Comic book pages comic book artists comic book covers comic artist comic books art geof darrow jim steranko sci fi comics thing 1 even at the time, i thought that this serialized adaptation of the movie outland was a slightly strange or overly hopeful choice the run in the magazine far exceeded the scifi meets high noon flicks run in. One of the 3 best artists in comics ever, on his agame. Jim steranko is my alltime favorite comic book artist. Among other great stories, the 1st part of steranko s outland adaption. No single creator since then has had as much influence as steranko. Jim sterankos outland jim steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. I couldnt use as many illos as i would have liked to because i didnt want to have to ask marveldisney for permission or involve them in any way. Links to other steranko sites the drawings of steranko. 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. His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature nick fury, agent of s.
James steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartisthistorian. Dec 21, 2014 every day this year, i will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. Many years later jack kirby created a comics series titled mr. Jim sterankos outland adaptation from heavy metal youtube. So the interview will make a lot more sense to the reader if they have all of sterankos work to refer to as they go.
Steranko is a great talent and a fascinating guy but this book treats him like hes a comic book character himself. Every day this year, i will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. The result is a dazzling tableau that, while not a definitive history steranko merely stops at the pop arts greatest hits before the mid 1950s, is nontheless. Find this pin and more on outland by jim steranko by lee roy brown.
He fought to remobe the blocks of the standard traditional 9 pannel page. I was asked by steranko to only show a sample, so that is what is on there now and is what grails has posted here. But what was staring me in the face when i cracked open my 50 cent copy of heavy metal from july 1981. James steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartisthistorian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator who has work for decades till the present. You can read in the wonderful comic book artist magazine about steranko and gulacys meeting in the latters interview here. The illustrated story to coincide with the release of ridley scotts nowcanonical scifi horror, no one knew what a graphic novel was. Although he worked in the industry for a relatively short time, his impact on the style and design at the time was enormous. Jul 23, 2012 i was asked by steranko to only show a sample, so that is what is on there now and is what grails has posted here. Ive been fortunate to pick up a lot of items hes come out with over the years. Jul 20, 2010 the tv presenter and comic book obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko published. Sep 25, 2017 i never knew there was a comic book adaption of the movie, let alone one done by jim steranko.
James steranko was born november 5, 1938 in reading, pa. Influenced early in his career by kirby, steranko rapidly developed a reputation for originality, especially with his work for marvel comics. Prior to this, he was an illusionist, magician and escape artist with several american circuses, carnivals and nightclubs. Sterankos s, we include here, a limited sampling of outland.
Outland by jim steranko meet your next favorite book. Paul tobins cover artists featuring jim steranko art blog golden age comic book stories features sterankos misc marvel covers from 19681974 monografico jim steranko fanstastic spanish blog that traces the highlights of sterankos comic art career jim steranko filmed in 1972 drawing a vision of new york in year 3000. Apr 17, 2018 and went on to produce a plethora of comic and book cover art, eventually becoming something of a comic historian. The book consists of a long interview with comics creator jim steranko along with two essays covering different aspects of sterankos career in comics and film. Jim steranko was one of the great comic book pop artists that enjoyed notoriety in the late 1960s.
Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comicbook hero. Interestingly, steranko also providing conceptual art and character designs for raiders of the lost ark spielberg. Two films as beautiful and memorable as the sterankos art. Also al williamson, batman, golem, clash of the titans, and saturn 3. We also talk about the time when jim steranko slapped batman creator bob kane across the face. Steranko on cards ireland magic company, 1960 kort is now in session 1962 designed and illustrated only the steranko history of comics 1 supergraphics, 1970, isbn 0517501880. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and art. Jack kirby based his comicbook character mr miracle super escape artist 1971 on steranko. The son of a tinsmith, steranko grew up poor, in a household that mostly derided his artistic interests. Steranko created something and he gets to decide where and when its published, not you.
Dec 26, 2019 steranko schultz heath moscoso ruth taniguchi andreas capristo gipi mckean tsutomu sale caza ott sienkiewicz valley toppi windsorsmith comolo stevens ross kane motter wrightson zulli infantino hernandez tan. Jul 28, 2018 in this video we talk about why jim steranko is the best comic book rockstar of all time. His early interest was in magic, and while in his teens spent summers with circuses and carnivals working as a sideshow magician and escape artist. Five great comic book adaptations of movies comicsalliance. Suffice to say, jim sterankos influence on the world of comics is felt far and wide. Instead, i stuck with a limited amount of images that i could be sure really didnt exceed fair usage. Some comic book adaptations of films provide an alternate look at our favorite films and give comic creators the. Todays artist is jim steranko, and the issues are heavy metal magazine vol. Steranko s lost masterpiece i vaguely remember steranko doing an adaptation of the movie outland space high noon starring sean connery it ran in several issues of heavy metal but was never published here as a stand alone book. I have been trying to read it from images on various websites.
Read jim sterankos outland adaptation forces of geek. What is the first published comic that jim steranko drew. I never knew there was a comic book adaption of the movie, let alone one done by jim steranko. If i had to make a list of my top five favorite sciencefiction movies, outland. See more ideas about film stills, film and sean connery. Briefly, he worked on his aborted history of comics. Alex grand interviews steranko in a sequel to the steranko experience, discussing his life from when.
But steranko would never be limited to just comics. Comic books, paperback book covers, trade paperbacks, magazine covers and even a couple of hardback book covers. There is nothing he attempts that he does not excel atmusician, magician, art director, comic book artist, poster designer, book cover illustrator, conceptual artist for film and, likely, the greatest egg salad recipe of all. See more ideas about comic book artists, comic art and comic books art. A selection of work from the legendary comicbook artist, who counts jonathan ross among his biggest fans. Purchase steranko items from amazon the drawings of steranko. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. It seems that there were one or two european editions, though i cant find any for sale.
Mar 25, 2020 my favorite comic book artist jim steranko artwork. His byline is most often jim steranko, but sometimes just steranko. American writer and artist who cemented his legendary status in comics with a mere handful of issues, bringing in commercial and pop culture art. Jim steranko at the comic book db archived from the original jim steranko at the internet speculative fiction database steranko bibliography by tony robertson. In this video we talk about why jim steranko is the best comic book rockstar of all time. The person whose speech this is, it s jim sterankos, not forcesofgeek. Steranko is best known for comics like nick fury, agent of shield and chandler. Aug, 2011 jim steranko was one of the great comic book pop artists that enjoyed notoriety in the late 1960s. The tv presenter and comicbook obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko published. Steranko broke out of comic retirement and drew an adaptation of the scifi movie outlandwhich i love. Steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, comics historian.
In 1981, jim steranko adapted the sean connery movie, outland. Steranko into a family of ukrainian origins, he started drawing comics in 1965. Jim steranko marvel covers and art gallery comic book critic. Read jim sterankos outland adaptation jim steranko, comic. Jan 01, 2018 steranko is a great talent and a fascinating guy but this book treats him like hes a comic book character himself. Steranko, a brilliant artist, laced his book with a unique layout style that weaved his words around art samples and hundreds of old comic books and pulp magazine covers from that era. Dec 01, 2010 you can read in the wonderful comic book artist magazine about steranko and gulacys meeting in the latters interview here. Mar 22, 2020 from the comic book historians podcast. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and comic books art. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and artist. No turtlehead, just a comicbook afficianado sp who hates censorship for the sake of it censorship. Hakes jim steranko the steranko history of comics books. Nov 05, 2014 jim sterankos outland jim steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator.
Steranko combined both a dynamic and surreal style that was rather unique and instantly identifiable. The selfcreated man written by james romberger, a talented writer, graphic novelist, pastels artist, parsons school of design professor, publisher and longtime east. Among other great stories, the 1st part of sterankos outland adaption. I am not promoting torrents, but i recently found a torrent of steranko s outland, and whoever did it made higherres scans than the ones i had posted. Today on outland comics by berkeley breathed gocomics. Characters shown include superman, batman, human torch, spiderman, captain america, the shadow, the spirit, wonder woman, nick. Jim steranko was born in reading pennsylvania in 1938. Interestingly, steranko also providing conceptual art and character designs for raiders of the lost ark spielberg, 1981 and bram stokers dracula copolla, 1992. The comicbook art of jim steranko books the guardian. Comic book pages comic page comic book artists comic book covers comic artist comic books art superman batman jim steranko jim steranko outlander. Collects sterankos entire outland adaptation in an oversized book french. Alex grand interviews steranko in a sequel to the steranko experience, discussing his life from when he finished out his term at marvel comics with stan lee. By this time, steranko had been away from comics for more than a. Paul tobins cover artists featuring jim steranko art blog golden age comic book stories features steranko s misc marvel covers from 19681974 monografico jim steranko fanstastic spanish blog that traces the highlights of steranko s comic art career jim steranko filmed in 1972 drawing a vision of new york in year 3000.
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