Graphic Storytelling , a new work by Will Eisner addresses the art & skills involved with storytelling with the printed graphics employed in modern comic books. Designed as a companion to the successful Comics & Sequential Art , this book will be of particular interest to teachers & professionals at all levels. Based on his sixty years of experience in the writing & creation of comics the author defines the concepts & fundamentals of telling stories in this popular medium. In 158 pages & 12 chapters Eisner discusses the structure of graphically told stories, narrative tools, reader relationship, ideas, the writing process, film & print story process, the influence of electronic transmission & an evaluation of style. The text is graphically amplified with many examples & explanatory illustrations by the author as well as samplings of works by great classic cartoonists. After 18 years of teaching sequential art, Will Eisner has honed his skill at clearly defining the unique disciplines involved in the employment of the graphic narrative as literature. As an internationally recognized graphic storyteller this award winning author/cartoonist who writes with pictures has provided the field with an authoritative guide to an often misunderstood subject.