The Will Eisner 1997 Shoot Interview by David Armstrong

David Armstrong interviewed Golden Age great and Graphic Novelist, Will Eisner in 1997 on set at San Diego Comic Con about the early history of comic books, comic strip reprints, his entry into comics, WOW What A Magazine!, his partnership with Jerry Iger, the growing concept of early comic books with original material, starting the Eisner and Iger shop, partnering with Everett M. Arnold at Quality Comics on the Spirit Newspaper Insert, departing the Iger shop, serving in World War 2, its effect on his storytelling and starting PS Magazine.

Interview conducted, recorded and copyrighted to David Armstrong.
Remastered, edited, timestamped and postproduction by Alex Grand.

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📜 Chapters
00:00 When start drawing
00:58 Influence of father
03:42 Mother's influence, failure of father as painter
04:11 Influences - Early Silent Film
05:13 Getting into the comics - Eastern Color
06:59 Comic strip reprints - Dick Tracy
07:52 WOW What a Magazine
08:47 Jerry Iger
10:50 Scott Dalton character
11:10 The concept of comic books was growing
13:09 Starting "Eisner & Iger"
16:00 Hiring the artists on salary
18:32 Everett M. Arnold - Quality Comics
19:31 Henry Martin - The Spirit Newspaper Insert
21:09 Stockholder agreement - Selling the half of business to Iger
22:50 Three-way partnership with Arnold & Martin
23:32 Artists from Eisner & Iger
24:23 No social life
25:21 World War 2 advanced my storytelling
27:10 Using comics as a teaching tool - PS Magazine
27:54 Storytelling and culture changed by the war
30:56 Outro

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