tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post4249573344827117638..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: BAB Book Review: Jack Kirby's Thor Artist EditionDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-73807056403030637642016-07-27T16:34:10.831-05:002016-07-27T16:34:10.831-05:00Thanks for the review. Some images look glorious, ...Thanks for the review. Some images look glorious, like "The Destroyer" - it doesn't seem to suffer from Colletta's defacement of Kirby's art. Other pages, however, have been marred beyond recognition. Stan Lee and management should've listened to Kirby when he asked that Colletta be replaced. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-80777031703469835192016-07-27T14:01:50.164-05:002016-07-27T14:01:50.164-05:00This is some nice material, and I'm sure the b...This is some nice material, and I'm sure the book is an attractive package, but I have to say I still don't quite get the appeal of these artist editions - just because they're soooo expensive, even with all of the discounts. For that money, I'd just get a big stack of 'normal' reprint books...<br /><br />Thanks for the link to the solicitations. The one that really caught my eye with the complete Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin volume. I have almost all of that material already in an Essential book plus the Death of Capt. Marvel graphic novel, but I'm seriously considering an upgrade - having everything in color and in a single book to boot is quite a tempting prospect.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-56876546379426294512016-07-25T21:33:08.704-05:002016-07-25T21:33:08.704-05:00I really enjoy the samples from the IDW collection...I really enjoy the samples from the IDW collections - they definitely fill my curiosity about the process and craft from the great comic creators. I really like a few examples today - the Mr. Hyde and Cobra page, though from what I consider the early Kirby period, is my favorite. And the more noticeably classic Galactus is tremendous. I like the panel with the High Evolutionary and the cover with Ego - all awesome. I look at the pictures differently when they are just inks. Different details pop out at me when not colored. And many fine points are not obscured. <br /><br />Regarding Marvel's coming collections, I am looking forward to the Captain Britain and Alpha Flight offerings.<br /><br />Off topic - but since he graces a Kirby cover - did you see that Kurt Russell is going to play Ego the Living Planet in the second Guardians of the Galaxy movie? That should be interesting.Martinex1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772734018573677099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-23737104735875843332016-07-25T18:26:00.578-05:002016-07-25T18:26:00.578-05:00Naw, Doug, I'm on vacation - but I gotta go ba...Naw, Doug, I'm on vacation - but I gotta go back to work tomorrow! :(<br /><br />- Mike 'time flies when you're having fun' from Trinidad & Tobago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-75643250631121090652016-07-25T15:40:35.219-05:002016-07-25T15:40:35.219-05:00Off-topic, I wanted to share Marvel's latest c...Off-topic, I wanted to share <a href="http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1607/25/marveltrades.htm" rel="nofollow">Marvel's latest collections solicitations</a> -- tons of great Bronze Age love coming our way. The Golden Age of Reprints, indeed!<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-57579924929137513232016-07-25T14:33:37.412-05:002016-07-25T14:33:37.412-05:00Thanks for all the comments, friends. This is (wel...Thanks for all the comments, friends. This is (well, all of them are) a truly amazing book. IDW had published several Artist Editions of Jack Kirby's DC work (Kamandi, Mister Miracle, etc.), but this is the first collection of his Marvel pages. While I've not read an entire story from any of the Artist Editions I own, they are mesmerizing simply to leaf through. I go to them often when I need an original art fix. The creative process, as I've said many times before, is wonderful to dig into.<br /><br />And Mike -- holiday in T&T? You're early!<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-24304081073784244952016-07-25T14:07:05.833-05:002016-07-25T14:07:05.833-05:00I would like to have this one!
In my humble opinio...I would like to have this one!<br />In my humble opinion, Kirby's Destroyer is the definitive Destroyer. Kirby drew him with a large head, which made him very creepy looking to me. And that energy (Kirby Krackle) cascading off him makes him genuinely scary. Yikes!<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-40663885805789964442016-07-25T12:05:05.372-05:002016-07-25T12:05:05.372-05:00I have the pleasure of seeing images from these ID...I have the pleasure of seeing images from these IDW books before the rest of you, thanks to Doug, and this Thor title was a particular thrill. Despite finding Colletta's inks to be lacking in many circumstances, with Kirby on Thor, they were a perfect match. Seeing the raw pages makes me love this work even more. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-1727771395481274642016-07-25T11:40:19.167-05:002016-07-25T11:40:19.167-05:00Great review Doug! Enjoyed seeing the white-out, a...Great review Doug! Enjoyed seeing the white-out, and Kirby's notes. Also how the art still glows in B+W, like the Galactus page.Garettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-22326004849014024532016-07-25T08:46:42.405-05:002016-07-25T08:46:42.405-05:00By the bristling beard of Odin!
Doug, you really ...By the bristling beard of Odin!<br /><br />Doug, you really hit the jackpot when it comes to comics for Thor enthusiasts. This book would find a place of honour on any Thor lover's bookshelf. Can't go wrong with Thor by Stan and Kirby!<br /><br /><br />- Mike 'until Thor starts using Mjolnir as a meat tenderizer' from Trinidad & Tobago. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-24551769341813661842016-07-25T08:26:08.447-05:002016-07-25T08:26:08.447-05:00That is one fine-looking book, Doug! A person coul...That is one fine-looking book, Doug! A person could spend hours poring over those pages and pages of awesome artwork. I was particularly fascinated by the cover gallery; as you noted, the paste-ups and editing devices stand out. They provide a nice glimpse into the process of designing those covers that were intended to grab our attention on the newsstands.<br /><br />And then, you reveal an upcoming Fantastic Four edition! This really is a Golden Age for fans/students of the medium of comics...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.com