Archive for January, 2007
Saturday, January 27th, 2007
Coming Attractions
Next week I hope to do the final chapter of my serial blog, Early Jack Kirby. But if that does not work out I should be able to get my first of a set of posts on Foxhole. Who knows maybe I’ll have both done?
2 Comments » - Posted in 2007/01, Uncategorized, z Archive by Harry
Friday, January 26th, 2007
Featured Cover, Adventure Comics #95
Adventure Comics #95 (December 1944) by Jack Kirby
It was late in the war and both Jack Kirby and Joe Simon were performing their military service. Nonetheless the cover for Adventure #95 was clearly penciled by Jack. Earlier while working for DC and knowing that they would be called to duty, Simon and Kirby had backlogged […]
No Comments » - Posted in 2007/01, 4 DC (early), Featured Work, Periods, Topic, z Archive by Harry
Friday, January 26th, 2007
Genesis of a Cover, Captain America #105
Captain America #105 (September 1968) by Jack Kirby, John Romita and Dan Adkins?
Usually I confine myself in this blog to the time of Simon and Kirby’s collaboration. Occasionally I venture outside that period, for example in a series of posts I once did on Kirby margin notes. Generally I leave the Kirby’s more recent work […]
5 Comments » - Posted in 2007/01, 8 Marvel, Featured Work, Marvel Kirby, Periods, z Archive by Harry
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
The Genesis of a Captain America Cover
If things go as I plan, next week I will have a post on a silver age Captain America cover. I will be tracing the influences on this cover back to the early days of the golden age of comics, before Captain America was even created. Also discussed will be the various artists that were […]
1 Comment » - Posted in 2007/01, Uncategorized, z Archive by Harry
Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Featured Cover, Fighting American #3
Fighting American #3 (August 1954) by Jack Kirby
In a comment recently, Mike made a request for post on Fighting American. Well it happens that I just finished restoring the cover to Fighting American #3. The first two issues of FA were pretty much the standard action hero format. Fighting America and Speedboy were Simon and […]
