Archive for September, 2007
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Artist Loves Model, the Editing of Strips into a Comic
I recently posted on the “Artist Loves Model” story from In Love #3 (December 1954). I appended a note to my blog entry where I admitted forgetting about a post by Bob on the Jack Kirby Weblog about the syndicated strip version of the story. Recently I received a copy of Buried Treasures v1 #2 [...]
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Pop Goes Simon and Kirby
As a general rule comic book fans are very derisive about modern art. They feel that comic artists show greater talent then the fine artists of the last century. Much of modern art is not predicated on realistic depictions. Comic fans, and many of the general public, feel the lack of realistic illustration characteristic of [...]
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Battleground, Jack Kirby’s Return to Atlas
Battleground #14 (November, 1956) “Mine Field” page 2 pencils and inks by Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby turned to freelancing when the Simon and Kirby studio failed. Battleground #14 (November 1956) was the first of his freelance jobs to be published. It also marked Kirby’s return to a company that he left almost 15 years before. Jack [...]
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Remembrance
I purposely limit my posting on the Simon and Kirby blog to writings about comic book artists and their art. This just does not seem to be the place to discuss topics like my political views or personal opinions. I have made an exception to commemorate the lives lost in the terrorist attach on this [...]
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
In Love #3
In Love #3 (December 1954) “Artist Loves Model”, art by Jack Kirby
The artist and model theme was one that obviously resonated well with Simon and Kirby. They launched the whole romance comic book genre using the theme on a cover The theme became the basis of a syndication strip proposal most likely from the late [...]
