Marvel Jack
Was Jack Kirby overated as far as his influence on comics?
Was Jack Kirby the God of Marvel Comics and the industry, or would have things been just as good without him?
To answer the first part, probably. “Was he overated as far as his influence on comics?” is a stated in such a way that I’d have to say yes. Kirby was a very creative guy not afraid to throw out stories with huge concepts. He was an average writer and a very stylized artist that wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea. I would argue that while almost all comic creators have warm feelings and a world of respect for Kirby, very few of them actually studied his style as an artist or a writer, so as posed, I’d say his influence over the industry is overrated.
I am from the Stan Lee Camp. Kirby was a workhorse, but Lee made it cool to be a Marvel Zombie. Lee is the reason Marvel became the #1 comic company, even if you want to say Kirby had more to do with the creation of the monthly FF books. Kirby fans have to realize that Lee is generally acknowledged as the best or second best comic writer of all time (w/ Alan Moore). Just letting Kirby write for his Marvel books would not have been an improvement.
Concerning whether or not they’d be better or worse, who can say? I will say it is not a slam dunk that things would have been worse without Kirby at Marvel. Remember that practically the entire creative staff at Fawcett comics was blackballed. Fawcett was producing the #1 selling comic in the country in the 1950s. You can’t do that without major talents. Without Kirby maybe some other artist might be called “The God of Marvel comics”.
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