Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel by Paul Levitz Discount The Los Angeles Times

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Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel by Paul Levitz Discount The Los Angeles TimesWith Introduction by Brad Meltzer Will Eisner (19172005) is universally considered the master of comics storytelling, best known for The Spirit, his iconic newspaper comic strip, and A Contract With God, the first significant graphic novel. This seminal work from 1978 ushered in a new era of personal stories in comics form that touched every adult topic from mortality to religion and sexuality, forever changing the way writers and artists approached