Kirby: King of Comics (Anniversary Edition)

Jack Kirby created or co-created some of comic books' most popular super heroes, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, The Mighty Thor, Darkseid, and The New Gods. More significantly, he created much of the visual language for fantasy and adventure comics. There were comics before Kirby, but for the most part their page layout, graphics, and visual dynamic aped what was being done in syndicated newspaper strips. Almost everything that was different about comic books began in the 1940s on the drawing table of Jack Kirby. This is his story by one who knew him well--Mark Evanier. First issued in 2008, Kirby: King of Comics was the first overview of the legendary comic book creator's career. It is now available in a smaller, more affordable package, revised and expanded for Kirby's centennial.


Author: Mark Evanier
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 08/01/2017
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.30w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781419727498
ISBN10: 1419727494
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers
- Art | Popular Culture
- Art | Individual Artists | General

About the Author
Mark Evanier met Jack Kirby in 1969, worked as his assistant, and later became his official biographer. A writer and historian, Evanier has written more than 500 comics for Gold Key, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics, several hundred hours of television (including Garfield) and is the author of several books including Mad Art (2002). He has three Emmy Award nominations, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award for animation from the Writers Guild of America.