Will Eisner Week

CAPS Panel in Los Angeles

By Carl on April 11, 2012 11:00 AM | No Comments

Wow! - Burbank, April 12th

Join the Comic Art Professional Society for a postscript to Will Eisner Week

Finally an event about "The Father of the Graphic Novel" in Los Angeles! Learn about one of the greats of Comics and Sequential Art from those who knew and worked with him. Arrive at 7:30 PM and the full meeting starts at 8:00 PM.

Will Eisner Week at Columbia University

By Carl on March 13, 2012 12:00 PM | No Comments

Comic New York at Columbia University -- Columbia's Comic New York Symposium will bring together creators and academics to discuss the intertwined histories of American comics and the town where they were born - New York City. FREE and Open to the Public, the symposium will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 24th and 25th in Faculty Room of the Low Library.

For more information visit the
Comic New York Website.

Thank You Portland!

By Carl on March 10, 2012 12:00 PM | No Comments

Will Eisner Week comes to Oregon -- thank you Bridge City Comics, especially Shawna Gore, Diana Schutz, and Michael Ring!

Bridge City Comics hosted the Graphic Novel reading Club where the topic was Last Day in Vietnam, Will Eisner's novel about the Vietnam War. Shawna Gore helped to organize the monthly event.

Diana Schutz, Will Eisner's Editor at Dark Horse and Adjunct Professor at Portland Community College, began the evening by talking about the reason for the yearly celebration. "Part of the purpose of Will Eisner Week is to keep his memory alive. He was the most important person in comics ever, and his legacy is worth celebrating. He gave so much to the industry, and pioneered so many things."

The evening continued with discussion about the novel and Will Eisner's other works. Michael Ring from Bridge City Comics commented, "He was the Steve Jobs of comics. He was there during the game changers and pushed things along."

See Christian Lipski's article at the Examiner website.

Will Eisner Week, March 8th

By Carl on March 7, 2012 12:00 PM | No Comments

In Portland, OR,
Bridge City Comics will host a special event to commemorate Will Eisner Week, honoring the life and work of the legendary artist and storyteller.

The event will include a Graphic Novel Reading Club discussion of Eisner's book LAST DAY IN VIET NAM, featuring special guest Diana Schutz, who edited the book for Dark Horse Comics. The 7:00 PM, March 8th event is part of the Bridge City Graphic Novel Reading Club, which encourages participants to read and discuss notable examples of the best in graphic storytelling.

For more information about this event visit the
Bridge City Comics Website or call 503-282-5484.

Even more on March 6th,

By Carl on March 5, 2012 11:00 AM | No Comments

In Columbus, OH,
At Ohio State University, The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum celebrates Will Eisner Week with a special reading from Will Eisner's "A Contract with God." Join Museum Curator Caitlin McGurk from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in Room 150A of the Thompson Library.
For more information visit the blog or call the Library directly at 614-292-0538.

Also on March 6th

By Carl on March 5, 2012 10:00 AM | No Comments

In Amherst, MA
At UMASS Amherst, a FREE screening of the award-winning documentary "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist" plus two rarely seen short films. This event will be hosted by Eisner's first Graphic Novel Publisher Denis Kitchen at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 6th in Herter Hall, Room 227. It's Free, wheelchair accessible and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies and the Posen Foundation.
For more information e-mail or call 413-545-2550.

March 6th

By Carl on March 5, 2012 7:00 AM | No Comments

In Pittsburgh,
The Toonseum announces as part of Will Eisner Week the opening of "Will Eisner's New York," a rare collection of original works chronicling Will Eisner's informal history of the city that shaped many of his illustrated masterpieces.
The opening reception for Will Eisner's New York will be held on Will Eisner's birthday, March 6th at 7:00pm. Free for members, $7.00 for others or become a member!
For more information visit the Toonseum Website:
Toonseum.org

Will Eisner Week 2012

By Carl on February 27, 2012 5:27 AM

Watch this space for daily updates from New York City, NY, Pittsburgh, PA, Amherst, MA, Columbus, OH, Portland, OR, Minneapolis, MN, Los Angeles, CA, Savannah, GA, and more...

In New York City,
MoCCA, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, announces that as part of Will Eisner Week, 2012, they will be presenting a panel discussion entitled

"Will Eisner: Making the World Safe for Graphic Novels." The panel will consist of comics legends Paul Levitz and Dennis O'Neil, who both knew and worked with Eisner, longtime Eisner agent Judith Hansen, and Columbia University Graphic Novels Librarian Karen Green. The panel will discuss Eisner's creative and business accomplishments and legacy, and his continuing impact on the world of sequential art, from the 1930s to the present day.

The panel will be Thursday, March 1st from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Admission $7 and Free for Members.
For more information visit their website:
MoCCA NY

MoCCA screening of Eisner documentary with Cookes and Fingeroth

By GaryC on February 28, 2011 10:45 AM

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - and The Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation are proud to announce that, as part of Will Eisner Week, 2011, they will be presenting a screening of the award-winning Documentary "Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist," followed by a special panel with the film's makers, Andrew D. Cooke and Jon B. Cooke. The panel will be moderated by Danny Fingeroth, MoCCA's SVP of Education and co-curator of Will Eisner's New York: From the Spirit to the Modern Graphic Novel exhibition, currently on view at MoCCA.

WHEN: Sunday, March 6, 2011
7-9 pm

WHERE: Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA)
594 Broadway, suite 401, New York, NY 10012

COST: General public: $5 / MoCCA members: Free

Space is limited, and reservations are required. To make a reservation, please call MoCCA at 212-254-3511, Tuesday through Sundays, 12 PM to 5 PM. For more information visit www.moccany.org

Continue reading MoCCA screening of Eisner documentary with Cookes and Fingeroth.

Comicdom Wrap Up

By GaryC on March 8, 2010 11:46 PM

Our friends in Greece at Comicdom posted weekly articles on Will Eisner, including an amazing video clip round up on Will. Google Translate actually does an amazing job of translating these articles. Please be sure to check them out.
Will Eisner Week @ Comicdom