The Contract with God Trilogy

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780393061055
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 498

Book Description
Frimme Hersh breaks his contract with God and ends up as a Depression-era slumlord, while Jacob Shtarkah strives to help an old friend trapped in Nazi Germany and struggles with poverty and the corruption of the residents of Dropsie Avenue.

Dropsie Avenue

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393328110
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
A black-and-white graphic novel chronicle of the rise, decline, and rebirth of a neighborhood in the South Bronx over the course of more than one hundred years.

Life Force

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393328035
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
“Eisner was not only ahead of his times; the present times are still catching up to him.”—John Updike Called “a masterpiece” by R. Crumb, A Life Force chronicles not only the Great Depression but also the rise of Nazism and the spread of socialist politics through the depiction of the protagonist, Jacob Shtarkah, whose existential search reflected Eisner’s own lifelong struggle.

To the Heart of the Storm

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393328103
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
An extraordinary autobiography story from a legend in American comics.

A Contract with the Earth

Author: Newt Gingrich
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801891655
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
The foundation of the book—a ten-point Contract with the Earth—promotes ingenuity over rhetoric as the way forward.

Minor Miracles

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393328141
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Collects four graphically illustrated stories from Will Eisner that explore strange occurrences in daily life, including "The Miracle of Dignity," "Street Magic," "A New Kid on the Block," and "A Special Wedding Ring.

Life in Pictures

Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393061079
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 508

Book Description
In 'Life, in Pictures' Eisner presents an intimate and personal perspective on his life as a writer and artist through his graphic art. The book features famous characters from the world of comics (under pseudonyms) and other historical figures and family members.

Handbook of Comics and Graphic Narratives

Author: Sebastian Domsch
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110446960
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 644

Book Description
Whether one describes them as sequential art, graphic narratives or graphic novels, comics have become a vital part of contemporary culture. Their range of expression contains a tremendous variety of forms, genres and modes − from high to low, from serial entertainment for children to complex works of art. This has led to a growing interest in comics as a field of scholarly analysis, as comics studies has established itself as a major branch of criticism. This handbook combines a systematic survey of theories and concepts developed in the field alongside an overview of the most important contexts and themes and a wealth of close readings of seminal works and authors. It will prove to be an indispensable handbook for a large readership, ranging from researchers and instructors to students and anyone else with a general interest in this fascinating medium.

Adam's Contract With God

Author: Heidi Custin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578628356
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
This is a story of a young man's journey while navigating life with Schizophrenia. It tells of the effects mental illness has on the one living with it, and the friends and family who fought hard to get him help and survive in a world that stigmatizes mental illness. Seen through the mother's eyes with great love and agony.

May Contain Graphic Material

Author: M. Keith Booker
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 726

Book Description
Since the first Superman film came to the screen in 1978, films adapted from comics have become increasingly important as a film form. Since that time, advances in computer-generated special effects have significantly improved the ability of film to capture the style and action of comics, producing film such as X-men and Spider-man.