Mark Evanier, Author of Jack Kirby, King of Comics

8th May 2008

Comic and television writer Mark Evanier was once assistant to Jack Kirby. Now he’s compiled a monumental art book cum biography of the artist called “Kirby: King of Comics.” Jack Kirby’s dynamic aesthetic style and new ideas about how comic book characters should relate to each other and to their readers revolutionized comics. Download This […]

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Comic and television writer Mark Evanier was once assistant to Jack Kirby. Now he’s compiled a monumental art book cum biography of the artist called “Kirby: King of Comics.” Jack Kirby’s dynamic aesthetic style and new ideas about how comic book characters should relate to each other and to their readers revolutionized comics.

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