Jack “KING” Kirby

Favourite Art Books

A Look Back - Bernie Wrightson
Comics & Sequential Art - Will Eisner
Eyes of Light - Frank Brunner
Faeries - Brian Froud & Alan Lee
Frankenstein - Bernie Wrightson
Graphic Storytelling - Will Eisner
ICON - Frank Frazetta
In Search of Forever - Rodney Matthews
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 1
Last Ship Home - Rodney Matthews
Magnetic Storm - Roger Dean
Opus 1 - Barry Windsor Smith
Opus 2 - Barry Windsor Smith
The Art of Jack Kirby
The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
The Modern Masters Series - Various Artists
The Studio - Jones, Kaluta, Windsor Smith, Wrightson
Views - Roger Dean

Favourite Comic Stories

Citadel at the Centre of Time Savage Sword of Conan 7)
Hawks from the Sea (Conan 19)
Himon (Mr. Miracle 9)
Iron Shadows in the Moon (Savage Sword of Conan 4)
King Kull Must Die (Kull The Destroyer 11)
Let There Be Life (Fantastic Four King Size Special 6)
Red Nails (Savage Tales 2 & 3)
Spawn (New Gods 5)
The Black Hound of Vengeance (Conan 20)
The Haunters of Castle Crimson (Savage Sword of Conan 12)
The Howler (Demon 6)
The Lord of Tyndall's Quest - Weirdworld (Marvel Premiere 38)
The Lurkers Below (Savage Sword of Conan 6)
The Mister Miracle To Be (Mr. Miracle 10)
The Origin of the Demon (Demon 1)
The Pact (New Gods 7)
The Paranoid Pill (Mr. Miracle 3)
The Power (Forever People 8)
The Return of the Frightful Four (Fantastic Four 94)
The Scarlet Citadel (Savage Sword of Conan 30)
The Song Of Red Sonja (Conan 24)
To Smash The Inhumans (Silver Surfer 18)

Monday, February 06, 2017

Jack “KING” Kirby

A Celebration of his work

Hi Everyone,

As you all know by now, American Comic Book Artist and Writer, Jack Kirby was THE creative catalyst that put dreams in my head of becoming a comic book creator when I grew up from being a young boy. By the time I was 8 years old I was determined to follow my chosen path, one on which I would try to create my own stories and tell them sequentially.

If Jack had still been alive today he would have been 100 years old in August, this year.

I have tried every year since I received the news in the Defiant studios in New York city to celebrate his magnificent output of work on this day and also on his birthday in August and this year is no exception to the rule, especially in light of such a momentous occasion as his 100^th Birthday.

Expect lots of Jack Kirby related news from me this year – Teaser Alert!!!

So, folks, for now sit back and enjoy the journey through just a little more of Jack’s wonderful work – the stuff that influenced my decision to become a creator of comics.