Jack Kirby. Man behind the scenes Marvel. Biography

Marvel has never been just the universe of superheroes that always save the world, for the multimillion-dollar audience of fans, it has always been something big. Over the years, people of all ages have found answers to pressing questions on the pages of comics: superheroes taught them to be friends, overcome life difficulties, get up after falling, defending their beliefs, protecting the weak and not to run away from problems. For adolescents, looking forward to a new release of their favorite series, superheroes were not just painted characters, they were friends who could always rely on. But who created these friends? Who inhaled the life of the very first superheroes who laid the beginning of the whole universe?
The name of Jack Kirby has been lost in the shadow of Stan Lee over the years, but the contribution that he made to the creation of the Marvel universe will never be forgotten-it was from under his pen that
Spider-Man, Thor, Fantastic Four , and Captain America was completely invented by Mr. Kirby long before Stan Lee picked up a pencil! If not for the great maestro, we would never have known what our favorite superheroes look like: it was he who spent days and nights at the table, drawing their smallest details. This book is a tribute to the master, which contains not only the full biography of Jack Kirby, but also his most outstanding works - the first comic book covers, the first sketches of the well -known superheroes, his drafts and sketches - all this will help you understand how amazing and talented There was the father of Captain America and how much he loved his work. There were ups and falls in his life, he was deceived and betrayed, but every time he got up and went into battle, like the characters he created