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Will Eisner
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:16 -0700
by Stan Sakai
Will Eisner passed away last night (1/3) because of complications from heart surgery. He was 87 years old.
Will was the creator of The Spirit, and a pioneer of the graphic novel format. And, as far as I'm concerned, he was the best practitioner of the medium. The most prestigious of the American comic book awards, the Eisners, is named after him. I was fortunate to receive three Eisners, and was honored to receive them from Will himself. The last one was for Best Serialized Story for Grasscutter. Will had written the introduction for the trade collection.
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 13:52 -0700
by Wily Pueo
http://www.newsfromme.com/
The above links to Mark Evanier's weblog where he recently posted a notice about Will Eisner's death and a couple anecdotes concerning him, along with a link to an Eisner bio.
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 13:55 -0700
by Andy
Thanks for sharing this news. He was a master and will be missed.
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 18:36 -0700
by starseed
For another article from a mainstream news media outlet:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/boo ... index.html
He will be sadly missed, but his work will definitely live on!
Cheers
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:17 -0700
by ziritrion
I always tell myself that I should read "The Spirit" someday, but I never do. I guess I will have to eventually.
A pity. May he rest in peace.
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 21:14 -0700
by Andy
It's amazing that someone who was active in the very early years of the comics industry is just now passing away. I read somewhere today that Jack Kirby worked for Eisner for a time.
Has anyone noticed that a lot of artists live to their late 80s, and even 90s, and sometimes beyond! I'm thinking about Picasso, Joan Miro, and many others. Maybe its because they just have to live to make that next creation?
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 23:03 -0700
by Todd Shogun
Will Eisner was truly one of the greats. He will be missed.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 13:20 -0700
by Usagi
Ohhh that is so so sad.....he will be missed but certinly not forgotten...
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 15:10 -0700
by Alec
I shall participate in a chakai to show my respect for Mr. Will Eisner tonight. I heard from a friend yesterday that Will Eisner passed away some time ago, i immediatly thought of Stan and the forum.
it`s good to be back.