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Photos from MegaCon, Orlando Feb. 24-26, 2006

Seen at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida, February 26, 2006: Comic book legends Nick Cardy (L) and Al Feldstein (R), congratulate author Bob Andelman on the publication of his new biography, Will Eisner: A Spirited Life. Cardy and Feldstein were among 75 Eisner friends,family and business associates interviewed for the book.

Alex Saviuk, who assisted Will Eisner with the art chores on his final story in which The Spirit meets The Escapist (Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #6), strikes a pose. Saviuk was promoting his latest book (written by Robert Tinnell), Feast of the Seven Fishes.

Upcoming young artist Rachael Leigh Simmons attended Bob's talk and showed her portfolio of comic pages to several pros at MegaCon.

Bob and Mimi Andelman couldn't pass up the opportunity to pose with one of their favorite characters, The Shadow.

"Knight Seeker" - one of the more interesting costumes at MegaCon, was designed and worn by Eric M. Cooper of Trenton, NJ, who also authored a book of the same name.

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Meet the Author!

To invite Bob Andelman to your store, book festival or comic book convention, or to be a guest speaker at any other event, please send an email to personal@aspiritedlife.com

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Contact Information for Will Eisner: A Spirited Life

The highly acclaimed new Dark Horse Comics/M Press authorized biography, Will Eisner: A Spirited Life, by Bob Andelman, is now in bookstores across the United States and Canada. And this is the official web site delivering the latest news about Eisner, his projects and his press clippings, as well as author appearances, contact and rights information for Bob Andelman.

Author Bob Andelman is available to make personal appearances and even make an hour-long slide presentation with rare Eisner stories, personal photos and rare art. To inquire about his availability for your store, book festival, museum, university or comic book convention, or to be a guest speaker at any other event, please send an email to personal@aspiritedlife.com.

International and Foreign Language Rights: Send inquiries to Lance Kreiter.

Excerpt, First Serial Rights: Send inquiries to Kelly Macsisak.

Film, Video, Television and Multimedia Rights: Send inquiries to Denis Kitchen.

Audiobook Rights: Send inquiries to Michael Bourret.

Media Review Copies: Send request to Lee Dawson.

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Comics legend Will Eisner lives on in a new biography,
Will Eisner: A Spirited Life!

Dark Horse's prose imprint M Press is proud to present a new biography on one of comics' true legends, Will Eisner. Will Eisner: A Spirited Life is the only authorized and extensively researched biography of Eisner over three years in the making. Chock full of entertaining anecdotes told by the comic industry's top talents, A Spirited Life pays tribute to a true American original whose legacy will forever be felt not only in comic books and graphic novels but in commercial illustration, fine art, film, television and multimedia.

Pop culture would never have been the same without Will Eisner. Internationally recognized as the founding father of an utterly American medium--comic books--Eisner pioneered this art form in the late 1930s, and continued to shape its direction until his passing at 87 in 2005. This personality-driven biography, written by Bob Andelman, explores the fascinating life of Eisner and details a career that stretched over 70 years. Eisner spearheaded the cause of comics for adult readers (including 30 years spent producing comics for the U.S. Army and corporate clients such as General Motors and the United Nations) and in 1978 published the first widely recognized graphic novel, A Contract With God.

Eisner trained some of the world's greatest comic art talent: Bob Kane (Batman); Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four); Jules Feiffer; Dave Berg (Mad); and Joe Kubert (Tarzan). Eisner also inspired generations of modern artists and writers, including Frank Miller (Sin City), Robert Crumb, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman (Sandman, American Gods), Dave Gibbons (Watchmen) Brad Bird (The Incredibles), Patrick McDonnell (Mutts) and Art Spiegelman (Maus).

"The Spirit," Eisner's most famous comics character is in pre-production as a major motion picture from Batman Begins producer Michael Uslan. And the Spirit will join the DC Comics Universe in December in an ongoing monthly title that will bring the character into the realm of Batman and Superman for the first time. The "Oscars" of the comic book world are the "Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards," have been given annually at San Diego's Comic-Con International since 1987.

"I spent three years with Will in his studio and his home, as well as poring through his substantial archives and interviewing dozens of his colleagues, friends and family," said biographer Bob Andelman, who also wrote the introduction for DC Comics' upcoming The Spirit Archives Vol. 17. "We should all be lucky enough to have left such consistent and positive impressions on so many people for so many years."

Featuring an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay) and an appreciation by Neal Adams, Will Eisner: A Spirited Life ships to stores October 26, 2005, with a retail price of $14.95.

ISBN: 1-59582-011-6

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Will Eisner Links

Will Eisner Official Site; Who is Will Eisner?
http://www.willeisner.com

Order Will Eisner: A Spirited Life

Order Books By Will Eisner

Will Eisner: A Spirit Life Official Web Site
http://www.aspiritedlife.com

Will Eisner & The Spirit: Biography and History of a Comics Legend
http://deniskitchen.com/docs/bios/bio_will_eisner.html

The Comics Reporter's Eisner Page
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/commentary/674/

Will Eisner's John Law, New Adventures Online
http://www.johnlaw.us.com

Wildwood Cemetery: The Spirit Database
http://www.angelfire.com/art/wildwood/

Will Eisner Original Art For Sale
http://deniskitchen.com/

DC Comics' Will Eisner Library
http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/dc_category.html?cat=eisner

Dark Horse Comics
http://darkhorse.com

NBM Publishing
http://www.nbmpub.com/fairytales/eisner/eisnerhome.html

IMPACT Books (a division of F+W Publications)
http://www.artistsnetwork.com/impact_books/titles.asp

PODGallery: Fine Art Prints and Notecards of Will Eisner's work
http://www.podgallery.com/eisner

The Spirit Checklist
http://www.luckymojo.com/spiritchecklist.html

Rare Eisner: Making of a Genius
http://www.comicartville.com/rareeisner.htm

Fagin the Jew, Doubleday Books
http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/catalog/display.pperl?0385510098

Kitchen & Hansen Literary Agency
http://www.kitchenandhansen.com

Who is Bob Andelman, Anyway?
http://www.andelman.com

Will Eisner and authorized biographer Bob Andelman
at Eisner's studio in South Florida, August 2003.
(Photo by Pete Eisner)

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