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‘Neighborhood’ is the final chapter of Will Eisner’s celebrated trilogy The Contract with God. Set along Dropsie Avenue in the Bronx, the graphic novel follows the borough’s shifting identity—from a 19th‑century farming community to a high‑end suburb, its subsequent decline into a tenement district, and finally its revitalization in the 1990s. Through Eisner’s evocative illustrations and sharp narrative, readers witness the social and architectural transformations that shaped the neighborhood’s unique character.
First publish date: November 1, 2000
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Will Eisner
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