Steranko earned lasting acclaim for his innovations in sequential art during the silver age of comic books, particularly his infusion of surrealism, pop art, and graphic design in. Includes issues available at sunday internet comics auction. Jim steranko has established variegated careers in closeup and escape magic, rock n roll, graphic design, comic books, and illustration. Neal adams reflected that what started happening because of guys like steranko, is the letters that would come in would come in from college students or young people who were studying artan awful lot of young artists were inspired to think of comic books as a form. Initially steranko filled in layouts created by marvel workhorse kirby, but soon took over the series and began to play with his new medium in surprising and innovative ways. I liked this second essential captain america volume a lot better than the first. Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comicbook hero books. Jim steranko supergirl january calendar page supergraphics, 1973. Its cover dated july august 1973, and i purchased it at the 1974 detroit triple fan fair from jim steranko, himself.
Jim steranko may be one of the greatest unsung influencers of the latter half of the twentieth century. Hakes jim steranko the steranko history of comics books. The lunatic glory of steranko s twitter inspired me finally to attempt this, and initially i was wishing id stuck to the twitter. Jul 20, 2010 jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comicbook hero the tv presenter and comicbook obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko. But after reading this book he is absolutely one of my favorite storytellers in comics. Jim steranko, a magician and musician prior to his artistic career. Steranko also formed his own publishing company, supergraphics, in 1969, and the following year worked with writerentrepreneur byron preiss on. Image at that time was spawn and those type of superhero books, all splash and little story, not like the more experimental image now. View some of sterankos finest works from the comp stage to the fully completed versions. His byline is most often jim steranko, but sometimes just steranko. Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comic book hero. The reader actually had to follow the maze by turning the book itself and reading the. Jim steranko poses with super agent x concept art and pages from strange tales, read about steranko s busy 1966 in this excerpt from marvel comics.
By now many of the sorts of wholepage and doublepage spread layouts and time breakdowns that steranko did have been assimilated so deeply that some of the younger cartoonists think their sources. Jim steranko artist, magician and unsung influencer of. Its the fifth issue of his new bimonthly newspaperfanzine and the first to expand to two sections. Designed by steranko, the star ship crew poster is a fabulous study in color and linework, showcasing the legendary artists pop art sensibilities. As a publisher with his own company, supergraphics, steranko was able to revisit and appraise the history of the industry in his remarkable. Steranko talon poster vintage comic supergraphics ebay. Steranko and the moment of silence sequart organization.
Artistwriter jim steranko chronicles the epic story of comics golden age creators and superheroes with an emphasis on quality and fawcett heroes in this volume. Before batman and superman were even a glimmer in bill finger and jerry siegels eyes, major malcolm wheelernicholson created national allied publications, which would then go on to become dc comics. On the left we have the unused cover by jim steranko for captain america 1 1969. Interview with comic book legend jim steranko youtube.
Completely written, designed, illustrated and published by steranko in 197. Steranko comic art calendar published by supergraphics artwork by jim. A former magician, he brought a mod 60s sensibility to the strip he inherited from jack kirby, writing and illustrating his own issues. Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comicbook hero. Comic book artists comic artist comic books art marvel comic universe marvel comics jim steranko superhero movies superhero images strange tales. At sdcc 2014s spotlight on jim steranko, jim tells the entire story about meeting and coldcocking batman creator bob kane at a previous san diego comiccon. Celebrating the psychedelic surrealism of jim steranko. Unseen shadows jim steranko supergraphics, 1978 this scarce book details sterankos multiyear odyssey to illustrate the 27 different painted covers that he created for the shadow paperback series between 1975 and 1978. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. Super duper publications makes fun, practical materials for speech language pathology slp, autism, articulation, auditory processing, vocabulary, speech therapy. See more ideas about vintage comic books, jim steranko, graphic novel. Ivan steranko is a large, muscular, blondhaired yet balding russian man with a thick accent, gold tooth, and several scars. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and comic books art.
Nick fury was an attempt to cash in on the super spy craze of the 60s. Get the best deals on steranko poster in collectible comics art posters when you shop the largest online selection at. Jim steranko s mediasceneprevue magazine group supergraphics, 198493 condition. But once hes no longer hobbled by stan lee scripts and jack kirby layouts i still cant abide those two as anything more than the layers of foundations for what came after, matters improve immeasurably. May 16, 2019 steranko gets props for unique graphics that considered the panel layouts every bit as important as the art within them, writer r. The experience kind of defies explanation, i will never forget it. History of comics 2 book from jim steranko and supergraphics publications. Jim steranko is my alltime favorite comic book artist. Steranko poster in collectible comics art posters for sale. Jim steranko comic book art for sale heritage auctions. On the right we have the stan lee editorinchief of the time approved jim steranko cover for the same issue. Ive been fortunate to pick up a lot of items hes come out with over the years. Join this group to see the discussion, post and comment.
Here is the january page from jim steranko s 1973 supergirls calendar. The book is not truly a history of comics, as it just covers the beginning of the industry, and just covers early comics, but it still well worth owning, even today. The book is not truly a history of comics, as it just covers the beginning of. Steranko the jim is superfluous to true comics nerdsevolved the straightforward illustrative style of comics to the groovy graphics psychedelic form of storytelling thats so prevalent now, in a short time. Emphasis is on the quality and fawcett heroes in this volume, as well as flying heroes like airboy and captain midnight, and extralength coverage of will eisner and the spirit. In the universe of comic books, jim steranko is a superhero. Vic talks to jim in the halls of the san diego comic con and we see a little about the history of his career. Featuring steranko takes on black condor, nicky fury, captain america, spiderman, the hulk, the ray, and more.
I searched for years to obtain a copy and in the end i purchased one directly from steranko himself. Jul 20, 2010 the tv presenter and comicbook obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko published. Unfortunately only a few pieces of art were published. He took the conventions of comic books, turned them upside down, shook them up, created some. What is the first published comic that jim steranko drew. Comic index comic index publishers publishers beginning with s comic index titles titles beginning with j title. To view and order the issues and variants of this title, see jim steranko history of comics in the mile high comics istore.
Prior to this, he was an illusionist, magician and escape artist with several american circuses, carnivals and nightclubs. In one of his earliest fury pages, steranko saw the super spy through a labyrinth in an enemy fortress by way of what he called an interactive page experiment. May 15, 2015 this week id like to feature the oversized magazinebook entitled. Supergraphics has done the research and developed a comprehensive process for recycling pre and postconsumer waste materials. Jim steranko attack of the 50 year old comic books. Influenced early in his career by kirby, steranko rapidly developed a reputation for originality, especially with his work for marvel comics. Splash page from captain america march script, pencils, and colors. The first has a nice joe kubert cover, check it out. Star trek star ship crew limited edition poster by jim steranko. Jim steranko is an american artist of influential comic book art, most notably for marvel during the silver age of comics. How would fans have reacted to the unused one at the time.
The infinitely incredible, impossible life of jim steranko. The steranko history of comics, volume 1 james steranko, federico fellini on. This book starts off with writing by stan lee with layouts by jack kirby, so its not really different from any other marvel comic at the time. Our waste materials are 100% recycled, from beginning to end. This is a bibliography of all of the comics work of harlan ellison. It came out in 1972, following the success of the first book. Jim steranko contributing monthly variants to marvel. If you lived through the 60s, you can tell me how right or wrong i am, but what cant be denied is the influence jim steranko has had on graphics and their role in comics art. Jim steranko unseen shadows, supergraphics 1978 prelims. Here jim steranko goes back to his first love and chronicles the epic story of comics golden age creators and super heroes.
Artist, writer, publisher, magician, film storyboard designerhe has done it all. Romberger was born in long island, but raised in upstate new york where he discovered sterankos work on a newsstand in oneonta. He wasnt unique in thiseisner was a trendsetter, bernie krigstein was a layout virtuoso, and of course kirby at his best, did it the way the rest of us breathe. Xmen december 1968 by jim steranko and arnold drake. His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature nick fury, agent of s. David spurlock, peter depree vanguard productions, 1997. Fan response to steranko can be summed up by cartoonist mario hernandez, one of the love and rockets hernandez brothers. The steranko history of comics volume two 2 vf by steranko, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Shanna the shedevil is a fictional jungle adventurer in comic books published by marvel comics. Krigstein to forge what he dubbed supergraphics or zap art. Red tide that was published in 1976 which was written, pencilled, inked and colored by jim steranko. Super duper publications fun learning materials for kids. Comic books, paperback book covers, trade paperbacks, magazine covers and even a couple of hardback book covers.
Jim steranko signed dc comics before superman sdcc. Published by supergraphics, po box 974, reading, pa. Born in 1938, he burst into the comic book consciousness in 1968 with his surrealist, popart inspired nick fury, agent of s. Graphic prince of darkness 2 uncovers comics most enigmatic figure in a specialformat edition designed to showcase a nocturnal gallery of his darkest visions, including rare and unpublished art, plus a double gatefold cover and fullcolor gallery of steranko masterpieces. Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comic book hero the tv presenter and comic book obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. Jim steranko was born in reading pennsylvania in 1938. Jim steranko comic book art for sale value guide heritage. Steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, comics historian. Todays artist is jim steranko, and the issues are captain america and steranko experiments with the form. Please see photos of actual items for sale, each item is unique and graded to the best of my ability. When steranko left marvel comics in the late 60s to pursue independent projects, talonapparently sort of a cross between conan and science fictionwas to be one of those projects.
This week id like to feature the oversized magazine book entitled. Legendary artist jim steranko teases the reissue of red tide from dark horse comics and stands firm on his claim that he invented the graphic novel. The steranko archives volume 1 is available from supergraphics in the steranko collectibles section at prevuemag. Of everyone on this list, he may be the one who truly put art before story, concentrating more on the visual effects he could put in to absolutely wow the reader. Pin by ted larson on graphics jim steranko, nick fury.
Aug 11, 2017 it is published by super graphics and jim steranko. Jim steranko is one of the grand masters of comic book graphics, and captain america remains his favorite character, so its a true pleasure to have him contribute a series of new never. It had had a series of artists including jack kirby, johnny severin and john buscema. Of all the artists who made a big impact on comics, jim steranko did it quickest. Steranko portfolio sc 1970 supergraphics comic books. Sterankos history of comics volume 2 buds art books. Supergraphics jim steranko history of comics is a comic. To my mind jim steranko is the second greatest captain america artist ever and he only drew three books. Byron preiss visual publicationspyramid books, 1976. Supergraphics definition of supergraphics by merriamwebster. Mostly golden age, silver age and bronze age comics. The selfcreated man written by james romberger, a talented writer, graphic novelist, pastels artist, parsons school of design professor, publisher and longtime east village resident.
Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Captain america by jim steranko silver and bronze age. Jim steranko contributing monthly variants to marvel titles. One of the most dynamic innovators of the silver age, steranko mixed the influences of the pulps, surrealism, op art, psychedelia,and high fashion and boldly integrated graphics with the comic book storytelling techniques of jack kirby, wally wood, will. Jim steranko poses with superagent x concept art and pages from strange tales, read about steranko s busy 1966 in this excerpt from marvel comics. May, 2016 vic talks to jim in the halls of the san diego comic con and we see a little about the history of his career. Not only does it contain some of his very best comics work, but it also has a detailed analysis of his unique and groundbreaking approach to the medium. Captain america 111 which stan lee cheekily puts his name on. Steranko history of comics comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Jack kirby based his comic book character mr miracle super escape artist 1971 on steranko. Steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator.
View jim steranko original comic art for sale at auction. The teenager jim steranko began stealing an arsenals worth of guns and a small parking lots worth of motor vehicles. Every day this year, i will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. The tv presenter and comic book obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko. The selfcreated man written by james romberger, a talented writer, graphic novelist, pastels artist, parsons school of design professor, publisher and longtime east. Jim steranko masterpiece of popart one of many great covers for marvel. Im a huge fan of ellisons work, and hes had a lot of influence over some of the best. Ivan steranko is a russian arms dealer, antique collector and a supposed old friend of shredder, with a diamond right eye. I think the 20page story format introduced in the late 60s when the strip switched from tales of suspense to captain america gives the stories more elbow room than the 10page chapters i suffered through in the previous volume. Jim steranko signed cgc ss the shadow knows batman comic pulp otr super hero. The comicbook art of jim steranko books the guardian. Steranko into a family of ukrainian origins, he started drawing comics in 1965. Ayton is a british artist not the comic book kind, though he wanted to be one when he was a kid living in upstate new york. Repent harlequin, said the ticktockman steranko, unrepentant by matt seneca and a portfolio of steranko images steranko.
His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature nick. The son of a tinsmith, steranko grew up poor, in a household that mostly derided his artistic interests. Characters shown include superman, batman, human torch, spiderman, captain america, the shadow, the spirit, wonder woman, nick fury, plastic man, uncle sam and many more. But when steranko starts drawing and writing the book it becomes a. Best jim steranko comics selected by pencil ink, a blog on comics and comic book artists of the past.
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