The legendary artist and publisher Jim Steranko celebrates Captain America’s 75th anniversary with a series of amazing variant covers throughout the rest of 2016.
What are your thoughts on his covers?
Your first look at Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 by writer Nick Spencer and artist Jesus Saiz, on sale May 25th, 2016 from Marvel Comics.
In 1986, now defunct Eclipse Comics brought the world an updated version of the Golden Age character Airboy and his menagerie of supporting characters. The series ran 50 issues with the first 33 issues being bi-weekly 16 page comics.
Great news emerged today from New York Comic Con 2013 – IDW Publishing is planning on releasing not ONE, but TWO Marvel Artist’s Editions by the great Jim Steranko!
The first book, Steranko Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist’s Edition, due to be released in May 2014, will feature Steranko’s Nick Fury run on Strange Tales from issue #151 through #162 and measure 15” x 22”.
The second book, Steranko Nick Fury and Captain America Artist’s Edition, which does not currently have a release date, will feature Nick Fury stories from Strange Tales 163-168, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D #1, 3, & 5, and 3 issues of Captain America. This book will measure 12” x 17”.
These are near-exact reproductions of the original art by Jim Steranko in their original size.
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Here’s a 2-page spread from Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 “Who is Scorpio?” (June 1968) from Marvel Comics, written and illustrated by Jim Steranko and inked by Joe Sinnott.
Jim Steranko was one of the great comic book “Pop” artists that enjoyed notoriety in the late 1960’s. Although he worked in the industry for a relatively short time, his impact on the style and design at the time was enormous.
Steranko combined both a dynamic and surreal style that was rather unique and instantly identifiable. His influence can still be seen today in artists like Paul Gulacy and many others.
He is clearly one of the great influencers of modern comics.
Here are just some of the fantastic covers and pages he created during his brief tenure at Marvel Comics. If you know who Steranko is, this will bring back fond memories. To those who have never heard of him, now is the time to discover some of his great work!