Will Eisner's "The Spirit": Weekend Crime Fighter [F-26-55]
| Presenter: | Douglas Rose |
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| Location: | SUNY Potsdam: Flagg 235 |
| Classes: | 4 Sessions 1.5 hours |
| Dates: | Thu 2:00 PM 09/17, 09/24, 10/01, 10/08 |
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Print Info
"Action. Mystery. Adventure." Readers of 1940s weekly Sunday comics were guaranteed these and more whenever they turned to writer/illustrator Will Eisner's "The Spirit" section. In this course, participants will read selected Spirit stories, examine Eisner's innovative drawing techniques, and discuss why the stories are both entertaining and provocative.
Doug Rose taught Comic Books as Literature at SUNY Canton for several years and included Will Eisner's Comics and Sequential Art and The Best of The Spirit as required reading for his students.
Special Instructions:
Copies of The Best of the Spirit will be provided for purchased. If interested, participants should bring $5 to the first class.
Cap: 12