Spirit Commission, 2003
Continuing our celebration of “Will Eisner Week” and the 80th anniversary of The Spirit, with additional creators’ takes on the beloved and influential character.
The very talented (and underrated) Brazilian artist Will Conrad is a self-professed Will Eisner nerd. When he heard that Eisner would be attending a Brazilian comic book convention, he labored over this oversized Spirit piece to show Will, who was nothing but flattered and supportive.
Will held on to the piece for many years, but he knew how much I loved it, and after some atypical patience on my part, he ultimately let it go. (Thanks Will!)
“Sometimes Eisner used an empty street as part of the story. When he drew fog, the page was damp.
And the rain, always the rain, dripping off everything including the Spirit logo. He lingered over environments until you could almost smell the cheap hotel rooms, taste the tension, or feel on your flesh the chilly pall of a rain swept street.”
— Jim Steranko, History of The Comics, Volume 2
