eisner treats the city like a lover its flaws are on display, its cantankerous nature is well-known, but the abiding tenderness that comes from lifelong intimacy is evident on every page. this volume takes as its subject the city Eisner lived in and drew for most of his life. Collecting four of Eisner's later graphic novels- New York

Will Eisner's New York by Will Eisner