A CONTRACT WITH GOD, by Will Eisner | Four Different Editions

A CONTRACT WITH GOD, by Will Eisner | Four Different Editions | Comparison and Analysis

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A four-way edition comparison of Will Eisner's classic A Contract with God, featuring the Baronet first edition limited hardcover (1978), the W. W. Norton paperback edition (2006), the W. W. Norton hardcover omnibus of the Contract with God trilogy, and the Centennial Edition (2017), also from Norton's Will Eisner Library.
Features a close look at all four editions, and comparisons of the major similarities and differences between these four presentations of the groundbreaking 'graphic novel' by Will Eisner.
The first edition hardcover was limited to 1500 and is signed and numbered by Eisner, the Norton reprints feature new illustrations and prefaces, the trilogy omnibus is the closest to the original's colour palette, and the Centennial Edition features newly re-scanned pages as well as a new introduction by Scott McCloud.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:53 Titles
01:06 A Contract with God - The First Edition (Baronet, 1978)
03:10 A Contract with God - The Will Eisner Library Paperback (W.W.Norton, 2006)
05:21 A Contract with God - The Trilogy Hardcover (W.W. Norton, 2006)
06:50 A Contract with God - The Centennial Edition (W.W. Norton, 2017)
10:14 'In conclusion...'
Where to buy these books
(in the USA)
A Contract with God (2006 Norton paperback): amzn.to/2HclqVW
The Complete Trilogy Hardcover: amzn.to/2GDyNgI
The Centennial Edition: amzn.to/2Jisu3M
(in India)
The Complete Trilogy Hardcover: amzn.to/2q5ZC6P
The Centennial Edition: amzn.to/2JkvXih
The 2006 Norton Paperback: amzn.to/2H9COui
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Music by Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions from KZfaq Audio Library.
All images are used for review purposes only and belong to their respective copyright holders.

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@ftloc 6 жыл бұрын

Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:53 Titles 01:06 A Contract with God - The First Edition (Baronet, 1978) 03:10 A Contract with God - The Will Eisner Library Paperback (W.W. Norton, 2006) 05:21 A Contract with God - The Trilogy Hardcover (W.W. Norton, 2006) 06:50 A Contract with God - The Centennial Edition (W.W. Norton, 2017) 10:14 'In conclusion...'

@shukijipota3114 4 жыл бұрын

So helpful! Was just looking to buy this book and hoped eh, perhaps i’ll find one video on each version and compare myself. But here you are to the rescue haha. The only video on youtube (and probably the entire internet) to do a full comparison on this one. Great job man, keep it up!

@ftloc 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I'm so glad it helped! 😁

@igorfrederico2629 4 жыл бұрын

This is the video that made me subscribe to For the love of comics. :)

@TrashAverage-qc5wv 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this very informative video. I was about to buy the Centennial Edition, but I'd like the coloring to be closer to what Eisner intended, so I'll seek out the trilogy. Thanks!

@ftloc 2 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the video and it helped (as you may suspect, I agree with the decision! 😁)

@Abstractreference260 5 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, you have introduced me to numerous fascinating graphic novels which really push the boundaries of the medium, thank you. Do you know where can I buy the first edition version of a contract with god? After watching this video I dont think I could stand reading the other versions

@ftloc 5 жыл бұрын

Apologies, for some reason I seem to have missed this! I bought my copy off ebay, I don't know of any other way to reasonably get one's hands on a copy, especially outside the USA. The huge and expensive Curators Edition is now out though, that may be the second best thing (or even better, some may say, thanks to its size?)

@TheDondanek 6 жыл бұрын

Hello great video and thank you for doing these series, seems we have very similar taste and i am always happy to learn more about your favouire comic books and series! Maybe you can help me with this one - I can not find Contract with god in the Czech language, but in your video (from 8:16) in the Centennial edition seems to be example of what seems to be a Czech translation - the panel on right bottom. Is there any more detail on the editions and translations, and perhaps who is the publisher/name of the book please? Thank you - Jan

@ftloc 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words and I am thrilled that you are enjoying these videos - It's exactly comments like these that serve as the biggest impetus to make them! You are right - the second panel on that page is indeed from a Czech translation, but unfortunately there is no other mention of the edition/publisher, or any other detail. It could well have been licensed to a Czech publisher and is no longer in print, but my initial investigation (Page 1 of Google results!) isn't yielding anything more concrete. Sorry to not be of more help, but I'll definitely keep an eye out for any information I can find!

@marcustmachado Жыл бұрын

Great review. Thanks a lot my friend.

@ftloc Жыл бұрын

Thank you; so glad you enjoyed it!

@rufphoenix1353 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful presentation of his masterful works!

@ftloc 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@jamesbarrera5635 5 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for the video. One question that I have that wasn’t clear in the video - does the centennial edition include the two stories that come after A Contract with God like the first hardcover or is it just the first story?

@ftloc 5 жыл бұрын

James Barrera Hi and thanks for watching! A Contract with God is a story cycle of four stories, including the title story, so all editions of the book contain those four stories which are A Contract with God, the Street Singer, the Super, and Cookalein. So, yes, the Centennial Edition has all those stories, all of them do. If you’d like, check out our introductory What is ‘A Contract with God’? video for a bit more detail on the stories.

@jamesbarrera5635 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The Contract with God Trilogy has more stories though, correct?

@ftloc 5 жыл бұрын

James Barrera Yes the trilogy Omnibus contains two more books, A Life Force and Dropsie Avenue, also available as separate editions.

@joslyndresen 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I immediatly ordered the Contract with God trilogy hardcover because of all included books and more sephia tone colours. Would not have known that without watching your video. I bought the same HC with dustjacket as in the video. Newer versions, as the one in the link in the description, have another dustjacket. Would they still have the same sephia tone colours inside as far as you know?

@ftloc 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, and glad I could help with the decision! 😊 I'm not sure if the more sepia paper is maintained for the new edition/ impressions with the different cover, but I would guess so. I'll try and find out!

@jack9864 4 жыл бұрын

@@ftloc Hi, thank you for this terrific video. It got me hooked on your channel and also very interested in Will Eisner. Did you ever find out if the new Norton hardback trilogy is also sepia-tinted?

@adi71023 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Joslyn , did you receive the HC of the trilogy? And if so, what is the answer to your question? I Wendy.. I Wanda.. I wonder... (; should I order it or should I search for the version from the video? (I prefer the sephia) Also it's seems that there are 16 pages less (544 vs 528) in the newer version, do you know what is the difference? Thanks in advance and I hope you enjoy reading the book, Adi

@jack9864 3 жыл бұрын

@@adi71023 Hey, I just received a copy of the new HC. It does indeed have the darker sepia-toned pages. It's a really beautiful book, highly recommended.

@adi71023 3 жыл бұрын

@@jack9864 Thank you very much for the info (:

@gioravalico550 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Helped me a lot

@ftloc 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! There’s a Curator’s Edition our now, featuring original et purchases, but out of my current budget, I’m afraid!

@gioravalico550 5 жыл бұрын

@@ftloc No kidding! I think it's outside everyone else's price range too because I can't find a review video for it, lol.

@ftloc 5 жыл бұрын

@@gioravalico550 Haha! Well, I started saving up for it, but there's always something else breaking the piggy bank, isn't there?

@slasher0630 3 жыл бұрын

this was a fantastic book, and idea, as it was more of a perfect marriage of text and images. This felt to me the way to experiment with graphic story telling and a way to move farther into the future of publishing such stories.

@ftloc 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the approach to the format -the whole packaging - is perhaps Eisner's most enduring contribution, many would say!

@driesdewulf4073 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting video! As an original art lover I can recommend the Curator's Edition from Dark Horse (published may 2018).

@ftloc 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video! And yes, I'm saving up for the curator's edition! 😁

@driesdewulf770 5 жыл бұрын

I'm saving up for the Baronet edition...

@driesdewulf770 5 жыл бұрын

I have a little prelim of a page of New York www.2dgalleries.com/art/new-york-pencil-p14-88670

@ftloc 5 жыл бұрын

Touche! The Baronet is a great little volume and it is is fun to see 'Poorhouse Press' getting a credit, that being Eisner basically self-publishing the book through Baronet. And that pencils page is terrific!

@tonymathew22 3 жыл бұрын

Does the paperback have all the stories in it as the hardcover?

@ftloc 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does, all four stories!

@tonymathew22 3 жыл бұрын

@@ftloc thank you for the quick reply even though this video was uploaded 3 years ago. You are a very rare gem 💎

@ftloc 3 жыл бұрын

@@tonymathew22 Aw thank you! I love chatting about comics and chatting with viewers! 😁

@ScottPutnamART 3 жыл бұрын

Go for the ultimate version the Dark Horse Curator Edition!

@ftloc 3 жыл бұрын

Don't think I haven't thought about it 😋! If it had ever been available at a sale/discounted price I would have jumped at it!

@ScottPutnamART 3 жыл бұрын

@@ftloc haha I recently saw it on Amazon marketplace for $125 Canadian so I got it!

@glassman8697 5 жыл бұрын

I’m interested in reading will Eisner, and a contract with God looks really interesting. I like things that have a Christian meaning to it, because if u look hard enough u can find The Lord in anything.

@ftloc 5 жыл бұрын

I’d be interested in hearing what you think of it, if you get to read it. I’m not a Christian myself, and the characters in this story would be primarily Jewish, but I don’t think that matters; like most great literature, it’s more interested in humans and humanity than divinity, which makes for more complex storytelling.

@glassman8697 5 жыл бұрын

For the Love of Comics , if u ever wanted to know how u can follow Christ, I would be more than happy to share Him with u 🙂. And I’ll let u know what I think if I get the chance to read it

@ftloc 5 жыл бұрын

While I do appreciate the offer, I'm of the age and experience where - for better or worse - I feel happy and contented with my beliefs and approaches in life, and I simply wish similar peace and happiness to all humans. The religions of art and empathy are more than enough to guide me for what remains of my existence, with no malice towards anyone who may choose to believe differently, as long as they bear no malice to others. =)