Jack began his comic book career in his late teens. He held steady work from the 1940s until his death in the 1990s.
Jack, along with his one-time partners Joe Simon and Marvel Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee created some of the most iconic and famous figures in comic books.
Jack’s influence can be seen throughout comic book history. He is responsible for the birth of the Marvel Universe, The Fourth World for DC Comics, the creation of literally hundreds of characters and their costumes, romance comics, as a pioneer in horror and science fiction comic books and even as a storyboard artist on various animated series.
What makes the Fantagraphic's The Comics Journal Library Jack Kirby so interesting is the chronology and an interview with Kirby.
What started out as a conversation with the creative mind who loved working in the comic book field slowly degraded into an interview with a bitter man who felt the comic book industry was against him-particularly Marvel Comics.
In his last interview Kirby takes credit for entire creation of Marvel Comics-stories, characters and all. He bad-mouthed Stan Lee calling basically him a no talent crybaby who never created one thing for Marvel Comics.
Sadly Kirby’s wife Roz supported his allegations. It’s sad to see a man slowly succumbing to his bitterness and rage and justifying his behavior by ‘facts’ that can easily be verified as errors by other comic book creators and staff.
Still, Kirby deserves accolades. He changed the face of comic books and influenced generations of young artists. His talent for creating characters, costumes, equipment, settings and the like were second to none.
The publication showcases his work over the decades and also includes a full-color gallery and some World War II sketches he drew on the battlefield.
Despite his decline and eventually irrelevancy Kirby was and is The King of Comics!
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