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Afternoon Art

How about a week of American comic book artists? Let’s start with the master, Jack Kirby:

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1 bx7busfan   ~  Jun 14, 2010 4:43 pm

All hail Jack King....For non comic book fans Check out Crimson Tide for this seen. ghost written by
Tarantino

"Crimson Tide"
Hunter: Rivetti, what's up?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: I'm sorry, Sir. It's just a difference of opinion that got out of hand.
Hunter: What about?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: It's really too silly to talk about, Sir. I'd really just forget about...
Hunter: I don't give a damn about what you'd rather forget about. Why were you two fighting?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: I said, the Kirby Silver Surfer was the only real Silver Surfer. And that the Moebius Silver Surfer was shit. And Bennefield's a big Moebius fan. And it got of hand. I pushed him. He pushed me. I lost my head, Sir. I'm Sorry.
Hunter: Rivetti, you're a supervisor. You can get a commission like that.
[Snaps finger]
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: I know, Sir. You're 100 percent right. It will never happen again.
Hunter: It better not happen again. If I see this kind of nonsense again, I'm going to write you up. You understand?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: [No answer]
Hunter: Do you understand?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: Yes, Sir.
Hunter: You have to set an example even in the face of stupidity. Everybody who reads comic books knows that the Kirby Silver Surfer is the only true Silver Surfer. Now am I right or wrong?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: You're right, Sir.
Hunter: Now get out of here.
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: Yes, Sir.

2 TheGreenMan   ~  Jun 14, 2010 4:50 pm

Excellent topic!

On a sad and related note, comic-book legend Al Williamson died over the weekend. He didn't do as much superhero work as some of the other classics (other than inker), but his sci-fi/horror work was amazing.

3 Jon DeRosa   ~  Jun 14, 2010 5:09 pm

A Kirby cover drew reverence. Me and my brother only had a couple of FF or Avengers of his, but those titles just felt like a different thing - instictively worth preserving.

We had #57 on this page.

http://tinyurl.com/299t5ug

4 bp1   ~  Jun 15, 2010 10:42 am

[1] Great movie. Classic scene. I always get sucked into that movie whenever I see it playing.

5 The Hawk   ~  Jun 15, 2010 12:06 pm

Kirby is King, but I actually think the Moebius surfer was really good, maybe better.

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