Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby

by Charles Hatfield

Book Overview

Jack Kirby (1917-1994) is one of the most influential and popular artists in comics history. With Stan Lee, he created the Fantastic Four and defined the drawing and narrative style of Marvel Comics from the 1960s to the present day. Kirby is credited with creating or cocreating a number of Marvel's mainstay properties, among them the X-Men, the Hulk, Thor, and the Silver Surfer. His earlier work with Joe Simon led to the creation of Captain America,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161703178X
• ISBN13: 9781617031786
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"