Long considered to be the first graphic novel, A CONTRACT WITH GOD comes from comics pioneer Will Eisner, who created fictional Dropsie Avenue in New York City’s Lower East Side to serve as the setting for his semiautobiographical work. The Jewish merchants and inhabitants of Dropsie Avenue play out their lives here and embody quintessential American experiences. Eisner uses the Great Depression, World War II, civil rights, and more to encompass the large canvas of his work. Three separate volumes are included here; they seamlessly blend together to create a rich landscape of human drama.