THE SPIRIT: AN 80TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

by Will Eisner

Ted Adams (Editor) and Will Eisner (Artist)

Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Will Eisner’s The Spirit with this all-new collection from Clover. Acknowledged by everyone from Alan Moore to Michael Chabon as one the of the most important comic book creators of all time, this collection features 10 stories, five of them with all-new coloring by Eisner Award winning colorist, Laura Martin. After you read these stories, you’ll understand why the most important award in comics is named for him.

• ISBN10: 1951038053
• ISBN13: 9781951038052
• Publish Date: 7 April 2020
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Clover Press
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 80
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Spirit: An 80th Anniversary Celebration is a new reprint collection of 8 weekly inserts (8 pages each) + an origin story + short art gallery with the iconic Spirit by comics legend Will Eisner. Due out 10th March 2020 from Clover Press (and Diamond distributing), it's 80 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook (comiXology) formats.

The stories in the collection are a mixed bag...traditional Spirit stories where the bad guy gets what's coming to him, philosophical musings, and a couple of fourth wall breaking unclassifiable pieces where Eisner has a cameo in the actual story and the Spirit doesn't make (much of) an appearance. The real value for me is the expert introduction and commentary by industry professionals and fellow artists which accompany every story (along with a nice but short retrospective history by Denis Kitchen).

It's nice to see these stories being re-released for potential fans to appreciate and seek out more of Eisner's (or the commentators') oeuvre.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.