The exhibition will run from March 1st-June 30, 2011.

'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art – MoCCA – is proud to announce Will Eisner’s New York: From the Spirit to the Modern Graphic Novel, an exhibit showcasing work of the comics and graphic novel master that was inspired by, and which spotlighted, his hometown, the city he always held closest to his heart: New York. (Oct.)Ĭopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Much of the collection touches on the slightly magical nature of cities, and Neil Gaiman's very personal introduction adds the context of Eisner's enormous influence on contemporary comics and graphic novels. In the vignettes of City People Notebook, time, smell, space and streets all have their own special sets of rules in this hectic city. These little moments of witnessed connection are the heart of the collection, and Eisner's eye for humanity amid the grind of the city is always on target. In New York, people on trains fantasize about one another while never making eye contact in 'An Affair on the BMT Local' while in 'Worm's Eye View,' two pairs of feet come together and move apart in a wordless narrative. Eisner treats the city like a lover its flaws are on display, its cantankerous nature is well-known, but the abiding tenderness that comes from lifelong intimacy is evident on every page. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Ĭollecting four of Eisner's later graphic novels- New York, The Building, City People Notebook and Invisible People-this volume takes as its subject the city Eisner lived in and drew for most of his life. This new hardcover presents a quartet of graphic works ( New York, The Building, City People Notebook, and Invisible People) and features what Neil Gaiman describes as 'tales as brutal, as uncaring as the city itself.' From ancient buildings 'barnacled with laughter and stained with tears' to the subways, 'humorless iron reptiles, clacking stupidly on a webbing of graceful steel rails,' Will Eisner's New York includes cameo appearances by the author himself several new illustrations sketched by Eisner, posthumously inked by Peter Poplaski and three previously unpublished 'out-takes'―a treasure for any Eisner fan, and sure to become a collectible. No illustrator evoked the melancholy duskiness of New York City as expressively as Eisner, who knew the city from the bottom up.

Henry.'―Neil Gaiman With an unparalleled eye for stories and expressive illustration, Will Eisner, the master and pioneer of American comics art, presents graphic fiction's greatest celebration of the Big Apple.

'An American storyteller, like Ray Bradbury, like O.

Will Eisner's New York by Will Eisner