WILL EISNER: THE WORLD TAKES NOTE

[MattBrady]

News of Will Eisner's passing rippled outward through the comics community into the mainstream media overnight, with obituaries and eulogies showing up in many hundred locations, the world over.

CNN (via AP): Comic book legend Will Eisner dead

USA Today: Illustrator Will Eisner lives on in Spirit

The New York Times: Will Eisner, a Pioneer of Comic Books, Dies at 87

Reuters: Pioneering Comic Artist Will Eisner Dies at 87

The Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-050104willeisner,1,6640060.story?coll=ch i-news-hed

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Baltimore Sun

Orlando Sentinel

The Washington Post: Will Eisner Dies; Drew 'The Spirit' Comic Strip

The Washington Post (an appreciation): Will Eisner Made Fighting Bigotry An Art Form

Kentucky Lexington-Herald Leader (via KRT): Comics pioneer Will Eisner dies at 87

[FIG]

Its not surprising hes being remembered so widely because hes had an insane amount of influence on artists all over the world, even those not drawing comicbooks.