A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories (Signed)

Signed by Will Eisner

American cartoonist Will Eisner popularized graphic novels within the comics community after the publication of A Contract with God in 1978.

It is a short story cycle that revolves around poor Jewish characters who live in a tenement in New York City. Though the term "graphic novel" did not originate with Eisner, the book is credited with popularizing its use by printing "A Graphic Novel by Will Eisner" on the cover.

Published quietly in 1978, Will Eisner's revolutionary literary work A Contract With God marked the invention of the modern graphic novel. A mesmerizing fictional chronicle of a universal American experience, it inspired a generation of sequential artists. Through a quartet of four interwoven stories, A Contract With God expresses the joy, exuberance, tragedy, and drama of life on the mythical Dropsie Avenue in the Bronx.

This edition uses all-new, high-resolution reproductions of Eisner's original artwork, bringing new clarity and immediacy to Eisner's writing, illustration, and composition. Crafted with the highest fidelity to Eisner's artistic vision, the volume offers a beautiful, collectible way to experience the legendary book that launched a new art form and established Eisner as one of the great pioneers of American graphics.

This copy is signed by Will Eisner!!!

Author: Will Eisner
Artist: Will Eisner
Publisher: Baronet, 1978 First Edition (Out of Print)
Number of pages: 191
Format: Soft Cover; Part Colour illustrations
Size: 6" x 9" (150mm x 230mm)
ISBN: 0894370359
Condition: F - Fine
Code: WEACWG01