Warning: contains preview images for World of Krypton!
A new piece of art by World of Jack Kirby. In addition to his many epic creations at Marvel with Stan Lee, Kirby had a notable tenure at DC, where he expanded the publisher’s mythology, introducing characters such as Darkseid, Etrigan and Kamandi. Now, artist Oeming pays tribute to Kirby in a stunning new piece.
After a falling out homages Jack Kirby, by mixing his unmistakable aesthetic with Superman’s home world. The World of Krypton mini-series is written by Robert Venditti, illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming, colored by Nick Filardi and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.
World of Krypton colorist Nick Filardi (@nickfil) shared the image to his Kirby’s best work was jam-packed with small details that enriched the illustrations, and Oeming captures this as well, with small flourishes throughout, such as people and futuristic cars on the sky roads. Filardi joked that Oeming was also trying to “kill” him and his “flattered” Joel Bartlett, referring to the intricacy of Oeming’s art.
While mixing Krypton with Jack Kirby’s aesthetics may seem like an odd choice at first, it makes sense in light of Kirby’s history at DC. When he arrived in 1970, Kirby could have had his pick of any title in DC’s roster to illustrate—and he chose the mid-range Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen. Kirby jettisoned the oddball transformations that had been a hallmark of the title, and instead began seeding his Fourth World Saga in its pages. In essence, Kirby used the Superman mythos to introduce his creations into the DC Universe, and Oeming’s art is the perfect tribute.
Jack Kirby helped change the face of superhero comics through revolutionary work at Marvel and DC, and now artist Michael Avon Oeming homages the “King” in a new piece mixing Kirby with Superman’s home planet of Krypton.
Source: Twitter/Nick Filardi (@nickfil)
