Introduction
What started as a civilised response to a traumatising event, gradually grew into a bigger, more ambitious project.
On the 7th of July in 2005 I nearly died at the bombings; for about 45 minutes -that felt like 45 weeks- I was in a metro, 21 meters underground, gradually filling with black smoke and the smell of metal and burnt flesh.
Something dragged me out of there. Nothing less than a miracle.
After a couple of pages drawing in order to come to terms with what happened, I realised I had a lot more to say.
On spirit. On love. On character. On art. On science. On life. There is no stopping..... Here is the beginning.
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What started as a civilised response to a traumatising event, gradually grew into a bigger, more ambitious project.
On the 7th of July in 2005 I nearly died at the bombings; for about 45 minutes -that felt like 45 weeks- I was in a metro, 21 meters underground, gradually filling with black smoke and the smell of metal and burnt flesh.
Something dragged me out of there. Nothing less than a miracle.
After a couple of pages drawing in order to come to terms with what happened, I realised I had a lot more to say.
On spirit. On love. On character. On art. On science. On life. There is no stopping..... Here is the beginning.
Go to the example pages
For me, The Plot represents a departure from pure graphic storytelling. It marks an effort to employ this
powerful medium to address a matter of immense personal concern.
My parents were Jewish-American immigrants (that, by the way, is not the only reason I remain a Jew). My father painted the interior of Catholic churches in Vienna and, when he came to America, painted scenery in the Yiddish theatre in Manhattan. My parents were neither Orthodox nor Reformed, but they were "believers", which may account for my Yiddish neshuma (soul).
- Will Eisner in the Preface of The Plot
Spelling
Neshuma: English-Yiddish
Neshamah: English-Hebrew
Nesjoema, Nesjomme: Dutch-Yiddish
My parents were Jewish-American immigrants (that, by the way, is not the only reason I remain a Jew). My father painted the interior of Catholic churches in Vienna and, when he came to America, painted scenery in the Yiddish theatre in Manhattan. My parents were neither Orthodox nor Reformed, but they were "believers", which may account for my Yiddish neshuma (soul).
- Will Eisner in the Preface of The Plot
Spelling
Neshuma: English-Yiddish
Neshamah: English-Hebrew
Nesjoema, Nesjomme: Dutch-Yiddish