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1985 graphic novel by Will Eisner

Dropsie Avenue
Date	1995
Series	The Contract with God Trilogy
Creative team
Creator	Will Eisner
Chronology
Preceded by	A Life Force (1988)

Dropsie Avenue is a 1995 graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner. After A Contract with God (1978) and A Life Force (1988), it is the third volume in the Contract with God trilogy.

Plot

There is an overarching plot but no clear single arc except that of the life-cycle of a neighbourhood, its deterioration and renewal. In the form of chronicles, most tales only last few pages, however there are multiple core characters whose stories are spread throughout. The chronicles tell about life, problems, and solutions about inter-ethnic and other socioeconomic relations of residents of Dropsie Avenue in New York City. One common plot revolves around 'old' residents bemoaning the arrival of 'newer' residents and frictions caused by it.

Publication

Kitchen Sink Press published the book in 1995 as the third volume of the Contract with God trilogy. DC Comics bought the rights to reprint the book and Eisner's other works in 1999 and reprinted Dropsie Avenue as part of its Will Eisner Library in 2000. W. W. Norton then acquired Eisner's catalogue and released A Contract with God, A Life Force, and Dropsie Avenue in a single-volume edition in 2006, and in 2007 released the three books in standalone editions.

References

Royal 2012, p. 212.

Works cited

Royal, Derek Parker (2012). "Dropsie Avenue". In Beaty, Bart; Weiner, Stephen (eds.). Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Heroes and Superheroes. Salem Press. pp. 212–215. ISBN 978-1-58765-865-5.

Fiction	A Contract with God (1978) Life on Another Planet (1983) The Dreamer (1985) New York: The Big City (1986) The Dreamer (1986) The Building 1987 A Life Force (1988) To the Heart of the Storm (1991) Invisible People (1993) Dropsie Avenue (1995) A Family Matter (1998) Last Day in Vietnam (2000) Fagin the Jew (2003) The Name of the Game (2003)
Non-fiction	Comics and Sequential Art (1985) Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative (1996) The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (2005)

Characters

The Spirit	Spirit Ebony White Ellen Dolan Octopus
Other	Black Condor Blackhawk Doll Man Flame John Law Lady Luck Mr. Mystic Sheena, Queen of the Jungle Uncle Sam Wonder Man

Publications

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