Will Eisner, the man who coined the term Graphic Novel and gave integrity to the medium at literature is heading towards the big screen. His novel A Contract with God, which is consider by many the first graphic novel is set to be adapted to film with directors Alex Rivera, Tze Chun, Barry Jenkins and Sean Baker (that’s a lot of directors!). Actually, they we each be in charge of a story each.
Eisner (ie the Eisner Award) published A Contract with God in 1978. The work is made up of four stories - A Contract With God, The Super, The Street Singer and Cookalein. All set in the NY Bronx being semi biographical and where Eisner grew up.
As seen with The Spirit (Eisner) and The Watchmen (Alan Moore) some graphic novels just don’t work on the big screen but it will be interesting to see if this one sinks or swims considering its historical importance in comic history.
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