COMIC ARTIST

Will Eisner

1917 - 2005

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William Erwin Eisner ( EYEZ-nər; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series The Spirit (1940–1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term "graphic novel" with the publication of his book A Contract with God. He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book Comics and Sequential Art (1985). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Will Eisner is the 39th most popular comic artist (down from 38th in 2019), the 2,578th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,133rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Will Eisner ranks 39 out of 226. Before him are Naoki Urasawa, Hirohiko Araki, John Romita Sr., Don Rosa, Cabu, and Katsuhiro Otomo. After him are Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Shotaro Ishinomori, Enki Bilal, Philippe Honoré, Guillermo Mordillo, and Masashi Kishimoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Will Eisner ranks 99. Before him are Roque Máspoli, Harold Garfinkel, Luis Carniglia, Irving Penn, Jânio Quadros, and Alexander Schmorell. After him are Stéphane Hessel, William H. McNeill, Jean Rouch, Raymond Burr, László Szabó, and Zhang Chunqiao. Among people deceased in 2005, Will Eisner ranks 77. Before him are Narriman Sadek, Augusto Roa Bastos, Cicely Saunders, Robert Moog, Dana Elcar, and Julio César Turbay Ayala. After him are Álvaro Cunhal, Yao Wenyuan, Shirley Chisholm, Charly Gaul, Zhang Chunqiao, and Richard Pryor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Will Eisner ranks 2,578 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Majors (1939), Robert Smithson (1938), R. L. Stine (1943), Bettie Page (1923), Jennifer Grey (1960), and Charles Dow (1851). After him are Anne Archer (1947), Jackie Jackson (1951), Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892), Timothy D. Snyder (1969), Jim Lightbody (1882), and Edward T. Hall (1914).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Will Eisner ranks 10. Before him are Steve Ditko (1927), Don Rosa (1951), and Winsor McCay (1867). After him are Charles Addams (1912), Bill Finger (1914), Frank Miller (1957), Charles M. Schulz (1922), Jerry Siegel (1914), E. C. Segar (1894), Robert Crumb (1943), Jim Davis (1945), and Richard F. Outcault (1863).

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