Download or read book The Best of "The Spirit" written by Will Eisner and published by Titan Books (UK). This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1940, legendary creator WIll Eisner (A Contract With God) began an amazing new newspaper comic strip, The Spirit, which changed the face of comics forever. Clad in his famous blue suit and fedora, crimefighter Denny Colt brought his own brand of hardened justice to the corrupt streets of Central City! This huge collection of twenty-two timeless stories from 1940-1950 period features famous first appearances, classic confrontations, human interest tales, and all those magnificent splash pages! Soon to be a major motion picture from celebrated writer and creator Frank Miller (Sin City), this volume also features an introduction by New York Times best-selling novelist Neil Gaiman (The Sandman).