Adams vs. Kirby 0

[rexinnih]

Kirby and Kirby for me. Arguments can be made for the cultural impact both have made but will still be behind Kirby. Just IMHO.

[Timely]

[KirbyJack]

Just incredible.

[Rick2you2]

On 5/12/2022 at 6:45 PM, Timely said:

While this is a stunningly vibrant page, which any collector would be happy to own, it also contains some of the elements of his work that bother and distract me. Take a look at that left leg of Cap’s. Did he dislocate it? And, why does it seem to be longer than his other leg? Then,  there’s the window angle compared to Cap. From a composition perspective, it’s tilted shape makes sense. But then why is Cap jumping almost straight out? Was the floor crooked? Now, none of this changes the fact that it is a great piece, but I really don’t like these types of mistakes.

[Timely]

On 5/12/2022 at 6:43 PM, Rick2you2 said:

While this is a stunningly vibrant page, which any collector would be happy to own, it also contains some of the elements of his work that bother and distract me. Take a look at that left leg of Cap’s. Did he dislocate it? And, why does it seem to be longer than his other leg? Then,  there’s the window angle compared to Cap. From a composition perspective, it’s tilted shape makes sense. But then why is Cap jumping almost straight out? Was the floor crooked? Now, none of this changes the fact that it is a great piece, but I really don’t like these types of mistakes.

If you don’t like these “mistakes” you’ll hate the even more exaggerated “mistakes” of Todd McFarlane’s anatomy.

[jjonahjameson11]

On 5/12/2022 at 9:01 PM, Timely said:

If you don’t like these “mistakes” you’ll hate the even more exaggerated “mistakes” of Todd McFarlane’s anatomy.

Not true at all.

I think the Kirby splash you’ve shown is absolutely fugly, but I’ll take McFarlane’s exaggerated ‘mistakes’ any day of the week!

[Rick2you2]

On 5/13/2022 at 8:32 AM, jjonahjameson11 said:

Not true at all.

I think the Kirby splash you’ve shown is absolutely fugly, but I’ll take McFarlane’s exaggerated ‘mistakes’ any day of the week!

McFarlane’s style includes exaggeration; it has a warmth to it so it isn’t mistaken.Drawing a hand with too many fingers is a mistake. But don’t ignore the dynamism in Kirby’s style.

[Carl Elvis]

In terms of impact it’s not fair to pair any artist against Kirby. The man IS comics, more than anyone. He created multiple genres not to mention almost every major hero besides Batman & Superman.

So we are left to compare their styles and again it’s just unfair; drawing figures that went beyond basic anatomy and into forms that moved with the reader’s eye. Kirby was working on another level, he was that ultra rare genius like Mozart or Einstein.