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'A beautiful and expansive book that collects so much of [Jack] Kirby and Joe Simon's great efforts.' --The Washington Post
'As both history and curiosity, The Simon and Kirby Superheroes is top-notch stuff.' --Comic Heroes
'The book itself is a thing of beauty and style.' --Comics Worth Reading
'The ultimate collection for Simon and Kirby's work' --Comic Attack
'Titan Books has done a bang-up job putting these stories together for us, and serious comics fans out there should probably want to take a look.' --Nerdy Nothings
'The Simon and Kirby Superheroes is another homerun produced by Titan Books. It's an eye popping and lovingly produced tribute to some of the best talent that the Golden Age had to offer. Go out and pick it up if you love classic superhero stuff. It's worth its weight in gold and more.' --Ain't It Cool News
'It's a gorgeous volume.' --LA Times
'Titan has developed a much deserved reputation for publishing some of the best "inside comics" type books out there for the hardcore comic book fan and historian (like me!) but I have to admit out of all the books they have produced so far my favorite stuff has been the books in this Simon and Kirby series...and Simon And Kirby Superheroes has been my favorite book so far, period.' --Comic Related
'As both history and curiosity, The Simon and Kirby Superheroes is top-notch stuff.' --Comic Heroes
'The book itself is a thing of beauty and style.' --Comics Worth Reading
'The ultimate collection for Simon and Kirby's work' --Comic Attack
'Titan Books has done a bang-up job putting these stories together for us, and serious comics fans out there should probably want to take a look.' --Nerdy Nothings
'The Simon and Kirby Superheroes is another homerun produced by Titan Books. It's an eye popping and lovingly produced tribute to some of the best talent that the Golden Age had to offer. Go out and pick it up if you love classic superhero stuff. It's worth its weight in gold and more.' --Ain't It Cool News
'It's a gorgeous volume.' --LA Times
'Titan has developed a much deserved reputation for publishing some of the best "inside comics" type books out there for the hardcore comic book fan and historian (like me!) but I have to admit out of all the books they have produced so far my favorite stuff has been the books in this Simon and Kirby series...and Simon And Kirby Superheroes has been my favorite book so far, period.' --Comic Related
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Simon and Kirby set the standard for costumed heroes with Blue Bolt and Captain America. This title introduces some of their most exciting characters: Fighting American, The Fly, Lancelor Strong and The Stuntman.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Following on from the wonderful 'sampler' volume, The Best of Simon and Kirby, Titan Books, Joe Simon and the Kirby estate have done it again. This book must be one of the best deals in the history of comic-book reprints; 480 pages of classic Kirby and Simon comics, any one of which would set you back more than the price of this entire book. For example, a complete run of 'Fighting American' is quoted on one US comic trader's website at nearly £2000 in 'Fine' condition. And that's if they had them in stock, which they don't, not in any condition, because the originals are as rare as hen's teeth. This volume contains not only the complete 8-issue run (1954-66), but another 'Fighting American' story that's never been printed before.
Plus you get every Simon and Kirby 'Black Owl' story (1940-41); every 'Stuntman' story (1946), including three never published before; three 'Vagabond Prince' tales (1947), one previously unpublished; the complete 'Captain 3-D' (1953); 'The Double Life of Private Strong' (1959); and 'The Adventures of the Fly' (1959). All are reproduced from enhanced scans that restore them to pristine condition (or 'Near Mint' as comic collectors call it), and at a size larger than the original comics so you can really appreciate every nuance of the great Kirby/Simon artwork. Plus they're on very high-quality paper stock, unlike the cheap and flimsy originals. They're also beautifully bound in this handsome hardback edition, which features a full-colour wrap-around printed cover and a full-colour dust-jacket. Honestly, comic book reprints don't come any better than this. Absolutely gorgeous.
Since the stories are printed in chronological order, it's fascinating to see how Kirby's art matures over the 20-year period from it's fairly rough beginnings, though still very dynamic, to something like how it was at Marvel in the early 60s. The stories themselves hold up pretty well. Obviously they don't have the depth or complexity of current multi-part story-lines. All that was to come later, partly driven by Kirby's own epic stories of the 60s and 70s. Most of the tales gathered here are around 6 or 7 pages long, but within those limitations they work perfectly well.
There are one or two oddities. For example, a couple of the 'Fighting American' stories don't appear to have been drawn by Kirby, and not by Simon either. There's geek fun to be had trying to figure out who the artists might have been, as there is in spotting inking styles. I think both Don Heck and Dick Ayers might have been involved somewhere along the line.
All in all, a gorgeous book at a bargain price, an important slice of comic-book history and an undoubted future collectors' item in its own right. Yep, superb!
Plus you get every Simon and Kirby 'Black Owl' story (1940-41); every 'Stuntman' story (1946), including three never published before; three 'Vagabond Prince' tales (1947), one previously unpublished; the complete 'Captain 3-D' (1953); 'The Double Life of Private Strong' (1959); and 'The Adventures of the Fly' (1959). All are reproduced from enhanced scans that restore them to pristine condition (or 'Near Mint' as comic collectors call it), and at a size larger than the original comics so you can really appreciate every nuance of the great Kirby/Simon artwork. Plus they're on very high-quality paper stock, unlike the cheap and flimsy originals. They're also beautifully bound in this handsome hardback edition, which features a full-colour wrap-around printed cover and a full-colour dust-jacket. Honestly, comic book reprints don't come any better than this. Absolutely gorgeous.
Since the stories are printed in chronological order, it's fascinating to see how Kirby's art matures over the 20-year period from it's fairly rough beginnings, though still very dynamic, to something like how it was at Marvel in the early 60s. The stories themselves hold up pretty well. Obviously they don't have the depth or complexity of current multi-part story-lines. All that was to come later, partly driven by Kirby's own epic stories of the 60s and 70s. Most of the tales gathered here are around 6 or 7 pages long, but within those limitations they work perfectly well.
There are one or two oddities. For example, a couple of the 'Fighting American' stories don't appear to have been drawn by Kirby, and not by Simon either. There's geek fun to be had trying to figure out who the artists might have been, as there is in spotting inking styles. I think both Don Heck and Dick Ayers might have been involved somewhere along the line.
All in all, a gorgeous book at a bargain price, an important slice of comic-book history and an undoubted future collectors' item in its own right. Yep, superb!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Comic book aficionados have long held Simon and Kirby in great esteem and whilst their names have echoed in the hallowed halls of the mythic Superhero genre since the forties, a number of their titles have long been lost to the reader. Here, in this offering, Titan have not only located a number of these comic holy grail releases but brought them back for the modern reader beautifully restored to appear in this offering, even bringing in modern masters to colour some of the original black and whites to give the reader the ultimate experience.
It's definitely an offering that will be worth purchasing for the graphic novel fan in your life as they not only get to see the ancestors of the modern interpretations but also visit the world that has had readers glued since it's inception. Simon and Kirby, it has to be said were the first to amalgamate the worlds of serious storytelling with the action panels that brought the fans to the fold in the first place, setting themselves as the standard for others to follow becoming the archetype that has held sway ever since. In fact, I'd even go so far as to say that without Simon and Kirby the genre wouldn't be what it is today as these pioneers brought many of the key ingredients that can still be seen years later.
To some this item may seem very expensive but when you learn that you're getting titles that have not only been long out of print and presumed lost, but also the forebear's of many of today's heroes by the creator's of Captain America (amongst many others including the original sandman that Gaiman would re-envision in the Eighties) leaves you know with a history book that your "fan" just can't live without. Failing all else, the artwork mixed with the storytelling backed up with names to guarantee quality by will also provide inspiration for their own artwork and creativity, a serious title and one that will have pride and place in my own collection. A true gem and one that I'll lay odds will soon be adorning the shelves of modern artists and storytellers in the comic industry. After all if they're backing it, how can you not?
It's definitely an offering that will be worth purchasing for the graphic novel fan in your life as they not only get to see the ancestors of the modern interpretations but also visit the world that has had readers glued since it's inception. Simon and Kirby, it has to be said were the first to amalgamate the worlds of serious storytelling with the action panels that brought the fans to the fold in the first place, setting themselves as the standard for others to follow becoming the archetype that has held sway ever since. In fact, I'd even go so far as to say that without Simon and Kirby the genre wouldn't be what it is today as these pioneers brought many of the key ingredients that can still be seen years later.
To some this item may seem very expensive but when you learn that you're getting titles that have not only been long out of print and presumed lost, but also the forebear's of many of today's heroes by the creator's of Captain America (amongst many others including the original sandman that Gaiman would re-envision in the Eighties) leaves you know with a history book that your "fan" just can't live without. Failing all else, the artwork mixed with the storytelling backed up with names to guarantee quality by will also provide inspiration for their own artwork and creativity, a serious title and one that will have pride and place in my own collection. A true gem and one that I'll lay odds will soon be adorning the shelves of modern artists and storytellers in the comic industry. After all if they're backing it, how can you not?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Simply wonderful - a big,bold book showcasing Jack Kirby as he should be seen.The reproduction is excellent and the colour simply jumps out at you.Now bring on Boys Ranch and, please, Bullseye!
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