Jim steranko comic book art for sale value guide heritage. A selection of work from the legendary comicbook artist, who counts jonathan ross among his biggest fans tue 20 jul 2010 16. The first three issues steranko worked over layouts by jack kirby, with words by stan lee. In volume one of what was to be a planned six volume set, he covers the early forays into published comics, beginning with ancient times, through the newspaper strips, pulps.
Stan lee, jack kirby and jim sterankos captain america. Comic bastards cat wyatt nov 29, 2017 this series reminds me a lot of arthurian legends, between the names obviously and the setup, its easy to see why i feel that way. Convention scene is the webs leading source for comic book conventions, comic book creator store signings, and much more. Bizarre, enigmatic, dynamic, and sometimes psychedelic it is a comic that at first brush might be more fun to look at than to read, but frankly there is plenty of charm in. Characters shown include superman, batman, human torch, spiderman, captain america, the shadow, the spirit, wonder woman, nick. Mike deodato and frank martin keep the book an intense visual masterpiece. I was asked by steranko to only show a sample, so that is what is on there now and is what grails has posted here. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. By having the mad titan absent,writer jeff lemire gives himselfthe narrative space to carve a new way for thane to progress as a character, while tying the son back to his father. Vic talks to jim in the halls of the san diego comic con and we see a little about the history of his career. On the hunt for a comic book story longsince disavowed by the artist and writer jim steranko. Our newest posts megacon cancels june show and announces new limited show for halloween.
This book also includes a special plate signed by jim steranko. Steranko joins comic luminaries at the 2018 baltimore. Blending together influences from pop art to salvador dali and will eisner to wally wood, sterankos boundarybreaking style is an incomparable visual language that continues influence and inspire storytellers decades later. Interview with comic book legend jim steranko youtube. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.
Read the steranko history of comics comic online free and high quality. Also al williamson, batman, golem, clash of the titans, and saturn 3. Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comicbook hero. Comic art showcase 1 1974 comic art showcase 2 1974 comic art showcase 3 1975 comic art showcase winter supplement 1977 comic art gallery 1 1976 comic art gallery 2 1976 original art gallery 1978 roger mcclannen mailer 1979 russ cochrans comic art auction 1 1980 cartoon carnival. Jim steranko leads comic guests for northeast comic con 2020. What is the first published comic that jim steranko drew. The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. We scour our memories and hundreds of comic book issues to bring you pages that we think are classics.
Continuing through 2016 and into 2017, marvel will be presenting monthly jim steranko variant covers assigned with some of the most popular marvel comics. Spyman, gladiator, sorcerer, spacewolf and future american. Weekly picks for comic books releasing june 7, 2017 june 5, 2017 brian w 3 comments superman refuses to fight his son, reborn reaches its finale, and secret empire has yet another spin off. His work in the 1960s brought the fantastic to life far more convincingly, i think, than any cg special effects in todays movies. Sterankos comic book character creations for harvey comics. Steranko turned his talents toward painting paperback book covers as his gig at marvel comics was winding down in 1969. Jim steranko signed dc comics before superman sdcc. A deep dive into the masterful work of steranko including a classic captain america adventure, gueststarring the incredible hulk, and an alltime great x. Jim steranko, famed comic book illustrator nick fury, captain america, chandler gives us a very concise history of the publishing medium known today as comic books. Neal adams reflected that what started happening because of guys like steranko, is the letters that would come in would come in from college students or young people who were studying artan awful lot of young artists were inspired to think of comic books as a form. Steranko was the andy warhol of marvel comics, a hip young dude who was an. He is cited as one of the prime architects of marvel comics.
Jim steranko comic art community gallery of comic art. Some of the drawings steranko contibuted to fanzines comic crusader and champion. A selection of work from the legendary comicbook artist, who counts jonathan ross among his biggest fans. Now, for the first time ever, marvel is proud to offer the complete steranko nick fury, agent of s. He also wrote and drew captain america, the hulk, superman, and the xmen for which he designed the classic.
This work, a list of the comic books, graphic novels, and other products that should be available at your local or online comic book shop two weeks from now, is licensed under the creative commons attributionnoncommercialshare alike 3. Jim steranko has cut a ferocious path through the entertainment arts, with a dozen successful careers to his credit. By delivering the weekly list of new releases, along with news concerning current and future products available in local and online comic book shops, we enable consumers to meet their goals more effectively. Steranko and the moment of silence sequart organization. Colorful, legendary comic book artist jim steranko slated for wizard.
Getcomics the story the marvel masterworks proudly. Weekly picks for comic books releasing june 7, 2017 cbsi. He is a renowned comic book talent most famous for his innovative art and writing in his acclaimed run on the series, nick fury. I am not promoting torrents, but i recently found a torrent of sterankos outland, and whoever did it made higherres scans than the ones i had posted. Share this copy link share link buy a print of this comic license this comic. Jim steranko is one of the most controversial figures in pop culture, with a dozen successful careers to his credit. Jim steranko contributing monthly variants to marvel. Free comic book day at collectors corner this year was even smoother and more exciting than last year, with our first fan david lining up at 4.
The first issue that was fully done by steranko was a step backwards, he was still clearly getting his sea legs. The fascist saurian soldiers of the varanid empire part dinosaur, part man, all bad news have seized control of the lost valley, and only the mysterious man. Christensen and drawn by dan spiegle, the book ran 12 issues before ending in late 1974. American writer and artist who cemented his legendary status in comics with a mere handful of issues, bringing in commercial and pop culture art. Steranko put himself on the marvel map when he took a struggling nick fury, agent of shield title part of the strange tales book in the. Jim steranko international convention of comic book art show promotion the conventioneers page 2 nick fury origi. Wizard magazine credited steranko as the 5th most influential artist in comics history. The comicbook art of jim steranko books the guardian. Escapism has long been a driving tenet of comic books, but as the medium has evolved, creators have started to see the value of comics as tools to create empathy and put readers in another person. The story the marvel masterworks proudly unfurl one of the greatest runs in marvel history. Steranko, a brilliant artist, laced his book with a unique layout style that weaved his words around art samples and hundreds of old comic books and pulp magazine covers from that era.
View jim steranko original comic art for sale at auction. Steranko is often considered one of the more important comic book artist, yet only did a handful of interior comic work. He is cited as one of the prime architects of marvel comics and the cocreator of nick fury, agent of s. The steranko history of comics comic read the steranko. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists, comic books art. Comics legend jim steranko appears at southern california comics to sign autographs cgc witnessed and share stories of his life in comics on saturday, january. Captain america 110,111 and 1 were superspy masterworks, almost overwhelmingly exciting for us kids in the late 60s. Then there were two issues written by roy thomas and full art by steranko and after that steranko handled both writing and art. Marvel comics celebrates half a century of its premiere spy agency this fall with a special story in agents of s.
The art style is on the rougher side, and avoids details where it can, but it really gives the series a more rugged and earthy feel to it, so it works. Steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. If you have purchased a san diego comiccon voucher to be redeemed at the convention, please save this email its your proof of purchase. It is much higher grade than the original comic book paper that these stories first appeared in.