Jack Kirby is comics, says Mitch Gerads, whos currently illustrating a DC Comics reboot of KirbysMister Miracle.
Hes the Louis Armstrong of American comics.
Soon he was scribbling his own take on fantastic characters and faraway worlds.
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At 6-foot-3, Simons tall, thin frame was quite a contrast with the much shorter Kirbys.
If youre gonna do that stuff, take it over the top.
You cant really make it realistic, so why not make it as nuts as possible?
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And today, many filmmakers and comic creators relish the chance to play in Lee and Kirbys sandbox.
Unfortunately, the Marvel magic did not last forever.
That becomes problematic, says Kirbys biographer, Mark Evanier.
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For some people, figuring out what happens on every page is not writing.
I think its writing.
I think every element that goes into the pacing and plot and the telling of the story is writing.
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I find that a very inspiring model.
These werent Kirbys only accurate predictions.
He said that in like 1972, Evanier says.
We kind of all nodded and said yeah sure Jack, to humor him.
And then one day it took over the city.
People never saw possibilities, but he saw them and it frustrated him that they thought small.
