The Simon & Kirby Library: Science Fiction
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (501 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848569610 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Twilight Zone–style twist endings are de rigueur, even though the pieces actually predate that show’s 1959 premiere. This oversize collection leads off with the Blue Bolt, an early superhero with sf trappings who just predates the late-1940 debut of Simon and Kirby’s seminal Captain America, but the bulk of the volume comprises some two-dozen short stories from the 1950s dealing with space exploration, scientific experiments gone wrong, interplanetary visitors, and other familiar tropes. --Gordon Flagg . From Booklist Their groundbreaking, action-packed superhero tales made Simon and Kirby comic books’ most popular creators in the 1940s, but when the popularity of costumed crime fighters waned, the team turned to other genres, including the science-fiction sagas that were seeing success on the big and small screens. Although these comics fail to even reach for the relative literary sophistication of the sf titles published by EC Comics in the
This was a book Joe wanted the world to see."Other rarities from both decades are included, and as a bonus for readers, the volume features stories illustrated by Crandall, Torres, and Williamson--without Kirby. Then the Cold War years will be represented by Race For the Moon, featuring pencils by Kirby and inked artwork by comic book legends Reed Crandall, Angelo Torres, and Al Williamson. "Joe was one of the industry's greatest innovators--he commissioned stories from some of the greatest talents of the time," series editor Steve Saffel notes. The Simon and Kirby Library: Science Fiction spans more than 20 years, beginning with the first stories Joe Simon and Jack Kirby ever produced together (beginning in June 1940)--their ten-issue run of B
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created one of the most famous icons in popular culture with Captain America, star of the 2011 blockbuster film, also featured in the 2012 blockbuster The Avengers. Simon was the first editor of Marvel Comics, and together he and Kirby conquered every genre, raising the bar on an entire industry.
"Yes, actually amazing" according to Kevin. When I first got the book, I wondered, "What have I ordered?" Truth is, I always found old post comics code science fiction and horror comics pretty dull. It was the fact that I am an old Simon and Kirby fan that made me click the pre-order button. "Well, I bought it," I thought settling down for what I imagined was going to be an underwhelming read. I was pleasantly surprised. I could not help b. "Over Over 300 Pages Of Great Stories and Great Art Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in their book, "The Simon & Kirby Library: Science Fiction" Book Five in The Simon & Kirby Library series published by Titan Books brings us the science fiction adventures written and drawn by this highly talented duo.From the Back Cover: Out of this world action!From the very beginning Joe Simon and Jack Kirby loved science fiction. Their first collaboration was Blue Bol. 00 Pages Of Great Stories and Great Art" according to VicG. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in their book, "The Simon & Kirby Library: Science Fiction" Book Five in The Simon & Kirby Library series published by Titan Books brings us the science fiction adventures written and drawn by this highly talented duo.From the Back Cover: Out of this world action!From the very beginning Joe Simon and Jack Kirby loved science fiction. Their first collaboration was Blue Bol. B. Younger said Good, but could've been better. First, let me say I am thrilled that Titan Books has been publishing these fantastic compendiums to cover the major genres in comics that Simon & Kirby contributed to. These are beautifully designed and printed, and you get a lot of bang for the buck. A lot of the S&K work reproduced in these volumes is rarely, if ever, reprinted, much of it extremely rare. I have purchased all the volumes availa