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
Although our third-quarter earnings were not as favorable as those of the prior year, I am pleased with the outstanding box office performance to date of ' Armageddon ,'
It's our stage so let's put on a good show,
The new Store has a fresh and clean look that offers a number of advantages: it is a much more flexible use of space, its modular design allows for easy redesigns down the road and, most significantly, it allows for 40 percent more merchandise on the floor,
Our theme parks and resorts division continued to lead the company forward during the second quarter.
The trend seems to be going in the right direction, ... We're feeling better, the economy seems to be moving in the right direction.
The time has come to put this matter behind us and to focus on our business initiatives,
I wanted Bob to get on with it and start running the company as soon as possible. I'm glad the unnecessary distractions are over.
Thanks to his deep understanding of the company and its founders, talking to Card was the next-best thing to talking to Walt himself.
Sandy has been my key adviser over the past five years and has been invaluable in providing me guidance and counsel, ... Going forward he will continue to work with me to monitor and stimulate Disney's performance.
If I had told you a year ago that a single innovative quiz show would be a catalyst to bring ABC back to dominance, you would probably thought I was sprinkling a little too much pixie dust,
I am pleased with the strength of our results in the first quarter, ... Once again, Parks & Resorts proved itself to be an extraordinary driver of higher earnings. Significantly, these earnings came not only from our established theme park businesses, but from our new cruise line business as well.
I don't worry about the stock price, ... I worry about what we do and how we do it, and if we do it well and if people like what we do, they'll come to our properties. If they come to our properties, we'll do well financially and the stock market reflects that.
I do know creative exploration never ages or dies,
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