Art Appreciation
When you hear about comic book artist Jack Kirby, the natural response would be to associate him with the great Stan Lee. I mean, both co-created notable comic book characters such as the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Thor, Iron Man, and the Hulk.
However, Jack Kirby contributed to comics prior to collaborating with Stan Lee and during their on-and-off professional relationship.
Born Jacob Kurtzberg on August 28, 1917, Kirby first collaborated with Joe Simon to create Captain America for Timely Comics--predecessor of Marvel Comics. Both Simon and Kirby joined National Comics Publications--later known as DC Comics. There Kirby teamed up with Dave Wood to create Challengers of the Unknown.
Then in 1961, Kirby joined Marvel Comics. There he collaborated with Lee to co-create The Fantastic Four, a team of superheroes similar to the Challengers of the Unknown.
You can learn more about Jack Kirby at his website, kirbymuseum.org.
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Sources:
http://kirbymuseum.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby
http://comicvine.gamespot.com/jack-kirby/4040-5614/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Characters_created_by_Jack_Kirby
http://www.newsfromme.com/writings/the-jack-faq/
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/27/movies/one-vision-1940-s-still-rocks-jack-kirby-heroes-thrive-comic-books-film.html
http://www.avclub.com/article/a-beginners-guide-to-the-king-of-comics-jack-kirby-102227
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