The adventures of Will Eisner's most famous creation continuein this volume reprinting the Spirit newspaper sections from 1/5/47 to6/29/47. Featuring appearances by Ebony, Dolan and Ellen, the seductiveP'Gell, Hoagy the Yogi, Silken Floss, Saree and more, plus an introductionby Jim Vance.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fine work by Eisner--no pun intended.,
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This review is from: Spirit Archives, Volume 5 (Hardcover)
Some corrections need to be made to some of the other reviews of Spirit Archives. All the stories in volume 5 up to the end of August were written and laid out by Eisner, who also probably did some pencils, and perhaps even a little inking. Most of the penciling was done by Lou Fine and inks were by Fine and various assistants. The excellent and visually stunning story of August 23, 1942 was scripted and pencilled by Eisner and inked by Fine, who also signed his name in the last panel, the only time he signed a Spirit story. It is as good as anything Eisner did before the post-war period. Manly Wade Wellman wrote the next 3 stories and also the October 18 story and these 4 were penciled by Fine and inked by John Belfi. Eisner also wrote and did layouts for the remaining stories through November 8 plus the December 13 story and his hand is clearly present in the art. Other stories were written by Wellman or Bill Woolfolk, penciled by Fine and inked by various staff artists at Quality Comics. So there are 10 stories out of 26 that Eisner didn't have anything to do with, but they were done by talented writers and artists who hadn't yet become jaded with the chore, something that seems to me had happened by two years later. So don't pass on this volume. There is some truly excellent writing and art by Eisner here. If you liked the first 4 volumes, you are going to like this. If you like Eisner, this is not to be missed.
Comprehensive writing and art credits for the whole run of the Spirit, unfortunately lacking in the Archives themselves, are available on the internet.
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How much Eisner in this volume?,
This review is from: Spirit Archives, Volume 5 (Hardcover)
I just want to correct a previous reviewer. According to Cat Yronwood's Spirit Checklist, Will Eisner did the scripts and layouts for 20 of the 26 stories in this volume, with the finish art being completed by Lou Fine and other Quality Comics staff. The bulk of this volume is Eisner and a must have.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
FANTASTIC,
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This review is from: Spirit Archives, Volume 5 (Hardcover)
They have the Eisner award for a reason. Here is the best place to see it. This series is fantastic!! Buy one you will want them all.
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