The Building

Will Eisner’s The Building is a single-issue graphic novel from Kitchen Sink Press, published in 1987, that stands as a poignant meditation on urban memory and human connection. Eisner, working as both writer and artist, weaves together the intertwined stories of five people whose lives were shaped by a now-demolished New York City apartment building. Through his signature expressive linework and compassionate storytelling, the book transforms a physical structure into a vessel for loss, nostalgia, and the quiet resilience of everyday lives. It matters as a masterful example of Eisner’s late-career focus on the emotional geography of cities, cementing his legacy as a pioneer of the graphic novel form.