Like a poster … Like a poster further down said, like six degrees of Kevin Bacon, you learned from a person, who learned from a person, who learned from a person etc who learned from Kirby.
Don’t forget Jack … Don’t forget Jack Hamm, or Andy Loomis. These two are fonts of knowledge which are always incredible tomes to look to for knowledge.
His style may be … His style may be different, but then you are missing his layout, composition, depiction of action etc, and these are all Kirby. John Buscema looks radically different to Kirby, but learnt a great deal from him. Oft times Kirby pages would be put in front of pencillers, and they would be told “Learn from this”.
Lee learnt a great deal from artists like Kirby, as well as artists who learnt from Kirby. Every comic book artist learnt from Kirby.
Kirby was one of … Kirby was one of the greats no doubt, but to say everyone who puts a pencil to paper was influenced by Kirby in some way is a bit of a stretch. It’s more apparent in someone’s art like Bruce Timm’s, I’m not saying Jim wasn’t inspired by Kirby. But I just think Jim’s style is seperate from Kirby’s to more of a degree then someone like Bruce Timm.
But Lee learned … But Lee learned from Kirby. Any artist who says they did not learn from Kirby is lying. It’s like an Anime or Manga artists saying they never learnt anything from Osamu Tezuka.
Every artist learned from Kirby, and if they do not know who Kirby is, chances are they learnt from an artist who learnt from Kirby, or and artist who learned from an artist who learned from Kirby. Etc.
He’s more like the …
He’s more like the wise old man, he’s not annoying, just a guy who likes to suggest stuff.
yeah…. ponytails
yeah…. ponytails
damn stan lee can …
stan lee can get pretty anoyying
wish it was still …
wish it was still the 90’s
@mrbrad420 i know …
@mrbrad420 i know right
It’s amazing how …
It’s amazing how fast and accurate he can draw
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’sigh’…Sarcastic
What I said was …
What I said was sarcasmic joke…
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At …
@serzh123aaa
At leat I make sense. Geez, dude, if you can’t make sense, type it in Word or whatever, and do a spell check.
your stupid ad …
your stupid ad kirby is a stupid pink ball
That’s not right. …
That’s not right. No one should be that good
the most of the …
the most of the people that comments here likes to draw
Now if this was a …
Now if this was a Rob Liefeld drawing, you guys would be saying something like, “I love how he avoids drawing feet”.
the stuff this man …
the stuff this man can draw in an hour is otherworldly
Like a poster …
Like a poster further down said, like six degrees of Kevin Bacon, you learned from a person, who learned from a person, who learned from a person etc who learned from Kirby.
I didn’t learn from …
I didn’t learn from Kirby.
Maybe I should have had?
Hey Kirby ain’t …
Hey Kirby ain’t called “The King” for nothing.
We may as well be …
We may as well be playing “Seven degrees of Kevin Bacon”, here. But of course you’re welcome to your opinion.
Don’t forget Jack …
Don’t forget Jack Hamm, or Andy Loomis. These two are fonts of knowledge which are always incredible tomes to look to for knowledge.
Him and Hogarth did …
Him and Hogarth did so much for illustration, it’s amazing.
Bridgeman is …
Bridgeman is invaluable.
His style may be …
His style may be different, but then you are missing his layout, composition, depiction of action etc, and these are all Kirby. John Buscema looks radically different to Kirby, but learnt a great deal from him. Oft times Kirby pages would be put in front of pencillers, and they would be told “Learn from this”.
Lee learnt a great deal from artists like Kirby, as well as artists who learnt from Kirby. Every comic book artist learnt from Kirby.
He learned a HUGE …
He learned a HUGE amount from George Bridgemen though.
Kirby was one of …
Kirby was one of the greats no doubt, but to say everyone who puts a pencil to paper was influenced by Kirby in some way is a bit of a stretch. It’s more apparent in someone’s art like Bruce Timm’s, I’m not saying Jim wasn’t inspired by Kirby. But I just think Jim’s style is seperate from Kirby’s to more of a degree then someone like Bruce Timm.
But Lee learned …
But Lee learned from Kirby. Any artist who says they did not learn from Kirby is lying. It’s like an Anime or Manga artists saying they never learnt anything from Osamu Tezuka.
Every artist learned from Kirby, and if they do not know who Kirby is, chances are they learnt from an artist who learnt from Kirby, or and artist who learned from an artist who learned from Kirby. Etc.