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Life On Another Planet, also known as Signal from Space, is a science fiction graphic novel by Will Eisner dealing with the social and political consequences of a first contact with an extraterrestrial civilization. It was first serialized in The Spirit and later collected into a single volume. " This was ... an attempt to produce a graphic novel that was constructed in the same structure as a classic literary work. By taking what would be a science-fiction plot and treating it from a more humanistic viewpoint, I hoped to come up with a book that would deserve adult interest. " -Will Eisner Life on Another Planet has been called by James Morrow, "a kind of science fictional Bonfire of the Vanities." The overall tone is pessimistic, the whole plot turning around the greed of the various characters and the struggle between their conflicting interests. Despite the title, the novel is indeed thin on science fiction, the signal from space being more of a MacGuffin to ignite the story. Eisner himself declared that he has never been enthusiastic about science fiction, but "wanted to prove that it could work as a graphic novel."
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SIGNAL FROM SPACE
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Signal from Space
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Hardcover. First Edition. Revised edition appearing in color for the first time. Originally published in Will Eisner's Spirit Magazine as Life On Another Planet. Mild slant to spine, light rubbing to covers. A very good- copy. ; 22.5 x 30 cm. Seller Inventory # 18613
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Signal from Space By Will Eisner.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. WILL EISNER (under his Pseudonym ERWIN aka William Erwin Maxwell] (illustrator). First Hardcover Edition. *** HEAVY BOOK; WEIGHT = 700 Grams; // USA and CANADA Orders ONLY Please; // Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates DO NOT APPLY to International Overseas Orders (International / Overseas Orders will gladly be accepted, but you must Contact Us FIRST and be Willing to pay EXTRA Shipping Charges. ); >>>132 pages. " " *** BOOK = Minor scuffing to covers;, Bumps to cover corners; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # OS-527-4
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Signal from space
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Signal from space
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. 4to (30 x 22 cm). 132 pp. Glossy color covers with red titles to upper and white to spine. Residue of price sticker to head of lower cover. Text block tight and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 4660
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Signal from Space By Will Eisner.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good/ Fine. WILL EISNER (under his Pseudonym ERWIN aka William Erwin Maxwell] (illustrator). First Hardcover Edition. *** HEAVY BOOK; WEIGHT = 700 Grams; // USA and CANADA Orders ONLY Please; // Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates DO NOT APPLY to International Overseas Orders (International / Overseas Orders will gladly be accepted, but you must Contact Us FIRST and be Willing to pay EXTRA Shipping Charges. ); >>>132 pages. " " *** BOOK = Minor scuffing to covers;, Bumps to cover corners; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # OS-527-6
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Signal from space
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. General wear and rubbing to boards, otherwise in very good condition. Binding tight and text clean. Seller Inventory # 5007698
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Signal from Space
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 132pp. Pages tanned, extremities lightly worn, else very good in publisher's illustrated boards. Seller Inventory # 68689
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Signal From Space
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HC. HEMA87654 Signal From Space, Will Eisner, Kitchen Sink Press, 1983 HC, color, 132pp ISBN 0 87816 014 0 Very slight rubbing at right hand corners of spine, otherwise new. Seller Inventory # HEMA87654
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Signal from Space
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