New Gods #6 - Jack Kirby art, cover & reprint
New Gods v1 #6, 1971 - From the two page spread near the opening to the four separate splash pages, Jack Kirby excels in arguably his best artwork of the series. Though his cover struggles with too many components, his interior story displays a resurgent confidence not often seen since his 1960s Fantastic Four days. An ocean leviathan obliterates a passing ship, and Kirby's use of scale is overpowering. Of the four stunning splash pages, his second (click on inset above) showing the raft of survivors, is one of the quieter, yet no less compelling moments of the book. The issue finishes with a 1940s Manhunter reprint by Simon and Kirby. This is number 6 of 11 New Gods issues with Kirby art and/or covers. See today's posts or more Kirby or New Gods issues.
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Kirby cover pencils (Mike Royer inks) = ***
"The Glory Boat" Kirby story pencils (Mike Royer inks) 26 pages = *****
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Thanks for posting. "The Glory Boat" must be one of Kirby's finest, most well-regarded stories, and deservedly so.
I always thought much of the Kirby bronze age DC work was overshadowed by his late 1960s Fantastic Four issues. I hope to make people more aware that he did equally good work elsewhere. Thanks for commenting,
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