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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 1, 2014 22:15:56 GMT -5
Are you sure of this drawing's provenance, Brian? Judging by the anatomy, the lack of a hammer and the Don Heck inks, this is almost certainly one of the presentation pieces Kirby worked up for the Fourth World titles, rather than a character design for the Thor series.
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 2, 2014 6:02:07 GMT -5
Dynamite published that character as Sigurd Dragonsbane a couple of years back. Very nice mini series.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 2, 2014 6:29:26 GMT -5
Are you sure of this drawing's provenance, Brian? Judging by the anatomy, the lack of a hammer and the Don Heck inks, this is almost certainly one of the presentation pieces Kirby worked up for the Fourth World titles, rather than a character design for the Thor series. Cei-U! I summon the wet blanket! No wet blanket, you're our official debunk-er. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 10:16:06 GMT -5
Are you sure of this drawing's provenance, Brian? Judging by the anatomy, the lack of a hammer and the Don Heck inks, this is almost certainly one of the presentation pieces Kirby worked up for the Fourth World titles, rather than a character design for the Thor series. Cei-U! I summon the wet blanket! I was going off of information found in the Kirby: King of Comics book by Mark Evanier, which quoted that drawing as an "early concept version of Thor". But you could be right Kurt, as it is quite possible the author was incorrect. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 2, 2014 11:26:31 GMT -5
Hrm. Mark Evanier's forgotten more about Jack Kirby than I'll ever know so it seems like sacrilege to question him. Still, the style looks far more like 1969 Kirby than 1962, and I can't believe Jack wouldn't give Thor a hammer. I stand by my opinion but will gladly change my mind if better info becomes available.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 2, 2014 11:37:51 GMT -5
Hrm. Mark Evanier's forgotten more about Jack Kirby than I'll ever know so it seems like sacrilege to question him. Still, the style looks far more like 1969 Kirby than 1962, and I can't believe Jack wouldn't give Thor a hammer. I stand by my opinion but will gladly change my mind if better info becomes available. Cei-U! I keep an open mind! For what little it's worth, I would never think that was 1962 vintage Kirby. It looks like it was done much later. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 13:24:08 GMT -5
I did a little digging around the net, and the rumor is that Marvel had requested a "redesigned" version of Thor to boost sales, and this was the concept Kirby sent to them. That makes more sense. What doesn't make sense is why Kirby discarded Mjolnir for a fancy-looking toothpick.
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Post by crazyoldhermit on Jun 3, 2014 0:55:59 GMT -5
How about this wild early concept art of Thor. Could you imagine trying to draw that hat in every frame?  Holy hannah! I've never seen Kirby's color work before |
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Post by comicscube on Jul 7, 2014 5:40:06 GMT -5
Kirby's color work is beautiful, though I personally would have had doubts about it working for sequential work. Hope no one minds the bit of spam (who minds Spam, really?), but I tried connecting all the "Kirby gods" stuff a while back, and would appreciate if people could point me to stuff I missed. www.comicscube.com/2013/11/jack-kirby-took-gods-with-him-everywhere.html |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 7, 2014 16:08:27 GMT -5
Kirby's color work is beautiful, though I personally would have had doubts about it working for sequential work. Hope no one minds the bit of spam (who minds Spam, really?), but I tried connecting all the "Kirby gods" stuff a while back, and would appreciate if people could point me to stuff I missed. www.comicscube.com/2013/11/jack-kirby-took-gods-with-him-everywhere.htmlIt's not spam when it's quality work that completely enhances the conversation. I intend to spend some time on your site and would love for you to share your work here more often. |
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Post by comicscube on Jul 7, 2014 21:16:26 GMT -5
Thanks! (I used to be hangmanjury on CBR, but that was yeeeeeeeears ago.)
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jul 7, 2014 21:35:19 GMT -5
A typo occurred somewhere. That very drawing of Thor appears in Evanier's book KIRBY: King of Comics along with the caption, "Presentation drawings for a proposed new version of Thor 1968-1969. Art: Jack Kirby and Don Heck Color: Jack Kirby"
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 9, 2014 1:50:55 GMT -5
A typo occurred somewhere. That very drawing of Thor appears in Evanier's book KIRBY: King of Comics along with the caption, "Presentation drawings for a proposed new version of Thor 1968-1969. Art: Jack Kirby and Don Heck Color: Jack Kirby" As Comicscube points out on his site, the hero seems to actually have been called Sigurd by Kirby himself, not Thor. That would explain the lack of hammer. |
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