Beautiful condition Kirby : King of Comics by Mark Evanier 2008 Hardcover with dust jacket. Covers the iconic career of Jack Kirby - creator or co-creator of many of the most popular comic book heroes including Captain America, X-men, the Hulk, Mighty THOR and many others. Large format hardcover with dust jacket measures 9.5" x 12.5" with 225 pages packed with interviews, commentaries, art work and more....a great tribute to one of the most iconic comic book legends of all time. Please see photos for more details and to evaluate condition for yourself
Jack Kirby created or co-created some of comic books’ most popular characters 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 forties on the drawing table of Jack Kirby. This is his story by one who knew him wellthe authorized celebration of the one and only King of Comics” and his groundbreaking work.
I don’t think it’s any accident that . . . the entire Marvel universe and the entire DC universe are all pinned or rooted on Kirby’s concepts.” Michael Chabon