Will Eisner was born William Erwin Eisner on March 6, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. By the time of his death on January 3, 2005, following complications from open heart surgery, Eisner was recognized internationally as one of the giants in the field of sequential art, a term he coined. In a career t

Graphic novels

McCloud was born in Boston, Massachusetts and spent most of his childhood in Lexington, Massachusetts. He obtained his B.F.A in illustration from Syracuse University. McCloud created the light-hearted science fiction/superhero comic book series Zot! in 1984, in part as a reaction to the increasingly

Cartoon, Graphic novels, Philosophy, Semiotics, Web design

Chris Ware currently lives in Oak Park, IL and is the author a series of books.

Cartoonish, Composed, Cool, Intimate, Polychromatic, Witty

Cartoonist Lauren Weinstein received a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis and is the author of Inside Vineyland, the Goddess of War and Vineyland. She is also the lead singer of the band Flaming Fire.

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