title: Will Eisner's New York: Life in the Big City
author:  Will Eisner 
description: Collecting four of Eisner's later graphic novels<i>New York</i>, <i>The Building</i>, <i>City People Notebook</i> and <i>Invisible People</i>this volume takes as its subject the city Eisner lived in and drew for most of his life. Eisner treats the city like a lover; its flaws are on display, its cantankerous nature is well-known, but the abiding tenderness that comes from lifelong intimacy is evident on every page. In <i>New York</i>, people on trains fantasize about one another while never making eye contact in "An Affair on the BMT Local"; while in "Worm's Eye View," two pairs of feet come together and move apart in a wordless narrative. These little moments of witnessed connection are the heart of the collection, and Eisner's eye for humanity amid the grind of the city is always on target. In the vignettes of <i>City People Notebook,</i> time, smell, space and streets all have their own special sets of rules in this hectic city. Much of the collection touches on the slightly magical nature of cities, and Neil Gaiman's very personal introduction adds the context of Eisner's enormous influence on contemporary comics and graphic novels. <i>(Oct.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
zlib_text: California landscape artist Estelle Donovan hates big cities. Between the
  grime, the smell, all the drab concrete, and the suffocating summer heat, how
  can anyone _breathe_? Housesitting her brother’s New York apartment, complete
  with broken elevator and smoking air conditioner, is her kind of hell. It’s
  only for two weeks, though. What could possibly go wrong?
  
  Dumping a jar of pickles on the hot girl at the grocery store wasn’t Crosby
  Chase’s finest hour, nor was getting bitten in the butt by the demonic cat on
  her fire escape. But he _is_ going to change her mind about his beloved city,
  damn it. In fact, if they could just make it five minutes without falling into
  bed, he bets Estelle he can find five things she’ll love about New York.
  
  Falling in love wasn’t part of his plan. And with an entire country between
  them, Crosby realizes he doesn’t need five reasons to make Estelle love New
  York.
  
  He needs one _big_ reason to make her stay...
  
   **Table of Contents**
  
  Dedication
  
  Chapter 