A Contract with God by Will Eisner (2006) W.W. Norton & Company

A collection of five graphic stories in the fictional Dropsie Avenue tenement #55 by the inimitable artist, Will Eisner, for whom the top comic artists vie for his award.  Dropsie Avenue is a finctional place in the Bronx where the immigrant influx after World War I created the need for cheap housing.  55 being a Jewish group of residents, we follow the lives of two generations trying to improve their lot in life while clinging to the traditions of their religion.  Whether it is a misinterpretation of God’s responsibilities vs man’s or the attempt to be someone else, irony, karma, or fate intervenes to balance the scales.