Jack Kirby

words and made a symbol of freedom, justice, and protection into one of the genocide and oppression of the Holocaust. Steve Rogers is a role model for many, and someone looked up to by children and adults alike. Cap was created for this purpose by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon as a symbol of hope and a stand against Nazis; making him Hydra completely disrespects and invalidates their legacy and struggles and those of anyone else who has looked to him for hope during WWII or any other time in the…

Kirby Dick’s documentary This Film is Not Yet Rated is an investigation into the Motion Pictures Association of America and its movie rating system. Through Dick’s examination, it becomes clear that the MPAA has several biases concerning sexuality, violence, and film producers. Because of these biases and a lack of definite ratings standards, Dick argues that the MPAA is not the moral backbone of the film industry it claims to be; it is a “subtle form of brainwashing,” censorship, and propaganda…

When and How to Go Graphic Comics and graphic novels are more popular than ever. Every comic convention that I exhibit Flutter, my graphic series, I meet more people who are exploring the world of comics for the first time. The response to Flutter has been wonderful by comic fans new and old. Currently, I’m doing a Kickstarter for the upcoming release of Flutter Vol. 2, and the response to that has been amazing. I’m often asked why I decided to write Flutter as a graphic novel. Like many…

In The Green Berets, Sgt. Petersen is one of the men on Kirby’s team who was originally recruited by Kirby due to his skill in stealing supplies from Kirby’s depot. Once over in Vietnam, Petersen befriends a young Vietnamese war orphan named Hamchuck who lives on the base. He becomes Hamchuck’s guardian, helping to protect him during a siege on the base…

player in Major League baseball, Jack Roosevelt Robinson, to depict the injustices that African Americans faced every day in America prior to the Civil Rights Movement. Jackie, a 28-year-old black veteran from Georgia, signed a contract in 1947 to play professional professional baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. This move by general manager Branch Rickey was widely frowned upon by many managers, coaches, and players throughout the league. At one point, led by Kirby Higbe, several players sign a…

Illustration has always been merged as part of human history. Particularly before the influx of media such as photography, film, television and now even now the internet itself. Before the arrival technology, writers and artists used illustrations as an element in their works, in order to convey a message to the viewers. The comic book, which was shaped in the late 1920s, consisted of a sequence of illustrations with text, in order to form a storyline. Generally, comic books were cherished among…

and the constant battles between Germany and the United Kingdom, the United States of America was still not officially part of the war. However, his soon involvement was inevitable and the American people knew it. Under this context, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby create Captain America in 1941 as a consciously political character that sought the reinforcement of the values that the American people should follow for their cultural identity to remain, especially in such a critical…

other man is Jack Seward portraid by Paul Culos. He is a doctor that is so infatuated with Lucy, but wistfully not chosen by the woman he loves. Both of these men lose the women they love. Alexis Jacknow, Mina Murray, is another character that is affected by the conflict that Dracula causes. She is the second woman to be drawn towards Dracula. She escapes his cold grasp, but not before she gets herself and almost everyone else killed. Her husband Jonathan Harker played by Michael Kirby also…

Comic books have been a part of the American culture since their introduction in the 1930’s. Throughout the decades they have been sold by the millions, faced harsh scrutiny, been almost shut down, and yet, always continued to exist. The ‘Golden Age’ of comic books took place in the 1940’s during World War II. Comic books about superheroes were the most prevalent at this time and were often seen fighting the Axis powers, particularly Germany and Japan. Comic books reached out to American…

Assassinations are crimes that can destroy countries, split families, and corrupt and burn down governments . They can start wars like World War 1 or they can cause civil unrest like the assassination of MLK and the riots that followed afterward. In this paper, we will look at the two men behind two of the biggest assassinations in U.S. history, Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth. We will compare and contrast the early lives, criminal nature, the assassinations themselves, and the…