First published in the Feb. 11 print issue of the South Pasadena Review.
The South Pasadena Public Library will host a virtual book discussion of “A Contract with God” in celebration of Will Eisner Week through Zoom on Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m.
Will Eisner Week, taking place March 1-7, is the annual literary celebration of Will Eisner, a pioneer in the field of sequential art whose career spanned more than 70 years. “A Contract with God” is a semi-autobiographical work containing four interwoven stories of the Jewish residents of a tenement building in New York City. This graphic novel, originally released in 1978, revolutionized the comic book medium and is often deemed the first modern graphic novel.
Registration is required to join at eventbrite.com/e/238678242047.
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