JACK KIRBY documentary Part 2 of 5
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 -- February 6, 1994),[2] born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium.
Growing up poor in New York City, Kurtzberg entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. He drew various comics features under different pen names, including Jack Curtiss, ultimately settling on Jack Kirby. In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics. During the 1940s, Kirby, generally teamed with Simon, created numerous characters for that company and for the company that would become DC Comics.
After serving in World War II, Kirby returned to comics and worked in a variety of genres. He contributed to a number of publishers, including DC, Harvey Comics, Hillman Periodicals and Crestwood Publications, where he and Simon created the genre of romance comics. He and Simon also launched their own short-lived comic company, Mainline Publications. Kirby ultimately found himself at Timely's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics, later to be known as Marvel Comics. There, in the 1960s, he and writer-editor Stan Lee co-created many of Marvel's major characters, including the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and the Hulk. Despite the high sales and critical acclaim of the Lee-Kirby titles, however, Kirby felt treated unfairly, and left the company in 1970 for rival DC.
There Kirby created his Fourth World saga, which spanned several comics titles. While these series proved commercially unsuccessful and were canceled, several of their characters and the Fourth World mythos have continued as a significant part of the DC Universe. Kirby returned to Marvel briefly in the mid-to-late 1970s, then ventured into television animation and independent comics. In his later years, Kirby, who has been called "the William Blake of comics",[3] began receiving great recognition in the mainstream press for his career accomplishments, and in 1987, he, along with Carl Barks and Will Eisner, was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. The Jack Kirby Awards and Jack Kirby Hall of Fame were named in his honor. - Фільми й анімація
He's still striking a chord with young readers like myself 50 years later. A true testament to his greatness.
Marvel is the house that Jack built. Stan may be the "man". Jack is the King.
Agreed
Cap'n Mo Marvel? these guys made Comics
stan was peace of shit
Barry Smith's assessment defines the roles accurately I think. Alan Moore stated that Jack wrote suggestions but said tended to be clunky and Stan gave it zip. Much of the "Marvel Explosion" happened because Jack's and Steve Ditko's imaginations opened the doors. Those FF (#39-51) and Thor (#120-135) books along with the Dr. Strange stories plotted by Ditko and then scripted by Stan (Strange Tales #130-141) were far beyond anything anyone else had done.
Everyone should watch this. Now that all of Jack and Stan's ideas belong to Disney and the whole world knows their creations it's time to get to know the creators.
Very cool Ian. Thanks for sharing!
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Disney already ruined Marvel comics , Look at Kirby, Ditko , Romita or Steranko , the art is 3D , Marvel draws cartoonish art now thanks to Disney
I am writing a speech on Jack Kirby, this has been of much help! thank you so much!Jack Kirby was a great artist. Many designers are only craftsmen, artisans. Jack Kirby was an artist.
Jack Kirby was a great artist. Many designers are only craftsmen, artisans. Jack Kirby was an artist.
@ MiltonD I'm not sure who said this (it may have been Jim Steranko in his "History of the Comics"), "Siegel and Shuster created Superman, Bob Kane created Batman, and Jack Kirby created everything else."
Now, while that may be a bit of a generalization, it's a good way to package comic-book history for layman consumption. Now, as far as Bob Kane being the sole creator of Batman, don't get me started. I'm sure that history and a man named Bill Finger might have a bit to say about that.
I apologize for staying on the soapbox, but 11:24-11:50: John Romita Sr. being a good company man for Marvel and defending his longtime employers' "interpretation" of history. In no way nearly as egregious as Stan Lee's "interpretation" and perspective of events, but the package is a little too neatly wrapped and the bow too tidy. The corners of the wrapping on that box of facts are frayed and chipped (with plenty of "foxing" for all you Silver Age nuts out there), and that bow has seen its better days.
Well said. I will be seeing Jim Steranko at the Appleseed Comic Con in a couple weeks. I will ask him if that statement is in his book. Good statement whoever said it as it described his place in comics. Of course there are many others such as,Will Eisner, Bill Everett, and Jack Cole, just to name a few. But the point is well met that Kirby had his hand in almost everything that makes up the world of comics today. Kirby may not have created Superman but he did create Darkseid, and in this age of Comic books, Darkseid is one of Superman's main adversaries.
Kirby brought a "Kirby" look to the JO strip and many of the regular fans hated it. There was a 50/50 split in the letters section among fans who loved or hated the new look. I still have all the original comics - titles like THE NEW GODS, FOREVER PEOPLE, MISTER MIRACLE, THE DEMON and KAMANDI THE LAST BOY ON EARTH. As a teenager I regularly had my letters to Kirby's DC mags published. Wasn't it Jim Steranko who said without Kirby there would be no history of comics to write about?
"Equally good at everything". NO Stan, without Jack, you'd be on the street. I HATE that the people who were supposedly above Kirby never give him his due. Jack basically created, drew and wrote most of those books.
yragcom1 "Equally good at everything" means that Stan Lee gave him more than his due. You can't devalue Stan Lee just to raise up Kirby. They were both necessary.
this video makes stan lee a user friendly kind of a man, he takes all the credits what Jack Kriby has done to Marvel.
clit_niblr036 Not quite, back in the sixties Lee pretty much had a sole writer credit on 'The Fantastic Four' which wasn't replaced by the far vaguer 'Created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby' in Fantastic Four #56 not long after Steve Ditko left Marvel due to creators credits on 'The Amazing Spider-Man' and the fact that Ditko wasn't getting a dime from merchandizing and the Spider-Man cartoon series. The widespread belief back then was that Lee had been responsible for the primary creation of characters such as Galactus & The Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four #48-50 (The Galactus Trilogy), Which Kirby actually received little more direction from Stan than that the FF should "Meet God" in Fantastic Four #48.
Also when Marvel was covered in the press back in the sixties there was little to no coverage on Marvel that didn't promote the idea that Stan basically created EVERYTHING. Which was a big reason both Kirby & Ditko eventually left Marvel.
It's only been in the last two or three decades that Stan has been more generous in making sure that Kirby, Ditko and others have received some credit for what they gave us.
clit_niblr036 Several sources, The Marvel Masterworks editions of 'The Fantastic Four' which prior to FF#56 list credits such as "Stan Lee writer, Jack Kirby penciller" or variations on that, FF #51 and earlier, after #56 they were listed among as "produced by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby" or variations on it. Not a sole writer or artist credit after #56.
Among my other sources are my Marvel Masterworks Spider-Man collection plus Thor, Captain America and others.
None Marvel sources are Gerald Jones 'Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth Of The Comic Book'
'The Comic Book History of Comics' by Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey,
Mark Evanier's autobiography 'Kirby: King of Comics' and other sources.
clit_niblr036 In Amazing Spider-Man Ditko had been the sole plotter since issue #18 with Lee providing dialog when the finished art pages arrived at the Marvel offices. He received his long desired "plotted and drawn by" credit
in issue #26, The Lee Ditko relationship was so strained by this point however that they had stopped speaking to each other, supposedly Ditko would only drop off art pages for dialoguing when he knew Lee was out of the office.
If you ask me Stan Lee built marvel studios on top of Jack kirby's back bone.
My question is ( I want to state im a big Fan of Kirby) , Kirbys art changed from 1964 -1968 , His early FF4 were crude , but between that time The Thing rocks on His body went from smooth to rocky , an they all had square chins , In some ways Johnny Storm looked like Steve Rogers
Steve Ditko designed Spider-man.
Jack, imma give_ u,. your flowers_ now, Jack you were a head of your time,. everybody know that u create
all those hero's ,. thank again 4 your
artwork,.😀😀😀😍😍😍😳🐍🎅🎅🎅📹😂😂😂👅👀💦🎅🎅🎅💦👄✌✌✌
Lothar in Mandrake the Magician comic stripe (1934) came long before the Black Panther. He had super strength, speed and invulnerablity. He was also in Mandrake the Magician serial film in 1938.
Kirby was a genius that was screwed over by Marvel
i know i've done something with my life when there's gonna be a documentary about me on youtube.
Johnny Mexica tattoo design loves Kirby!!!
I remember the outrage when he took over Jimmy Olsen.
Throwing shades at stan
I had no idea Jack Kirby left Marvel for DC. Interesting.
But this is the second film ive seen documenting he did challengers of the unknown b4 FF. So did he leave marvel twice?
@@ImYourHuckleberry_29 bfour?
Who could ever be outraged about Jimmy Olson comics?
Sometimes the only difference between Jimmy Olsen and Pete Ross appearence was the hair color and their clothing and sometime the hair color got messed up. Lana Lang and Lois Lane also looked same except hair color and hair style and clothing color in some stories.
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KIRBY IS KING OF THE COMICS WORLD, ANYONE WHO SAYS HE'S NOT ARE JUST LOOKING AT THINGS FROM THE GREEN EYE OF EV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jack was two different artists. One in WW2 where he virtually created comics along with Jordan, Raymond and Shuster and then there's the Marvel Jack Kirby whom processed all that he had learned back in the 40's and 50's and reinvented himself and comics as whole in the process.
Nah! Even though he was an amazing artist he could've never made his fame alone, but he is still amazing!