Will Eisner
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Will Eisner was a pioneering American cartoonist and graphic novelist, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of comics and sequential art.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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cartoonist ⓘ graphic novelist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | William E. Eisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNamedAfter | Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | William Erwin Eisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Nebo Cemetery, Miami, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from heart surgery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-03-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-01-03 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comics
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graphic novels ⓘ sequential art ⓘ |
| founded | American Visuals Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comics
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graphic novels ⓘ sequential art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Alan Moore
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Art Spiegelman NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Eisner Award named in his honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American comics industry
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graphic novel medium ⓘ sequential art theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating The Spirit
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innovative use of sequential art ⓘ pioneering the modern graphic novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Will Eisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Contract with God
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A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ Comics and Sequential Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Dropsie Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative NERFINISHED ⓘ Life on Another Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ To the Heart of the Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartoonist
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comics artist ⓘ editor ⓘ publisher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Weingarten Eisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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