Will Eisner 1917-2005
Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Will Eisner died yesterday due to heart complications. I’m lucky to have seen him speak this past summer. I almost didn’t bother going, but at the last minute I decided I might never get a chance to see him again, and I’m glad I got the chance. More info here
Mekon says:
I’m devastated. I just found out reading your blog. He was totally my hero.
The Spirit was a thing of beauty. :(
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ryanne says:
So what was he like when you saw him speak? What can you tell us about the man in person?
Robot Johnny says:
He seemed like a nice guy. It was funny listening to an 87-year old man talk about drawing sexy ladies. He shared the stage, unfortunately, with Dave Sim, who kinda stole the spotlight.
eliane says:
In this program (narrated in Dutch, interviews in English), a beautiful interview with him:
http://www.vpro.nl/programma/ram/afleveringen/19518485/
Joel says:
Wow! What a great opportunity! It’s really cool how his work evolved with the times but didn’t really drastically change. He had great style.