![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Bob Mecoy, Creative Book Services. This is a must-read for Kirby fans, and beyond-it captures the mythos of the of the 20th century comic industry’s golden age. For context, most artists can only draw at least 1-3 pages a day. All while drawing at least 5 pages a day. Born Jacob Kurtzberg, the native New Yorkers wildly successful career began in the 1930s and ended with his death in 1994 at age 76. He is able to draw all kinds of unique technology, environments, and characters in a very detailed way. Well-regarded by his peers and fans as 'King' Kirby, he began working at Marvel Comics (then Timely Comics) in 1940 with. In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, learn how one of Jack Kirbys final comic book stories was inadvertently also a team-up, of sorts, with another comic book superstar peer of Kirbys, Alex Toth. Fans of Kirby’s most famous Marvel comics will especially enjoy recollections of his collaboration with Stan Lee, which established the Marvel Universe in the 1960s. One of the craziest things about Jack Kirby was his immense speed as an artist. A comic book artist who began working during the Golden Age of comic books and continued into the 1990s, Jack Kirby (1917-1994) created or co-created hundreds of characters, including many of today's best known superheroes. Scioli recreates many of Kirby’s panels from superhero, war, crime, and romance comics-threaded through Kirby’s own experiences as a soldier and in love, for example-while his pompadour-adorned, wide-eyed figure of Kirby seems to pop from the page among a more realistically drawn supporting cast, just as his own heroes stood out as larger than life. He practically created the romance comic genre, and over his 40+ years in the comic industry. He’s the father of Captain America, the Fantastic 4, Black Panther, and more. The artist, writer, and editor helped to create some of Marvel’s most prolific characters. Beginning with Kirby’s hardscrabble upbringing in Manhattan’s Lower East Side (remarkably similar to the back history he later gave the Thing, one of his most endearing creations), Scioli extensively documents the artist’s career and personal life through a chummy and casual first-person narrative. Behind virtually every classic Marvel character is Jack Kirby’s imagination. Told from the point of view of Kirby (1917–1994), the biography also acts as a history of the comics industry, from early strips to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Lots of visible gradients in the inks.Scioli (the Gødland series) injects oomph into the already-energetic life story of the “King of Comics” through sweeping narrative and Scioli’s trademark detailed page layouts. Far more correction fluid use on the Heroes work versus almost none on the Monster work. Biography: Jack Kirby worked with both of the industrys main publishers - Marvel and DC, and was responsible for the creation of many of the formats. Margin notes vary widely: from nothing to panel descriptions. Pages haven’t aged badly, with colour from off-white to yellow. This may be the first time I’ve seen “this image was reproduced from a photocopy” on replacement pages. Tales To Astonish #34: A monster at my window! (August 1962)Īll but two pages are scanned from original art.Tales To Astonish #19: Rommbu! (May 1961).Strange Tales #94: I was a decoy for Pildorr The Plunderer from outer space! (March 1962).Journey Into Mystery #76: Follow the leader (January 1962).Journey Into Mystery #74: Midnight in the wax museum (November 1961).Journey Into Mystery #63: The dangerous doll (December 1960) Jack Kirby (/krbi/ born Jacob Kurtzberg /krtsbr/ Aug February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, writer, and, widely regarded as one of the mediums major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators.Journey Into Mystery #58: The return of the Martian! (May 1960).X-Men #7: The return of the Blob! (September 1964) You know that iconic image of Captain America punching Adolf Hitler published during World War II One of King Kirbys earliest.Fury #6: The fangs of the Desert Fox! (March 1964) Strange Tales #105: The return of the Wizard! (February 1963).Tales Of Suspense #81: The Red Skull supreme! (September 1966).Tales To Astonish #35: Return of the Ant-Man (September 1962).It really doesn’t get any better than this. Plus an introduction by Glen David Gold and wrapping up with a one-page Kirby biography. ![]() This catch-all title provides a ton of entertainment: twelve complete stories ranging from six to twenty-two pages, plus twenty-seven covers and splash pages in the gallery. ![]()
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