Will Eisner's The Spirit A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2015 DC) comic books 2015

1st printing. Will Eisner's classic crimefighter stars in a new hardcover featuring the best of his stories from the 1940's to the modern era! This title includes The Spirit's team-up with Batman! Universally celebrated as one of comics most influential creators, Will Eisner broke new ground with nearly every project he undertook during his long and extraordinary career. But no creation was more ambitious, innovative, or ahead of its time than the weekly serial he launched in 1940: The Spirit! Over the twelve years of its initial publication, this legendary strip revolutionized the cartooning medium, establishing new methods of storytelling, developing new depths of characterization, and demonstrating to readers everywhere that comics could truly be an art form. In the years that followed, fans and professionals alike regularly revisited The Spirit to rediscover the features timeless appeal. To honor the 75th anniversary of Eisners historic achievement, DC Comics is proud to present this deluxe hardcover edition collecting more than four hundred pages of the Spirits four-color adventures. Beginning with his very first appearance in print, this volume follows the indefatigable criminologist Denny Colt across the decades to his most recent re-imaginings by some of contemporary comics greatest talents, including Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell and Darwyn Cooke. Hardcover, 480 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.