Jack kirby 2001 comic book

There is a distinction between adaptation and desecration. Judge extends order requiring advance notice to trump in tax returns case. Jan 16, 2014 the official internet toilet of the most humble comics legend and globe hopping adventurer brian. Before jack kirby continued the story of 2001, he adapted the film into a 70page comic. The issue starts in the distant past where the monolith instructs a hunter on how to craft a spear and then shifts to the. Jack kirby passed away on february 6, 1994, leaving behind a legion of fans and ideas, and a creative legacy not likely to ever be matched in the comics field. At a popup exhibit curated by the jack kirby museum, they displayed kirbys comic art in the best way comic book art should be seen. Jack kirby was almost certainly the most important comic book artist of the 20th century. In some cases, the backs can yield hidden treasures. A space odyssey, treasury edition, page 72 is a great example of work by jack kirby. Ive just reached a point in life where i have to get rid of things.

One of the comics mainline published was foxhole, a war comic that was drawn and written by men who had been in the war meaning mainly kirby who signed his work on foxhole p. In 2018 a jack kirby odyssey was organised by tom kraft. No challenge to any owners rights is intended or should be inferred. If youre at all aware of comic books history, jack kirby. Tjkc quickly caught on, and things snowballed from there. Marik reaches the land of jalessa and becomes queen. Jul 14, 2020 jack kirbys followup ongoing to his 2001, a space odyssey adaptation. Comic book pages comic book artists comic artist comic book heroes comic books art jack kirby art be my hero dc comics comic book. See more ideas about jack kirby, kirby, jack kirby art. A space odyssey the comic, all of the themes that kubrick left. In the comicbook pages of 2001, two sorts of genius collided. Although the comic adapts the film it uses jupiter, for example, whereas the novel used saturn it does incorporate some dialogue from the novel. The powerful, clashing visions of kubricks and kirbys 2001.

Jack kirby s best comic book creations george marston 8292020. In the comicbook pages of 2001, two sorts of genius collided the. Comic artist jacob joined the lincoln newspaper syndicate in 1939, where he worked on comic strips and singlepanel advice cartoons for the newspaper under the name jack curtiss. I consider 2001 to be one of the finest films ever madenot just in sciencefiction, but in film overallso adapting it as comics might seem a dubious proposition. A space odyssey the 90page book includes everything thats been serialized. Comic book artists comic artist comic books art miyazaki fromm jack kirby art bd comics marvel comics comic panels.

Gallery of jack kirby comic art, high res with art zoom. The last comic book jack kirby worked on before his death was phantom force, which he cowrote with michael thibodeaux and richard french for image comics and genesis west in 19931994. A space odyssey, treasury edition, page is a great example of work by jack kirby. The monolith rescues herb marik and transpors him to an area similar to jalessas kingdom. And, the comic book theatre festival at the brick theater, yknow, got in touch. Created, designed, developed, produced and built in drupal cms by tom kraft.

This series features the first appearance of machine man. The top issues of jack kirbys 1970s return to marvel. If you are a 2001 andor jack kirby fan, you wont be disappointed. A space odyssey is an oversized american comic book adaptation of the 1968 film of the same name as well as a tenissue monthly series which expanded upon the concepts presented in the stanley kubrick film and the novel by arthur c. Inspire a love of reading with amazon book box for kids.

Original art xmen 1 jack kirby homage hand sketch cbcs 9. In 2001, a space station orbiting mars is doomed to destruction by a meteor strike. A space odyssey is surely one of the strangest scifi franchise comics ever published for one thing, the comic appeared in 1976, eight years after the 1968 film debuted. Cooke to produce the eisner awardwinning comic book artist, followed by the revival of roy thomas 1960s fanzine alter ego in 1999 another eisner. A space odyssey here at sequart, especially as part of its scifi week event its also my pleasure to announce that all of this material is collected and expanded in book form as the weirdest scifi comic ever made. The graphic world of jack kirby at cal state northridge art galleries was duly noted in browers column last month, the latest in his cottage industry of kirby features. In 1976, jack kirby created an odd, inimitable adaptation of stanley kubricks 2001. Yet, there was another cosmic saga penned and drawn by jack kirby for marvel in the. And make no mistake the comic was an adaptation and continuation of the stanley kubrick film, not the arthur c. Nov 19, 2017 in 1976, jack kirby expresses himself and his fascination with mythologies and ancient aliens even further with two significant comic book works. The kirby 2001 book illustrates the point that just because one can get the comics rights to a major work and it can be done, doesnt mean it should be done. The exhibition displayed photocopies of unpublished kirby s pencils for stories intended for publication in the 2001.

Fury, challengers of the unknown, the losers, and others. In 19761977, comics legend jack kirby, known for his bombastic superheroes, produced an adaptation and continuation of stanley kubricks cinematic scifi masterpiece 2001. Feb 08, 1994 jack kirby, an artist who helped create the popular comic book characters captain america and the incredible hulk superheroes with human characteristics, for a new generation of readers died. If you have any questions about this item please let us know prior to bidding via my messages. Comic book artists comic artist comic books art miyazaki fromm jack kirby art bd comics marvel comics comic panels more information. One is his adaptation of the 1968 ancient alien film, 2001.

Most other scifi franchises like star trek, star wars, and battlestar galactica saw comic books produced almost immediately with the franchises debut. A space odyssey, issue 4, page 26 is a great example of work by jack kirby. On the weirdest scifi comic ever made, the book on jack. One could hardly imagine more celebrated creators in their respective fields nor a greater clash of personal styles. As is obvious, it has not been within the scope of this book to encompass all of kirby s creations and his many facets. A space odyssey comics a space odyssey wiki fandom.

As one of the founding visionaries at marvel in the 1960s, kirby s vital storytelling skills and phenomenal visual energy helped make the xmen, the hulk, and the fantastic four household names. As for us southern californians whove lived through the 1994 quake as well as the jampacked opening. This is the marriage of two wonderful kirby titles from the 70s. The words are singularly inelegantquintessentially kirby.

This is an incredible resource to art historians and comic book fans. Thats jack kirby, translating one of the most famous match cuts in cinema history into comic book captions in the 1976 marvel treasury edition of 2001. Im not a dealer or even serious collector, but i took good care of my comics. Kirby s comic version of 2001 was a slap in kubricks face. He left in late 1939, when he went to work for the animation company fleischer studios as an inbetweener someone who fills in the action between major. It is clear that jack read clarkes original novel, for in a couple of instances kirby prefers the clarke novel over the kubrick film. Jack kirby wrote and pencilled both the adaptation and the series, which were. Feb 25, 2021 this was like 2001 2002, this is before, yknow, marvel really exploded in the larger consciousness, and a lot of people didnt even really know what marvel was, much less who jack kirby was, outside of our little comics sphere. With the exception of stories in the public domain, no entire comic book issues comic art is displayed on this site. The king of comics pencilled four issues, before he passed away in 1994 of heart failure in his thousand oaks, california home, at the age of 76. Julian darius is cutting through the weirdness to bring to light the major themes and tropes of kirby s fantastic work. One that was salient in works like the 2001 comic book adaptation. Although i never got to do that 2001 book, i still have that treasury comic, because theyre amazing, dontcha know. In the comicbook pages of 2001, two sorts of genius.

Interestingly enough, jack kirby s 2001 comic book series still has resonance in marvel universe today. One of the last places that you would expect a cool comic book character being introduced is in the later issues of an adaptation of a movie like 2001 a space odyssey, but thats just where jack kirby introduced the sentient robot who became known as machine man. Jack the king kirby was an influential comic book writer and artist, particularly famous for creating or cocreating some of the most famous characters for both dc comics and marvel comics. From its excellent art style to its enlightening story, its a joy to read.

Jack kirby, original name jacob kurtzberg, born august 28, 1917, new york, new york, u. Cocreated by jack kirby with the inimitable and equally iconic joe. He played a major, massive role in making marvel what it was, and became, and. Its been a pleasure to write about jack kirby s 2001. Apr 2, 2017 if youre at all aware of comic books history, jack kirby needs no introduction. A few months ago we drew your attention to a neverpublished project of kirby s, his adaptation of. The 90page book includes everything thats been serialized here online, including my introduction, my discussion of jack kirby s adaptation of the movie, my discussion of the first four issues of his comic book continuation, and my essay on how kirby s work differs from 2001 cocreator arthur c. This is an incredible resource to art historians, collectors and comic book fans. He grew up in new york city and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips.

The epic life of the king of comics doesnt equal the peaks of new gods or 2001 but like i said, its great the book exists at all, and it carries more than enough of its own merit to make it a worthy read. Original comic art by jack kirby 2001 space odyssey 10. A space odyssey comic book adaptation series as well as reproductions of the published work. Aug 28, 2020 its a rare example of kirby getting to do work at marvel that wasnt concerned with being part of a larger comic book universe, so the world on display here is entirely his. A space odyssey comic book, a meeting of kirbys mind. Eight years later, comic book auteur jack kirby reimagined kubricks film for the comic book page as both writer and artist. If youre at all aware of comic books history, jack kirby needs no introduction. Favorite add to vintage comic book art jack kirby concept page art front page animatedconcepts. It was in the eighth issue of the book that jack kirby introduced x51, aka machine man. Comic art pages presented in the gallery are in conjunction with the jack kirby museum.

August 28, 1917 february 6, 1994, best known by the pen name jack kirby, was an american comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the mediums major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. In 1917, kirby was born under the name jacob kurtzberg on the lower east side of manhattan in new york city. And its true that kirby brings a bit of his own cosmic sensibility to it, which some will find distracting or out of place. A few months ago we drew your attention to a neverpublished project of kirby s, his adaptation of the prisoner.

A space odyssey eight years after the the release of stanley kubricks film, marvel and jack kirby turned it into one of the leastremembered. He was leagues ahead of anybody else, even in the creative maelstrom that was the 1960s. A space odyssey, in a large size treasury edition comic book. A space odyssey was the name of an oversized comic book adaptation. The museums original art digital archive project is an ongoing effort.