Blue bolt the first ten issues of blue bolt comics featured stories by joe simon andor jack kirby, dealing with the superhero blue bolt. However this twice use of raymonds flash gordon running figure. 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. Stories by joe simon, jack kirby, al avison, al gabriele, bob davis, bill everett, jack a.
Why is dc comics doing a better job of celebrating jack kirbys 100th birthday than marvel. We worked from the second issue of blue bolt through. So, of course, i loved jacks work and the first time i saw it i couldnt believe what i was seeing. Sep 27, 20 this entry follows on from previous in their own words entries, hopefully putting forward a picture of what happened at marvel comics from 1957 through to the mid1970s, as told by the people who were there at the time. Metamessages jack kirby takes some shots at stan lee.
Aug 28, 2017 jack kirby s 100 coolest comic book creations. The simon and kirby blue bolt stories are in the tradition of such 1930s science fiction comic strips as brick bradford, flash gordon, and don dixon. Jack kirby s black panther followed the cancellation of jungle action and the premature end to don mcgregor and billy grahams run on black panther in that marvel comic book. However many comic book artists found difficulty in getting eyes to sit properly.
A reprint of the second blue bolt adventure, featuring the very first teaming of captain america creators joe simon and jack kirby. Kirby was a very rare exception who transcended the. Blue bolts right knee is slamming into the back of the villain on the floor, his right hand mashes the face of another, and the sheer force of his entry snaps the third backward, causing his gun to fire into the ceiling. Metamessages jack kirby takes some shots at stan lee cbr. Jack kirby was one of the most influential comic book artists and writers of the. Jack king kirby s life, art, and times deserve every study. The complete jack kirby, volume 1 theakston, greg, kirby, jack on. Comiccon celebrates the jack kirby centennial with an. Readers who followed the character from one book to the next must have suffered from whiplash. Joe simon obituary comics and graphic novels the guardian. As far as i know it has never been reproduced in its entirety although there is supposed to be a book in france some. Hes the king, hands down, i wish he could see that his dream of his creations getting respect and love in film is more than he could ever dream. By contrast, kirbys galactus is overwhelming, almost a burden on the page. Blue bolt the human lightning streak first appearance and origin of blue bolt, fred parrish harvard football star is struck by lightning while running punting drills in the rain with friends.
Take that, adolf the fighting comic books of the second world war. Blue bolt bursts through the door and overwhelms three bad guys, and look how kirby lays out the scene. Simon brought kirby over to timely and they enjoyed a longrunning partnership. Blue bolt was just one of a number of features that simon created for the shop. Warren, harold delay, malcolm kildale, henry kiefer, bill oconnor, ben flinton, leonard sansone, and paul gustavson. By the second issue, simon had enlisted jack kirby as the series cowriterartist. The 3839 episodes titled apokolips now were also dedicated to the memory of jack kirby. Bolt, the alias of chris bradley comics bolt dc comics, a dc comics supervillain.
Why 2017 is the year of jack kirby, comics most influential. Jacob kirby kurtzberg was an american comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded. Bolt 01, the pen name of dave evans editor of futurequake. Welcome to the jack kirby shop sign in or create an account. The perfect comic to honor jack kirbys 100th birthday wired. The thing headlined the longrunning teamup title marvel twoinone. Oct 22, 2015 a short discussion of kirby s metaphysical thematics and his famous fourth world tetrology of the early 1970s. Feb 16, 2018 jack kirby s family says the iconic comic book artist would have been ecstatic about the overwhelming response that black panther is currently getting. Did jack kirby ever write or draw batman while at dc. The comics art of jack kirby and curated comic book apocalypse, a kirby art show at california state university northridge says the artist. Aug 28, 2019 beyond that, fantastic four was where jack kirby redefined modern comic book art, giving us the structure, pacing, and design elements that still define comic books to this day. In kurt busieks comic book astro city, many kirby references and tributes appear, such as a mountain called mount kirby, and a character called the silver agent, who seems to be a pastiche of captain america, the guardian, and silver star. Blue bolt faces the green sorceress and her latest secret weapon, the cyclotron.
In 1940 he and jack kirby created captain america as the embodiment of the. The fear of being forgotten after death is endemic in the creative arts. Aug 26, 2007 jack kirby, a comic book genius, is finally remembered. When the black panther comic switched to jungle action to just black panther in 1977 marvel turned over the series to jack kirby whod just returned from a stint at dc comics. For more than 40 years he was the most vital and groundbreaking artist in the medium. See more ideas about jack kirby, jack kirby art and comic books art. But where steve ditkos other was strange pun intended, kirbys was overwhelming. Joe simon kirby collector twentyfifth issue twomorrows publishing. Lets list books in honor of jack s approaching 100th birthday on august 28, 2017. Jack kirby helped forge some of the biggest icons of marvel comics entire historyhis creative.
Biography of jack king kirby, one of the most prolific and influential creators in. Ryan cooglers contribution to the extensive mcu portfolio, the movie officially introduces chadwick bosemans tchalla as the new king and protector of the technologicallyadvanced nation of wakanda. I dealt with mort weisinger, julie schwartz, and murray boltinoff. Kirby is in the spotlight on the cover of this years book, illustrated by fanfavorite artist and producer, bruce timm, who is a guest at comiccon. Opinion jack kirby, a comic book genius, is finally.
Dick briefer, bob powell, jack kirby before i knew him. The story, which covers issues 17, is a bit fanciful but the artwork is top notched. There have been dozens of books on kirby over the years, including several oversized artists editions showcasing his original art. The complete kirby black hole strip cgc comic book. That being said, did he ever pen anything of the caped crusader. Pages in category characters created by jack kirby the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 291 total. Jack kirby estate files appeal in marvel superhero lawsuit. A spacehawk adventure by basil wolverton, as spacehawk faces droon and the queen of neptune. The comic book artist finally gets the recognition he deserves. Jack kirby did a strip in the late seventies based an an adaptation of disneys black hole movie of about the same period. Blue bolt is a fictional american comic book superhero created by writerartist joe simon in. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. The complete jack kirby, volume 1 sep 01, 1997 theakston, greg and kirby, jack.
We worked from the second issue of blue bolt through many, many. Jack kirby talks to gary groth about who really created thor, spiderman, the hulk, the. Jul 31, 2015 ok, heres something that you probably have never seen. Ditkos eternity was ethereal, literally a doorway in humanoid form. The estate of comic book legend jack kirby has appealed a u. Full text of oak lawn independent internet archive. Among kirby and simons early collaborative works was the superhero blue bolt for. Klonk, boing, wusch eine kurze kulturgeschichte des comics. With new gods announced as the next blockbuster superhero movie, its time the king was. Blue bolt is a fictional american comic book superhero created by writerartist joe simon in 1940, during the period fans and historians refer to as the golden age of comic books. 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. It wasnt until 2009 that his heirs began a long running legal dispute with. Blue bolt covers simon and kirby jack kirby museum.
Jack kirby and steve ditko are the comicbook artists best known for other worlds. May 28, 2017 kamandi cover courtesy of dc entertainment why 2017 is the year of jack kirby, comics most influential creator this august will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of comic book artist. We worked for jack liebowitz who was running dc comics when we were up there. Bolt image comics, a character from image comics who appeared in capes and invincible. He grew up in new york city and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. Jack kirby would have loved black panther response, says family. A metamessage is where a comic book creator comments onreferences. However many comic book artists found difficulty in getting eyes to sit.
The following year he was runnerup behind jim steranko. The first wave of comic book heroes 19361941, from which i took. Jack kirby has been called the king of comics, and rightfully so. Aug 15, 2011 jack kirby estate files appeal in marvel superhero lawsuit exclusive. Jack kirby august 28, 1917 february 6, 1994, born jacob kurtzberg, was an american comic book artist, writer, and editor widely regarded as one of the. In honor of jack kirby s 100th birthday, cbr is showing just how amazing kirby was by spotlight 100 of his greatest comic book creations. Legendary comics creator jack kirbys mindboggling imagination is on full display in this massive hardcover that includes. Simon published the story in the 2003 updated edition of his autobiography, the comic book makers. In the early 2000s, original art for an unpublished, fivepage simon and kirby collaboration titled daring disc, which may predate the duos blue bolt, surfaced.
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