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The Mini Series that Shakes the Cosmos
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Seeing that Joker makes me want a Jack Kirby Batman run. And what is up with Aquaman's head? Looks really un-Kirby like.You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks -
The first mini is kinda...MEH. As a kid, I will fully admit I found Kirby's current art...weird. By the second mini, where he drew the whole thing, I was starting to come around. That one is actually not bad! The third one...no Kirby...ugh.
ChrisComment
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The third one was Carmine Infantino, awesome in its own right!
That poster is full of win.Comment
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I have the utmost respect for Infantino, but by the 80s...I felt like he was phoning a lot of his stuff in. The SP mini is one of those, I feel.The third one was Carmine Infantino, awesome in its own right!
That poster is full of win.
I wish Royer had inked all of Kirby's work on the first two series. I was never crazy about Greg Theakston's inks. I think he tried to "over-Kirby" the pencils, and in doing so took out a lot of the energy in the pencils. The cover to series 1 #3 with inks by Mike Thibodeaux is also nice.
DC should have let Kirby loose on Wonder Woman!
ChrisComment
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The DC stuff during this period was exciting to me. I would love a poster of that Super Powers advertisement up top. I think Kirby did a great job even if he wasnt as his best then.
I like his Batman and think he could have done some interesting things with him.
heroes.jpgLast edited by Figuremod73; Feb 11, '15, 10:13 AM.Comment
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Almost looks like Hawkman is swinging Lex like a baseball bat.Comment
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^That poster makes me really wish they gave Robin his cycle in the toyline. I had an extra Buddy L Spider-Man cycle, so I cut the Spidey off, peeled the stickers away, and BAM Robin cycle.
Also interesting that Kirby gave Hawkman a more prominent role in the poster than the more popular Flash or Green Lantern. Kirby had done presentation art for a Hawkman animated series while working at Ruby Spears animation.
ChrisLast edited by Earth 2 Chris; Feb 11, '15, 2:59 PM.Comment
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I have to admit, it really floors me whenever you read Infantino himself saying that he was just cashing paychecks, even on his legendary run on the Flash. But I was a kid who loved his run on the Flash, especially the end with the "death" of Zoom and the Trial of the Flash.
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