Will Eisner: A Spirited Life Blog

This site expands on Bob Andelman's biography, "Will Eisner: A Spirited Life"
(M Press/Dark Horse), with new interviews and updates on related projects that bring greater depth and color to the portrayal of the legendary comic book/graphic novel artist and writer.

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DEBORAH DEL PRETE… On Frank Miller and Producing “The Spirit” Movie

DARWYN COOKE… On Reviving “The Spirit” for the 21st Century

HOWARD CHAYKIN… On Fighting with Will Eisner

DREW FRIEDMAN… On What’s Wrong With the Eisner Biography, A Spirited Life

ANDREW D. COOKE…On Producing the Documentary, "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist"

PETE POPLASKI… On Working With Will Eisner, Now and Then

GARY CHALONER… On Refitting Eisner’s “John Law” Character for the 21st Century

GARY CHALONER… Listen to PODCAST of This Interview

BOB ANDELMAN… PODCAST with Paula Bernstein on “The Writing Show”: On Writing the Biography, Will Eisner: A Spirited Life

BENJAMIN HERZBERG… On Working With Eisner to Craft “Fagin the Jew” and “The Plot”

TED CABARGA… On Working With Eisner in the 1960s at PS Magazine

MIKE RICHARDSON… On Publishing Eisner’s “Last Day in Vietnam”

DENIS KITCHEN… On What’s New at Will Eisner Studios

SCOTT HAMPTON and BO HAMPTON… On Being Eisner’s Studio Assistants

ABRAHAM FOXMAN… On Publishing Prospects for “The Plot” in the Middle East

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