Original comic art for sale by artist jack kirby at. Carmine infantino, graham ingels, james jean, bob kane, gil kane, sam keith, jack kirby, joe kubert, harvey kurtzman, jim lee, todd mcfarlane. No other web site has such a diverse selection of comic book artwork than. A jack kirby odyssey will celebrate the king of comics visionary work adapting and expanding on arthur c.
When jack kirby left marvel in 1969, his intent was to create the fourth world at dc. Hes the cocreator of not only darkseid, but also captain america, the fantastic four, the hulk, the avengers, the xmen, the new gods, kamandi and hundreds of other memorable characters. Proficient in every stage of the creation process, he was responsible for creating dozens of unique characters for both marvel and dc comics. For sale dc comics demon 1 jack kirby artwork 1972 comic book emorys memories. Jack kirby has been referred to as the superhero of style, his artwork described by john carlin in masters of american comics as deliberately primitive and bombastic, and elsewhere has been compared to cubist, futurist, primitivist and outsider art. Jack kirby comic artist the most popular comic art by. Feb 2, 2020 classic art by king kirby, also some new and kirby inspired artwork. Jack kirbys lasting impact upon comic books and culture. Legendary comics creator jack kirby reinvented the superhero genre with his sprawling. Kirby had a great run in the 1970s doing superman when he came over to dc. Welcome to the jack kirby shop sign in or create an account. Superman by jack kirby with images jack kirby, jack kirby art. With the success of superman in 1938, there was a tremendous demand for new, original comic book content.
Marvel comics superheroesmarvel charactersmarvel heroescomic book artistscomic books artcomic. 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 think that, more than anything, its the coloring that makes this thor cover by jack kirby stand out. Some fine jack kirby pencils on this splash from thor the mighty thor, issue 167, page 15. Jack the king kirby was an influential comic book writer and artist, particularly famous for creating or cocreating some of the most famous characters for both dc comics and marvel comics. Mar 11, 2014 he created the character dogwelder, featured in the comic book series hitman by garth ennis.
In the 1950s kirby created the challengers of the unknown for national comics dc, and also worked on the strip sky masters of the space force. Decades after his passing, jack kirby is still the undisputed king of comic books. This over size companion book to last years exhibition comic book apocalypse the graphic world of jack kirby at california state university, northridge is a musthave for any serious kirby fan. That time don rickles met superman in a jack kirby comic. Featuring the adventures of superman supporting character jimmy olsen, it contains stories often of a humorous nature. The comics art of jack kirby and curated comic book apocalypse, a kirby art show at california state university northridge says the artist. Both lead to the definitive ending for jack kirby s fourth world saga. With new gods announced as the next blockbuster superhero movie, its time the king was. One of the more astonishing facets of jack kirbys career came when he first left marvel to go to work for dc comics in the early 70s. A beginners guide to the king of comics, jack kirby. See more ideas about jack kirby art, jack kirby and comic books art. See more ideas about comic books art, comic art, jack kirby art. Some of king kirbys lesser known marvel creations the eternals are in the works as the mcus next big film franchise. There will never ever be anyone with the magnitude of his magnificent.
In addition to the new gods, mister miracle, and forever people, he decided to take on dcs lowest selling title at time time, jimmy olsen. Reading the first couple of chapters was like traveling back in time. Sadly, he passed away on 6 february 1994, aged 76, due to heart failure. Jack kirby marvelmania unpublished ulik back cover illustration 1968 art type. Aug 28, 2017 jack kirby s 100 coolest comic book creations. Early on, kirbys drawings became more than just lines on a page, they became the raw material for stories. Beyond that, fantastic four was where jack kirby redefined modern comic book art, giving us the structure, pacing, and design elements that. Jack kirbys superman news from me mark evaniers blog. There are still a few left thank you guys so much though. This is an incredible resource to art historians, collectors and comic book fans. Jack kirby,creator of the marvel universe on we heart it. Probably read my copy a thousand times when i was a kid. Nicknamed the king of comics, he has been a driving force behind the industry during both the golden age of comic.
What more do you need to know before you can enjoy these karazee kirby kovers, grooveoph. Original comic art by avengers 75 p12 nostalgic investments. Comic creators praise jack kirby on his 100th birthday. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. Arguably, the romance of money is jacks first comic book. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen is an american comic book series published by dc comics from septemberoctober 1954 until march 1974, spanning a total of 163 issues. In honor of jacks centennial, dc comics presents the groundbreaking kirby work in a brandnew series of thick trade paperback editions. Overall, its an amazing book for any kirby fan or general comic book fan. The comic book artist finally gets the recognition he deserves. All i need now is a slurpee and my brother putting me in a headlock and i am seven years old again. Im alex grand and were dedicated to creating a multimedia experience to learning the intricacies of journalistic comic book history, to fit the comic books and strips that we know and love into a visual historical context. Nov 09, 2017 jack kirby is the single most important figure, the greatest singular talent that the comic book world has ever experienced.
Masters of comic book art eisner, kirby, ditko, adams, wrightson. Rare key marvel issue of the eternals issue first appearance and jack kirby art. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. In 1917, kirby was born under the name jacob kurtzberg on the lower east side of manhattan in new york city. Apparently, a number of comic book discussion boards are.
Superman s pal, jimmy olsen, issue 5, page 21 is a great example of work by jack kirby. With a new gods movie in the early planning stages, we will no doubt see darkseid on the big screen at some point. Jack kirby was born jacob kurtzberg on 28 august 1917 in new york city. Earlier today, idw publishing released information about a quartet of oversized, hardcover comics featuring the art of legendary comic book creators bernie wrightson and jack kirby. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen by jack kirby paperback april 16, 2019. Marvel, jack kirby, and the comicbook artists plight the atlantic. The buscemapalmer duo may very well be one of the 2 or 3 best art combos from the 70s. 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.
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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. Jack kirby and bernie wrightson get artists editions and. Welcome to comic book historians, an online fanzine. Fantastic four documentary jack kirby art by kirby continuum. Fantastic four documentary jack kirby art kirby continuum. 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. Jack is best known for creating captain america in the 40s with joe simon with timely comics. Comic art shop nikolaos ks comic art shop purgatori. Aug 31, 2017 although kirby had been active in the comic illustration industry for some time, his career exploded thanks to a man in red, white and blue.
What it really boils down to is something jon cooke comic book artist wrote in his 365 fourth world blog. Jack kirby comic art community gallery of comic art. He grew up in new york city, and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing. Nicknamed the king of comics, he has been a driving force behind the industry during both the golden age of comic books in the 1940s and the silver age in the 1960s. I actually like his work in general more than kirby. See more ideas about jack kirby, jack kirby art and comic books art. So if you love kirby artwork get one of the jack kirby care packages and again, thank you so much. Gallery of jack kirby comic art, high res with art zoom. Here too are the first and second appearances of darkseid, the first morgan edge, and a new origin of the guardian and the. 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. Jack found his way to the eisneriger studio, preparing stories in a similar fashion to the single pages appearing in sunday newspapers. Born and raised in the us, he was a selftaught artist. 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.
Jacob kirby kurtzberg was an american comic book artist, writer and editor, widely. Jack kirby was okay with dc redrawing his superman faces. Share your comic art collection with other art collectors and artists, and discover comic art to buy. Over 950,000 pieces of original comic art on display in our comic art galleries and 180,000 pieces of comic art for sale in our marketplace. Apr 08, 2020 jack kirby art of all eras is widely collected.
The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices. Jack kirby was there at the beginning of the comic book as it is known in america. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. This is an incredible resource to art historians and comic book fans. Kirby debuted his largerthanlife new gods epic in supermans pal, jimmy olsenand the man of steels world would never be the same. Original comic art by kamandi 4 p4 nostalgic investments. As a favor for a small publisher, kirby had created a comic book called. Jack kirby, born jacob kurtzberg, was an american comicbook artist who created innumerable original characters, such as the incredible hulk, captain america, and the fantastic four.
For dc, for allowing some of those amazing curvy creations to be included in that jack kirby care package, which is awesome if you missed the last one it just had some amazing amazing art. The 8 x 12 format gives ample room for reproductions of his original art and beautiful, full color collage work. If you are on the fence about buying this i would say do not hesitate this is an exquisite collection of art from the greatest comic book artist that ever lived jack king kirby. The original comic art gallery for collectors and artists. Thor marvel silver age comic book cover art by jack kirby thor marvel comics art by jack kirby great cover, epic story. Imho, after jack kirby nobody was better on the avengers. In some cases, the backs can yield hidden treasures. The kirby museums a jack kirby odyssey will take place at one art space, located at 23 warren. The comicbook artist jack kirby in 1992susan skaar kirby museum. The prints featured some of the greatest artists in the history of comics each doing their own distinctive representation of the man of steel. Superman and jimmy olsen art by jack kirby partially found comic. It wasnt until i finally saw the work of supermans original artist and cocreator joe shustersometime after i saw jacks versionthat i realized.
Kamandi, the last boy on earth, issue cover black and white wednesday. In december 1940 dated march 1941, jack kirby and partner joe simon launched captain america. Jack kirby is the single most important figure, the greatest singular talent that the comic book world has ever experienced. In fact, theres very prominent bitmap aliasing of the line artwork throughout, not at. Kirby is the most wellknown and respected artist in the history of comic books. Supermans pal, jimmy olsen, issue 5, page 21 is a great example of work by jack kirby.
Although kirby had been active in the comic illustration industry for some time, his career exploded thanks to a man in red, white and blue. Jack is a classic, but when you take a closer look at his old art it just doesnt age that well in some areas. The mighty thor, issue page 15 the mighty thor, issue page 15 is a great example of work by jack kirby. Nov 09, 2017 earlier today, idw publishing released information about a quartet of oversized, hardcover comics featuring the art of legendary comic book creators bernie wrightson and jack kirby. Superman puzzle by jack kirby dc comics heroes, dc comics characters, dc comics. Sep 04, 2018 you have to get to the glory boat for things to start really picking up.
Kirby covers dc jack kirbys groovy age run at dc is most famous for his fourth world kreationsand thats the way it should. Background young jack kirby with his parents circa 1920. Feb 08, 1994 jack kirby, an artist who helped create the popular comic book characters captain america and the incredible hulk superheroes with human characteristics, for a new generation of readers died. Then there is the fact kirby redesigned the superman emblem which wasnt okay, yet when alex ross used the exact same design decades later many people thought it was genius on the part of ross. August 28, 1917 february 6, 1994 was one of the most pioneering comic creators of all time. The kirby museums a jack kirby odyssey will take place at one art space, located at 23 warren street in new york city, from may 11 through may. This print features art by arguably the greatest of alltime, jack king kirby. Born and raised on 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. Jack kirby was a comic book artist who created many characters and teams which are now staples of the medium most of which for marvel comics, like captain. The early comic book companies were run by flybynight hustlers and. Story teller jack kirby art full documentary kirby continuum.
Anthonys comic book art for sale artwork death of the. Comic creators praise jack kirby on his 100th birthday comic book. 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. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. Original comic book art for sale at always buying and trading for any and all comic book art and comic book strip art. Jun 16, 2016 fantastic four documentary jack kirby art kirby continuum. Jack kirby biography facts, childhood, family life of. The worlds most expensive comic book art and why prices keep climbing. Kirby is rated the number one artist and rightfully so.
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