I was asked by steranko to only show a sample, so that is what is on there now and is what grails has posted here. Jim steranko is my alltime favorite comic book artist. See more ideas about film stills, film and sean connery. We also talk about the time when jim steranko slapped batman creator bob kane across the face. Influenced early in his career by kirby, steranko rapidly developed a reputation for originality, especially with his work for marvel comics. No single creator since then has had as much influence as steranko. The selfcreated man written by james romberger, a talented writer, graphic novelist, pastels artist, parsons school of design professor, publisher and longtime east. Steranko s s, we include here, a limited sampling of outland.
Every day this year, i will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. Many years later jack kirby created a comics series titled mr. Sep 25, 2017 i never knew there was a comic book adaption of the movie, let alone one done by jim steranko. Suffice to say, jim sterankos influence on the world of comics is felt far and wide. Paul tobins cover artists featuring jim steranko art blog golden age comic book stories features sterankos misc marvel covers from 19681974 monografico jim steranko fanstastic spanish blog that traces the highlights of sterankos comic art career jim steranko filmed in 1972 drawing a vision of new york in year 3000. You can read in the wonderful comic book artist magazine about steranko and gulacys meeting in the latters interview here. Alex grand interviews steranko in a sequel to the steranko experience, discussing his life from when he finished out his term at marvel comics with stan lee. Paul tobins cover artists featuring jim steranko art blog golden age comic book stories features steranko s misc marvel covers from 19681974 monografico jim steranko fanstastic spanish blog that traces the highlights of steranko s comic art career jim steranko filmed in 1972 drawing a vision of new york in year 3000. His byline is most often jim steranko, but sometimes just steranko. Some comic book adaptations of films provide an alternate look at our favorite films and give comic creators the. Although he worked in the industry for a relatively short time, his impact on the style and design at the time was enormous. Among other great stories, the 1st part of steranko s outland adaption.
Dec 21, 2014 every day this year, i will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. Apr 17, 2018 and went on to produce a plethora of comic and book cover art, eventually becoming something of a comic historian. A selection of work from the legendary comicbook artist, who counts jonathan ross among his biggest fans. The son of a tinsmith, steranko grew up poor, in a household that mostly derided his artistic interests. Comic book pages comic page comic book artists comic book covers comic artist comic books art superman batman jim steranko jim steranko outlander. Purchase steranko items from amazon the drawings of steranko. Steranko into a family of ukrainian origins, he started drawing comics in 1965. Among other great stories, the 1st part of sterankos outland adaption. Steranko combined both a dynamic and surreal style that was rather unique and instantly identifiable.
One of the 3 best artists in comics ever, on his agame. Dec 01, 2010 you can read in the wonderful comic book artist magazine about steranko and gulacys meeting in the latters interview here. In this video we talk about why jim steranko is the best comic book rockstar of all time. Ive been fortunate to pick up a lot of items hes come out with over the years. See more ideas about comic book artists, comic art and comic books art. Mar 25, 2020 my favorite comic book artist jim steranko artwork. Jim steranko marvel covers and art gallery comic book critic. American writer and artist who cemented his legendary status in comics with a mere handful of issues, bringing in commercial and pop culture art. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and artist. It seems that there were one or two european editions, though i cant find any for sale. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and comic books art. Two films as beautiful and memorable as the sterankos art. I couldnt use as many illos as i would have liked to because i didnt want to have to ask marveldisney for permission or involve them in any way.
If i had to make a list of my top five favorite sciencefiction movies, outland. Steranko is best known for comics like nick fury, agent of shield and chandler. Jan 01, 2018 steranko is a great talent and a fascinating guy but this book treats him like hes a comic book character himself. Characters shown include superman, batman, human torch, spiderman, captain america, the shadow, the spirit, wonder woman, nick fury, plastic man, uncle sam and many more.
Jim steranko at the comic book db archived from the original jim steranko at the internet speculative fiction database steranko bibliography by tony robertson. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The comicbook art of jim steranko books the guardian. Steranko s lost masterpiece i vaguely remember steranko doing an adaptation of the movie outland space high noon starring sean connery it ran in several issues of heavy metal but was never published here as a stand alone book. Read jim sterankos outland adaptation jim steranko, comic. His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature nick fury, agent of s. Interestingly, steranko also providing conceptual art and character designs for raiders of the lost ark spielberg. What is the first published comic that jim steranko drew. Steranko created something and he gets to decide where and when its published, not you. Steranko is a great talent and a fascinating guy but this book treats him like hes a comic book character himself.
Five great comic book adaptations of movies comicsalliance. Todays artist is jim steranko, and the issues are heavy metal magazine vol. Jim steranko is an american artist of influential comic book art, most notably for marvel during the silver age of comics. The tv presenter and comicbook obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko published. Nov 05, 2014 jim sterankos outland jim steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. So the interview will make a lot more sense to the reader if they have all of sterankos work to refer to as they go.
Characters shown include superman, batman, human torch, spiderman, captain america, the shadow, the spirit, wonder woman, nick. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and art. Hakes jim steranko the steranko history of comics books. Today on outland comics by berkeley breathed gocomics. Also al williamson, batman, golem, clash of the titans, and saturn 3.
Steranko, a brilliant artist, laced his book with a unique layout style that weaved his words around art samples and hundreds of old comic books and pulp magazine covers from that era. He fought to remobe the blocks of the standard traditional 9 pannel page. But what was staring me in the face when i cracked open my 50 cent copy of heavy metal from july 1981. Interestingly, steranko also providing conceptual art and character designs for raiders of the lost ark spielberg, 1981 and bram stokers dracula copolla, 1992. Steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, comics historian. Instead, i stuck with a limited amount of images that i could be sure really didnt exceed fair usage. Jul 28, 2018 in this video we talk about why jim steranko is the best comic book rockstar of all time. Comic books, paperback book covers, trade paperbacks, magazine covers and even a couple of hardback book covers. In 1981, jim steranko adapted the sean connery movie, outland. Mar 22, 2020 from the comic book historians podcast.
The illustrated story to coincide with the release of ridley scotts nowcanonical scifi horror, no one knew what a graphic novel was. Steranko broke out of comic retirement and drew an adaptation of the scifi movie outlandwhich i love. I never knew there was a comic book adaption of the movie, let alone one done by jim steranko. James steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartisthistorian.
Read jim sterankos outland adaptation forces of geek. I have been trying to read it from images on various websites. The book consists of a long interview with comics creator jim steranko along with two essays covering different aspects of sterankos career in comics and film. Comic book pages comic book artists comic book covers comic artist comic books art geof darrow jim steranko sci fi comics thing 1 even at the time, i thought that this serialized adaptation of the movie outland was a slightly strange or overly hopeful choice the run in the magazine far exceeded the scifi meets high noon flicks run in. Steranko on cards ireland magic company, 1960 kort is now in session 1962 designed and illustrated only the steranko history of comics 1 supergraphics, 1970, isbn 0517501880. I am not promoting torrents, but i recently found a torrent of steranko s outland, and whoever did it made higherres scans than the ones i had posted. Outland by jim steranko meet your next favorite book. Prior to this, he was an illusionist, magician and escape artist with several american circuses, carnivals and nightclubs. There is nothing he attempts that he does not excel atmusician, magician, art director, comic book artist, poster designer, book cover illustrator, conceptual artist for film and, likely, the greatest egg salad recipe of all. Jim steranko was one of the great comic book pop artists that enjoyed notoriety in the late 1960s. Jul 23, 2012 i was asked by steranko to only show a sample, so that is what is on there now and is what grails has posted here. Jack kirby based his comicbook character mr miracle super escape artist 1971 on steranko.
Jim sterankos outland jim steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. But steranko would never be limited to just comics. Sterankos s, we include here, a limited sampling of outland. Aug, 2011 jim steranko was one of the great comic book pop artists that enjoyed notoriety in the late 1960s. Briefly, he worked on his aborted history of comics. Collects sterankos entire outland adaptation in an oversized book french. Jim steranko was born in reading pennsylvania in 1938. The result is a dazzling tableau that, while not a definitive history steranko merely stops at the pop arts greatest hits before the mid 1950s, is nontheless. His early interest was in magic, and while in his teens spent summers with circuses and carnivals working as a sideshow magician and escape artist. The person whose speech this is, it s jim sterankos, not forcesofgeek. Alex grand interviews steranko in a sequel to the steranko experience, discussing his life from when. James steranko was born november 5, 1938 in reading, pa.
Jul 20, 2010 the tv presenter and comic book obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko published. Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comicbook hero. By this time, steranko had been away from comics for more than a. Jim sterankos outland adaptation from heavy metal youtube. No turtlehead, just a comicbook afficianado sp who hates censorship for the sake of it censorship. I vaguely remember steranko doing an adaptation of the movie outland space high noon starring sean connery it ran in several issues of heavy metal but was never published here as a stand alone book.