Legendary cartoonist Will Eisner dies at 87

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Entertainment - AP
Comic Book Pioneer Will Eisner Dies at 87

By JOHN PAIN, Associated Press Writer

MIAMI - Will Eisner, the artist who revolutionized comic books, helped popularize the graphic novel and taught generations of soldiers how to maintain their equipment with the "Joe Dope" series, has died. He was 87.

Eisner started making comics in the 1930s and was the first to use "silent" balloonless panels to emphasize characters' emotions by focusing attention on finely wrought facial expressions.

He addressed subjects considered unthinkable in comic books and rarely seen at the time in newspaper comics: spousal abuse, tax audits, urban blight and graft.

"He set not only a high standard of work, he has opened the door that very few people have gone through, which is to recognize comics as a legitimate storytelling medium," said Max Allan Collins, whose graphic novel "Road to Perdition" was turned into a movie starring Tom Hanks.

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RIP, Mr. Eisner. You were one of the absolute greats.

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1. Izzat "The SPIRIT" aka Denny COLT?

I used to read this in the Sixites (sigh --- great comic).

[Longgrain]

2. Bill Eisner!

No way...

Nothing to say but :cry:

[CrownPrinceBandar]

3. Bummer.......................

I loved his artwork. I thought he was the best of the "classic" comic artists.