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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 741.5973 EAN: 9781563896736 ISBN: 1563896737 Label: DC Comics Manufacturer: DC Comics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 200 Publication Date: June 01, 2000 Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: June 01, 2000 Studio: DC Comics Sales Rank: 105153 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Classic SpiritFantastic collection, recommended to fans of the Spirit and new readers alike; I would like to point out that the series debuted in 1940, and there are some harsh racial undertones in some of the characters which would be totally unacceptable today but the comics are uncensored from their original publishings when racial ignorance was more acceptable, Will Eisner, The Spirit and this hardcover are in no way an endorsement of these racial sentiments. Rating: - Excellent storytelling from start to finishThis is my first introduction to The Spirit. The fact that Darwyn Cooke has started up a new run of the series and Frank Miller's movie will be in theaters by next year definitely peaked my interest. I have to say, coming from a Batman fan, I think this blows the early Batman stuff away, in both story and especially artwork. Being as old as this is, I was surprised at how mature a lot of the themes were. Many of the stories deal with crime, corruption, murder, and suicide. The stories ... Read More Rating: - A Great CollectionEisner was a genius. The Spirit Archives are a great collectors series. If anyone wants to see where comic books came from, this is certainly a place they want to stop and see. But to comprehend the Spirit you will have to read a TON of volumes. The Spirit volume: 1 is a fun and exciting book and i can't wait to start volume: 2. Rating:  - So racist that it is unpalatableI bought this book because I am a huge fan of comic art and this series is considered to be a groundbreaking classic. However, I found it to be so incredibly racist that I was literally embarrassed to be reading it. I realize that there were different standards in the 40's, but this is completely over the top. In addition, I later researched the series more thoroughly and found that Eisner never really came to terms with his own racism later in life. I will admit that the art is great and groundbreaking ... Read More Rating: - There are two Spirits just as there are two, really more, James Bonds.I had read the Spirit in the late forties when it origianlly came out. Recently I have had the pleasure of buying from Amazon and reading Volumes 12-16. These are supposed to represent the best work of Will Eisner. However, to talk about the later books and contrast them with those by Eisner before he went into the army is unfair. I have just read the first two volumes and liked them much better than some of the other reviewers. The original Spirt seems more edgy, more dangerous like The Batman. Those ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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