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| 1967: Thor #143 Jack Kirby |
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| 1989: Thor #404 Ron Frenz The full Frenz panel:
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Comic book swipes and homages, along with art that appears to have been--at least in part!-- inspired by other art. And there's lots of the Silver Age Fantastic Four here because that was just about my favorite comic book back then!
Many of you have let me know that some of my image pairings & arrangements pop up in other venues such as Facebook Swipe groups (esp. the great COMICS SWIPES Facebook group). Well, I'm flattered the posts are popular and that people enjoy PANELOCITY's swipes and "inspired bys", regardless of where they are presented. After all, the Internet is meant for sharing, right?
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Classic Thor by Kirby and Frenz
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Nahhh, that's not swiped at all. In the Kirby drawing, Thor's looking down, and in the Frenz drawing, he's looking straight ahead. Totally different!
ReplyDelete(And yes, of course I'm kidding.)
Hi SF! Yes, Frenz has mentioned his love of Silver Age Kirby often and that he liked to reference Kirby in his work. He was going for that Silver Age look. For some well-known examples, check out the covers of Daredevil #43 (Kirby) and Captain America #341 (Frenz); or Thor #165 (K) and Thor #395 (F).
DeleteThere are also plenty of interior art examples, some are posted over at Richard's Pop Culture blog. Here's the URL to one of his posts (you'll have to copy and paste):
http://richardspopculture.blogspot.com/2013/04/ron-frenzs-jack-kirby-homages-in-thor.html
Thanks for the link. Great stuff.
DeleteI think my favorite Ron Frenz art is from Amazing Spider-Man #248, "The Kid Who Collected Spider-Man," a classic tale that I'm sure you've seen (It's been reprinted enough!), where he didn't imitate Kirby, of course, he imitated Ditko's early Spidey style.
I had the good fortune to attend a Spider-Man art exhibit at the Society of Illustrators this past summer. Included among all the treasures was the beautiful original art for that ASM #248 story plus Roger Stern's script. Truly great work by Messrs. Frenz, Stern and Austin.
DeleteHere's a URL to a site that covered the exhibit and includes Frenz's pencils and the inked page (plus lots more Spidey art).
https://thehumblefabulist.com/2017/08/17/amazing-spider-man/
Wow, when you say "good fortune," that's an understatement! Thanks so much for the link. What an incredible array of original art on that website alone! Some of the original artwork from Amazing Spider-Man #33, no less, which I read when it first came out...!
DeleteThe big-size, original Ditko art from that issue was stunning--so precise and detailed. These pages were showcased in a separate area, away from the other art.
DeleteAnd I'm envious that you had the actual issue, hot off the newsstands! :)