It is difficult for old farts such as myself explaining to younger generations the majesty of the King. His work took me to places in my own imagination before there was Star Wars or any of that genre (including modern movies using CGI). Thanks so much for your efforts on this video.
Your welcome, Jay. I recently showed the cover of FF #31 (The Mad Menace of the Macabre Mole Man) to my 22-year-old son and asked, "So you can look at this and NOT want to see more?" He replied: Yes. Seems Kirby Kraziness is for a select few!
@kirbycontinuum5700 - I can tell you that at 22, I was decades from even beginning to appreciate Night's genius. There's an old saying about youth; "You just don't know how much you don't know." Another truism: Youth is wasted on the young. Don't Will your collection to your son before he's 50.
Good video and have been collecting Kirby...Buscema, and others since the 1960s and it was a special time to wait and see the comics and their covers just like a printed color movie. Times gone...But still with us. Peace
At 4:14 The character Balder looks like the Secret Wars 1984-'85 Beyonder. Cool splash art very detailed work. All The Presidents Men, Watergate. Nice review and music.
It's so cool to see Jack at one of his peak (artistically) periods for Marvel and then compare it to his 70s output, which we witnessed just yesterday. You would assume he would have begun to slow down and the quality of his work diminish slowly, but NO! He seemed unleashed and finding new inspirations for his unparalleled pencil! A true genius without peer. Of course, no one came close to his character defining illustrations of both the Thing and Dr. Doom. The only thing that the early 2000s F.F. Silver Surfer sequel got nearly right was the thumbnail you used of Doom seated in his throne-like console surrounded by brilliant Kirbytech. Close, but no cigar. Jack was an original. A once in a lifetime visionary. Thanks for reminding us over and over of just how brilliant he was. And how lucky we are to know it. Jack Kirby: GENIUS. Braincells fried. Again.
Tony, I show people the covers of FF 1 and 49. Less than 5 years apart and yet look at the difference. And it wasn't an artist going from 20 to 25. It was more like 40 to 45. A person is not supposed to improve so much at that time of life.
This arc in the FF is one of my all time favorites. I will never forget Doom's tirade, after Hauptmann said that Doom rivaled the Red Skull. So very awesome. Of course, the Skull would done the very same thing had someone told him that he rivaled Doom. And Hauptmann's........nope, not going to spoil it for someone that hasn't read it. No one has yet to equal Kirby's Dr. Doom. No one ever will. Happy New Year Fred!
Out side of the Vietnam war, the political assassinations, and the racial riots across America,i really enjoyed going up in the 1960s as a child. I was a comic book fanatic back then and think those artists and story lines were better in those days. But I also loved all the great music and musicians in that time. From r&b to classic Rock to modern jazz. All that great music i still appreciate to this day like I did way back then.that kind of music never gets old.
When I first started buying comics they were 10 cents...no, really. At FF#3 they went up to 12. That was 1962. My parents were horrified. 12 cents!?!? I was a fanatic. I loved Wally Wood, but for sheer grandeur, nobody even approached Jack Kirby.
The January 14, 1969 fire and explosions on The USS Enterprise resulted in 28 dead and 314 injured with 15 aircraft destroyed. It was the fire aboard The USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October, 1966 that claimed 44 sailors and injured 156 more. The Prisoner series didn't air in America until its incomplete version aired in the end of 1969, only the pilot episode had aired on early morning ABC until that time. Otherwise, another great video. Few things approach the Fantastic Four Latveria arc and the Thor and Recorder go to Rigel and confront Ego, The Living Planet, arc. Those were and Are pinnacles of Comics And Culture. Maybe next time you can play "Mony, Mony" by Tommy James and the Shondells!!
It is difficult for old farts such as myself explaining to younger generations the majesty of the King. His work took me to places in my own imagination before there was Star Wars or any of that genre (including modern movies using CGI). Thanks so much for your efforts on this video.
Your welcome, Jay. I recently showed the cover of FF #31 (The Mad Menace of the Macabre Mole Man) to my 22-year-old son and asked, "So you can look at this and NOT want to see more?" He replied: Yes. Seems Kirby Kraziness is for a select few!
@kirbycontinuum5700 - I can tell you that at 22, I was decades from even beginning to appreciate Night's genius. There's an old saying about youth; "You just don't know how much you don't know." Another truism: Youth is wasted on the young. Don't Will your collection to your son before he's 50.
@kirbycontinuum- Kirby's genius. Spellcheck is a four letter word.
@@tonysantiago255 Good advice, Tony.
Good video and have been collecting Kirby...Buscema, and others since the 1960s and it was a special time to wait and see the comics and their covers just like a printed color movie. Times gone...But still with us. Peace
Nice comment, leg414.
As a jr. high kid at this time, we had an optimism about the future. Kirby's art reflected that the world was an amazing place.
At 4:14 The character Balder looks like the Secret Wars 1984-'85 Beyonder.
Cool splash art very detailed work.
All The Presidents Men,
Watergate.
Nice review and music.
It's so cool to see Jack at one of his peak (artistically) periods for Marvel and then compare it to his 70s output, which we witnessed just yesterday. You would assume he would have begun to slow down and the quality of his work diminish slowly, but NO! He seemed unleashed and finding new inspirations for his unparalleled pencil! A true genius without peer. Of course, no one came close to his character defining illustrations of both the Thing and Dr. Doom. The only thing that the early 2000s F.F. Silver Surfer sequel got nearly right was the thumbnail you used of Doom seated in his throne-like console surrounded by brilliant Kirbytech. Close, but no cigar. Jack was an original. A once in a lifetime visionary. Thanks for reminding us over and over of just how brilliant he was. And how lucky we are to know it. Jack Kirby: GENIUS. Braincells fried. Again.
Tony, I show people the covers of FF 1 and 49. Less than 5 years apart and yet look at the difference. And it wasn't an artist going from 20 to 25. It was more like 40 to 45. A person is not supposed to improve so much at that time of life.
Your channel is a gift
Aw, thanks, SJ.
This arc in the FF is one of my all time favorites. I will never forget Doom's tirade, after Hauptmann said that Doom rivaled the Red Skull. So very awesome. Of course, the Skull would done the very same thing had someone told him that he rivaled Doom. And Hauptmann's........nope, not going to spoil it for someone that hasn't read it. No one has yet to equal Kirby's Dr. Doom. No one ever will.
Happy New Year Fred!
Same to you, Doug. Good comment.
The first comic book I ever had was a Superman title drawn by Jack Kirby, I was hooked on the King from that point on.
Very interesting historical references
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Out side of the Vietnam war, the political assassinations, and the racial riots across America,i really enjoyed going up in the 1960s as a child. I was a comic book fanatic back then and think those artists and story lines were better in those days. But I also loved all the great music and musicians in that time. From r&b to classic Rock to modern jazz. All that great music i still appreciate to this day like I did way back then.that kind of music never gets old.
When I first started buying comics they were 10 cents...no, really. At FF#3 they went up to 12. That was 1962. My parents were horrified. 12 cents!?!?
I was a fanatic. I loved Wally Wood, but for sheer grandeur, nobody even approached Jack Kirby.
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The January 14, 1969 fire and explosions on The USS Enterprise resulted in 28 dead and 314 injured with 15 aircraft destroyed. It was the fire aboard The USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October, 1966 that claimed 44 sailors and injured 156 more. The Prisoner series didn't air in America until its incomplete version aired in the end of 1969, only the pilot episode had aired on early morning ABC until that time. Otherwise, another great video. Few things approach the Fantastic Four Latveria arc and the Thor and Recorder go to Rigel and confront Ego, The Living Planet, arc. Those were and Are pinnacles of Comics And Culture. Maybe next time you can play "Mony, Mony" by Tommy James and the Shondells!!
Thanks, T&R.