Will Eisner
Will Eisner
William Erwin "Will" Eisnerwas an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series The Spiritwas noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term "graphic novel" with the publication of his book A Contract with God. He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book Comics and Sequential Art. The Eisner Award was named in his honor,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth6 March 1917
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
What I'm pretty sure is, it is not going to be a No. 1 bestseller for 26 weeks, ... And I'm also pretty sure it's not a disaster. So it's somewhere in the middle.
I can't say that I know it's going to happen, but I can say that I'd like it to happen.
We are trying to put together and isolate our Internet activities into GO.com,
(Visitors) now have time to spend money and do other things, and they are much happier not waiting in line,
You go to the park and you see mothers, daughters and kids and grandparents. The family unit in China is unbelievably strong. It's not just Hong Kong, it's mainland China,
While we cannot determine or predict the timing of a return to normalcy, we are focused on those factors we can manage?continued output of quality creative content, like Monsters, Inc .
Bottom line, this year was obviously a disappointment, ... Duplication and inefficiencies inevitably worked their way into our operations and I am working to make sure they are squeezed back out again.
There have been some economic challenges, and of course 9/11, and then this year there's been like a strike a day, and then they had the heat wave, where 10,000 people died, so therefore not even the pixie dust that Disney has can help,
There has been (talk on Wall Street) that major media companies are out of favor. I have seen this chicken-little behavior before, ... I have worked in the industry for four decades. At least once a decade they fall out of favor, but each time they emerge stronger than ever. This is for cyclical economic reasons.
Peter has delivered outstanding performances in every endeavor he has undertaken since joining the company in 1985,
Movies.com will be a new distribution channel that provides consumers with an unequalled level of flexibility, quality and choice and we are excited to be at the forefront of this new entertainment medium,
My intention is definitely to serve (the CEO contract) out to its completion,
Many people in technology say the killer app is pirated content, ... Some feel the availability of illegal content sells computers. It's very hard to negotiate with an industry that thinks its short-term growth is dependent on theft.
Net income for the first three quarters of 2005 is nearly equal to all of 2004,