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A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner published in 1978. The book's short story cycle revolves around poor Jewish characters who live in a tenement in New York City .
- Will Eisner
- 1978
A contract with God refers to the thematic exploration of a deal or understanding between an individual and the divine, often highlighting the struggles of faith, morality, and the human experience. This concept is prevalent in narratives where characters grapple with their beliefs and expectations of divine intervention, particularly through ...
Nov 2, 2011 · Nonetheless whilst I’ve read a fair amount of comics theory and history dealing with Will Eisner’s contribution to the evolution of the medium it’s to my shame that I had, until recently, never read any of his work on The Spirit 4, let alone A Contract with God, the work often cited as the first graphic novel and, if not quite that, then ...
Feb 28, 2017 · A Contract With God is a groundbreaking work, not least because it portrays the lives of ordinary people — in various states of depression, apathy, romance and bawdiness — living on a single...
- W.W. Norton UK
May 1, 2017 · A Contract With God explores the everyday extremes of human experience through the tenement building at 55 Dropsie Avenue. Residents strive, struggle, and schlep through the graphic short...
Oct 19, 2023 · A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner published in 1978. The book's short story cycle revolves around poor Jewish characters who live in a tenement in New York City.
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Will Eisner's comics magnum opus A Contract with God is rightfully revered, and this introduction/ review/ overview looks at why, asking 'What is A Contract ...
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