Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist (2007)
• April 25th, 2007 • 1h 36min
Documentary
Overview
Arguably the most influential person in American comics, Will Eisner, as artist, entrepreneur, innovator, and visual storyteller, enjoyed a career that encompassed comic books from their early beginnings in the 1930s to their development as graphic novels in the 1990s. During his sixty-year-plus career, Eisner introduced the now-traditional mode of comic book production; championed mature, sophisticated storytelling; was an early advocate for using the medium as a tool for education; pioneered the now-popular graphic novel, and served as inspiration for generations of artists. Without a doubt, Will Eisner was the godfather of the American comic book.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Marvel: Empire of Superheroes
Released on: 2020-01-30
Documentary
Marvel and its rival DC Comics were long locked in a battle for supremacy in the superhero universe....
The Image Revolution
Released on: 2013-11-21
Documentary
Twenty years ago, seven superstar artists left Marvel Comics to create their own company, Image Comi...
Lost Heroes
Released on: 2014-02-28
Documentary
Lost Heroes is the story of Canada's forgotten comic book superheroes and their legendary creators. ...
Legends of the Knight
Released on: 2013-12-31
Documentary
Legends of the Knight weaves together the stirring true stories of individuals who have overcome dev...
Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana
Released on: 2018-03-31
Documentary
Florida, 1994. Artist Mike Diana is convicted on an obscenity charge in the wake of an undercover po...
I, Tintin
Released on: 1976-01-01
Documentary
The adventures of Hergé, or how Georges Remi created The Adventures of Tintin. Interviews, archive f...
R. F. Outcault Making a Sketch of Buster and Tige
Released on: 1904-03-12
Documentary
Buster Brown creater R.F. Outcault sketches his creation. Part of the Buster Brown series for Ediso...
Jack Kirby: Story Teller
Released on: 2007-06-05
Documentary
A documentary on the life of Jack Kirby, co-creator of Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man...
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Released on: 2013-09-24
Documentary
This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for...
Those Dastardly Desperados
Released on: 2016-10-10
Documentary
This featurette explores how these fiends became more than just antagonists in a Batman story; they ...
The Donald Duck Principle
Released on: 2014-10-15
Documentary
The documentary tells why Donald Duck hit Europe like a bomb after the Second World War, creates a l...
The Story of Rock 'n' Roll Comics
Released on: 2011-07-01
Documentary
Todd Loren, whose scandalous series of unauthorized comic book biographies of rock stars enraged and...
Rude Dude
Released on: 2014-10-07
Documentary
Possessed of an incredible artistic talent, Steve Rude is "The Dude," an eccentric personality as co...
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Released on: 2014-08-12
Documentary
In the spring of 1984, a strange new comic book sat beside cash registers in select shops, too big t...
The Return of the Green Man
Released on: 1990-11-16
Documentary
Since ancient times, the Green Man has been one of the most mysterious and menacing of mythical char...
The Great Canadian Comic Books!
Released on: 1971-01-01
Documentary
Film accompanying the book of the same name by Nelvana Enterprises founders Michael Hirsh and Patric...
Heroes Manufactured
Released on: 2017-03-10
Documentary
A documentary following Canadian artists and their ability to break into the comic book industry whi...
The Jodorowsky Constellation
Released on: 1994-01-01
Documentary
This documentary depicts the filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky talking about his life, his loves, his c...
Chris Claremont's X-Men
Released on: 2018-10-26
Documentary
Chris Claremont’s X-Men takes an in-depth look at Claremont’s monumental run. Using high-profile int...
Ghost Empire: The Forgotten Story of Harvey Comics
Released on:
Documentary, History
For half a century Harvey Comics characters ruled newsstands, television screens, and the imaginatio...