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
I regret Sandy's decision, but I accept it and respect his desire to pursue new ventures,
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highly focused on addressing the challenges at the ABC network.
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in a large scale, not a one-off scale.
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Creativity can flourish within sensible financial limitations.
Privacy laws are our biggest impediment to us obtaining our objectives.
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Doing stuff that I don't have to talk about because I'm not in a public company is fantastic.
If you're really good, you should express yourself...a lot.