Comics deal with two fundamental communicating devices: words and images. Admittedly this is an arbitrary separation. But, since in the modern world of communication they are treated as independent disciplines, it seems valid. Actually, the are derivatives of a single… — 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
