Mister Wonderful
by Daniel Clowes | 
Ice Haven
by Daniel Clowes | 
X'ed Out
by Charles Burns |
Jar of Fools
by Jason Lutes |
Kings in Disguise
by James Vance |
Why I Hate Saturn
by Kyle Baker |
Cages
by Dave McKean | 
Palomar
by Gilbert Hernandez | 
Dogs and Water
by Anders Nilsen |
Sam Zabel And The Magic Pen
by Dylan Horrocks | 
Summer Blonde
by Adrian Tomine | 
The Hive
by Charles Burns | 
Wilson
by Daniel Clowes | 
Heartbreak Soup
by Gilbert Hernandez |
Nemo: The Roses of Berlin
by Alan Moore |
The Property
by Rutu Modan | 
Fagin the Jew
by Will Eisner | 
The Good Earth
by Nick Bertozzi | 
Boxers
by Gene Luen Yang | 
Goliath
by Tom Gauld |
Called "a masterpiece" by R. Crumb, A Life Force chronicles not only the Great Depression but also the rise of Nazism and the spread of socialist politics through the depiction of the protagonist, Jacob Shtarkah, whose existential search reflected Eisner's own lifelong struggle.