TY - BOOK AU - Evanier,Mark TI - Kirby: king of comics SN - 9781613122563 AV - PN6727.K57 E93 2017 U1 - 741.5092 23 PY - 2017///] CY - New York PB - Abrams ComicArts KW - Kirby, Jack. KW - Cartoonists KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Illustrators KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Illustrateurs KW - États-Unis KW - Biographies KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Artists, Architects, Photographers KW - bisacsh KW - ART KW - Techniques KW - Drawing KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - lcgft KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes index N2 - Jack Kirby created or co-created some of comic books' most popular super heroes, 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 1940s on the drawing table of Jack Kirby. This is his story by one who knew him well-Mark Evanier. First issued in 2008, Kirby: King of Comics was the first overview of the legendary comic book creator's career. It is now available in a smaller, more affordable package, revised and expanded for Kirby's centennial UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1607507 ER -