It is fully searchable and includes data on creator credits, story details, or other publication details for comic books. The perfect comic to honor jack kirbys 100th birthday wired. But he also dipped into the comic strip market more than a few times as well. This is a compendium, a celebration of kirby s life and accomplishments, an overview with. He may not be with us anymore, but his influence is felt every day in nearly every comic book on the stands. Born and raised in the lower east side, jack kirby born jacob kurtzberg created or cocreated some of the most enduring characters and stories in comics captain america, avengers, hulk, xmen, fantastic four, silver surfer, darkseid, among hundreds of others. Kirbys comic book career had to be put in hiatus in 1943, when he was. A writer and historian, evanier has written more than 500 comics for gold key, dc comics, and marvel comics, several hundred hours of television including garfield and is the author of several books including mad art 2002. The comic book arm of the company was founded in 1939 as timely publications and was generally known as atlascomics in the 1950s. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. No challenge to any owners rights is intended or should be inferred. In various concept art, his bandana color is shown as white, black, and purple.
Did miss stewart find a phoenix bird that allowed her to start her life over. This year marks what would have been comic book legend jack kirbys 100th birthday, a fact that last weeks comiccon international marked with no fewer than six panels dedicated to his work and. Looking beyond the familiar ground of super heroes, kirby crafted a cosmic epic that took comicbook fans on a spectacular adventure every month. Im tom and i am a collector, enthusiast, and comic dealer.
It is now available in a smaller, more affordable package. Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby. Jacob kurtzberg was born in new york city, in a tenement house on essex street in the lower east side of manhattan on august 28, 1917. Together with stan lee and jack kirby, he was a pillar of marvel comics during the. Never miss a new book by your favorite author again. Kirby krackle also known as kirby dots is an artistic convention in superhero and science fiction comic books and similar illustrations, in which a field of black, pseudofractal images is used to represent negative space around unspecified kinds of energy. Sep 24, 2008 looking beyond the familiar ground of super heroes, kirby crafted a cosmic epic that took comic book fans on a spectacular adventure every month.
Background young jack kirby with his parents circa 1920. Jack kirby jack kirby is widely regarded as the king of comics, with a career in comics that started in the late 1930s until his passing in 1994. Proficient in every stage of the creation process, he was responsible for creating dozens of unique characters for both marvel and dc comics. Welcome to marvel saga, a teamup podcast from the creative minds behind comic reflections and the worst. Oct 22, 2015 a short discussion of kirby s metaphysical thematics and his famous fourth world tetrology of the early 1970s. August 28, 1917 february 6, 1994 was one of the most pioneering comic creators of all time. Jack kirby was a prolific comics creator who created many american comic books and. King of comics was the first overview of the legendary comic book creators career. At the dawn of the silver age of comic books, steve ditko and writer joe gill created. What i wanted to do today was highlight a littleremembered side of kirby. Feb 22, 2007 to say that i am currently reading this book is a bit of a misnomer.
Looking beyond the familiar ground of super heroes, kirby crafted a cosmic epic that took comic book fans on a spectacular adventure every month. Adam hughes, one of the most coveted comic convention sketch artists today, is best known for his cover work on titles like wonder woman, tomb raider and catwoman. All characters and comic art presented are, or of their respective owners. A gangsta rap specialist, ro was in his element when discussing the. Aug 28, 2017 kirby was dubbed the king for a reason, and today we mark 100 years of his reign. Almost everything that was different about comic books began in the 1940s on the drawing table of jack kirby. The character was created towards the end of kirbys contract with the publisher following the cancellation of his new gods series. Set up a free account or opt for a paid membership, either way, you can see prices for every comic book in our database. While kirby might be here, drinking, smoking, looking at dirty maganzines, sneaking into womens washrooms, and many other things, he still manages to retain is navie persona. 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. Legendary comics creator jack kirbys mindboggling imagination is on full display in this massive hardcover that includes. The delay was my fault i h marvel comics dc comics superheroes marvel heroes comic book artists comic artist comic books art book creator millie the model comics.
The last boy on earth, which ran from 1972 to 1978 kamandi is a young hero in a postapocalyptic future. Created for fans and historians of comic book creator jack. Marvel comics is a comic book publishing house famous for creating notable. Uncle bart slips into a deathlike state and is almost buried alive. It is his first credit in the grand comics database. What if kirby wik was conceived, designed, produced and built in drupal, an open source content management framework, by me, tom kraft. Kirby covers documentation of my attempt to collect every single comic book cover drawn by jack kirby. Comic book artists, comic artist, comic books art, comic drawing, x men, marvel universe, marvel dc, novels, outer space jack kirby, il re dei comics fumettologica comic book artists comic books jack king doom patrol king baby life goes on comic page book images a comics. Old movies rainy days nerd romance ocean fan art my love artwork artist. The next mutation or teenage mutant ninja turtles iv. Use this free, interactive site to look up your favorite characters, artists, writers, or comic book series. Marvels modern incarnation dates from the early 1960s, with the launching of fantastic four and other superhero titles created by stan lee, jack kirby, steve ditko, and others. Rainy days with my lovepig by db artwork on deviantart.
In collaboration with several artists, most notably jack kirby and steve ditko, he cocreated spiderman, the hulk, the fantastic four, iron man, thor, the xmen, and many other fictional characters, introducing complex. Subscribe for ongoing comic book news, market analysis, and history. Book 10 chapter 1 of hoshi no kirby moretsu pupupu hour. It is fully searchable and includes data on creator credits, story details, or other publication details for comic books worldwide. Werner roth at the comic book db archived from the original. Simon born october 10, 19 was a comic book writer, artist and editor who created or cocreated many important characters in the 1930s1940s golden age of comic books, and who served as the first editor of timely comics, the company that would evolve into marvel comics. See also jack kirbys biography at the marvel database wikia. This fight either ends in death, or one is unable to. He was going to be a turtle from another dimension. I hope to get more translations out in the future, but its entirely up to our translator, pop, if they want to do more, i only did the typesetting and scanning.
It is my personal effort to share the works of jack kirby, comic book creator and artist with comic book fans, researchers and historians. To some extent artists were even considered interchangeable, which is why marvel could see nothing shady about. To honor the king, weve compiled this list of some of our. Jack kirby august 28, 1917 february 6, 1994, born jacob kurtzberg, was an american comic book artist, writer and editor. Kamandi cover courtesy of dc entertainment why 2017 is the year of jack kirby, comics most influential creator this august will mark the. 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. Jack kirby is best known for creating captain america in the 40s, for his work with with stan lee at marvel comics on titles such as the fantastic four, thor, the. This is his story by one who knew him wellmark evanier. Search our free comic book database stash my comics. He has three emmy award nominations, and received the. He enrolled in the prestigious pratt institute but dropped out on.
Search our free comic book database and keep track of your comic book collection online with full comic details, cover images, and current market values. Nov 27, 2019 ive always loved the way comic book artists draw outer space sometimes i think they make it look more fantastic than the real thing. Sell, buy and trade with comic collectors from around the world. To honor the king, weve compiled this list of some of our favorite kirby covers, ranging from the iconic to the oddball. Born on august 28, 1917, jack kirby taught himself to draw when he was a young boy in new york, taking the flash gordon newspaper comic strip and other sources as his inspirations. King of comics is a delightful blend of original sketches, reproduced covers, and reproduced pages. With the exception of stories in the public domain, no entire comic book issues comic art is displayed on this site. Kirby was dubbed the king for a reason, and today we mark 100 years of his reign. A short discussion of kirbys metaphysical thematics and his famous fourth world tetrology of the early 1970s. Beautiful jack kirby art, in jeremy kirbys artwork comic art gallery room. These days we may be sick of the hype that flows from comic book stardom but kirby. Mark evanier met jack kirby in 1969, worked as his assistant, and later became his official biographer. Stan lee born stanley martin lieber, 28 dizember 1922 12 november 2018 wis an american comic beuk writer, editor, publisher, media producer, televeesion host, actor, an umwhile preses an chairman o marvel comics in collaboration wi several airtists, includin jack kirby an steve ditko, he cocreatit spiderman, the hulk, the fantastic four, iron man, thor, the xmen, an mony ither.
Kirby was supposed to be the fifth member of the ninja turtles gang in the fourth tmnt movie, tmnt. He was named after american comic book artist jack kirby. Jack kirby from comic book creators, jack kirby by sue hamilton i finally got my copy of sue hamiltons comic book creators, jack kirby. King of comics helps us see it in the context of a contrasting age in which namesand the individual talentwere, to be blunt, unimportant. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Jack kirby would have been a giant even if hed stuck only to drawing. Jack kirby, stan lee and the american comic book revolution. August marks the 100th birthday anniversary of legendary comic book artist, writer and editor jack kirby, and dc comics looks to honor the late creator with a series of oneshots inspired by his most famous heroes, villains and superteams. Since kirby s groundbreaking work, the eternals and their malevolent counterparts, the deviants, have become vital parts of the marvel universe. To list off all the marvel characters that jack kirby had a hand in creating would be like trying to count the stars in the night sky. His infrequently used pen names were gregory sykes and jon henery. Stan lee born stanley martin lieber, 28 dizember 1922 12 november 2018 wis an american comic beuk writer, editor, publisher, media producer, televeesion host, actor, an umwhile preses an chairman o marvel comics. He grew up in new york city, and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world.
After a huge event called the great disaster, humans have been reduced back to savagery. After leaving marvel and spiderman in 1966, ditko went to charlton comics, where he worked on captain atom, blue. But thanks to an innovative new process for creating comic books pioneered at marvel, kirby found himself doing far more. Created, designed, developed, produced and built in drupal cms by tom kraft. Marvels modern incarnation dates from the early 1960s, with the launching of fantastic four and other superhero titles created.
Legendary comics creator jack kirbys mindboggling imagination is on full display in this massive hardcover that includes tales of super hero adventure, mystery, war. Simon born october 10, 19 was a comic book writer, artist and editor who created or cocreated many important characters in the 1930s1940s golden age of comic books, and who served as the first editor of timely comics, the company that. However, the staff got together and narrowed down our 10 favorite characters the king had a role in bringing to life. The best comic strips, political cartoons and puzzles in all the land. Since kirbys groundbreaking work, the eternals and their malevolent counterparts, the deviants, have become vital parts of the marvel universe. I hope to get more translations out in the future, but its entirely up to our translator, pop, if they want to do more, i. Marvel comics news, rumors, and information from bleeding cool. He grew up in new york city and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. Looking for a list of comics with art by kevin nowlan or with covers by alan davis. Jack kirby bibliography hey kids comics wiki fandom. Growing up poor in new york city, kurtzberg entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. In that vein, weve reverted the server migration due to some unforeseen issues that were going to take longer to deal with than made sense.
Jacob kirby kurtzberg was an american comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded. Hes of course widely known as a comic book artist, and rightly so. Apr 15, 2020 welcome to marvel saga, a teamup podcast from the creative minds behind comic reflections and the worst. The gcd is building the most comprehensive comics database. Jack kirby was a prolific comics creator who created a large number of american comic books and characters, particularly for marvel comics and dc comics. Jack kirby at the comic book db archived from the original. This is a compendium, a celebration of kirbys life and accomplishments, an overview with. There is no place in the book that calls it a biography. This year marks what would have been comic book legend jack kirby s 100th birthday, a fact that last weeks comic con international marked with no fewer than six panels dedicated to his work and. With the form factor of a coffeetable book or tabloidsized comic, kirby. Omac buddy blank is a superhero comic book character created in 1974 by jack kirby and published by dc comics.
Comic reflections, hosted by nicholas prom, looks at comics from the silver and bronze ages. Dont get me wrong though, this is indeed a tale of drama, suspense, and mystery. Aug 01, 2017 mark evanier met jack kirby in 1969, worked as his assistant, and later became his official biographer. February 7, 2019 sometimes you have to take a step back before you can take a step forward. Comic book pages comic page comic book artists comic.