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Giorgio Comolo --- Kirby FF #77 tribute

Artists: Jack Kirby (Penciller) , Giorgio Comolo (Painter)

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Giorgio Comolo --- Kirby FF #77 tribute Comic Art

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Title:	Giorgio Comolo --- Kirby FF #77 tribute
Artist:	Jack Kirby (Penciller)
Artist:	Giorgio Comolo (Painter)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	767
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	5/7/2020
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Giorgio Comolo speaks no English. None. Niente.

That makes speaking to him about his art challenging if, like me, you don�t speak Italian. (I don�t include the handful of words I learned in my childhood neighborhood. Those are not very useful for polite conversation.)

Thankfully, his brother speaks some, and his sister-in-law a bit more, so roughly translated, I was able to tell him last year how much I enjoy his work when I met the whole family in Italy.

And fortunately, King Kirby is a universal language, and Comolo speaks Kirby fluently. The Italian artist recreates many Kirby covers and scenes as paintings, using a specific palate that utilizes cooler color tones and hues. It might be a stretch to some, but his cosmic paintings often remind me of those wild blacklight posters published in 1971 by a long defunct company called Third Eye.

Of course Comolo�s paintings are not Day-Glo � but they definitely pop. His palette creates a very distinctive look to his homages.

And he focuses on Jack�s later works at Marvel (and some of the Fourth World material at DC), so there�s plenty of cosmic material to work with.

Like this cover recreation of FF #77. It�s a trippy composition to begin with, and in Comolo�s hands, becomes� even trippier.

https://greggoldsteincomicartgallery.com/giorgio-comolo-in-the-kings-court/

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Tom Coker
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/7/2020

Love it! Comolo's Kirby interpretations are fantastical

Comics Superworld
Member Since 2007

Posted on 5/7/2020

Just spectacular!

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