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Contract with God By Will Eisner

Contract with God was a wonderful comic which tells the harrowing tale of Frimme Hersh and his contract with God. The story really seems to lend it self well to the artist's style and the atmostphere of the piece feels very personal. Seeing all the cityscapes within the story really reminded me a lot of back when I was living in New York. Frimme Hersh experiences loss quite early on in the story and this makes him quite bitter towards the world and God. As Frimme continues to gain more wealth he continues to stay bitter and cruel to his wife until the inciting incident which sends him to the synagogue to try and write up another contract and as soon as he gets it, he dies. The story continues on to show us the lives that continue on at the very same address, most all of these stories still ending once again in tragedy. This was a wonderful read and the art is astounding with incredible line quality and beautiful inking.

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