*Kamandi (and Mr. Saker) unpublished cover PURE KIRBY PENCILS!!!!
Artist: Jack Kirby (Penciller)
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DescriptionThis unused Jack Kirby cover was created for his most successful post-1970 title, Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth. It features the title character, first introduced in Kamandi #1, as well as a fine depiction of the snake creature known as Mr. Sacker and two tiger men, from the post-apocalyptic setting. Mr. Sacker was introduced in Kamandi #12 and was a shrewd business man whose main trade is human slavery. Note that someone, likely Kirby himself, indicated on the back of the art in pencil that the character is "The Original Mister Sacker".This is a wonderful opportunity to own a Kamandi piece that is Kirby's pure pencil work and a fine example of why Kirby is considered by many to be the greatest creator in the history of comic books. Hellboy film director Guillermo del Toro referred to Kirby as follows: "Jack Kirby, American. Zeus. Two-fisted titan of epic imagination and boundless power." Pieces like this one demonstrate why Kirby is so respected by so many. When Jack Kirby left Marvel in 1970 to join DC he was still as the peak of his creative genius. Free to control his own destiny, Kirby created a vast tapestry known at the 4th World, an interrelated series of books including New Gods, Forever People and Mister Miracle. Typical of Kirby, the characters were ahead of their time and were not an initial success with readers who were lacking the sophistication in large enough numbers to appreciate what Kirby had created. Not to be stopped, Kirby quickly came up with new titles including The Demon and, what turned out to be his biggest hit at DC, Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth. Kamandi combined elements of Kirby's past work including an unused 50s comic strip called "Kamandi of the Caves" with elements of the hit movie Planet of the Apes to tell the story of a boy on a post-Apocalyptic Earth. Kirby stayed on the book for 40 issues, making it his longest-lasting success in the Bronze Age. Jack Kirby is the most well-known and respected artist in the history of comic books. He's the co-creator of Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor, the Avengers, the X-Men, the New Gods, and, of course, Kamandi, not to mention dozens of other characters that he created for Marvel during the 1960s that have gone on to form the single greatest shared universe of characters ever assembled. As shown here, his work for DC in the 1970s was just as brilliant. Social/Sharing |
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Filmore W. Bedwick
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 1/15/2022
The Magic and Strength of the King shines on this Beauty!
Robert Porterfield
Member Since 2022
Posted on 1/15/2022
His art is the reason why I collect; and I detect that you feel the same way.
Ian Saint 
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 1/16/2022
One of these days need to sit and read. On my to read list. Nice piece.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/16/2022
Very nice pencils that show a genuine passion fueled by the pure imagination of Kirby!
glen gold
Member Since 2004
Posted on 1/16/2022
Always loved this - it's a fantastic composition. Curious to see here that it's a cover - the position of Mr. Saker's head would have been under the stats - I always assumed, given the action shown, it was a chapter splash, but still - great image.
Robert Porterfield
Member Since 2022
Posted on 1/16/2022
glen gold wrote:
Always loved this - it's a fantastic composition. Curious to see here that it's a cover - the position of Mr. Saker's head would have been under the stats - I always assumed, given the action shown, it was a chapter splash, but still - great image.
Funny, I had the same thought and wrote to Josh Nathanson about it. Thankfully, he talked me into buying the 'pure pencil' nature of this piece. I, reluctantly, came up with money; but when I finally received the piece, I was blown away.
Thanks for your comments and welcoming me to this new site.
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
Posted on 1/17/2022
Great piece! In case you didn't know, Twomorrows used this as the cover to issue #17 of The Jack Kirby Collector back in 1997.
Robert Porterfield
Member Since 2022
Posted on 1/17/2022
Michael McIsaac wrote:
Great piece! In case you didn't know, Twomorrows used this as the cover to issue #17 of The Jack Kirby Collector back in 1997.
Wow! I was unaware of this. Could you elaborate? What is Twomorrows? Is that a comic series or a tribute to Kirby?
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 1/17/2022
Robert Porterfield wrote:
Wow! I was unaware of this. Could you elaborate? What is Twomorrows? Is that a comic series or a tribute to Kirby?
Twomorrows is a publishing company that specializes in books and magazines about the history of the comic book industry. The Jack Kirby Collector is their flagship title, and the issue that used this artwork as its cover just happens to be the first issue that I bought of that title back in 1997 (I've bought pretty much everything they've published since then). The digital version of #17 is available at:
https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_57&products_id=291
Robert Porterfield
Member Since 2022
Posted on 1/17/2022
Michael McIsaac wrote:
Twomorrows is a publishing company that specializes in books and magazines about the history of the comic book industry. The Jack Kirby Collector is their flagship title, and the issue that used this artwork as its cover just happens to be the first issue that I bought of that title back in 1997 (I've bought pretty much everything they've published since then). The digital version of #17 is available at:
https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_57&products_id=291
Thank you for the information. I found the publication. It was cool to see the pencils in color. I will read these publications with renewed interest. I did not know that they existed. Thanks again,
Bob
Joe Murray
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 1/18/2022
So great to see this one here, love Kamandi & the raw/pure Kirby pencils, congrats!!
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