THE SPIRIT MEETS THE ESCAPIST!
Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #6

Writer: Will Eisner, Chris Offutt, Steven Grant, Howard Chaykin, Jason, Dan Best, Eddie Campbell
Artist: Will Eisner, Thomas Yeates, Howard Chaykin, Jason, Eddie Campbell, Norm Breyfogle
Genre: Action/Adventure, Superhero

Features: Press Release, 6 Desktops

Awards:
Will Eisner: Winner 2001 Harvey Award Best Graphic Album of Original Work for Last Day in Vietnam

In these pages, the Spirit meets the Escapist! That's right-legendary comics godfather Will Eisner returns to his world-famous creation for a meeting that neither WWII-era hero will soon forget. This is the first new Spirit story both written and drawn by Eisner to see print in decades!

Also in this issue is the comics writing debut of Lannan and Whiting award winner Chris Offutt! Thomas Yeates (Conan) lushly illustrates this celebrated author's tale of the Escapist in Vietnam. Dan Best and Eddie Campbell (From Hell) present a fully-painted story of the Empire City 1939 World's Fair, and Howard Chaykin (American Flagg!) returns to concoct "Liberators," a fact-based tale of art looted by the Nazis, set in 1945 Paris! Norwegian indy cartoonist JASON contributes an Escapist spoof, and Steven Grant and Norm Breyfogle proffer the first Weird Date story of the anthology! One of the myriad classic titles created by Kavalier & Clay, Weird Date featured mixes of classic Alex Toth romance comics and outrageous Jack Cole crime comics of the sort that put Dr. Freddie Wertham's undies in a twist!

€ Cover art by comics legend Will Eisner features two of his most famous characters: the Spirit and Ellen Dolan!

Pub. Date: April 13, 2005
Format: Full color, 80 pages
Price: $8.95
ISBN: 1-59307-254-6

FINAL COVER ART FOR EISNER¹S ³THE PLOT²
Above is the final, just released cover art for Will Eisner¹s final graphic novel, The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. It will be published by W.W. Norton & Co. in May 2005.

You can pre-order the book by following this link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=andelmancom&path=ASIN/0393060454/qid%3D1108505035/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/"



MUSEUM OF COMIC AND COMIC ART HONORS WILL EISNER
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) joins the rest of the comics community in mourning the death of Will Eisner, whose legend and body of work will continue to inspire and delight generations to come.

MoCCA had the privilege of working closely with Eisner in preparations for the career-spanning exhibit "The Will Eisner Retrospective." With the blessing of Eisner's widow Anne and agent Denis Kitchen, those exhibit preparations continue, with plans to open in May 2005.

"It is tragic that Will Eisner didn't live to see this exhibit open to the public," said MoCCA Chairman Lawrence Klein, "but we are honored to be part of celebrating his legacy and his work."

Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
594 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, NY 10012

Telephone: 212 254 3511

How to get to MoCCA:
594 Broadway (between Houston and Prince)
Suite 401 (Fourth Floor)
New York City
Take B, D, F, V or 6 to B'way-Lafayette Street
Take N, R to Prince Street

http://www.moccany.org/exhibit-eisner.html

 

SCARCE: FRENCH MAGAZINE TRIBUTE TO EISNER BY MARK WHEATLEY
Hey Bob,
I was contacted by a french magazine titled SCARCE to do an illustration for their Will Eisner issue due out this spring.  I thought you might like to see the result.
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HAVE FUN!
-- Mark Wheatley
http://www.InsightStudiosGroup.com
http://www.SunnyFundays.com



NEW YAHOO! GROUP DEDICATED TO EISNER & PS MAGAZINE
Here's a new Eisner link. (Details below.) I'm digging deep into my personal vault of over 200 issues to provide content for it. With my son and lots of other Americans in Iraq, its time more attention was paid to this often overlooked part of Will Eisner's career. The group currently has two complete comic strips, some spot illustrations, and several covers.

Best,

Bob Kennedy
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Will Eisner's PS - Magazine Yahoo Group

Sparked by Will Eisner's passing, this group will revolve around PS-The Preventative Maintenance Monthly. A monthly magazine, the longest running title that Eisner helped found uses cartoons and comics to keep U.S. Army troops informed on how to keep their equipment in tip-top shape.

Launched in 1951, Eisner stayed with it for over twenty years. Artists like Murphy Anderson, Chuck Kramer, and Mike Ploog assisted Will over the years. Anderson later headed the art shop for at time. These days the signature artist is Joe Kubert.

To learn more about the WillEisnersPS-Mag group, please visit
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WillEisnersPS-Mag

 

WILL EISNER LINKS
Will Eisner Official Site; Who is Will Eisner?
http://www.willeisner.com

Order Books by Will Eisner
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?search-type=ss&tag=andelmancom&keyword=%22Will%20Eisner%22&index=books

Will Eisner: A Spirited Life Official Web Site
http://www.aspiritedlife.com

Will Eisner & The Spirit: Biography and History of a Comics Legend
http://deniskitchen.com/docs/bios/bio_will_eisner.html

The Comics Reporter¹s Eisner Page
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/674/

Will Eisner¹s John Law, New Adventures Online
http://www.johnlaw.us.com

Wildwood Cemetery: The Spirit Database
http://www.angelfire.com/art/wildwood/

Will Eisner Original Art For Sale
http://deniskitchen.com/

DC Comics¹ Will Eisner Library
http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/dc_category.html?cat=eisner

Dark Horse Comics
http://darkhorse.com

NBM Publishing
http://www.nbmpub.com/fairytales/eisner/eisnerhome.html

IMPACT Books (a division of F+W Publications)
http://www.artistsnetwork.com/impact_books/titles.asp

PODGallery
http://www.podgallery.com/eisner
 
The Spirit Checklist
http://www.luckymojo.com/spiritchecklist.html

Rare Eisner: Making of a Genius
http://www.comicartville.com/rareeisner.htm

Fagin the Jew, Doubleday Books
http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/catalog/display.pperl?0385510098

Kitchen & Hansen Literary Agency
http://www.kitchenandhansen.com

Who is Bob Andelman, Anyway?
http://www.andelman.com

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