Both The Spirit and Contract with God are really outstanding reads as well as incredible pieces to look out, and that's what I love about Will Eisner's work. He doesn't take story lightly, and so the writing for his comics always turns out extraordinary. If story is intense and suspenseful, Eisner tells it in a way that is gripping and compelling, if the story is morose or melancholy, then he write's it in a way that moves the reader immensely.
In Contract with God, each of the stories are written in a way that really opens up the lives of all the different characters, we see them thrive, we see them fall, and sometimes we see them commit atrocious acts. The way Eisner moves us through their lives really reels us in, and I loved it so much I inhaled it all in almost just 5 minutes.
I think that Eisner is brilliant in the way that he prioritizes story over art, I think it really says a lot about him as a person, as well as an artist. I've seen so many beautiful movies and shows that looked absolutely incredible, but the writing was so bad that it killed what could have been a wonderful thing. Eisner values writing, and it really shows in his work, it's obvious that he didn't have an ego that many individuals, companies, and studios have today where visuals are the golden child and the script gets put on the back burner. He realizes the need for a harmony between the two to really create something meaningful.
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