A revolutionary novel, A Contract With God re-creates the neighbourhood of Will Eisner’s youth through a quartet of interwoven stories. Called a masterpiece by R. Crumb, A Life Force chronicles not only the Great Depression but also the rise of Nazism and the spread of socialist politics. In Dropsie Avenue , Eisner traces the social trajectory of this mythic avenue over four centuries, creating an unending story of life, death, and resurrection .