The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel briefly spotlights the work of Jack Kirby, tied to the Masters of American Comics exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum:
His output was extraordinary, as many as four or five fully penciled pages a day at times. In a pinch, he could even be faster: When another artist missed the deadline on a full-length Capt. America tale, Kirby drew an entire issue over a weekend.
He saved a lot of time by not planning — he simply would start drawing what he saw in his mind and develop the story as he went along. And he worked incredibly hard, anywhere from 10 to 16 hours seven days a week, with very few days off.
The exhibit appears there through Aug. 13 before moving to the Jewish Museum in New York City and the Newark Museum in New Jersey.
August 7th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
This panel just made my day. Not just a giant dinosaur, but a giant SPIRIT dinosaur! With floating eyes in the background! Wooo!
August 7th, 2006 at 2:43 pm
If you are located anywhere even remotely near the area you owe it to yourself to see this exhibit. I saw it in LA at MOCA and the Kirby section alone is worth the price of admission. Seeing his stuff full-sized (that Devil Dino page in particular) really gives one a more complete appreciation of the true scope of his artistic vision and imagination. People are having images similar to that Devil Dino page tattooed on themselves decades after Kirby conceived of the style. It’s amazing.