Ron,

Wil Eisner is with out a doubt the wizard behind what we know of sequential art today. He created a technique that made panels flow in an orderly manner one to another. Windsor MacKay(Little Nemo In Slumberland) being the one exception. Before his influence the comic panels were individual pictures strung together with words. After Eisner the art work could tell the story without the words if needed.

I loves talkin' comics books! Makes me feel literate.

Don Meixner