Posts Tagged ‘Jack Kirby’
Hulktastic!
July 15th, 2010 by Riff
Marvel fans are almost certainly aware of the rash of upcoming Marvel movies geared towards launching the Avengers on the silver screen. We’ve already had 2 Iron Man films, and we’re awaiting Captain America, Thor and the Avengers. And we’ve had two movies featuring our favourite green-skinned hooligan, the Hulk. Initially there was Ang Lee’s [...]
Tags: Ang Lee, Bruce Banner, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Ed Norton, Eric Bana, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Marvel, Marvel Movies, Rick Jones, Sam Elliot, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Thing, William Hurt
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“The Man”
March 11th, 2010 by Riff
I had occasion to be reading a bit of Daredevil the other day, just a page or two mind you, but a random thought struck me. It was from the “old school” DD, pre-Frank Miller, and so it was pretty insane and far more “happy go lucky” than anything post-Miller – but I digress. The [...]
Tags: Avengers, Batman, Bullpen, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Frank Miller, Gene Colan, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Marvel, Roy Orbison, Spider-Man, Stan "The Man" Lee, Superman, X-Men
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Excelsior! Happy Birthday Stan Lee
December 29th, 2009 by Riff
A tribute to Stan Lee, celebrating his 87th Birthday
Tags: Dr Doom, Fantastic Four, Jack Kirby, Spider-Man, Stan Lee
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Marvel shuts door on “Open Submissions”
April 5th, 2009 by Riff
Interesting article at Newsarama about Marvel closing down their Open Submissions policy. The interview, with C.B. Cebulski is quite open and frank and they way it’s laid out, I can’t see too many flaws in their argument. I say “too many” because – and you get a hint of this from the comments – if [...]
Tags: art, C.B. Cebulski, comic art, Daredevil, David Mack, Howard the Duck, Jack Kirby, Marvel, Rob Liefield, Trevor Hairsine
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Art or Artifact: Comics as Commodity or Entertainment.
February 22nd, 2009 by Riff
Comicbooks aren’t for kids any more it seems. Hell some of them aren’t for grown-ups either. For many they seem to be a cash cow, an investment, something to be stored in vaults, in plastic (or better still foil) bags, in acid-free cardboard boxes in low ultra-violet light, never to actually be read or enjoyed, [...]
Tags: art, Azrael, Batman, Brian Bendis, Captain America, comic artists, comic books, comicbooks, comics, crucial, Daredevil, DC, Ed Brubaker, Free Comicbook Day, Gene Colan, Greg Ruka, Hellboy, Image Comics, Jack Kirby, John Le Carre, Len Deighton, Marvel, Michael Turner, Powers, Punisher, Queen & Country, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Superman
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