My goals were to learn what it took to write a novel, and to decide whether i really wanted to do that for real. Hes well past the age of retirement but would rather not publicly state it. Outland by jim steranko, doublepage spread from steranko s adaptation of the sean connery space western outland. Steranko had started work with marvel comics in 1966. Ive been fortunate to pick up a lot of items hes come out with over the years. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and art. The level of draughtsmanship detail is simply incredible, a level of confident intricacy that rivals even the technicality katsuhiro otomo. Jim steranko at the comic book db archived from the original jim steranko at the internet speculative fiction database steranko bibliography by tony robertson. This book is very rare even here in europe as its been out of print since 1982.
Shanna the shedevil is a fictional jungle adventurer in comic books published by marvel comics. Issue 51 june 81 issue 52 july 81 issue 53 august 81 issue 54. Jim steranko 36 followers james steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartisthistorian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator who has work for decades till the present. Jim steranko s most popular book is nick fury, agent of s. Jim steranko is my alltime favorite comic book artist. The outlander series started by accident in the late 1980s when i decided to write a novel for practice.
Former marvel editorinchief jim shooter has entered the. Steranko earned lasting acclaim for his innovations in sequential art during the silver age of comic books, particularly his infusion of surrealism, pop art, and graphic design in. The series was called fiction illustrated and they published four book in the series. Outland by jim steranko comic book pages, comic book artists, comic book covers. Jim steranko signed supernatural thrillers 1972 marvel. Jim steranko s outland you can read an excerpt of jim steranko s adaptation of the science fiction film outland on the drawings of steranko page. 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. Jim stera nko born 1938 had a brief career as a painter for sword and sorcery paperbacks in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Happy birthday to superstar jim steranko from his friends at syfy wire. View some of steranko s finest works from the comp stage to the fully completed versions. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers.
I never knew there was a comic book adaption of the movie, let alone one done by jim steranko. I have been trying to read it from images on various websites. You might know jim steranko best for his groundbreaking work in the 1960s on marvel comics books like strange tales and nick fury. I did, and i didand here we all are, still trying to figure out what the heck you call books that nobody can describe, but that fortunately most people seem to enjoy. The articulate manner of text and illustration was due to our enthusiasm to thoroughly acclimate the reader with every minute characteristic of each move. Jim steranko s outland adaptation from heavy metal. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and comics. Jim steranko, famed comic book illustrator nick fury, captain america. Steranko is a great talent and a fascinating guy but this book treats him like hes a comic book character himself. The tricks are entertaining, the sleights are latent means to an end result. In 1969, he had a falling out with stan lee at marvel, hence prompting his paperback cover career. If i had to make a list of my top five favorite sciencefiction movies, outland. The tv presenter and comic book obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko. The comicbook art of jim steranko books the guardian.
Read jim sterankos outland adaptation forces of geek. In 1981, jim steranko adapted the sean connery movie, outland. There was really no actor discussed at this point, at least not with me. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least years of age, and have read and agree to the terms of service and privacy. Steranko, outland, pages 2 and 3 outland the movie was a pretty good remake of high noon in space. No turtlehead, just a comicbook afficianado who hates censorship for the sake of it. The following year, heavy metal took another shot and contracted marvel comics alum jim steranko to do a graphic adaptation of outland 1981, peter hyams overlooked spacewestern, which shared many of the same themes as alien. Im always looking for steranko s outland adaptation, but its always been too expensive for me whenever i see it on ebay. It seems that there were one or two european editions, though i cant find any for sale.
Jim will be meeting fans, telling stories and signing autographs, along with. Books by jim steranko author of nick fury, agent of s. No turtlehead, just a comicbook afficianado sp who hates censorship for the sake of it censorship. His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature nick fury, agent of s. Todays artist is jim steranko, and the issues are heavy metal magazine vol.
Anyway, whilst scanning through the back issues i came across samples of this jawdropping jim steranko adaptation of the sean connery scifi flick outland peter hyams, 1981. Steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. Steranko into a family of ukrainian origins, he started drawing comics in 1965. See all books authored by jim steranko, including nick fury.
Steranko copyright jim steranko all rights reserved. No single creator since then has had as much influence as steranko. Every day this year, i will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. The official internet toilet of the most humble comics legend and globe hopping adventurer brian. The item youve selected was not added to your cart.
Steranko s s, we include here, a limited sampling of. Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comicbook hero. Steranko created something and he gets to decide where and when its published, not you. Jim steranko is an american artist of influential comic book art, most notably for marvel during the silver age of comics. That time jim steranko slapped bob kane at san diego comiccon. If then, you utilize only a few of these items, the purpose of this book will have been fulfilled. We also talk about the time when jim steranko slapped batman. Long before cool was cool, steranko set the comic book industry ablaze with a late 60s style and confident swagger that is still reverberating within the business today. Comic book legends dont always get along, as this particularly entertaining tale will prove. Jim steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. The selfcreated man written by james romberger, a talented writer, graphic novelist, pastels artist, parsons school of design professor, publisher and longtime east. Marvel comics legend jim steranko at necomiccon march 15.
Colorful, legendary comic book artist jim steranko slated. Read jim sterankos outland adaptation jim steranko, comic. I myself, only own the first three in the series and need to pick up the fourth book in the series, to complete my set. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The book consists of a long interview with comics creator jim steranko along with two essays covering different aspects of steranko s career in comics and film. He came out of the comic book milieu like frank frazetta and gray morrow. Prior to this, he was an illusionist, magician and escape artist with several american circuses, carnivals and nightclubs. Jim steranko books list of books by author jim steranko. The person whose speech this is, it s jim steranko s, not forcesofgeek. 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. Comic books, paperback book covers, trade paperbacks, magazine covers and even a couple of hardback book covers. James steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartisthistorian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator who has work for decades till the present. Steranko on cards by jim steranko book jjmagicshop. 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.
The bristol board one of the 3 best artists in comics ever, on his agame. 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. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and comic books art. One of the things that caught my eye was a box full of heavy metal magazine from the 1980s and 1990s.
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