The Spirit Archives, Volume 11 [Hardcover]

Will Eisner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003

Reprinting Spirit sections from July 1, 1945 to December 30, 1945! In late 1945 Will Eisner received his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, and in December of that year he returned to his masterwork -- The Spirit!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 204 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563899892
• ISBN-13: 978-1563899898
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.9 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,636,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For Die-Hard Fans, November 8, 2003

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Steven Daniel Clubb "Netrigan" (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Spirit Archives, Volume 11 (Hardcover)

First off, Will Eisner had nothing to do with most of the stories in this volume. Most of the stories in this volume are fairly dull and predictable, the wonderful wit and humor of The Spirit being replaced by pretty lame one-liners. Not exactly bad, but not memorable.

This volume is notable for the return of Will Eisner in its final two stories. Fresh out of the service following World War II, he offers up a couple of humorous stories that point the book back to its roots with style and wit.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Why cain't ah learn to keep mah big mouth shut?, March 31, 2009

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Spirit Archives, Volume 11 (Hardcover)

This volume of The Spirit Archives reprints the comics from the second half of 1945. Spirit creator Will Eisner was in the Army during World War II, so the comics from that time period were done by other people. Most of the comics in this volume were drawn by Lou Fine. He was a good artist, but he was no Will Eisner. The strips he drew here are okay, but they some of the weakest Spirit comics ever. However, Eisner did get out of the service in time to do the last two Spirit comics of 1945, which saves this book somewhat.

5.0 out of 5 stars Eisner returns at the end..., August 21, 2008

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A. Vickers - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Spirit Archives, Volume 11 (Hardcover)

Will Eisner was drafted to join World War II and left management of The Spirit production to others. After getting his honorable discharge from the Army, he returned to the production. While only the last few stories are Eisner's actual work, the rest of them are still great, even if they personally lack Eisner's charm.