The Spirit Archives, Volume 18 [Hardcover]

Will Eisner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 2006

The latest volume in a series presenting the complete chronological adventures of Will Eisner's classic crime fighter, Denny Colt, who returns to action after being presumed dead to battle against evil as the enigmatic figure known only as the Spirit. These tales feature the classic stories "Thorne Strand and the Spirit," "Visitor" and "Satin."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 196 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (April 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401207693
• ISBN-13: 978-1401207694
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.8 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,079,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A comics master's apex, November 6, 2006

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Bradley Olrich "Commodore Dinosaur" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Spirit Archives, Volume 18 (Hardcover)

Will Eisner is righfully considered to be the most innovative draftsman and storyteller in the history of comics so far (just over 100 years and counting...). This particular volume collects his 'Spirit' stories at the top of their form. Stories in which the Spirit himself often took a backseat to various colorful character inhabiting Central City. This allowed for a greater variety of genres to be played with by the writers (which included a young Jules Pfieffer), getting away from the Spirit's usual crime noir and delving into slice of life stories, science fiction, and humor. I'm a cartoonist myself (see Commodore Dinosaur on the web)and teach a college course on comics and graphic novel illustration and Eisner's work is required reading, but that aside, these stories are just entertaining as hell.