A Contract with God

A landmark graphic novel from 1978, A Contract with God is widely recognized as one of the first modern works to use the term "graphic novel" on its cover. Published by Baronet Publishing, this single, self-contained volume collects four interconnected short stories set in a 1930s New York tenement, exploring themes of faith, loss, and the human condition. The book is most famously associated with its creator, writer and artist Will Eisner, whose expressive, cinematic storytelling and pioneering approach to the medium redefined what comics could achieve. Its emotional depth and structural ambition established a new standard for serious, literary comics, making it an essential touchstone in the history of the art form.