Description: Immerse yourself in the noir world of Darwyn Cooke's The Spirit, now collected in one place for the first time in this oversized collectible edition.
With his masterful storytelling and flair for noir style, Darwyn Cooke was uniquely suited to reintroduce Will Eisner's beloved comics creation, The Spirit, to modern audiences. Now, Darwyn's The Spirit comic stories are collected in their entirety for the FIRST TIME in this oversized hardcover collection, presented within a beautiful slipcase. Designed by Sean Phillips, who also oversaw the Eisner-winning Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition - Last Call, to which this book is a companion in size and scope. J Bone, Cooke's long-time collaborator, provides an introduction. Also included in this definitive version of Cooke's The Spirit is a gallery featuring all the covers, two variant covers from a Rocketeer/The Spirit crossover, and several never-before-seen drawings! Collects The Spirit #1-6, #8-12, and Batman/The Spirit one-shot.Brief description: Darwyn Cooke was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit and Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter.
His work has been honoured with numerous Eisner, Harvey, and Joe Shuster Awards.Review Quotes: "Cooke used Eisner's creation as a vehicle to tell his own unique brand of stories, incorporating his own storytelling sensibilities with his distinctive brand of humor and flare for satire... not only beautiful to look at, but creative in its storytelling choices while never detracting from the narrative."-- "IGN"