Comments on: 365 Reasons to Love Comics #3

By: J-Man

J-Man — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:33:40 +0000

Contract With God. The Spirit. John Law. The man is the greatest creator in comics history.

By: The Kirbydotter

The Kirbydotter — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:10:59 +0000

He’s one of the Grand Masters of the artform alright.

Should have been number 2, right after Kirby instead of Stan Lee.

Stan Lee is basically early Marvel Age.
That’s it. That’s the extend of his mark on the medium.

Eisner is almost at the birth of the Golden Age.
He’s the Spirit.
He’s the first to see the artform as an educational tool.
He’s the first true graphic-novelist.
He’s a major influence for so many artists that followed him.
He’s the theorician with his Sequential Art books.

By: Lennon Patton

Lennon Patton — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:56:35 +0000

My favorite Eisner memory was at San Diego in 99 or was it 2000? Not sure but anyway it was the year that DC announced that they were going to be publishing the Spirit Archives. I ran into Will and his wife who were roaming the floor. I walked right up and shook his hand and told him thank you for all the great comics. It is one of my favorite con moments and I am glad that I had a chance to meet him.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:38:00 +0000

Anyone in New York should check out Eisner’s stuff (along with Kirby, Crumb, Ware, etc, etc) at the Masters of American Comics exhibit at the Jewish Museum (and there’s more at the Newark Museum). It’s great to see the original work.

Just in case you hadn’t heard.

By: Derek B. Haas

Derek B. Haas — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:13:54 +0000

Bee-Arr, in this instance.

Bear is driving blog! How can this be?

Today I am truly ultra-nerdy.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:09:24 +0000

3 for 3, Bee-Cee. Good job.

Bee-Arr, in this instance.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:08:47 +0000

I just finished Eisner/Miller. Amazing book.

It really was excellent.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:37:54 +0000

I just finished Eisner/Miller. Amazing book.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:34:07 +0000

Hey, Mark, George Roussos was a great colorist! So maybe he will be 344.

It won’t be all people, though. Or all characters, or things, or titles. It’ll probably be whatever strikes my fancy. And it’ll be fun when I get really desperate for something.

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:50:03 +0000

I’m worried about the future of this enterprise, though/

# 344: That one guy who colored Spectacular Spider-man 126.

# 345: Ancient Egyptians.

# 346: My dog. Cute, and hasn’t actually peed on my comics lately.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:30:42 +0000

“Iâ€™ll admit, I havenâ€™t read much of Eisnerâ€™s work”

READ MORE.
I shouldn’t have to say it, man, but what the hell. The stuff’s not hard to find- read as much of it as you can get hold of, and the latest multi part crossover non-event be damned!

Also, read “Comics And Sequential Art”. Everybody should.

By: DubipR

DubipR — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:11:18 +0000

There’s something special when reading Eisner’s Spirit. You get a little smile on your face and you get a brilliant story. I first came in to Eisner’s radar in the mid 80s picking up back issues of the Kitchen Sink Spirit and Spirit Jam magazines. Been hooked ever since.

3 for 3, Bee-Cee. Good job.

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:33:25 +0000

Pirate comics are the best comics.

Eisner’s Hawks of the Sea is the best Pirate comic ever.

And he might be the most humanistic writer ever. Every character in every Eisner story since ’45 is relatable, and has a worthwhile point of view. Eisner makes all his characters matter.

By: Rob Schamberger

Rob Schamberger — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:27:59 +0000

His book ‘Shop Talk’ blew my mind each time I’ve read it.

By: Ye Olde Iowa

Ye Olde Iowa — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:49:09 +0000

I discovered Eisner by by reading DC’s Best of the Spirit book and I was immediately enthralled. What really made me admire him, though, was reading the book “Eisner/Miller” which I bought from the CBLDF folks at Wizard World. It’s just a transcription of Frank Miller talking with Eisner; it was truly a great book and I recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about this comics master.