Will Eisner chats with Singer Gallery Curator and "No Joke" coordinator, Simon Zalkind prior to the start of Mr. Eisner's lecture.

More of the same, different angle.

Due to being under the weather, Mr. Eisner didn't originally plan on speaking very long, but with a packed auditorium of 340 capacity, he definitely gave the audience their money's worth!

View of the Singer Gallery as the opening began to pick up.  The art pieces are framed from above by a hand-painted mural depicting a timeline of comics history (see more below).

A different view of the Singer on the other side of the room divider that housed the alternative and underground comic pieces.

An early view of the Balcony Gallery where the "No Yokel" local exhibit was displayed, before many of the attending public arrived.

A better view of the Balcony Gallery where John Peters exhibits local art within close reach of the refreshments.

Prehistory of Comics, was designed and painted by Kyle Kelley

The First Comic Book, was painted by John Peters.

Siegel & Shuster's "Slam Bradley," was painted by Kyle Kelley.

Typical Comic Strip was written by T. Motley and designed and painted by John Peters.

Early Comic Book Parody, was designed by Robert Elrod and painted by Robert Elrod and T. Motley, with help from Trish Malone.

Sweat Shop, was designed and painted by Stan Yan, as suggested by a scene from "The Dreamer" by Will Eisner.

Jewish Comic Artists, was designed and painted by Andy Glass.  The composition was suggested by an oft-quoted panel from Jack Cole's "True Crime #1"

Superheroes, was designed and painted by Craig Gassen.

Superman, was painted by Paul Niemiec from an iconic image by Joe Shuster.

Superhero Anthology Parody, was designed by T. Motley and painted by Stan Yan, T. Motley, and John Peters.

A Variety of Comics,  was designed and painted by Harry Lyrico from actual comic book covers.

Injury to the Eye, was designed by Tim Winkelman and painted by Tim Winkelman and T. Motley.  This panel alludes to a notorious Jack Cole panel from "True Crime #1" which was famously cited by Dr. Wertham as an example of the "injury to the eye motif" which, Wertham argued, corrupted children and was unique to comics (conveniently forgetting Oedipus Rex and Gloucester from King Lear)

The Comics Code Authority, was designed and painted by Michael O'Keefe.

Marvel Comics Parody, was designed and painted by Tim Winkelman, with help from T. Motley.

Underground Comics Parody, was designed and painted by Craig Gassen, with help from Tim Winkelman.

Barbarian Parody, was designed and painted by Lonnie Allen from an illustration by Boris Vallejo.

"Indie" Comic Parody, was designed and painted by Lonnie Allen.

Comics Artistes, was designed and painted by Owl Newman from a sketch by T. Motley.

Adventures in Photocopying, was designed and painted by Stan Yan.

Into the Future, was designed by Andy Glass and painted by Andy Glass, John Peters, Stan Yan, & T. Motley, with help from Harry Lyrico, Tim Winkelman, Craig Gassen, Lonnie Allen, and Trish Malone.  This "jam" panel features characters created by the mural artists, mingling with characters from our favorite comic books.