Jack Kirby Readings (3 points)

 After reading and reviewing some of Kirby’s works from the 50’s and 70’s I can already clearly spot a distinct style and flare he has when it comes to drawing his characters. From just glancing at his vast storyboards for The Fantastic Four I very much admired his neatness and simplicity of the bigger picture. Even if they were just sketches, it was apparent to me that he knew exactly what he was going for when drawing out the first drafts, which I think is a pretty crucial element to any comic creation. His craftsmanship doesn’t waver in his colored works either, with the highly saturated colors contrasting the pure black inked shading that truly embodies the feeling of a classic comic. Another quick thing I noticed is that his work, along with many others in the industry at the time, paid careful attention to the composition of each image. From what I can understand Kirby mostly engaged with superhero type writing and art, which is no easy feat when trying to depict action in a small box. I think Kirby does an excellent job in terms of simplifying the action in certain scenes to only include the most relevant information, while also not overcrowding everything to compete with the speech bubbles, which I guess is essentially everything that comics is. 


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