“We believe in them because we believe in ourselves” the most profound statement on belief and faith that I’ve heard in a while. What an inspired and inspiring human.
Will Eisner did an illustration of his Jack Kirby anecdote in a graphic novel called "The Dreamer," calling the character Jack King for fictional purposes. It was great seeing and hearing him tell this story now that neither man is with us anymore. Another great installment. Keep 'em coming!
Like Jack says, heroes and gods are the masks the human impulses, high and low, noble and petty, wear. Darkseid really is our other face. But then so is Superman, and we can make the decision of who we want to aspire to.
my dad took me to the dentist when I was 6, that was in 64, before we went into the office, he let me buy my first comic book, it was an Avengers comic, Jack saved me from terror in the dentist chair.
@kirbykomics That could be open to interpretation. The "Steve Rogers" Captain America came back in 1964. Later stories retconned the 1950's Cap as a school teacher who legally changed his name to Steve Rogers, re-discovered the Super Soldier formula and enlisted a new Bucky so that they could revive the legend. Unfortunately, they forgot to have vitaray treatments with it so they went rogue. Also, "What If #4" featured a story with The Spirit of '76 & The Patriot filing in for Cap.
You know for all the talk of STAN LEE not giving enough credit to his co-creators Kirby and Ditko, it's here that we see Kirby mentioning Joe Simon in reference to Captain America but refusing to even mention Stan when it comes to the Fantastic Four. Unlike Stan (who endlessly gushed about Kirby), Jack talks about the Fantastic Four as if they were solely HIS creation, even though it wasn't his own stiff, dated dialogue that made the FF such indelible characters but rather his images and Stan's dialogue. It's rather shameful that "journalists" supposedly seeking to "set the record straight" were so cowardly when it came to forcing Kirby to acknowledge Stan as well.
@harveydents Exactly! Dave wasn't just praising Jack, he was basically saying that anyone who attempts to ink and/or color Jack's pencils has to work at the top of his game, not take the traditional shortcuts that some finishers take. A master praising a legend!
There was an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that had JACK guest star as a comic book artist who found a magic pencil--everything he drew came to life--REALLY~If you Love Jack, you will Love it--Its on UA-cam here--search it--Thank me later~!
@kirbykomics Unfortunately, that's what happens when editors feel the need to smooth out storylines: they retcon everything at the expense of the original intentions of the stories. I remember how they explained how Black Condor could be raised by birds and learn to fly by retconning his origin story by saying that it was a group of avian offshoots of the Inhumans who raised him! It reminded me of Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Tarzan that had him raised by a lost tribe of Australopithecus!
I watched this as a kid, but it took me 27 years to appreciate it.
“We believe in them because we believe in ourselves” the most profound statement on belief and faith that I’ve heard in a while. What an inspired and inspiring human.
He was a Tough Guy, with a compassionate Hart. JACK KING KIRBY is the HERO of everyone who has a brain and a Heart. Long live the KING!
Will Eisner did an illustration of his Jack Kirby anecdote in a graphic novel called "The Dreamer," calling the character Jack King for fictional purposes. It was great seeing and hearing him tell this story now that neither man is with us anymore. Another great installment. Keep 'em coming!
Like Jack says, heroes and gods are the masks the human impulses, high and low, noble and petty, wear. Darkseid really is our other face. But then so is Superman, and we can make the decision of who we want to aspire to.
Jack Kirby - It Is Good to Be The King
my dad took me to the dentist when I was 6, that was in 64, before we went into the office, he let me buy my first comic book, it was an Avengers comic, Jack saved me from terror in the dentist chair.
Excellent clip, really magic. Thanks
@kirbykomics That could be open to interpretation. The "Steve Rogers" Captain America came back in 1964. Later stories retconned the 1950's Cap as a school teacher who legally changed his name to Steve Rogers, re-discovered the Super Soldier formula and enlisted a new Bucky so that they could revive the legend. Unfortunately, they forgot to have vitaray treatments with it so they went rogue. Also, "What If #4" featured a story with The Spirit of '76 & The Patriot filing in for Cap.
The more I watch Jacks face the more you see Ben grimm 👍
You know for all the talk of STAN LEE not giving enough credit to his co-creators Kirby and Ditko, it's here that we see Kirby mentioning Joe Simon in reference to Captain America but refusing to even mention Stan when it comes to the Fantastic Four. Unlike Stan (who endlessly gushed about Kirby), Jack talks about the Fantastic Four as if they were solely HIS creation, even though it wasn't his own stiff, dated dialogue that made the FF such indelible characters but rather his images and Stan's dialogue. It's rather shameful that "journalists" supposedly seeking to "set the record straight" were so cowardly when it came to forcing Kirby to acknowledge Stan as well.
Huzzah to the keeper of the PoG light!
@harveydents Exactly! Dave wasn't just praising Jack, he was basically saying that anyone who attempts to ink and/or color Jack's pencils has to work at the top of his game, not take the traditional shortcuts that some finishers take. A master praising a legend!
There was an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that had JACK guest star as a comic book artist who found a magic pencil--everything he drew came to life--REALLY~If you Love Jack, you will Love it--Its on UA-cam here--search it--Thank me later~!
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@kirbykomics Unfortunately, that's what happens when editors feel the need to smooth out storylines: they retcon everything at the expense of the original intentions of the stories. I remember how they explained how Black Condor could be raised by birds and learn to fly by retconning his origin story by saying that it was a group of avian offshoots of the Inhumans who raised him! It reminded me of Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Tarzan that had him raised by a lost tribe of Australopithecus!
Sometimes it seems to me that the drawings of a comic artist looks similarto the artist himself. Look at Kirby and Eisner!
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