Happy Birthday Jack Kirby!
27 Posted on Aug 28, 2009 in articles by Ron Richards |Today is Jack Kirby's birthday! Along with Joe Simon and Stan Lee, Jack Kirby created pretty much most of the Marvel Universe including Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor and many more. Over at DC Comics, he created Darkseid, Mr. Miracle and the entire New Gods/Fourth World Concept
Here's an awesome Mister Miracle piece of art from Kirby:
And for some amusing "Facts" about Jack Kirby - check out the tag #kirbyfacts on Twitter today!
Happy Birthday King Kirby - we miss you and thank you for all you've done!
Comments
Happy Birthday and thanks for everything!!
Posted by drakedangerz on 08/28/09 at 12:55 PM
My god! That might be the greatest peice of artwork I've ever seen by Kirby. That can't be him....
Happy Birthday to the man who made comics an artform!
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/28/09 at 12:59 PM
If only Mister Miracle always looked that cool. Thank you.
Posted by stuclach on 08/28/09 at 01:03 PM
His fourth world work is fantastic. I had a commission done by Josh Howard of Mister Miracle and Big Barda which I adore. He really was a King.
Posted by mario on 08/28/09 at 01:10 PM
This should be a national comic book holiday! (That'd be ridicules)
Posted by Jurassicalien on 08/28/09 at 01:10 PM
all hail the king!!!
Posted by mikegraham6 on 08/28/09 at 01:28 PM
happy birthday =)
Posted by rayclark on 08/28/09 at 01:46 PM
Happy bday to you, sir.
Posted by Brian on 08/28/09 at 02:36 PM
@Thenextchampion "That really can't be him..." Can you just not help yourself?
It's official, you're the iFanbase Yellow Hat Guy.
Posted by AMuldowney on 08/28/09 at 04:17 PM
Happy Birthday, Mr. Kirby, and thank you for your contributions to the funny books I enjoy oh so much!
Posted by DJRustbucket on 08/28/09 at 04:30 PM
In celebration of his birthday, everyone should read Kirby: King of Comics. It is awesome.
Posted by Neb on 08/28/09 at 05:14 PM
Happy Birthday, King Kirby! And thanks for all the nice memories you've given us!
Posted by Spooky on 08/28/09 at 05:47 PM
@thenextchampion "that can't be him''!!!???!???? no one wants to hear that. go read your rob liefeld and leave the KIng alone!!!! happy b'day, kirby!
Posted by petevaldez on 08/28/09 at 05:59 PM
That's an awesome Mister. Miracle. Happy birthday, Jack!
Posted by PaulMontgomery on 08/28/09 at 06:09 PM
Happy Birthday Jack. You may be gone but You will live on forever.
Posted by JesTr on 08/28/09 at 08:06 PM
truly the king
Posted by Gabe on 08/28/09 at 09:15 PM
It's the coloring that threw me off. Is that done by him or did someone else do that?
I'm just not used to his work being colored great.
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/28/09 at 11:47 PM
Hey I didn't mean offense with my original post guys. Just that when you quickly look at this and not study it....it doesn't look like a Jack Kirby design. But if you look at it more closely then you can definitely tell it's his work. (Plus the signature on the bottom is a dead give away lol)
Posted by TheNextChampion on 08/29/09 at 11:40 AM
I'm not sure how any comic fan could look at that and not know it was Kirby.
Either way he's one of the greats if not THE great. Love his work when he was partnered with Joe Simon, and then his Marvel work, and of course his Fourth World stuff of which I have the originals (Got 'em all for 25 cents each in a box of unsorted comics at my local Comic Shop in the mid 80's).
Posted by Hawkboy on 08/29/09 at 03:08 PM
I used to get the Jack Kirby Collector every month for a while there. The oversized format was perfect for viewing his art. Anything from rough pencils to finished inks. Glorious interviews with industry leaders about technique, and attitude.
Kirby was a giant in the industry. Kinda funny he threw superheroes on their ear considering his rather humble beginnings at DC doing funny animals, romance, and war stories.
An accomplished artist with a width and breadth that is really not seen in the industry today. Master storyteller. Gee....do I need to say more??
Love ya Kirby.
Posted by brattyben on 08/29/09 at 08:16 PM
I freaking loved the Fourth World.
Posted by savinglala on 08/30/09 at 03:10 PM
I'm still researching on how to draw on a similar (yet pleasantly simplistic level) cosmicy style he had. He's an inspiration whom I regret never meeting.
Posted by Mangaman on 08/31/09 at 05:31 AM
Wow, you guys are extremely mean to TNC...
Anyways, it's sad to see that only 23 people have to say something about this.
Posted by Spooky on 08/31/09 at 03:16 PM
... you counted? oO
Posted by Mangaman on 09/01/09 at 12:16 AM
Hmm, no, next to the headline there's a wordballon. The number right next to it tells you how many people commented on this topic.
Posted by Spooky on 09/01/09 at 09:07 AM
Ahh... @anyrate it seems that there was a pair of shorts with Jack Kirby art all over it that I still have tucked away in my closet. Just looking at them is a great reminder of how inspiring his "out there" art is.
Posted by Mangaman on 09/02/09 at 03:31 AM
Two words: Thank you.
Posted by charlesp1138 on 08/28/09 at 12:49 PM