The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror

The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781848569591
ISBN-13 : 1848569599
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror by : Joe Simon

At every point, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby raised the bar. When they came to comics, Superman had been around for about a year, and the medium was still in its infancy. They took the action and made it explode, breaking out of the panels and sprinting across the page. They showed what comics could do, experimenting with layout and design, creating the first full-page panels and double page spreads. Their first million-seller was a superhero (Captain America), and their next was military adventure that outsold Superman (DC's Boy Commandos). These two guys from Rochester and Brooklyn broke all the rules when they created the first romance comics, and they blazed trails in every genre: horror, science fiction, crime etc ... Their work in the legendary title Black Magic was acclaimed by readers. It was held up on national television by the Senate Committee on Juvenile Delinquency, where experts claimed Black Magic contributed to the corruption of American youth! Also included here are the Simon and Kirby stories from the experimental terror title Strange World of Your Dreams.

Simon and Kirby: Superheroes

Simon and Kirby: Superheroes
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781848563650
ISBN-13 : 1848563655
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Simon and Kirby: Superheroes by : Joe Simon

Beginning with Blue Bolt in June 1940, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby set the standard for costumed heroes. Their creation Captain America remains one of the most famous heroes in comic book history, and their work for Timely and DC Comics raised the bar. This large format hardcover collects the duo’s most exciting characters: Fighting American, their cold-war take on the patriotic hero, The Fly, with origins in an unknown Spider-Man prototype, Lancelot Strong, the man with the double life, and the Hollywood swashbuckler known as Stuntman. This is the only edition authorized by both Joe Simon and the estate of Jack Kirby, gathered from the official Simon and Kirby archives.

Four Color Fear

Four Color Fear
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Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781606993439
ISBN-13 : 1606993437
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Four Color Fear by : Greg Sadowski

A massive collection of never-before-collected pre-Comics Code horror comics of the 1950s. Of the myriad genres comic books ventured into during its golden age, none was as controversial as or came at a greater cost than horror; the public outrage it incited almost destroyed the entire industry. Yet before the watchdog groups and Congress could intercede, horror books were flying off the newsstands. During its peak period (1951–54) over fifty titles appeared each month. Apparently there was something perversely irresistible about these graphic excursions into our dark side, and Four Color Fear collects the finest of these into a single robust volume.

The Best of Simon and Kirby

The Best of Simon and Kirby
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781845769314
ISBN-13 : 1845769317
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Best of Simon and Kirby by : Joe Simon

A collection of complete comic book stories from the legendary team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, covering every genre in which they made their mark. From the very beginning in the late 1930s, Simon and Kirby produced the finest stories around, creating dramatic new super heroes (Captain America, Blue Bolt, Fighting American, The Fly), western action (Boy’s Ranch), gruesome horror (Black Magic), explosive detective fiction (Justice Traps the Guilty), and the very first romance comics (Young Romance). They were the dream team. • The only edition authorised by both Joe Simon and the estate of Jack Kirby • Hand-picked by Joe Simon himself, with introductory material by him • The images are fully restored to their original vibrancy by Harry Mendryk and presented in an impressive, collectible package • Contains more than two-dozen tales, presented in their entirety, including stories from Simon and Kirby’s time at DC and Marvel • Includes some of the most famous S&K creations, including Captain America, Fighting American, The Fly, Boy’s Ranch, Bullseye, and Stuntman • The beginning of a planned collection of the entire Simon and Kirby Library • With illustrated essays by Mark Evanier, author of Kirby: King of Comics

Young Romance

Young Romance
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Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781606995020
ISBN-13 : 1606995022
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Young Romance by : Jack Kirby

In the late 1940s, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby ― creators of Captain America ― set the comics world on fire with the creation of a new genre that resulted in some of the best-selling American comic books of all time: the romance comics. The stories they created were exciting, innovative, and beautifully drawn, and remain a high point in both artists’ careers, even as Kirby went on to become the unrivaled King of Comics and co-creator (along with Stan Lee) of many of the most iconic characters in American history.

The Devouring

The Devouring
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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 143
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ISBN-10 : 9780316039963
ISBN-13 : 0316039969
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis The Devouring by : Simon Holt

When Reggie finds an old journal and reads about the Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and attack on the eve of the winter solstice, she assumes they are just the musings of some lunatic author. But soon, they become a terrifying reality when she begins to suspect that her timid younger brother might be one of their victims. Risking her life and her sanity, Reggie enters a living nightmare to save the people she loves. Can she devour own her fears before they devour her? Bone-chilling, terrifying, thrilling...what are you waiting for?

The Art of the Simon and Kirby Studio

The Art of the Simon and Kirby Studio
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Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1419711601
ISBN-13 : 9781419711602
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis The Art of the Simon and Kirby Studio by :

"The names Joe Simon and Jack Kirby are synonymous with comic books, and their partnership ushered in the Golden Age of comics starting in the 1940s. Together they created memorable characters such as Captain America and the Sandman, and were the first to publish the genres of western, crime, horror, and romance in comic books. Over the course of three decades they wrote and illustrated several hundred comics, many of which are reproduced in this oversized volume organized by genre and covering all aspects of their amazing career. With commentary by Mark Evanier, the foremost authority on the work of Simon and Kirby, the book includes artwork photographed from the original art in Joe Simon's private archive and showcases the seminal work of Simon and Kirby and their artistry as it has never been seen before"--

The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror

The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror
Author :
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781848569591
ISBN-13 : 1848569599
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror by : Joe Simon

At every point, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby raised the bar. When they came to comics, Superman had been around for about a year, and the medium was still in its infancy. They took the action and made it explode, breaking out of the panels and sprinting across the page. They showed what comics could do, experimenting with layout and design, creating the first full-page panels and double page spreads. Their first million-seller was a superhero (Captain America), and their next was military adventure that outsold Superman (DC's Boy Commandos). These two guys from Rochester and Brooklyn broke all the rules when they created the first romance comics, and they blazed trails in every genre: horror, science fiction, crime etc ... Their work in the legendary title Black Magic was acclaimed by readers. It was held up on national television by the Senate Committee on Juvenile Delinquency, where experts claimed Black Magic contributed to the corruption of American youth! Also included here are the Simon and Kirby stories from the experimental terror title Strange World of Your Dreams.

The Strange World of Your Dreams: Comics Meet Dali and Freud!

The Strange World of Your Dreams: Comics Meet Dali and Freud!
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Publisher : Yoe Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1613776144
ISBN-13 : 9781613776148
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Strange World of Your Dreams: Comics Meet Dali and Freud! by : Joe Simon

The Strange World of Your Dreams gathers the complete run of the 1950s comic book series of that fascinating title. A dream team of artists headed by Jack Kirby created a bizarre world of nocturnal fantasies. It's as if these comics were written by Sigmund Freud and drawn by Salvador Dali!

Red Rain

Red Rain
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 449
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781451636147
ISBN-13 : 1451636148
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Red Rain by : R.L. Stine

The New York Times bestselling author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series delivers a terrifying horror novel for adults centered on a town in the grip of a sinister revolt. After travel writer Lea Sutter barely survives a merciless hurricane on a tiny island off the South Carolina coast, she impulsively brings two orphaned twin boys home with her to Long Island. Samuel and Daniel seem amiable and intensely grateful at first, but no one in Lea’s family anticipates the twins’ true evil nature—or predicts that within a few weeks’ time her husband, a controversial child psychologist, will be implicated in two brutal murders. “The horror is grisly” (Associated Press) in legendary author R.L. Stine’s “creepy, fun read” (Library Journal)—an homage to the millions of adult fans who grew up reading his classic series and a must-read for every fan of deviously inventive chillers.