{"product_id":"the-collected-will-eisners-john-law-9781787745353","title":"The Collected Will Eisner's John Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eWherever men live, be they nomads or city dwellers, there they must have law and a man to enforce it. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Detective John Law of Crossroads City. Strong, decent, hardworking and hard-nosed. He's a man who believes in the law and order. He's the last of a dying breed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1948, Will Eisner produced the first issue of \"John Law Detective\", which he intended to add to a line of self-published comics. However, after Eisner's \"Baseball Comics\", \"Kewpies\", and \"Pirate Comics\" failed to find an audience, John Law never made it to the newsstand and was quietly dropped, with much of the original artwork reworked in 1950 for his most famous creation, The Spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing original stories by Will Eisner, Gary Chaloner's award-winning reboot from 2004, including a previously unpublished John Law Story, and a foreword by long-time Eisner publisher Denis Kitchen, this is a must-have for not just Eisner fans but comic collectors of all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Eisner \u003c\/b\u003eBorn March 6, 1917. Cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series The Spirit (1940-1952) was noted for its experiments in content and form. In 1978, he popularized the term \"graphic novel\" with the publication of his book \u003ci\u003eA Contract with God\u003c\/i\u003e. He was an early contributor to formal comics studies with his book \u003ci\u003eComics and Sequential Art\u003c\/i\u003e (1985). The Eisner Award was named in his honor and is given to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium; he was one of the three inaugural inductees to the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGary Chaloner Australian cartoonist, writer, artist. Born in March 30, 1963. He's worked on \u003ci\u003eMike Baron's Badger, Ninja High School, Planet of the Apes, Breckinridge Elkins, Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAstro City. \u003c\/i\u003eHe's also a publisher.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hard Case Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51184878551314,"sku":"9781787745353","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_67743435-1b6a-4531-a564-8dfaca0cd057.jpg?v=1744581667","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collected-will-eisners-john-law-9781787745353","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}