I love Jack Kirby! I was a '70's comic kid so I discovered him through reprints of his Marvel work and the stuff he was doing for DC at the time. Kamandi was probably favorite DC Kirby book but Demon was a close second...neck and neck with Mr.Miracle...(Big Barda..oh yeah!)
Like I said, I love Kirby but my buddy Peter Laird takes it to a whole 'nother level! He's a Kirby evangelist, singing the praises of Jack and encouraging other artists and fans to dig in and catch the Kirby bug. At Heroes Con last summer, Eric Talbot mentioned that he was kind of getting into Kirby and then when Pete came back to our artist alley table after a break he had picked up all of the Fourth World Archives for Eric!
He's passed out copies of Mark Evanier's Kirby book, TwoMorrow's Jack Kirby Collector...do you see a pattern here?
Well, today was another unexpected Kirby day! Pete came walking through with an armload of DC's latest Kirby Archive book, the Demon.
It's a beautifully designed and produced book. The coloring is classic, not photoshopy which I really dig, and it even has some pencil pages reproduced throughout, it's a beaut.
I've pawed through it a few times already when I'm supposed to be working ;)
Today was a good day.
Thanks Jack!
And Thanks Pete!
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-->> ..kinda the reversal effect i suppose :: growing up in the 90s .. i was aware of Jack .. but during that time ( and it still reigns true ) .. you guys were my Jack Kirbys.
But in time, the need to continue learning has lead me into a full circle and a spiral .. i also managed to get Evanier's killer book at a deep discount ..and i'm learning even more.
The effect of his work has had a different impact on me than it had for you guys .. but thru' you guys i'm able to appreciate and and learn more about his amazing life and work than i could possibly ever imagined.
So i guess i owe him quite a debt, even tho he is not longer here.
My work represents many different things and things people really seem to loath..
but i suppose in my darkest times it's all i've had, and i thank you guys at Mirage for having a light in that hand during those darkest hours.
So as that darkness again rears.. i'm again looking for light.
and i suppose Jack's light remains bright even after all this time.
Thanks, guys.
Have a good holiday, Mike.
>v<
My wife is buying me one for either my birthday or christmas, their both in December, so I'll be able to drool along with all of the other Kirby Demon fanboys and be proud doing it.
Cheers
Love going back and reading about characters I missed out on as a kid and seeing all of your sculptures in he case behind Pete! Wow Mike seriously I become more and more of a fan of yours every time I see something new.
Keep up the amazing work!
I also recently did a Complete Carnage custom action figure and would like to know what you think if you have some free time.
You can see it on my blog here:
http://vaughnmichael.blogspot.com/2008/12/complete-carnage.html
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