Will Eisner
Will Eisner
William Erwin "Will" Eisnerwas an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series The Spiritwas noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term "graphic novel" with the publication of his book A Contract with God. He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book Comics and Sequential Art. The Eisner Award was named in his honor,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth6 March 1917
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
We have this history of impossible solutions to insoluble problems.
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I made sure my tenure did not end until Hong Kong Disneyland opened and several other things were wrapped up. I'm so pleased with the way it has all come out.
I had not one inkling from Joe, ever, of discontent with the way we operate, ... He and I operate very well together. We were totally on board as far as strategy.
In a soft economy, Disney's overall performance continues to be solid, ... Our studio has added yet another quarter to a year of strong growth. At our parks, effective expense-management measures have largely compensated for the weaker attendance that we had anticipated.
Not having John Ritter will always be a problem, just because of how good of an actor he is. John's widow wants the show to go on and the cast wants the show to go on.
I want to make clear my disappointment with the fact that the overall equity value of the company as I am writing this has not risen as it has in the past,
It's impossible to predict the day growth will be back, ... We don't even know absolutely for next year. I see it coming, but it's not coming tomorrow.
It's impossible to predict the day growth will be back,
The message that we are trying to get across here is we are conscious of how great our assets are and what they can generate. We feel strongly about our future position and this is the beginning of a series of conference calls we will do to articulate that, to help the markets have the same confidence we have.
The message of the second quarter, as with the first, is that Disney continues on track, ... We continue to see encouraging signs in our parks and resorts unit and we are highly focused on addressing the challenges at the ABC network.
We are trying to put together and isolate our Internet activities into GO.com,
enthroned himself as the omnipotent and infallible monarch of his personal Magic Kingdom.
While we cannot determine or predict the timing of a return to normalcy, we are focused on those factors we can manage?continued output of quality creative content, like Monsters, Inc .