August 28, 1917 february 6, 1994 was an american comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the mediums major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. Jack kirby comic art community gallery of comic art. Jack kirby was a prolific comics creator who created many american comic books and characters. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. This volume does not reprint all of kirbys comic strip work, which is extensive, but there is a companion volume, called comic strip kirby available from pure imagination. The issue starts in the distant past where the monolith instructs a hunter on how to craft a spear and then shifts to the. As fans celebrate the birthday of the beloved creator, here are some comic books to demonstrate why hes still the king. To make his comic, kirby watched 2001 again, referenced a stack of stills, and pulled from the screenplay and arthur c. One of the mediums most prolific artistic legends, jack kirby, the king of comics, was an artist, writer, and editor whose work spanned the golden, silver, bronze and modern ages of comics. Marvel published the adaptation in its thencommon treasury edition format featuring tabloidsized pages of roughly twice the size of a normal comic book. Dc comics recently announced six special oneshot comic books set. At a popup exhibit curated by the jack kirby museum, they displayed kirbys comic art in the best way comic book art should be seen. Oct 27, 2017 this year marks the centenary of two worldchanging events.
The comic book artist finally gets the recognition he deserves. His art has steadily gained interest, even before his passing, and it could be said that his comic book art is the art of a true master, nay, a king. Journey into mystery, issue 107, page 11 is a great example of work by jack kirby. Rock music group monster magnet referenced kirbys cultural impact in their song, melt, which includes the lyrics, i was thinking how the world should have criedon the day jack kirby died. If you want to support work like this or would like to read more, please consider purchasing it. The leekirby titles garnered high sales and critical acclaim. Why is dc comics doing a better job of celebrating jack kirbys 100th birthday than marvel. Its the marvel treasury edition of 2001 and stays pretty faithful to the movie. Jack kirby 1917 1994 was comic book artist, writer and editor. This is an incredible resource to art historians and comic book fans.
The original owner said he got them when he was at a houston, tx convention in the late 1970s. Hard to believe not a single issue of ff out of the twelve reprints marvel is doing. Oct 22, 2015 a short discussion of kirby s metaphysical thematics and his famous fourth world tetrology of the early 1970s. Original comic art for sale by artist jack kirby at. You name it romance comics, war sagas, the early golden age, the later silver and bronze periods he had a hand in it, especially in the development of the. It was jack kirby, perhaps more than anyone else, who taught us how to imagine the behavior of superheroes if they inhabited the world alongside us. Welcome to the jack kirby shop sign in or create an account. Jack kirby was regarded as one of the major innovators of comic books as one of its most prolific and influential creators. He entered the comic book business from 1939 and remained active to 1984, cocreating numerous characters in the intervening years. Jack kirby books list of books by author jack kirby. A space odyssey comic book, a meeting of kirbys mind with those of stanley kubrick and arthur c. Adolf the fighting comic books of the second world war. As one of the founding visionaries at marvel in the 1960s, kirbys.
The mans biography and bibliography follows the entire history of american comic books to the present day. Jack king kirby produced some of the most iconic comic books of all time. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The preceding is included in its final and revised form in the weirdest scifi comic ever made. It is jacks creativity and his ability to evolve with the times that have made him the legend he is. Jack kirbys fourth world comic books for sale online. See all books authored by jack kirby, including marvel masterworks. The joy of experiencing the monthly release of must have books is a joy i would love to see return to a.
Why is dc comics doing a better job of celebrating jack. Take that, adolf the fighting comic books of the second world war. A beginners guide to the king of comics, jack kirby. Comics work interior pencil art and story includes. A space odyssey, issue 4, page 30 is a great example of work by jack kirby. If youre at all aware of comic books history, jack kirby needs no introduction. With his partner joe simon, he created the allamerican hero captain. Marik reaches the land of jalessa and becomes queen. Although the comic adapts the film it uses jupiter, for example, whereas the novel used saturn it does incorporate some dialogue from the novel. He grew up in new york city and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. We hope you take this opportunity of reduced social contact to catch up on your comic reading, spend some quality time with your collection, and stay safe. By 1970, the comic books we read had come to revolve around kirby his vision, his style, his skill. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more.
Mar 25, 2016 a visual examination of how comic book artist jack kirby masterfully used action to pull in readers and advance the story. In the comicbook pages of 2001, two sorts of genius collided by noel murray adventures in licensing is a monthly column about the ancillary products of major motion pictures. A space odyssey is surely one of the strangest scifi franchise comics ever published for one thing, the comic appeared in 1976, eight years after the 1968 film debuted. In the comic book pages of 2001, two sorts of genius collided by noel murray adventures in licensing is a monthly column about the ancillary products of major motion pictures. Comic books in america started as reprints of comic strips, and kirby s comic strip work was included in one of the first comic books, jumbo comics. Aug 29, 2015 as fans celebrate the birthday of the beloved creator, here are some comic books to demonstrate why hes still the king. That is why i keep shelling out the dollars for the artist editions just to be thrilled once again by the wonders of sequential. Kirby was the oldest, born in 1917, and his career was the longest and the most productive. Before jack kirby continued the story of 2001, he adapted the film into a 70page comic. Devil dinosaur, which dares to tell the tender story of a vicious red dinosaur and his tender friendship with a cromagnon tween, is amusing and full of high melodrama, but remains perhaps a bit too silly, even by kirby s standards, to be.
Most other scifi franchises like star trek, star wars, and battlestar galactica saw. Jack kirby is one of a trio of artists whom i consider geniuses of the comic book form. Whenever a comic book afficionado says the king, everyone knows that it is in reference to jack kirby. So perhaps its no surprise that the comic takes the film as its starting point especially since adapting novels to comics wasnt common in 1976.
A space odyssey marvel treasury special full allwinners comics 1941. As one of the founding visionaries at marvel in the 1960s, kirbys vital storytelling skills and phenomenal visual energy helped make the xmen, the hulk, and the fantastic four household names. This volume does not reprint all of kirby s comic strip work, which is extensive, but there is a companion volume, called comic strip kirby available from pure imagination. Harvey kurtzman and bernie krigstein are the other two. By 1970, the comic books we read had come to revolve around kirby his vision, his style, his skill like satellites around a stellar body. Jack kirby 101 as surely as elvis presley is the king of rock n roll and michael jackson is the king of pop, jack kirby is the king of comics. Comment below and tell us which comic artist youd like to see featured next. Synopsis jack kirby created or cocreated some of comic books most popular characters including captain america, the xmen, the hulk, the fantastic four, the mighty thor, darkseid and the new gods. For one thing, the comic appeared in 1976, eight years after the 1968 film debuted. The joy of experiencing the monthly release of must have books is a joy i would love to see return to a new generation of comic fans. A visual examination of how comic book artist jack kirby masterfully used action to pull in readers and advance the story. With new gods announced as the next blockbuster superhero movie, its time the king was. May 22, 2012 jack kirbys first stab at adapting kubricks 2001. Mar 03, 2008 jack kirby created or cocreated some of comic books most popular characters including captain america, the xmen, the hulk, the fantastic four, the mighty thor, darkseid and the new gods.
But while soviet communism has all but vanished from the planet. Two jewish writers helped create a pantheon of comics characters that has come to dominate modern popular culture. Eleven littleseen adventures of green arrow by one of comics greatest creators ever jack kirby are collected here in this special. Aug 28, 2019 decades after his passing, jack kirby is still the undisputed king of comic books. A space odyssey is an oversized american comic book adaptation of the 1968 film of the same name as well as a tenissue monthly series which expanded upon the concepts presented in the stanley kubrick film and the novel by arthur c.
Aug 28, 2017 when we were thinking of ways to celebrate his tremendous impact on the world of comic books, we realized that one of the easiest ways to visualize kirby s impact was just to list 100 of his coolest comic book creations. Decades after his passing, jack kirby is still the undisputed king of comic books. The kirby awards were named in honor of jack kirby. Comic books in america started as reprints of comic strips, and kirbys comic strip work was included in one of the first comic books, jumbo comics. Jack kirby was one of the most influential comic book artists and writers of the united states, and one of the innovators of the superhero genre. I flipped through the omac omnibus at the comic shop a couple days ago and it looked crazy and weird, in both a good and bad way kirby unhinged, but maybe a bit too unhinged. He, along with joe simon and stan lee, created the highly successful superheroes such as captain america, the fantastic four, the xmen, and the hulk. Many people consider this the best single issue out of kirbys entire ff run. The fourth world books may have been too much too soon for some folks. The lee kirby titles garnered high sales and critical acclaim.
Jacob kirgstein, a character in the authority comic books, is inspired by jack kirby. The fantastic four volume 1, and marvel masterworks. After its success, marvel gave jack kirby free reign to continue the story in his own cosmic way. Characters and concepts he created and helped create dominate pop culture to this day. In 1976, jack kirby created an odd, inimitable adaptation of stanley kubricks 2001. Rock music group monster magnet referenced kirby s cultural impact in their song, melt, which includes the lyrics, i was thinking how the world should have criedon the day jack kirby died. Oct 17, 2008 i mentioned in another post that comic book collecting is an investmentdriven hobby, and i want this thread to be a serious discussion about that investment as it relates to jack kirby sigs on marvel comic books. I really love kirbys art style, but also some of the stories he was involved with. A space odyssey is surely one of the strangest scifi franchise comics ever published.
In 2001, a space station orbiting mars is doomed to destruction by a meteor strike. In their search for answers at the great wall of the source itself, the new gods encounter the gods of other pantheons, and big barda finds herself locked in combat with the norse god of thunder, thor, in a clash of titans. This year marks the centenary of two worldchanging events. Over his lifetime jack the king kirby has created or cocreated over 400 characters. A short discussion of kirbys metaphysical thematics and his famous fourth world tetrology of the early 1970s. In the comicbook pages of 2001, two sorts of genius collided. Sales were supposedly not as good as anticipated, but were as good as and better than some of their other best selling titles. In the comicbook pages of 2001, two sorts of genius collided the. Marvels 2001 series eventually came to an end but kirbys robot protagonist went on to star in his own comic book series as machine man.
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