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pencil and ink on thin cardboard
38 x 56 cm
Original title page made by Eisner for "Alligator Farm", a Spirit adventure published for the first time in American newspapers on June 4, 1950. Not all of Eisner's stories take place in the big city - Eisner believed in the notion of the city as an almost living being, which was reflected in his Spirit stories - so it was always a shock to readers when the stories took place outside of Central City, but when they did, the title pages (a hallmark of Eisner's poetics) stood out even more than usual, like this stunning title page for "Alligator Farm", which explicitly contrasts the alligator's pristine habitat with the hustle and bustle of the city. Another hallmark of The Spirit, which was often showcased in the title pages, was Eisner's talent for adopting unconventional perspectives to frame his stories. To disorientate young readers, some stories were told from the point of view of animals or even inanimate objects, in this case the alligator himself is the narrator of this adventure set in East Africa; undoubtedly this is an extension of the same desire to experiment that inaugurated the originality and virtuosity of the much sought-after title pages of The Spirit. A museum piece.
38 x 56 cm
Original title page made by Eisner for "Alligator Farm", a Spirit adventure published for the first time in American newspapers on June 4, 1950. Not all of Eisner's stories take place in the big city - Eisner believed in the notion of the city as an almost living being, which was reflected in his Spirit stories - so it was always a shock to readers when the stories took place outside of Central City, but when they did, the title pages (a hallmark of Eisner's poetics) stood out even more than usual, like this stunning title page for "Alligator Farm", which explicitly contrasts the alligator's pristine habitat with the hustle and bustle of the city. Another hallmark of The Spirit, which was often showcased in the title pages, was Eisner's talent for adopting unconventional perspectives to frame his stories. To disorientate young readers, some stories were told from the point of view of animals or even inanimate objects, in this case the alligator himself is the narrator of this adventure set in East Africa; undoubtedly this is an extension of the same desire to experiment that inaugurated the originality and virtuosity of the much sought-after title pages of The Spirit. A museum piece.
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