The Spirit: The New Adventures

    (Kitchen Sink, 1998)
™ and ©1998 Will Eisner

The Spirit is widely recognized as one of the high points of comic book art. Created by Will Eisner, The Spirit started as a popular comic strip before making his way into the comic books in Police Comics #11. It was in comics that Eisner’s storytelling gained its trademark fluidity and inventiveness. Eisner proved himself to be a master of the medium, using different types of lighting, points of view, and other cinematic techniques to enhance the story. He then went further to pioneer new techniques such as using overlapping panels to relate two characters’ points of view of similar events, or putting comics themselves in the story by having the characters read about their own actions.

With its 1997 debut, this series continued in Eisner’s tradition while using newer creators such as Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and Neil Gaiman. Although the master himself contributes only occasionally, this series serves as an impressive testament to how much he has brought to comics.
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#1

March, 1998
Cover Price: $3.50
13 copies available from $1.95 		Alan MooreDave Gibbons, Will Eisner
#2

April, 1998
Cover Price: $3.50
7 copies available from $1.95 		Neil Gaiman, John Wagner, James VanceEddie Campbell, Carlos Ezquerra, Dan Burr, Will Eisner
#3 (Brian Bolland cover by Brian Bolland)

May, 1998
Cover Price: $3.50
6 copies available from $1.95 		Alan Moore, Mark KneeceBo Hampton, Daniel Torres, Will Eisner, Moebius
#4

June, 1998
Cover Price: $3.50
15 copies available from $1.75 		Kurt Busiek, Mark Schultz, Mike AllredBrent Anderson, Mike Allred, David Lloyd
#5

July, 1998
Cover Price: $3.50
14 copies available from $1.75 		Paul ChadwickPaul Chadwick
#6

September, 1998
Cover Price: $3.50
11 copies available from $1.95 		John Ostrander, Mark Kneece, Scott HamptonScott Hampton, Tom Mandrake
#7

October, 1998
Cover Price: $3.50
8 copies available from $1.95 		Dennis Eichhorn, Eddie Campbell, Jay Stephens, Marcus MooreEddie Campbell, Gene Fama, Paul Pope
#8

November, 1998
Cover Price: $3.50
16 copies available from $1.95 		Joe R. LansdaleJohn Lucas