Posted on 11/8/2006

Pretty Amazing......"Kirby is King".....and the inks aren't too bad.

1 - Posted on 10/27/2007

Count me among the "love Smith inking Kirby" crowd. This chapter absolutely made "Bicentennial Battles" for me as a kid. At that time I rejected "respect the pencils" Royer and favored stylists like Sinnott, Shores, Everett and Wood over Jack. Having Barry Smith ink Kirby was a dream come true for me, these guys are the titans!

Posted on 8/11/2010

Fantastic page by two of comics' best! You can't go wrong there, my friend!

1 - Posted on 1/19/2012

The combo of these two artist is a real surprise. I mean, it's like mixing water and oil and to see that they, surpisingly, blend. In panel 2 I see one of the strongest depictions of Cap I can remember - beautiful piece!

1 - Posted on 1/22/2012

Fabulous page from my favorite chapter of this wonderful comic. My folks bought me the book as a present as I could not afford the price of a Treasury Edition when I was a kid; this page really brings back the Marvel Magic for me!

Posted on 4/9/2012

To me my preferred of this artists/duo. Would EVER be interested if you move this art. Thx ;o)

Posted on 4/22/2012

Superb classic piece, only problem: I should own it...

1 - Posted on 8/3/2012

It's a crackers combination of two wildly skilled artists with entirely different approaches...it shouldn't work, but it certainly does on this page! BWS stays faithful to Kirby's style and energy - and that first panel is a beaut!

1 - Posted on 9/2/2012

wow... what a great pairing... the overall look is such a hybrid of the two... top panel in particular is so great, and the last panel... so very much kirby! a really stellar page.

Posted on 4/24/2013

Great Kirby! I like it!! Beautiful page!!

1 - Posted on 7/2/2013

While Kirby/Smith purists might prefer a different team collaborating, I personally like it. You can obviously see plenty of both Kirby and Smith in the style. I think if they had worked on plenty of issues together, it might have been a very highly desirable collaboration ala Kirby/Sinnott (another inker whose inks are less than subtle).

Posted on 8/27/2013

A truly fantastic score. Jack and Barry; what a unique combo.

Posted on 11/12/2013

This is fantastic! Kirby Cap is the pinnacle of comics to me!

Posted on 9/14/2014

Awesome sequence and pages, keep going!! (Oddly that top panel looks incredibly Mignola-esque).

Posted on 4/3/2015

Really unique! I also like the combination.

Posted on 8/1/2015

historic page by the masters !!!

1 - Posted on 7/30/2018

This is gorgeous!  BWS definitely put his stamp on these pages, but Kirby's beautiful design comes through perfectly, IMHO.  I wish there were many more pages with this artist teamup. 

Posted on 12/5/2018

Captain America by Jack Kirby. 'Nuff said.

Posted on 1/6/2019

What a winning combination of talents!

1 - Posted on 11/7/2023

" Most either love or hate the combination ..."

I've decided I love it, too.  I, of course, know the book, and I was crazy about anything Bicentennial back then, but for some reason I never bought it, and this is the 1st time I've seen BWS's inks over Kirby pencils.  I think it's a great look!