Jack Kirby Silver Star 6, page 19
Artists: Jack Kirby (Penciller) , D. Bruce Berry (Inker)
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DescriptionWhere to begin . . .I know that Silver Star has had mixed reviews and exhibits mixed results artistically. For one thing, the buildings, vehicles, and robe inking on this page are rather wooden and two-dimensional. However, the concept of the page and its execution - the dissolution of the Angel of Death, aka Darius Drumm - arrested me when I first saw it. I mean, just that shift of emotion from panel one to panel two, from shock and confusion to redoubled rage and fury, from hesitation to acceleration, is just so smartly rendered. And the sequence of dissolution in the next three panels is jaw-dropping in my estimation. The sinking poses. The hands and wings. And those lengthening, Kirby shadows. I am honored to be a caretaker of the second-to-the-last page that Kirby drew for publication. Paving the way for creator-owned comic characters and books, the King was ahead of his time. Many thanks to Bechara at Nostalgic Investments! Social/Sharing |
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Filmore W. Bedwick
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 7/22/2020
What an Incredible work in terms of layout, emotion and design. I smell Kirby Grail!
Greg Huneryager
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 7/22/2020
It's been too long since I've read Silver Starr but the imagery is undeniably evocative and unlike anything else, especially at that time. Congrats.
Jatinder Ghataora
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 7/22/2020
Congratulations a thing of beauty and a perfect mariage of words and Pictures. Thank you for sharing.
Benno Rothschild 
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 7/22/2020
One of the best late Kirby pieces I have seen. I am not usually a fan of Berry's inks, but this piece really sings.
Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/22/2020
Elemental Kirby! Late period Jack is still peak comics, and this page is a great example of that.
Aaron N.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/22/2020
This would be the page to illustrate Kirby's expressionism. The way he uses the shadows of the robe to convey a swirl of dark energies--are those horns, flickering in and out around Drumm's head?--and the marvelous geometric abstraction of the cityscape. Welcome to club Drumm!
artless artmore
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 7/23/2020
The graphic design and storytelling in this page are super. Love the faces and poses
Chris K.
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/25/2020
I'm late to the party on this one, Mark - great addition to your gallery!
Bob Diamond
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 8/5/2020
Powerful storytelling by the King. Some of the Silver Star sequences, including this one, are among my favorite Kirby moments ever.
George Hagenauer
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 1/10/2021
A nice page from a not that great of a series showing yo u can find really good Kirby art in a lot of places not normally talked about.
Matt S
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 3/31/2021
looks like the inker revered Kirby.... gorgeous stuff
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/25/2023
Wow! I never noticed this page before, but what a stunning Jack Kirby page! That figure of Death is appropriately evil-looking and twisted into a grimace of pain! I love the bottom three panels as Death sinks through the floor into the bowels of Hell itself! Brilliant visual storytelling by the King himself (With a terrific assist by inker D. Bruce Berry).
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