Title: Thor #175(a)*
Artist: Jack Kirby (Penciller) , Marie Severin (Penciller)
Media Type: Photograph
Art Type: Photograph
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 824
Likes on CAF: 3
Comments: 4
Added to Site: 11/11/2018
Location: Jack Kirby's 108th Birthday Gallery
Artists:
Jack Kirby
(Penciller)
,
Marie Severin
(Penciller)
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Gotta agree with you, as Kirby's has a more regal feel, and of course, the drawing of everything is superb. Marie's version is more dynamic though, and simplified to appeal to us young readers, I'd guess.
Love Kirby, but he wasn't always right just because he was The King. I say the published version is stronger, even if I wish Kirby had drawn it with his likenesses
I agree Marie's cvr. is more dynamic, but it's standard action fare with the hero once again facing danger. On the other hand, Kirby makes the reader ask the question " why are my heroes surrendering to evil?" That's a more powerful moment captured on paper IMHO.
As an adult, I appreciate the subtly but as a kid who read comics for the adventure stories, I admit the drama would've been wasted on me. Knowing his readership, Stan probably made the right call with Marie's version.
Kirby's the better artist but his unpublished cover is a bit static and overcrowded. Marie's cover is more dynamic and has better clarity of image..
