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.
There have been some economic challenges, and of course 9/11, and then this year there's been like a strike a day, and then they had the heat wave, where 10,000 people died, so therefore not even the pixie dust that Disney has can help,
There has been (talk on Wall Street) that major media companies are out of favor. I have seen this chicken-little behavior before, ... I have worked in the industry for four decades. At least once a decade they fall out of favor, but each time they emerge stronger than ever. This is for cyclical economic reasons.
You have hot spells and you have cold spells,
This year we are celebrating our fifth anniversary and are proud to add this award to our list of achievements. It is always an honor to be recognized in this way. But, we are so consistently and wisely informed by our clients, that we feel we share this honor with them.
We are trying to put together and isolate our Internet activities into GO.com,
(Visitors) now have time to spend money and do other things, and they are much happier not waiting in line,
You go to the park and you see mothers, daughters and kids and grandparents. The family unit in China is unbelievably strong. It's not just Hong Kong, it's mainland China,
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 .
Bottom line, this year was obviously a disappointment, ... Duplication and inefficiencies inevitably worked their way into our operations and I am working to make sure they are squeezed back out again.
We've had a bright year, ... We are seeing improvement across key financial measures, but we are not where we want to be yet.
We have been doing business together while being friends for many years, and I know that both our professional and personal relationships will continue,
Movies.com will be a new distribution channel that provides consumers with an unequalled level of flexibility, quality and choice and we are excited to be at the forefront of this new entertainment medium,
My intention is definitely to serve (the CEO contract) out to its completion,