The Dreamer

    (Kitchen Sink, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2008)
™ and © 1986 Kitchen Sink Press, Inc.

In the waning days of the Great Depression, the new medium of comics attracted a generation of eager young artists whose work launched the Golden Age. The magic of this innocent era is captured perfectly in Will Eisner’s autobiographical 1986 graphic novel, The Dreamer. Comic fans could hope for no better combination of historical significance and artistic power than what Eisner brings to this grand work. Eisner was present at the creation of the comics medium, founding one of the original studios with partner Jerry Iger and employees like Jacob Kurtzburg (soon to become Jack Kirby), Lou Fine and Jack Cole. He is also the inventor and supreme practitioner of the graphic novel, and the Dreamer is full of perfectly-paced and wonderfully-drawn anecdotes from the dawn of the comics era. DC has ensured that the Dreamer, along with all of Eisner’s groundbreaking work, remains in print in elegant, well-produced editions.
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  • 1
    #1
    Dec 1986
    Cover: $5.95
    W: Will Eisner  ·  A: Will Eisner
    B&W
    1 copy for $5.00
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by Will Eisner
    Nov 1987
    Cover: $6.95
    W: Will Eisner  ·  A: Will Eisner
    No copies available
  • 1-3
    #1 - 3rd printing
    3rd Printing Cover; Softcover edition
    Nov 1988
    Cover: $6.95
    W: Will Eisner  ·  A: Will Eisner
    No copies available
  • 1-4
    #1 - 4th printing
    4th Printing Cover by Will Eisner
    Jun 2000
    Cover: $7.95
    W: Will Eisner  ·  A: Will Eisner
    Reprint by DC
    1 copy for $6.00
  • 1-5
    #1 - 5th printing
    5th Printing Cover by Will Eisner
    Jul 2000
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Will Eisner  ·  A: Will Eisner
    Published By Norton
    No copies available
  • 1-6
    #1 - 6th printing
    6th Printing Cover by Will Eisner
    Nov 2008
    Cover: $16.95
    W: Will Eisner  ·  A: Will Eisner
    No copies available
  • 1/HC
    #1 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition
    Dec 1988
    Cover: $17.50
    W: Will Eisner  ·  A: Will Eisner
    No copies available