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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 8:57:19 GMT -5
Captain America Kirby's Art
My Favorite Rendering My favorite Jack Kirby's Artwork ...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 9:00:37 GMT -5
Plus Two More Masterpieces too
Captain America by Kirby  Glorious Example of Jack Kirby's Art ... that's all I have for now. More Coming in January!
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Post by MDG on Dec 19, 2014 12:11:23 GMT -5
Crystal looks a little... crazy here. If you look in the lower right, you'll see that she just polished off a pot of espresso. |
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Post by Confessor on Dec 19, 2014 13:14:14 GMT -5
Crystal looks a little... crazy here. If you look in the lower right, you'll see that she just polished off a pot of espresso. To be fair, this is kinda how my face looks after a pot of espresso too. |
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Post by gothos on Dec 19, 2014 17:00:58 GMT -5
I never had any problems with Kirby, possibly I first saw his sixties art at age ten or eleven.
Over time I've seen that he has his shortcomings, but I've never ceased to marvel at his incredible dynamism and design sense.
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Post by gothos on Dec 19, 2014 17:08:58 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of Crystal, or the one from the Kirby/Lee days, but I've never liked that particular picture of the character - the smile, which I assume was meant to look sweet and endearing, looks like it was stamped onto her face. Also not a fan of the all-yellow costume. Agree about the Medusa picture. I think later artists forget that Madame Medusa was originally this provocatively sexy, mature woman who drove young Johnny to distraction for awhile, IIRC. Which, come to think of it, makes it a bit off-putting that he ended up falling for her younger sister. Did they ever permanently straighten out whether Crystal and Medusa were sisters or cousins? I've often wondered if either Lee and Kirby seriously considered having the teenaged Torch fall for an older woman? There were a fair number of reverse-versions, particularly World War II vet Reed Richards and the fresh-faced Sue Storm. At the same time, it's possible that the incident in which Johnny suddenly shows a mysterious yen for the long-haired lass was nothing more than a plot contrivance. Kirby, loosely in control of the plotting, wanted a decisive victory over the Frightful Four but also wanted Madame Medusa to get away. It would be totally characteristic of Kirby to give Johnny a sudden passion for Medusa right at the most convenient moment, so that she could get away and be available for the next plotline-- while Stan would generally go along with anything that didn't offend his priorities regarding the franchise. Johnny would later encounter the squick factor once again, when John Byrne decided to have him fall for Alicia, a woman who supposedly looked like his own sister, according to Lee and Kirby. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 17:13:20 GMT -5
I never had any problems with Kirby, possibly I first saw his sixties art at age ten or eleven. Over time I've seen that he has his shortcomings, but I've never ceased to marvel at his incredible dynamism and design sense. I like the way you've write here and I do see this angle that you mentioned here and it's shows that he does a terrific job of doing that. I like your thinking here. |
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Post by MDG on Dec 19, 2014 20:48:49 GMT -5
On the topic of Kirby's ability to draw women (inks by Vinnie C)  |
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Post by berkley on Dec 20, 2014 2:39:49 GMT -5
![]() Couldn't find one with the original colouring, unfortunately, but I like this rendition of Karnilla:  |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Dec 20, 2014 8:49:08 GMT -5
Those are both good examples. Especially Karnilla. I'll fall for a female villain before a heroine. It's my quirk.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 16:35:48 GMT -5
![]() Couldn't find one with the original colouring, unfortunately, but I like this rendition of Karnilla: I have never, ever seen this before in my life and I just wanted to say thanks for posting it ... Karnilla looks fabulous in this picture shown here. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 20, 2014 19:16:43 GMT -5
![]() Couldn't find one with the original colouring, unfortunately, but I like this rendition of Karnilla: I have never, ever seen this before in my life and I just wanted to say thanks for posting it ... Karnilla looks fabulous in this picture shown here. If I'm not mistaken, this is very early in Karnilla's career, from the "Tales of Asgard" days. (If I am mistaken, I apologize for misidentifying this panel. I haven't read those early Thor comics for a long time.) |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 21:13:31 GMT -5
I have never, ever seen this before in my life and I just wanted to say thanks for posting it ... Karnilla looks fabulous in this picture shown here. If I'm not mistaken, this is very early in Karnilla's career, from the "Tales of Asgard" days. (If I am mistaken, I apologize for misidentifying this panel. I haven't read those early Thor comics for a long time.) I've missed a lot of Thor's earlier issues and this explanation makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks for the heads up here. No need to apologize here - I understand completely and I appreciate any information about the picture itself. |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Dec 21, 2014 5:15:49 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 12:13:58 GMT -5
![]() Couldn't find one with the original colouring, unfortunately, but I like this rendition of Karnilla: That's actually really nice - Karnilla's hands are really weird with all the fingers the same length, but otherwise I like that - it doesn't have those weird tooth-absess cheekbones that Kirby often gives his women's faces. The expression and pose on Loki is really well done as well - you can tell just about everything you need to know about the character from that picture - snooty, arrogant, self-assured. |
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