The Spirit Portfolio is simply filled with lush images of Will Eisner's hero in various situations, most of them dangerous and in various environments, most of them urban. These were done by the mature Eisner, when his femme fatales had a more realistic, yet still quite alluring look. My favorite plate is perhaps the wonderful view of Wildwood Cemetery and the entrance to The Spirit's lair. My second favorite is the landscaped image of The Spirit racing across Central City.
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Stunning stuff, that Eisner lad certainly knew how to draw!
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DeleteThese are way cool, Rip! And you're right -- the Wildwood Cemetary scene is as good as anything EC artists could have dreamed up.
ReplyDeleteThat's one aspect of the character I missed as he became a more familiar domestic figure. The mystery of a creature of the cemetery needed more development, but that's nitpicking.
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