On 29 May 1988 in Troy, Michigan at the Pure Imagination Fun Fair, Jack Kirby, with Greg Theakston, answers questions from the audience regarding Captain America.
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@kyokogodai-ir6hy6 жыл бұрын
I worked for a dealer (Comics Archives) at this convention. On Sunday, I finally got the chance to go and look at the artwork Jack brought with him, that he just got back from Marvel. I was looking at a Thor pin up when someone came up behind me and asked, "Do you think that is any good?" I turned around, about to rip the person a new one, and I see Jack Kirby. Got to talk to him, one on one, for about half an hour. Finally, people began to gather round, listening to us talk. The only other creator I ever talked to, who was as awesome as Jack, is Steranko. I was so caught up in the conversation I never asked for an autograph. The talk and shaking his hand was enough for a lifetime.
@randalwung87155 жыл бұрын
Dude...I am officially jealous. Steranko too? Dang. Saw Jack at my one and only San Diego Con back in the 80s, but couldn't get to him 'cause he was part of a panel with, if I recall, Frank Miller and Gary Groth, on the touchy, touchy subject of getting his artwork back from Marvel. God, if I had gotten some time with him, what a talk THAT would've been, lol.
@KTF05 жыл бұрын
Steranko is way cool, too. Me and my sis did a collage of his work, and I was a bit embarrassed about it, and Steranko was like "Kidding me? I love this!" He even remembered me when I surprisingly saw him pick up mail one time. I wish I met Kirby. He would've love this new era of fandom, no doubt in my mind. In my school we went through which dead artist/musician/entertainer would you like to meet, I was the only one to say Kirby, and it's still the same til this day. Just to pick his mind would be so entertaining.
@comicbookguy63614 жыл бұрын
Steranko is a charismatic guy. Super cool and funny.
@Artisan19793 жыл бұрын
Marvel and DC never treated Jack the way he deserves to be treated. This man saved the industry. Hell he'll pioneer the industry. Hearing Jack talk about Captain America and here is insight on the comic industry if a book does not serve the purpose of the company it's so deep man. RIP Jack. I sincerely hope that your son is right when he says that he would've loved the cinema treatment your character as much as Joe did. It's so unfair that you weren't here to see it happen.
@lovleen3 жыл бұрын
marvel treated him with respect, they gave him the Disney Legend award and his plaque is in front of the marvel studios building in Burbank next to the biggest legends of all time
@MarklovesAngels Жыл бұрын
@@lovleen that's swell. Too bad he never worked for Disney except for the fact that they bought the company he used to freelance for and, in typical corporate fashion, they thought it meant buying the goodwill and energy created by their betters.
@simoncomics82335 жыл бұрын
I truly feel that Joe Simon does not get enough for the Creation of Captain America and his contribution to comics. In addition, for bringing Jack into the comic book industry and field.
@comicbookguy63614 жыл бұрын
And most of the Marvel fans give Stan Lee all the credit for the character, when he did not even create him. The irony of life.
@nicolasfranciscomoraleshua30903 жыл бұрын
@@comicbookguy6361 It's kinda stupid how those fans think that majority of the marvel characters were created by stan lee.
@comicbookguy63613 жыл бұрын
@@nicolasfranciscomoraleshua3090 I don't blame them, they are basically kids who grew up with the Marvel movies and also a lot of casual fanboys.
@kiwiangeldust69123 жыл бұрын
@@comicbookguy6361 Stan Lee does deserve credit for some of the characters. He does not deserve any disrespect from any ignorant people.
@comicbookguy63613 жыл бұрын
@@kiwiangeldust6912 Did I disrespect him ?
@WCWit11 жыл бұрын
I feel like Jack would have really enjoyed the Captain America: The First Avenger movie, because it feels like it was made in the same mind that he created the character with.
@guydavidknollcomedy3 жыл бұрын
Luckily at least Joe got to see it
@matthewjrose7308 Жыл бұрын
Even if Jack would have been alive still, would've gotten the chance to do a cameo with Stan, even in Captain America: the first avenger.
@joeofmacabre07 Жыл бұрын
@@matthewjrose7308 I feel like Jack would have a cameo as a tough dude who helped Steve from the bullying scene
@notmyname5591 Жыл бұрын
Lol no
@cha511 ай бұрын
@@guydavidknollcomedyI wish Joe could have had a cameo in that film somewhere. It would have been fun IMHO if he could have been the man that Stan was talking to with that “I thought he was taller.” comment.
@adamxbeck3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. I attended this convention as a kid and got to meet Jack Kirby and got his autograph. We also bumped into him, his wife Roz and their grandson after the event and hung out with them for awhile. Jack was so cool that he even gave us his home address in California with an open invitation to stop by and check out his studio.
@ihategoogle60668 жыл бұрын
Jack Kirby looks like the kind of guy who took no shit
@karimzaid97267 жыл бұрын
marvel gave him shit nevertheless, i like at 2:49 when he starts the sentence "marvel has every right..." he just scratches his face, laughing on the inside from the fact that he is defending the company that screwed him royally
@aristottlesdeathwish14 жыл бұрын
jack kirby was all business. I respect that.
@simoncomics82335 жыл бұрын
Jack actually wasn't a great business man. Joe was actaully the business side of Simon & Kirby
@michellesanctuary90895 жыл бұрын
Jack Kirby! Amazing talent.
@mapleavenue7714 жыл бұрын
This guy is absolutely amazing.
@nichtsschlagteinenastronau77826 жыл бұрын
I love Cap, and I love Jack and Joe, of course. Greetings from Germany!
@dhartist Жыл бұрын
Captain America is a timeless hero - Thank you for sharing these!
@EricAllenJett3 жыл бұрын
The KING speaks.
@brandonquenneville733011 жыл бұрын
I love u and yur work . Rest ol pal. Your legacy is with me and everyone for ever
@dougbrowne9890 Жыл бұрын
I worked for Comics Archives at this convention. On Sunday, I got away from the table, to go look at the original art displayed in the lobby, that Jack just got back from Marvel. While drooling over a Thor pin up, someone came up from behind me and asked, "Do you think that is any good?" I turned to give this yahoo a piece of my mind. It was Jack Kirby. I was dumbfounded and said, "Uh, yeah." I then got to talk with Jack for about half an hour. And while we were talking, a small crowd developed around us. I finally noticed the crowd and thanked Jack for his time, shook his hand and walked away. Got back to the table and the owner looked at me funny. I asked what was up. He said that I got to talk to Jack Kirby for over half an hour. And the smile on my face, he said, was priceless. At that point I realized I didn't ask for an autograph. But my chance was gone. I eventually got Jack's autograph, when I purchased two limited prints that he signed (one FF and one Dr. Doom). Talking with Jack is one of the most wonderful things that has ever happened to me. I really wish I could remember all we talked about. Well, the memory is still in my head. I hope it never goes away. Thanks Jack for the memories. And thanks to Greg Theakston for setting the show up. RIP to both.
@morganmosley51363 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jack.
@56postoffice7 жыл бұрын
Genius. F***ing genius. RIP
@wesmo_6 жыл бұрын
That is the mind that created Marvel, Stan Lee is just a mouth.
@badfoody5 жыл бұрын
Stan Lee was a master marketer but is an unrepentant liar
@kiwiangeldust69123 жыл бұрын
@@badfoody Oh how ignorant you are. Stop disrespecting him. You have no right
@navylaks25 жыл бұрын
Look's like todays Marvel should pay atention to this old interview
@bmadejczyk12 жыл бұрын
A message for norseleage: Amen, brothers.
@badfoody5 жыл бұрын
X years later some fker named Stan Lee decided to say he invented Captain America and the whole world believes him. Ffs
@toyhunter29035 жыл бұрын
Stupid cameos !
@toyhunter29035 жыл бұрын
@Always watching I watched a video where Stan Lee claimed this ...We created Red Skull. That's a lie! Jack Kirby and Joe Simon created him. Stan Lee had nothing to do in the creation of that character? Bad memory? I dont think.
@scottcrosby-art54903 жыл бұрын
He never claimed that dumbass, he always credited people when he was asked, stop hating for no reason
@kiwiangeldust69123 жыл бұрын
@@scottcrosby-art5490 Exactly. They have no right to disrespect such an icon
@gerudokupo22253 жыл бұрын
Late response, but he definitely has claimed that. Although I believe he later recanted that as slip of the tongue, just saying the first name that popped into his head. I don't believe he was actually trying to take credit for Cap though, because Stan wasn't stupid - And he was just a kid when Cap was created.
@Comedyteamz6 жыл бұрын
Are y'all not hearing what he saying? Basically said captain america was some bullshit him and his boy made up to get some bread. Then dogged the shit outta next question.
@scottcrosby-art54903 жыл бұрын
That's how shit worked back then, no ones complaining now
@owenmadden75772 жыл бұрын
He understood what he was hired for. He was paid a fee to create a product and was under no illusion that he had any kind of ownership of the character. Cap was nothing more than a portfolio piece.
@MarklovesAngels Жыл бұрын
He also had the character punching Hitler on the jaw which was a risk then. He needed protection soon after. Takes guts. The same guts that put him on the front lines in the real world in the real war shortly afterwards.