Soviet lunar colonists suspect an errant american of espionage, but he insists he was fleeing from mooncreatures. The comics art of jack kirby and curated comic book apocalypse, a kirby art show at california state university northridge says the artist. With the delay, those series are going to be outdated. Science fiction spans more than 20 years, beginning with the first stories joe simon and jack kirby ever produced together beginning in june 1940their tenissue run of blue bolt adventures. Obviously, that was a few decades before the infamous viking.
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. Comic book master jack kirby showed us the face of mars decades before it was actually seen for the first time by the viking 1 orbiter in 1976 and became one. Readers who followed the character from one book to the next must have suffered from whiplash. Hard to imagine, isnt it, when thats the cover price of a regular comic book today. Aug 28, 2017 jack kirby s 100 coolest comic book creations.
Jack kirby jacob kurtzberg was an american comic book artist, writer and editor. Jack kirby 101 as surely as elvis presley is the king of rock n roll and michael jackson is the king of pop, jack kirby is the king of comics. Oct 05, 2018 in a 1958 comic book, entitled the face on mars, which is the second issue of harveys comics race to the moon series, author jack kirby tells us how a group of explorers finds an artificial structure shaped like human face on mars. Lovecrafts call of cthulhu, chariots of the gods, comic books like jack kirby s eternals. Evidence for a lost civilization on free shipping on qualified orders. Darkseid by jack kirby, face based on jack palance. Comic book master jack kirby showed us the face of mars decades before it was actually seen for the first time by the viking 1 orbiter in 1976 and became one of the most controversial structures ever found on the surface of the red planet. What do you get when you cross jack kirby and al williamson. Simple and effective, we have joe simon and jack kirby to thank for this. Glorious godfrey by jack kirby, face based on billy graham in the comic book world was rocked when marvels jack kirby went to rival dc.
Scientists discover a stone face on mars, in a jack kirby story written two decades before the discovery of the reallife face on mars. If you want to support work like this or would like to read more, please consider purchasing it. The face on mars was forseen 18 years before its discovery. Featuring art and cover by comics legends jack kirby and al williamson. Gallery of jack kirby comic art, high res with art zoom. In 1958, almost two decades prior to the first images of the face from the viking probes, the comic book artist jack kirby wrote a story entitled the face on mars for harvey comics race for the moon number 2, september 1958, in which a large face oriented vertically rather than horizontally served as a monument to an extinct humanoid race from mars. Comic creators praise jack kirby on his 100th birthday. He grew up in new york city, and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing.
On an expedition from the earths moon to the planet mars, an international team of astronauts led by american ben fisher discover a huge carving of a martian face thats as big as a mountain. Aug 12, 2007 one would be forgiven for thinking that the comic story above was inspired by the face on mars formation discovered at cydonia by the viking orbiter in 1976. Jack kirby, original name jacob kurtzberg, born august 28, 1917, new york, new york, u. You could have purchased the jack kirby portfolio 41 years ago for only four bucks. Jack kirby is the single most important figure, the greatest singular talent that the comic book world has ever experienced. Growing up poor in new york city, kurtzberg entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. Free comic book day usually marks the beginning of new summer series, according to matt mardigale, owner of kirby comics in hanover, pa.
We think you will agree the overthetop awesomeness of jack kirbys comic book style rarely looked better than in these eyepopping splash panels. Sep 01, 2012 i do not claim that everything by simon and kirby could have been a financial success but harveys habit of holding up publication of some of their work did not help. And so, in celebration of sharing three years of comic book awesomeness with you here on mars, please behold the splendor of captain victory. There, he created the new gods and told a story unlike any before told. The preceding is included in its final and revised form in the weirdest scifi comic ever made. He entered the comic book business from 1939 and remained active to 1984, cocreating numerous characters in the intervening years. He especially needed to show his control in the case of jack kirby, because kirby had previously created a multimillion dollar idea, then left to work for rivals. Miracle, based on the magicians exploits of jim steranko in the stories he told to jack kirby april 1971 dc comics mister miracle 1 issue jack kirby very nice comic book mister miracle by jack kirby i would love to have this comic framed on my wall.
The mysterious face on mars was first spotted in 1959 boing boing. This particular story was drawn and most likely written by another great comics legend. In 1958, almost two decades prior to the first images of the face from the viking probes, the comic book artist jack kirby wrote a story entitled the face on mars for harvey comics race for the moon number 2, september 1958, in which a large face oriented vertically rather than horizontally served as a monument to an extinct humanoid race. Posted by mars will send no more in golden age, science fiction. A few years back, someone noticed this comic book from 1958 with a story about the face on mars. The face on mars race for the moon, new york, new york, usa. 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. Mars will send no more comic books, art, poetry, and other obsessions. Coronavirus in pa will comic books be changed forever. Stan lee, who became the public face of an enterprise that depended heavily on mr. Its best to let the sheer awesomeness of the following pages speak for themselves get your ass to mars.
It seems appropriate to begin with the front page of the face on mars comic story by the legendary jack kirby. A beginners guide to the king of comics, jack kirby. The face on mars was forseen 18 years before its discovery in. Jack kirby would not return to the character for almost a decade though.
Speaking of art, jack kirbys the face on mars simon and. Joe was really fond of the inking that was done on these and other kirby pencils from race for the moon and blastoff titles. Richard hoagland speculated that the secret space program gave kirby information leading to the artists 1958 comic book story, the face on mars an anomaly that did not become part of the conspiracy lexicon until the viking probes cydonia photographs of 1976. 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. In some cases, the backs can yield hidden treasures. From his tough jewish immigrant beginnings on new york citys lower east side, to the comic book publishing houses of midtown manhattan, to brooklyn and the suburbs of nassau county, to thousand oaks in ventura county, california, jack kirbys mind and hand brought us countless visually powerful stories and images. The mysterious face on mars was first spotted in 1959 comic master jack kirby showed us the mysterious face on mars decades before it was imaged by the viking 1 orbiter in 1976 and ultimately. The face on mars was published in a comic titled race for the moon. There will never ever be anyone with the magnitude of his magnificent. One of the most extensive collections of jack kirby comic art is at your fingertips. The eternals signed by jack kirby comic book grading and. One would be forgiven for thinking that the comic story below was inspired by the face on mars formation discovered at cydonia by the viking orbiter in 1976. The face of mars was predicted and drawn in a 1958 comic. The comic book artist finally gets the recognition he deserves.
Simon and kirbys amazing comic book science fiction. The coolest science fiction comics of the golden age. This is exactly how jack kirby described the process. Simon and kirby s amazing comic book science fiction artwork featured joe simon and jack kirby were most famous for their superhero comics, notably creating captain america for timely, but these two visionaries worked in every comics. 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. The mysterious face on mars was first spotted in 1959. Speaking of art, jack kirbys the face on mars simon. In 1959, kirby wrote a story called the face on mars. Nov 11, 2017 this video is a brief history of the genesis of this genre in the 20th century through books like h. On 20 january 2017, the life and postwar experiences of comics icon jack kirby received renewed public attention following a physical attack. In honor of jack kirby s 100th birthday, cbr is showing just how amazing kirby was by spotlight 100 of his greatest comic book. A synopsis of the face on mars story can be found towards the bottom of this linked web page, click this stargate.
For some reason i thought a qualified grade would only come into play if a book was signed on the cover as opposed to on the first page as is the case with the jack kirby signature on the book in question. A new volume of black panther was one of the very first projects pursued by kirby upon his return to marvel comics. Jack kirby and the face on mars alien explorations. I say wrote in quotation marks because kirby was not credited as a writer, but it was no secret in the industry that he was heavily and sometimes solely responsible for the plotting, drawing, and writing of his comics. The group of four are climbing a gigantic carved statue of a face found on mars. The mysterious face on mars was first spotted in 1959 boing. This video is a brief history of the genesis of this genre in the 20th century through books like h. He rose, selftaught, through the depression workethic and world war ii a global face rubbing into the conflict between manufactured idealism and atavistic hindbrained horror. One of the mediums most prolific artistic legends, jack kirby, the king of comics, was an artist, writer, and editor whose work spanned the golden, silver, bronze and modern ages of comics. Much speculation has been written on the subject in books and magazine articles, but afaik none of these theories about a face on mars entered the popular cultural consciousness until sometime in the 1970s.
Drawnand possibly writtenby famed comic book artist and creator jack kirby, the story predated the actual discovery of a face on mars almost 18 years. Opinion jack kirby, a comic book genius, is finally. I was surprised to say the least to see a story about the face on mars in a comic book from 1958. Here it is, accompanied by gustav holsts mars, the bringer of war. Richard hoagland speculated that the secret space program gave kirby information leading to the artists 1958 comic book story, the face on marsan anomaly that did not become part of the conspiracy lexicon until the viking probes cydonia photographs of 1976. Lovecrafts call of cthulhu, chariots of the gods, comic books like jack kirby. Jack kirby 1917 1994 was comic book artist, writer and editor. Interestingly, this face on mars predates the notorious oftpublished photograph of the face of cydonia by 18 years. The face on mars, penciled by jack kirby and inked by al williamson. Sep 01, 2016 marvel, jack kirby, and the comicbook artists plight a decadesold legal battle is a reminder of how hard many creators have to fight to get credit and compensation for their own work.
Here is a link to an archive of all the past questions that have been answered so far. He grew up in new york city and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. Comic book master jack kirby showed us the face of mars decades before it was captured by viking 1 in 1976 and became the most controversial structure discovered on the red planet. I really dont know how young readers of comic today respond to jack kirby. In fact it comes from a comic book published in september 1958. Published in 1958 this graphic story spookily predates the discovery of the face at cydonia by 18 years.
On an expedition from the earths moon to the planet mars. Jack kirby, a comic book genius, is finally remembered. Jul 30, 2015 comic master jack kirby showed us the mysterious face on mars decades before it was imaged by the viking 1 orbiter in 1976 and ultimately became an iconic example of pareidolia or proof of an. Comic master jack kirby showed us the mysterious face on mars decades before it was imaged by the viking 1 orbiter in 1976 and ultimately. The face on mars story and pencil art by jack kirby and joe simon. Jack had the ideas, then stan would approve or change them and add his own ideas. An upcoming talk by kenn thomas, one of the more levelheaded conspiracy theorists, looks at the links between a story written by comic book legend jack kirby, for the comic race for the moon, above and the face on mars the story coming decades before the feature was discovered.
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