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Author Hatfield, Charles, 1965-

Title Hand of fire : the comics art of Jack Kirby / Charles Hatfield
Published Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (x, 297 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Great comics artists series
Great comics artists.
Contents Chapter 0 KIRBY'S IMPROBABLE CAREER -- Chapter 1 KIRBY'S NARRATIVE ART -- Chapter 2 KIRBY, STAN LEE, AND THE CREATION OF MARVEL COMICS -- Chapter 3 HOW KIRBY CHANGED THE SUPERHERO -- Chapter 4 KIRBY'S TECHNOLOGICAL SUBLIME -- Chapter 5 THE GREAT BUST-OUT: KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD -- Chapter 6 KIRBY AT APOGEE -- Chapter 7 "UNEXPECTED CONSTANTS": KIRBY'S ETERNALS VERSUS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE -- Appendix. KIRBY AND KIRBYANA IN PRINT AND IN FANDOM
Summary "Jack Kirby (1917-1994) is one of the most influential and popular artists in comics history. With Stan Lee, he created the Fantastic Four and defined the drawing and narrative style of Marvel Comics from the 1960s to the present day. Kirby is credited with creating or cocreating a number of Marvel's mainstay properties, among them the X-Men, the Hulk, Thor, and the Silver Surfer. His earlier work with Joe Simon led to the creation of Captain America, the popular kid gang and romance comic genres, and one of the most successful comics studios of the 1940s and 1950s. Kirby's distinctive narrative drawing, use of bold abstraction, and creation of angst-ridden and morally flawed heroes mark him as one of the most influential mainstream creators in comics. In this book, Charles Hatfield examines the artistic legacy of one of America's true comic book giants. He analyzes the development of Kirby's cartooning technique, his use of dynamic composition, the recurring themes and moral ambiguities in his work, his eventual split from Lee, and his later work as a solo artist. Against the backdrop of Kirby's earlier work in various genres, Hand of Fire examines the peak of Kirby's career, when he introduced a new sense of scope and sublimity to comic book fantasy"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Kirby, Jack -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Kirby, Jack fast
Subject Cartoonists -- United States.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Comics & Graphic Novels.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Anthologies.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Contemporary Women.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Crime & Mystery.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Erotica.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Fantasy.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Horror.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Gay & Lesbian.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Historical Fiction.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Literary.
Cartoonists
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1617031798
9781617031793
1604736283
9781604736281
1283381966
9781283381963
9786613381965
6613381969
9781628468991
1628468998
Other Titles Comics art of Jack Kirby