Comics, which are really best described as an arrangement of images in a sequence that tell a story - an idea - is a very old form of graphic communication. It began with the hieroglyphics in Egypt, it first appeared… — Will Eisner Copy Share Image
Before World War II, I was living a very cloistered existence, as most cartoonists do. The work I was pouring out did not come… — Will Eisner Copy Share
Ive spent my whole life working in a medium that was regarded with contempt largely because of historical reasons. — Will Eisner Copy Share
[Before the Spirit] I had been producing comic books for 15-year-old cretins from Kansas [I wanted to aim for] a 55-year-old who had his… — Will Eisner Copy Share
I want to point out to adults that there is a world of good material available to you now in comic form - in… — Will Eisner Copy Share
Still,[...] in all forms of comics the sequential artist relies upon the tacit cooperation of the reader. This cooperation is based upon the convention… — Will Eisner Copy Share
Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the… — Will Eisner Copy Share
Comics, which are really best described as an arrangement of images in a sequence that tell a story - an idea - is a… — Will Eisner Copy Share
Superheroes are mostly aimed at young teen-age males concerned with their manhood. The medium will have to address itself more to content. . .… — Will Eisner Copy Share
I write about what I know and what I have experienced. This keeps me an "honest" writer. — Will Eisner Copy Share
A key to my thinking has always been the almost fanatical belief that what I was engaged in was a literary art form. That… — Will Eisner Copy Share
“You are learned in the Word of God--And if you know His Word, you know His Will.” — Will Eisner Copy Share
Thus, sped by currents of curiosity afloat the swift river of rumor do secrets sail to strange ports. — Will Eisner Copy Share
“Living in a big city can be compared to existing in a jungle. One becomes a creature of the environment. The response to the… — Will Eisner Copy Share
The term comics long ago became obsolete and inaccurate. It merely defined the content of the early joke-based comical strips. Sequential Art is a… — Will Eisner Copy Share
