Steranko comic book covers

Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. When i saw the originals in 1974, i was stunned by the beauty and brilliance of these works. The eisner awardwinning creator skyrocketed beyond the marvel mentorship of jack king kirby and delivered an entire new sensibility and artfulness to. The tv presenter and comic book obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko. There is another great painting and some black and white illustrations.

I always thought they were poorly printed and inferior to work he had done a few years earlier. He gave us a new kind of cap, a new sidekick, new adversaries and a new sterankodesigned logo. However, it turns out that steranko was perhaps too out there for dc at the time. Jim stera nko born 1938 had a brief career as a painter for sword and sorcery paperbacks in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Marvel celebrates captain americas 75th with steranko variants. I believe mark hughes has captured the evergreen covers very well but some covers are still missing.

Spyman, gladiator, sorcerer, spacewolf and future american. The exhibit will offer a representative sampling of sterankos most popular and prominent comic book superheroes. Sterankos noirish first page, however, is anything but ordinary. Happy birthday to superstar jim steranko from his friends at syfy wire. Nice copies of original steranko comics fetch premium prices these days. Mostly golden age, silver age and bronze age comics. The famous wally wood tributecomplete with bubblehelmeted spaceman and photocollage. His byline is most often jim steranko, but sometimes just steranko. Jim steranko was one of the great comic book pop artists that enjoyed notoriety in the late 1960s. Steranko had started work with marvel comics in 1966. Some of the drawings steranko contibuted to fanzines comic crusader and champion. Jim steranko turned the comic book industry on its ear when he burst on the scene in 1966. Sep 06, 2017 jim steranko is one of the grand masters of comic book graphics, and captain america remains his favorite character, so its a true pleasure to have him contribute a series of new never.

The son of a tinsmith, steranko grew up poor, in a household that mostly derided his artistic interests. He also came out with the famous chandler graphic novel. The cover of this game book later became a newly coloured cover for a convention programme. We also talk about the time when jim steranko slapped. While these covers lacked the intricate trippiness of his 1960s work. Jul 28, 2018 in this video we talk about why jim steranko is the best comic book rockstar of all time. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use.

Aug, 2011 jim steranko was one of the great comic book pop artists that enjoyed notoriety in the late 1960s. Steranko also took on titles such as captain american and the xmen for which he created the classic title, drew many memorable comicbook covers and created a cult of followers who. Highly recommend this comic price guide for any one interested in comics, the history as well. Jim steranko at the comic book db archived from the original jim steranko at the internet speculative fiction database steranko bibliography by tony robertson. Comicbook legends dont always get along, as this particularly entertaining tale will prove. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Beck, john buscema, john romita sr, gene colon, bill everett, joe kubert, will eisner, mike ploog, jim starlin, frank brunner, john severin, john byrne, frank. Jim sterankos classic history of the early days of comics covers the early newspaper strips, the pulp heroes, superman, batman, captain america, the submariner, the human torch, green lantern, wonder woman, kid gangs, and more. Jim steranko s classic history of the early days of comics covers the early newspaper strips, the pulp heroes, superman, batman, captain america, the submariner, the human torch, green lantern, wonder woman, kid gangs, and more. In this episode he covers a variety of topics, including kurtzman, steranko, sienkiewicz, magazine cartoons, editorial cartoons, political comics, comic strips, adventure comics, alternative comics, graphic novels, and the profession and business of comics.

After that jim steranko struck out on his own with his supergraphics titles and left comics behind. From a 1979 issue of the comic reader, there was a transcription of steranko answering questions at a comic book convention. The comicbook art of jim steranko books the guardian. After years away from the comic book industry jim steranko returned to marvel in 197273 illustrating a series of seemingly random covers westerns, horror, and superheroes. He has painted a multitude of movie posters, record albums, and book covers. This is our collection of comic issues where the cover was drawn by jim steranko.

His work on captain america, nick fury, tower of shadows and our love story were groundbreaking in comic books. Many of steranko s covers on nick fury have become hot collectors items with silverage comic book aficionados and the creator was named to the will eisner comic book hall of fame in 2006. This week id like to feature the oversized magazinebook entitled. Long before cool was cool, steranko set the comic book industry ablaze with a late 60s style and confident swagger that is still reverberating within the business today. Jim steranko attack of the 50 year old comic books. Marvel legend jim steranko picks his top 5 covers to.

Steranko turned his talents toward painting paperback book covers as his gig at marvel comics was winding down in 1969. Colorful, legendary comic book artist jim steranko slated. Jim will be meeting fans, telling stories and signing autographs, along with. The entire book is oversized and superbly designed by steranko. In 1969, he had a falling out with stan lee at marvel, hence prompting his paperback cover career. Highly recommend this comic price guide for any one interested in. He was involved with comic fandom in the 80s, contributing to the comics journal. James steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartisthistorian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator who. Jim steranko was born in reading pennsylvania in 1938.

Jack kirby based his comicbook character mr miracle super escape artist 1971 on steranko. Who better than ross to cover the ethereal nature of the dark knight before his death. Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comic book hero. We also talk about the time when jim steranko slapped batman creator bob kane across the face.

The information provided for comic collectors and enthusiasts is so very valuable and useful when following up on who wrote which comics, what characters appear in each comic, who did the art work, etc. He opened up a new way to cinematically illustrate and enjoy viewing comic books in a new vision. You might know jim steranko best for his groundbreaking work in the 1960s on marvel comics books like strange tales and nick fury. Marvel comics legend jim steranko at necomiccon march 15. This week id like to feature the oversized magazine book entitled. That time jim steranko slapped bob kane at san diego comiccon. Steranko history of comics sc 19701972 supergraphics. Blackhawk, captain marvel, mary marvel, plastic man, uncle sam, dollman, and others.

He came out of the comic book milieu like frank frazetta and gray morrow. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and comic books art. Jim steranko produced some images for his own sword and sorcery character, talon, but nothing came of it. This entry was posted in comicbook art, comics, jim steranko, superhero movies. Influenced early in his career by kirby, steranko rapidly developed a reputation for originality, especially with his. Marvel celebrates captain americas 75th with steranko. Wizard magazine credited steranko as the 5th most influential artist in comics history. Jim steranko is the man jim steranko is my alltime favorite comic book artist. The eisner awardwinning creator skyrocketed beyond the marvel mentorship of jack king kirby and delivered an entire. From a design standard and from a story perspective, sterankos work was light years ahead of most of the industry. 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. See more ideas about comics, jim steranko, comic books. Jim steranko is my alltime favorite comic book artist, which is not hard to image for most of you out there.

Oct 02, 2008 best jim steranko comics selected by pencil ink, a blog on comics and comic book artists of the past. Mar 12, 2018 in this video we talk about the absolute best comic book covers of all time including books from the golden, silver, bronze, and copper ages of comics. The butler to exhibit works by legendary comics artist jim. Jacksoninspired makeover, sterankos backdrop was a black and white photo collage, adding a layer of psychedelia to the proceedings. Best jim steranko comics selected by pencil ink, a blog on comics and comic book artists of the past. Sterankos comic book character creations for harvey comics.

Steranko combined both a dynamic and surreal style that was rather unique and instantly identifiable. The selfcreated man written by james romberger, a talented writer, graphic novelist, pastels artist, parsons school of design professor, publisher and longtime east. Beck, john buscema, john romita sr, gene colon, bill everett, joe kubert, will eisner, mike ploog, jim starlin, frank brunner, john severin, john byrne, frank miller, bill. Here are some of my favorite steranko covers for marvel. Steranko history of comics sc 19701972 supergraphics comic. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by. May 21, 2014 butt kicking style of stephen platt comic book art. Nov 05, 2017 happy birthday to superstar jim steranko from his friends at syfy wire. Originally another jack kirby clone in the same way barry smith was, sterankos style emerged after a few issues of strange tales featuring nick fury agent of shield. Marvel legend jim steranko picks his top 5 covers to celebrate his birthday.

Dc comics guide to coloring and lettering comics mark chiarello, todd klein, jim steranko on. Feb 19, 2020 the exhibit will offer a representative sampling of sterankos most popular and prominent comic book superheroes. Steranko went out on a curious note in 1969, a cool horror story and a stylish short love story for a romance comic. Jun 04, 2017 he continued producing colorful covers for shadow reprints for pyramid books through the 1970s. His larger than life characters and allout action illustrations revolutionized the way comics were subsequently. A cover gallery for the comic book nick fury, agent of shield. Jim steranko is one of the most adventurous comic book artists to ever grace the medium, and his work at. Bonus allnew fullpage art by reed crandall blackhawk and ken bald fawcett heroes. If you find an issue in the database that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding jim steranko as one of the cover artists. The tv presenter and comicbook obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko. 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. Heres one of my favorite covers he did for nick fury vs. Steranko s comic book character creations for harvey comics. It was printed in digest form as fiction illustrated, produced by byron preiss.

Colorful, legendary comic book artist jim steranko slated for. In this video we talk about why jim steranko is the best comic book rockstar of all time. Jim steranko marvel covers and art gallery comic book critic. Jim steranko is one of the grand masters of comic book graphics, and captain america remains his favorite character, so its a true pleasure to have him contribute a.