The graphic world of jack kirby, is one of the largest exhibits of kirbys work ever, and the first to be held at a university. Aug 25, 2017 csun celebrated his legacy in 2015 with an art galleries exhibition, comic book apocalypse, and continues this term with this new exhibit, timed for the 100th anniversary of his birth. Comic book apocalypse is curated by professor charles hatfield, founder of csuns popular comics and graphic novels course and the author of hand of fire. Aug 23, 2015 comic book apocalypse is curated by professor charles hatfield, founder of csuns popular comics and graphic novels course and the author hand of fire. Csun art gallery california state university, northridge. Featuring scholarly essays on the brilliance and diversity. He is one of the worlds first mutants, and was originally a principal villain for the original xfactor team and now for the xmen and related spinoff teams. Curated by my friend and colleague charles hatfield, preeminent kirby expert and author of the best critical. The graphic world of jack kirby at the art gallery at california state university, northridge csun. Oct 03, 2015 jack kirby is the creator of comic book superheroes such as the fantastic four, the xmen, the hulk, thor, and captain america. Aug 24, 2015 comic book apocalypse continues through oct. The graphic world of jack kirby opens to the public on monday, august 24th with a proper opening celebration on saturday, august 29 at 4 p. Apocalypse of comic book shows to descend on cal state northridge.
Comic book apocalypse graphic world of jack kirby tp. This over size companion book to last years exhibition comic book apocalypse the graphic world of jack kirby at california state university, northridge is a musthave for any serious kirby fan. Hatfield, founder of csuns popular comics and graphics novels course and the author of the awardwinning hand of fire. Vaughan, howard mackie, ralph macchio, terry kavanagh, judd winick on. Please see the information below to reach one of the departments in the mike curb college of arts, media, and communication. Bionic men, gods, mutants, talking animals and superheroes fighting to save the world or end it all will manifest at the csun. We are a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites.
There, he participated in a summer bridge program to help incoming. Comic book apocalypse revives jack kirbys legacy within only two hours of opening the doors to csun s art galleries, over a hundred fans of all ages from all over the city had come to get mesmerized by a legends decades worth of work. Within only two hours of opening the doors to csuns art galleries, over a hundred fans of all ages. Panel discussion on comics legend jack kirby saturday, september 26, 2015, at 1 p. The graphic world of jack kirby will be shown in the main gallery at csun through oct. Scooby apocalypse was a monthly comic book series published by dc comics, which began in may 2016. After graduation sawhney enrolled at csun originally in the engineering department. Starting in 2003 by writer robert kirkman and artist tony moore, with art duties later transferring to charlie adlard, the walking dead tells the story of rick grimes during the zombie apocalypse. Csun celebrated his legacy in 2015 with an art galleries exhibition, comic book apocalypse, and continues this term with this new exhibit, timed for the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Within only two hours of opening the doors to csun s art galleries, over a hundred fans of all ages from all over the city had come to get mesmerized by a legends decades worth of work. Unfortunately, its release date has been pushed back from tomorrow, jan. Topics also may include fan culture, particular genres of comics and connections between comics and other forms of visual text. Join forces with cb apoc where we will do everything in our power to battle mediocrity on a mundane infested planet. Featuring scholarly essays on the brilliance and diversity jack kirby. The graphic world of jack kirby will feature the works of comic book artist jack kirby, cocreator, designer and original artist of famous characters such as captain america, the avengers, the fantastic four, the xmen and the black panther. Comics and graphic novels 3 csun university catalog. Moving from spiderman to the xmen, to the tick and beyond. Aug 23, 2015 this monday, august 24th will be the opening of comic book apocalypse. Suffice it to say, the exhibition had started off on a good note.
Comic book apocalypse celebrates the art of jack kirby cbr. Sep 08, 2015 gallery tour by curator, professor charles hatfield, founder of csuns popular comics and graphic novels course and the author hand of fire. Jack kirby is the creator of comic book superheroes such as the fantastic four, the xmen, the hulk, thor, and captain america. Aug 22, 2015 comic book apocalypse at csun art galleries will include a public reception from 47 p. Jack kirby artwork exhibit at csun pop culture maven.
The graphic world of jack kirby csun art galleries, 2015, and founding president of the comics studies society. Famed comics artist jack kirby, whose work launched the avengers, xmen, captain. We call the show comic book apocalypse because when youre dealing with kirby, nothing less than the end of everything is at stake, said curator charles hatfield, an. Famed comics artist jack kirby, whose work launched the avengers, xmen, captain america, and the marvel universe, is the focus of an exhibition at the california state university, northridge art galleries. Ascot raceway 19571990, which showcased the history of a storied. Comic book apocalypse is curated by professor charles hatfield, founder of csuns popular comics and graphic novels course and the. California state university, northridge is facing an apocalypse. A brief walkthrough of the reception for the kirby exhibit at cal state northridge.
The graphic world of jack kirby, to kings of speed. Northridge, ca 930 gallery hours are monsat 124pm, thurs 128pm. This interdepartmental and intercollege partnership is bringing together diverse faculty to brainstorm campus events and teaching opportunities for ay 20152016 and. The graphic world of jack kirby, coedited by ben saunders and me and copublished by idw and csu northridge, is due to hit comic book shops soon.
Mike curb college of arts, media and communication 18111 nordhoff st. Apocalypse was cloned, but was saved by the xmen and became the goodhearted evan or genesis apocalypse has recently been resurrected by the clan akkaba. Csun 2015 comic book apocalypse from the energies of science. The collaborative effort aims to advance comics studies and teaching. The graphic world of jack kirby at the csun art galleries. Famed comics artist jack kirby 19171994, whose work launched the avengers, xmen, captain america, and the marvel universe, is the focus of an exhibition at the california state university, northridge. Gallery tour by curator, professor charles hatfield, founder of csun s popular comics and graphic novels course and the author hand of fire.
The graphic world of jack kirby at cs northridge comic book fans, begin to get ready to make a road trip. Bacas experimentation in collaboration and concrete, a distinguished csun alumnus, to the pop culture phenomenon of comic book apocalypse. Famed comics artist jack kirby, whose work launched the avengers, xmen, captain america, and the marvel universe, is the focus of an exhibition at the california state university, northridge. Loebs talk at csun coincides the universitys muchheralded comic book apocalypse. The early nineties saw a period in comic book history where the industry almost comitted suicide through greed, arrogance and stupidity. As fans of the television show know, rick was a deputy injured on the job and was in a coma when the. Charles hatfield is professor of english at california state university, northridge, the author or coeditor of four books in comics studies, curator of comic book apocalypse.
The graphic world of jack kirby will feature the works of comic book artist jack kirby, cocreator. Comics have various genres that entertain us and post apocalyptic comics are an entertaining genre. Jul 09, 2015 comic book apocalypse opens in time for the launch of the fall 2015 semester at csun, and will be up for seven weeks. Comic book writer and artist jack kirby, creator of superheroes such as the avengers, xmen and captain america, is the subject of an art exhibition at the csun art gallery. Over the weekend i finally got the chance to head up to california state university of northridge that is currently holding an exhibit of jack kirby original artwork. Apocalypse en sabah nur is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by marvel comics. Jacob kurtzberg, 19171994, a legendary figure in comics, is one of the most beloved and imitated artists in american popular culture. You can see a few pieces of art from kirby below that will be on display, thanks to comics. The symposium, which is free and open to the public, comes on the heels of the universitys recordbreaking exhibition, comic book apocalypse. Csun students explore the abundance of comics and illustrations created by jack. The graphic world of jack kirby is on display at california statue university northridge through october 10, 2015. The graphic world of jack kirby had its grand opening reception yesterday, saturday, august 29. Comic book apocalypse revives jack kirbys legacy within only two hours of opening the doors to csun s art galleries, over a hundred fans of all ages from all over the city.
Gallery hours are monday to saturday from noon to 4 p. Comics for the apocalypse free listening on soundcloud. Comic book writer and artist, jack kirby, is the subject of an art exhibition at the california state university, northridge art galleries. Jack kirby exhibit at oviatt library honors marvel comics. The graphic world of jack kirby opens to the public on monday. Aug 11, 2015 california state university, northridge is facing an apocalypse. Comic book apocalypse is curated by professor charles hatfield, founder of csuns popular comics and graphic novels course and the author hand of fire. Within only two hours of opening the doors to csuns art galleries, over a hundred fans of all ages from all over the city had come to get mesmerized by a legends decades worth of work. Emphasis on both history and form, including imagetext relationships. Comic book apocalypse at csun art galleries will include a public reception from 47 p. Jack kirby at cal state northridge the comics journal. The biggest display of jack kirby art ever is at cal state. A catalog companion to the exhibition comic book apocalypse at california state university, northridge, fall 2015.
Stream tracks and playlists from comics for the apocalypse. Every monday, comic book writer, samuel george london, interviews interesting guests about what comics theyd take into the apocalypse hampshire. It will include a kirby collage by geoff jetpack jr. The comics art of jack kirby, said the exhibition is. On point reports on jack kirbys career with csun english professor charles hatfield, comic book illustrator and collector scott fresina and earth2 comics owner carr dangelo. Csun commerce of creativity to explore the world of marvel.
The csun alumna found her passion for the craft of storytelling from the work of alfred hitchcock. The graphic world of jack kirby, the largest exhibition of jack kirby in the united states. In 2015, he curated the tremendously popular comic book apocalypse. For me, its the human characteristics of the human emotion after the world has been obliterated. Sep 19, 2016 this is the quintessential zombie comic book. The graphic world of jack kirby august 24 october 10, 2015 california state university, northridge art galleries. See some of the art from the exhibit below, and read a lengthy interview with hatfield at the comics reporter. Comics scholarship has exploded over the past decade, and academia is paying attention to comics including graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, and webcomics as never before. About 100 pieces of kirbys work will be displayed and a roughly 200page, fullcolor catalog will accompany the exhibition.
Aug 11, 2015 events for comic book apocalypse include a public reception on aug. The graphic world of jack kirby at cal state northridge art galleries was duly noted in browers column last month, the latest in his cottage industry of kirby features. Age of apocalypse reading order comic book reading orders. The graphic world of jack kirby exhibition at the csun art galleries. The complete age of apocalypse epic, book 1 scott lobdell, john francis moore, brian k. Grogan, and will be accompanied by a lavishly illustrated catalog featuring some twenty essays about jacks work, coedited by me and prof. I guess its my love for movies like mad max, the road, book. The graphic world of jack kirby showcases famed comic artist jack kirbys work from the 1960s and on, with bits and pieces of his earlier work as well. From the energies of science fiction land and roger zelaznys greatest novel, lord of light through the hearts of jack kirby, barry ira geller, and mike royer.
Comic book apocalypse is curated by professor charles hatfield, founder of csun s popular comics and graphic novels course and the author hand of fire. Apocalypse of comic book shows to descend on cal state. The graphic world of jack kirby at cal state northridge. Although portions of his lifelong career had to be omitted for this exhibition, the show holds great importance nonetheless, as it may be a historical event. Comic book apocalypse revives jack kirbys legacy the sundial. Csun 2015 comic book apocalypse from the energies of. The 8 x 12 format gives ample room for reproductions of his original art and beautiful, full color collage work.
Comics symposium to explore breadth of student research in. This over size companion book to last years exhibition comic book apocalypse the graphic world of jack kirby at california state university, northridge is a musthave for any serious. Within only two hours of opening the doors to csun s art galleries, over a hundred fans of all ages. The show is expected to bring 10s of thousands of visitors to see over 100 pages of original art and 3 interactive ipad displays provided by the kirby museum. The csun campus has transitioned to virtual instruction and social distancing with the majority of employees working remotely. Bionic men, gods, mutants, talking animals and superheroes fighting to save the world or end it all will manifest at the csun art galleries from aug. The show, one of the largestever exhibitions of kirby, will highlight the latter half of his roughly halfcentury career, particularly his work in the superhero and science fiction genres. Study of comics, including comic strips, comic books and graphic novels, from literary and cultural studies perspectives.
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