Jack Kirby was the granddaddy of the comic book world. Without Kirby, Marvel would not exist. Kirby liked to use fake names a well as his real one; he would inspire the creation of story telling through the comics’ mightiest heroes. Though in life he never truly got the recognition he deserved Jack lives on through his characters. Drawing inspiration from the world around him Kirby demonstrates that every person can be a success story. Through his innovative characters and a new style of writing comics, changed the course of comic book history.
Kirby was born into a very poor family on the Lower East Side of Manhattan; Jack had to grind his way to the top of the comic book industry. Jack never received a proper education because the schools
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When working there he learned how to draw animation and gained confidence in his drawings. Kirby found working at Fleischer a displeasure and left for Eisner and Iger. That is were he wrote on comics for the first time. This is where Jack became the one of the first people to write comics in a box-by-box story telling format (Leopold). Joe Simon soon entered the frame. Simon is the person who drove Jack to the top by helping him get on his feet. Simon worked at the Fox Feature Syndicate and was impressed by Kirby’s style. Together Kirby and Simon created a hero that would dog him for ages The Blue Beetle. The problem for the Beetle was that he was quickly sold to National Comics and thus out of Kirby’s hands. Kirby was being heavily targeted by Timely Comics based on his work at Fox. When starting at Timely, Kirby brought Joe Simon with him and he was present for Kirby’s most famous creation in 1940. Captain America is the forefather of Marvel/Timely. Captain America in a couple days sold more than a million copies. Kirby created Captain America in order to give people an example of hope as the Great Depression raged on as well as the war in Europe. Kirby was enjoying great success with Timely. The relationship turned a 180 when Kirby grew tired of Timely and National Comics became interested. Timely Comics was not paying Kirby enough so he decided to go to a meeting with National Comics. The two meet in secret to discuss Kirby’s possible move. A Timely Comic worker heard of the news. As the result Kirby was fired along with Simon when the worker Stan Lee reported it to the owner, Martian Goodman. Martian was grateful to Stan Lee that prompted him to editor of all of the comics. After he was fired Kirby as well as Simon went to National Comics. During his first round with National Comics Kirby finally got to write for his first comic,
Schulz died the night before his last strip ran in Sunday papers. In his swan song, he included a signed farewell: "I have been grateful over the years for the loyalty of our editors and the wonderful support and love expressed to me by fans of the comic strip."
One way he influenced the comic book world was by revolutionizing the way characters behaved in his stories. Many of the characters in the older comic books were given makeovers to make the audiences like them more because they were flat and lacked emotion. This was called the Silver Age of Comics. The older characters lacked a personality. Stan Lee was an office assistant at Timely Comics in 1939 and soon after that he became an interim editor in the 1940s (Stan). When Martin Goodman, the publisher of Marvel Comics, Timely Comic’s new name, since 1939, asked Stan Lee to create a team of superheroes better than the Justice League of America, their rival in comic books, Stan Lee had his doubts. Mr. Goodman thought that comic books should be dumbed down because they were for “stupid children.” Stan Lee did not agree with Martin Goodman’s idea. Stan Lee already wanted to quit, so his wife advised him to go ahead and write the story the way he wanted to write it. If Goodman fired him it would be okay since he already was contemplating quitting. Lee decided to write a story about four people who got superpowers after an accident in space. They were completely different from other superheroes because they did not wear costumes. The story was also based in New York City instead of Metropolises or Gotham City like Superman and Batman. These characters also had a real personality along with a real job, no secret identity, or alter egos. This story was known as the Fantastic Four. It was extremely different than many other comic books. (Garcia)
F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the most influential writers of modern day society. He holds this title because he wrote about things that drive people's everyday life. He wrote in two different periods that were very significant in the social development of America. These two periods of time symbolized not only the generation that he was writing about, but it also speaks to the present day generation.
Why comic becomes famous? Comic is sequential art or text. According to the Wikipedia, The Pride of Bahgdad is the graphic novel written by Brian Vaughan. This story considered as anthropmorphic story (using animals/ rocks/ flowers as symbol) books since Animal Farm. The four main characters in the story are Zill, Noor, Safa, and Ali. The Lady and The Tramp is the love story between Cocker Speniel Dog and Streetwise downtown Mutt that launched in 1995.
In 1941, a young man by the name Steve Rogers attempted to join the army on five separate occasions, but was rejected each time due to his scrawny physique. His ambition along with “his courage, intelligence and willingness to risk death for his country” caught the attention of U.S. Army General Chester Philips, who inducted him into a top secret government experiment known as Operation Rebirth. Abraham Erskine, the brain behind the experiment, developed a “Super Serum” that allowed its subjects to reach maximum physical potential. When Steve Rogers was injected with the serum, he gained superhuman strength, speed, and agility, and thus Captain America was born. This comic book super hero was made in 1941 by Jewish writers Jack Kirby and Joe
Jack and Ralph were two boys who both wanted to be the leader. From the very
He became an oyster pirate, sailing the San Francisco Bay robbing oyster beds and becoming a heavy drinker. Jack had many hard times. He spent some time as a hobo and spent some time in prison. At the age of nineteen he entered high school. Hard work enabled him the privilege of attending The University of California at Berkley.
Gains was so impressed by the article, he hired Marston into a new position at DC Comics. Within a year, at the urging of his wife, Marston set out to create a female superhero. By February 1941, Marston handed in his first script for ‘Suprema: The Wonder Woman.’ (We owe a debt of thanks to whoever dropped the Suprema.) Marston created a unique heroine, based loosely on Greek mythology.
In 1941, Stan Lee, the creator of the Marvel universe, released his firs comic book about the patriotic hero Captain America. This comic was released during World War 2 to give the Americans a sense of hope and to let people know that we’re not alone. Marvel does a good job with its comics because they want to show you that even when times get tough, as long as you have hope things will get better. A good example of this would be Spiderman. When his Uncle Ben died, his last words to Peter were, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” Spiderman goes on to
Thinking of the field mouse he befriended in one of his former studios in Kansas City, Walt drew a cartoony version of the rodent, making him look very much like Oswald and calling him “Mickey Mouse” never realizing how much of an impact he would have on the American society (Borak). This was the end of Oswald and the beginning of Mickey and a whole new look at Utopia and happiness.... ... middle of paper ... ... With the use of video games and theme parks, Mickey will remain a pop culture icon for many generations.
Marvel Worldwide Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American publisher of comic books and related media. In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Worldwide 's parent company.
Lee’s life he uses his vision to see change throughout the world and used his success to benefit others and further people in the way of knowledge. He shows care to the people who help him and he uses dedication to build up his comic book company and use it to provide great content to everyone. Stan also used his fame to give back to the community in every way possible. He showed respect for people who do great things but aren’t always recognized for it. He also shows his hard work in everything he does and creates personal relationships with people to make sure that everyone around him continues to feel important throughout the whole process.
Walt Disney was the most creative and innovative person in the entertainment business in the 20th century. His movies and animations had a huge impact on family life and the movie and animation industry. He also created shows for television and opened Disney Land which were both huge successes. Walt Disney's Interest in art began at a young age. Walt went for his dreams and made them a reality. His hard work to become a movie and animation creator payed off by the time he was in his twenties . Walt Disney's accomplishments show that nothing is impossible.
“The Golden Age of Comics” PBS. PBS, 2011 Web. Retrieved on February 11 2014 from http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/the-golden-age-of-comics/
Simon, Joe; Jim Simon (1990). The Comic Book Makers. Crestwood/II. p. 51. ISBN 1-887591-35-4. Reissued by Vanguard Productions in 2003.