12 March 2025 at 6pm, at the Musée de la bande dessinée

It’s hard enough to pay tribute to one giant. But when two giants come together through their shared works and influences, it’s worthy of a Western with a happy ending. These two New York Jewish children of parents from Eastern Europe embraced America. Each in his own way, according to his generation and his inspiration. Will Eisner (1917-2005), the eldest, was recognised at an early age as a brilliant cartoonist with The Spirit and as a publisher before the war, becoming the creator of the graphic novel in 1978. Jules Feiffer (1929-2025), the brilliant mind who embraced the 1960s generation’s thirst for American roads. The talk will be given by Jean-Pierre Mercier, comics historian, with Benjamin Herzberg, former assistant to Will Eisner, and Didier Pasamonik, comics specialist. At the end of the meeting, a guided tour of the ‘Treasures from the collections’ exhibition, led by Jean-Pierre Mercier, will enable you to discover works by Will Eisner and Jules Feiffer.

Eisner et Feiffer, rencontre au sommet | Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image