Jack kirby 2001 comic book

Created for fans and historians of comic book creator jack. Come with us as we journey to the cosmic realms of a jack kirby odyssey. Before jack kirby continued the story of 2001, he adapted the film into a 70page comic. One of the last places that you would expect a cool comic book character being introduced is in the later issues of an adaptation of a movie like 2001 a space odyssey, but thats just where jack kirby introduced the sentient robot who became known as machine man 62 mad thinker and awesome android. Aug 07, 2018 kirbys adaptation came out eight years after the film, just when it was undergoing a resurgence in colleges and cult theaters meanwhile the king had just returned to marvel from dc, where he created the farout fourth world of the new gods as a pioneer of cosmic comics, jolly jack was a great fit for the trippy 2001 hes like a zeitgeist for the 20th century he saw the birth of all this technology, he saw the space race and all of these things. He grew up in new york city and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. Mark evanier moderates will eisner, john buscema, john romita sr, and mike royer at the 2001 san diego comic con. Background young jack kirby with his parents circa 1920.

The american artist is widely known for his contributions to the comic book. A space odyssey the 90page book includes everything thats been. One could hardly imagine more celebrated creators in their respective fields nor a greater clash of personal styles. This is an incredible resource to art historians and comic book fans. A space odyssey was the name of an american oversized comic book adaptation of the 1968 film of the same name as well as a monthly series, lasting ten issues, which expanded upon the concepts presented in the stanley kubrick film and the novel by arthur c. If you are a 2001 andor jack kirby fan, you wont be disappointed. In 1968, legendary auteur stanley kubrick took cinema goers on the ultimate trip with 2001. A space odyssey comic book, a meeting of kirbys mind. Jack kirby s neverbeforecolored argo concept art, used during a 1979 cia mission to extract hostages from iran. A space odyssey, issue 1, page 3 is a great example of work by jack kirby.

And make no mistake the comic was an adaptation and continuation of the stanley kubrick film, not the arthur c. He drew various comic strips under different pseudonyms, ultimately settling on jack kirby. Jack kirby man these would make amazing black light posters. Jack kirby did a marvel treasury adaptation of the film 2001.

Growing up poor in new york city, kurtzberg entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. No other artist could capture the wonder of a visual medium like kubrick did. Marvels 2001 series eventually came to an end but kirbys robot protagonist went on to star in his own comic book series as machine man. Kirby left high school at age 16 and worked in max. Marvels oversized treasury edition, which was written, drawn, and edited by the late jack kirbylegendary cocreator of captain. A space odyssey, originally a short story by arthur c. One of the astronauts is killed by a creature, but the other, woodrow decker, is. Today we have a similar treat, one of the very few fully realized stories by kirby that has never been collected in book formhis mid1970s adaptation of 2001. Clarke, marked his return to marvel after spending the early 70s at dc. With the success of superman in 1938, there was a tremendous demand for new, original comic book content. A space odyssey comics were pure kosmic kirby at the top of his craft, expanding on the 2001 story in ways not even masters like kubrick or clarke could have imagined, says kirby museum acting director, rand hoppe. The spine has a few minor stress marks, back cover some stress at the top of the top staple. Aug 28, 2018 inexplicably, eight years later in 1976, marvel comics obtained the rights for a comic book adaptation.

Its been a pleasure to write about jack kirbys 2001. A play based on kirbys life, king kirby, by crystal skillman and new york times bestselling comics writer fred van lente, was staged at brooklyns brick theater as part of its annual comic book theater festival. For one thing, the comic appeared in 1976, eight years after the 1968 film debuted. Clarke called the sentinel and later a movie directed by stanley kubrick. What if kirby was first launched in 2001 to provide historians, collectors and comic book fans with a resource to learn and study the works of jack kirby. It was in the eighth issue of the book that jack kirby introduced x51, aka machine man. Honestly, as much as i enjoyed kirbys incredibly bizarre ongoing comicbook based on 2001. Cooke to produce the eisner awardwinning comic book artist, followed by the revival of roy thomas 1960s fanzine alter ego in 1999 another eisner.

Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. A space odyssey is surely one of the strangest scifi franchise comics ever published. In 19761977, comics legend jack kirby, known for his bombastic superheroes, produced an adaptation and continuation of stanley kubricks cinematic scifi masterpiece 2001. In his long career, the widely respected comic book artist, writer, and editor put in time on both the dc and marvel sides of the fence. A space odyssey is one of my favorite films, and although i am not a jack kirby fan, i am a lifelong comic book reader who is always interested in intelligent analysis of the medium. Kirby krackle also known as kirby dots is an artistic convention in superhero and science fiction comic books and similar illustrations, in which a field of black, pseudofractal images is used to represent negative space around unspecified kinds of energy.

Although the styles of the two men could not be more different, their ability to stun us with images was identical. Tjkc quickly caught on, and things snowballed from there. The complete collection eternals 19761978 jack kirby. In 2001, a space station orbiting mars is doomed to destruction by a meteor strike. Introduced yesterday before jack kirby continued the story of 2001, he adapted the film into a 70page comic.

Aug 28, 2017 after leaving timely comics once they were screwed out of the money promised them due to their hit comic book, captain america comics, jack kirby and joe simon went over to dc comics and strutted their stuff by promptly launching another hit comic book, the story of a group of kids who did commando missions during world war ii. Thats jack kirby, translating one of the most famous match cuts in cinema history into comicbook captions in the 1976 marvel treasury edition of 2001. The words are singularly inelegantquintessentially kirby. Mixing elements of both the novel and the film with his own iconic art style, jack kirby. Part of jack kirbys agreement with marvel was that he be allowed to adapt 2001 into comic book form. Aug 04, 2018 2001 a space odyssey seems like a mismatch for the jack kirby art we know and love, but his adaptation remains a interesting part of jack kirby history and one of the most beautiful jack kirby. As one of the founding visionaries at marvel in the 1960s, kirbys vital storytelling skills and phenomenal visual energy helped make the xmen, the hulk, and the fantastic four household names. The monolith rescues herb marik and transpors him to an area similar to jalessas kingdom. This is an incredible resource to art historians, collectors and comic book fans. Nevertheless, this is a book written with someone like me in mind. But, for all kirbys lovableness there was a weirdness to him. The issue starts in the distant past where the monolith instructs a hunter on how to craft a spear and then shifts to the future where two astronauts discover an alien ruin.

The prints will be available at the heavy metal website soon here. One of the most extensive collections of jack kirby comic art is at your fingertips. Only the talent of jack king kirby could hope to recapture the awe and mystery of the original 2001 film and reproduce it in comic art form. The issue starts in the distant past where the monolith instructs a hunter on how to craft a spear and then shifts to the. A space odyssey, i would much rather have had his take on the prisoner. Most other scifi franchises like star trek, star wars, and battlestar galactica saw comic books produced almost immediately with the franchises debut. Jack kirby, original name jacob kurtzberg, born august 28, 1917, new york, new york, u. A few months ago we drew your attention to a neverpublished project of kirbys, his adaptation of the. The preceding is included in its final and revised form in the weirdest scifi comic ever made. A space odyssey comic book, a meeting of kirby s mind with those of stanley kubrick and arthur c. A jack kirby odyssey will celebrate the king of comics visionary work adapting and expanding on arthur c. Arguably, the romance of money is jacks first comic book. A space odyssey is an oversized american comic book adaptation of the 1968 film of the same name as well as a tenissue monthly series which expanded upon the concepts presented in the stanley kubrick film and the novel by arthur c. Jack kirbys neverbeforecolored argo concept art, used during a 1979 cia mission to extract hostages from iran.

Although, in a way, we had been given a taste of what might have been in some issues of the fantastic four that had been published in 1969. Although the comic adapts the film it uses jupiter, for example, whereas the novel used saturn it does incorporate some dialogue from the novel. Jack found his way to the eisneriger studio, preparing stories in a similar fashion to the single pages appearing in sunday newspapers. One of the mediums most prolific artistic legends, jack kirby, the king of comics, was an artist, writer, and editor whose work spanned the golden, silver, bronze and modern ages of comics. Most other scifi franchises like star trek, star wars, and battlestar galactica saw comic books produced almost immediately with the franchises. If you want to support work like this or would like to read more, please consider purchasing it. The exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of stanley kubricks 2001. A space odyssey is surely one of the strangest scifi franchise comics ever published for one thing, the comic appeared in 1976, eight years after the 1968 film debuted. One of the last places that you would expect a cool comic book character being introduced is in the later issues of an adaptation of a movie like 2001 a space odyssey, but thats just where jack kirby introduced the sentient robot who became known as machine man. A space odyssey here at sequart, especially as part of its scifi week event its also my pleasure to announce that all of this material is collected and expanded in book form as the weirdest scifi comic ever made. In the past, vira discovers the monolith and it inspires her to dominate her tribe.

The kirby museums a jack kirby odyssey will take place at one art space, located at 23 warren street in new york city, from may 11 through may. Kirby krackles are typically used in illustrations of explosions, smoke, the blasts from ray guns, cosmic energy, and outer space. Julian darius is cutting through the weirdness to bring to light the major themes and tropes of kirbys fantastic work. One of jolly jacks first projects will be a marvel treasury edition of hold onto your hat 2001. Eight years later, comic book auteur jack kirby reimagined kubricks film for the comic book page as both writer and artist. In 1976, jack kirby created an odd, inimitable adaptation of stanley kubricks 2001. August 28, 1917 february 6, 1994 was an american comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the mediums major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. In some cases, the backs can yield hidden treasures. Jack kirby wrote and pencilled both the adaptation and the series, which were published by marvel comics 2001.

This treasury edition, which represents a long ago age when marvel, among other comic publishers, offered far more diverse fare than standard capesncowls titles, truly lives up to its billing, for it is a treasure. A space odyssey comic book, a meeting of kirbys mind with those of stanley kubrick and arthur c. Interestingly enough, jack kirbys 2001 comic book series still has resonance in marvel universe today. Comic books are awesome happy birthday to the king, jack kirby lord of light royal chambers of brahma. At a popup exhibit curated by the jack kirby museum, they displayed kirbys comic art in the best way comic book art should be seen. Jack kirby jacob kurtzberg was an american comic book artist, writer and editor. A space odyssey adaptation was the perfect comic for kirby. Aug 07, 2018 this video, kirby does kubrick jack kirby s 2001. If youre at all aware of comic books history, jack kirby needs no introduction. In the future, vera also discovers the monolith, and it transforms her into a cosmic seed that goes forth into the universe.

A space odyssey, issue 4, page 17 is a great example of work by jack kirby. Marik reaches the land of jalessa and becomes queen. Gallery of jack kirby comic art, high res with art zoom. Jack kirby, having returned to the house of ideas after an all too brief dalliance with dc. One that was salient in works like the 2001 comic book adaptation. Jacob kurtzberg was born in new york city, in a tenement house on essex street in the lower east side of. A space odyssey, and then began this series featuring new stories based on the concepts introduced in the movie for brevitys sake, ill be comparing to the kubrik film, but im aware that the film was created in conjunction with arthur c. Eight years after the the release of stanley kubricks film, marvel and jack kirby turned it into one of the leastremembered chapters of comic book. On the weirdest scifi comic ever made, the book on jack. Marvel published the adaptation in its thencommon treasury edition format featuring tabloidsized pages of roughly twice the size of a normal comic book. Jack kirby is widely regarded as one of comic arts most prolific and influential creators. The same cannot be said of its 1976 comic book adaptation. In the comicbook pages of 2001, two sorts of genius collided the. Jack kirby contributed illustrations of cosmic superbowls for pro.