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Kirby’s Warning: How Comics Will Break Your Heart

12/22/2017 12:37 pm by James Romberger

Kirby’s Warning: How Comics Will Break Your Heart

Since I was a child, Jack Kirby stood out as THE preeminent American cartoonist and I still and always will count him as one of my favorite artists. He remains the master of inventive technorganic design and deep space multifigure compositions in which all elements display unparalleled weight and thrust. I consider his work to […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: 7 Miles a Second, art spiegelman, comics will break your heart, dylan horrocks, Faith Erin Hicks, Hicksville, Jack Kirby, james romberger, mark evanier, Raw, Seth Tobocman, The Late Child, World War 3

Did Jack Kirby really say “Comics will break your heart, kid”? – UPDATED

12/21/2017 3:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Did Jack Kirby really say “Comics will break your heart, kid”? – UPDATED

Let’s investigate one of the most haunting quotes ever attributed to a cartoonist.

Filed Under: History, Working for a Living Tagged With: charles schulz, comics will break your heart, dylan horrocks, great comics quotes, Jack Kirby, james romberger

Faith Erin Hicks has written a YA novel called ‘Comics Will Break Your Heart’ – any questions?

12/21/2017 2:30 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Faith Erin Hicks has written a YA novel called ‘Comics Will Break Your Heart’ – any questions?

Faith Erin Hicks is the Canadian cartoonist, mostly known for drawing many graphic novels including, some written by her – like The Nameless City and Friend with Boys – some written by others – like Brain Camp – but now she’s written a words-only novel – but the title is still close to her: Comics […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Books, comics will break your heart, Faith Erin Hicks, Jack Kirby, ya fiction

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