In 1981, jim steranko adapted the sean connery movie, outland. Mar 22, 2020 from the comic book historians podcast. Unfortunately, outland never became the marketing phenomenon that warner was anticipating, but steranko certainly did a good job on the graphic novel. The second omnibus lets hope there is another omnibus covering the issues in between is nowhere as good but this book is a delight. Steranko and the moment of silence sequart organization. Jim steranko, part 3 dec 21, 2014 steranko, of course, continues to be a legendary figure in comics even though he doesnt do much in comics, but his output cant be measured in volume, but by sheer quality and amazing influence. This is a lovely book and sadly draws into sharp contrast how clunky kirbys work was when he returned to captain america in the mid seventies. Steranko is a great talent and a fascinating guy but this book treats him like hes a comic book character himself. I never knew there was a comic book adaption of the movie, let alone one done by jim steranko. View some of steranko s finest works from the comp stage to the fully completed versions. Jim steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator.
Links to other steranko sites the drawings of steranko. Jonathan ross meets jim steranko, his comic book hero. Jul 23, 2012 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. 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. Steranko copyright jim steranko all rights reserved. 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. The comicbook art of jim steranko books the guardian. Shanna the shedevil is a fictional jungle adventurer in comic books published by marvel comics. Hama, for his part, in a 2001 introduction to a trade paperback compiling the s. His byline is most often jim steranko, but sometimes just steranko. Steranko on cards ireland magic company, 1960 kort is now in session 1962 designed and illustrated only the steranko history of comics 1 supergraphics, 1970, isbn 0517501880. The tv presenter and comic book obsessive on the extraordinary work of graphic storyteller jim steranko. One of the things that caught my eye was a box full of heavy metal magazine from the 1980s and 1990s. Jack kirby based his comicbook character mr miracle super escape artist 1971 on steranko.
Its loaded with visual concepts that still have not been recognized, understood, and reused in todays market. Steranko, outland, pages 2 and 3 outland the movie was a pretty good remake of high noon in space. Here jim steranko goes back to his first love and chronicles the epic story of comics golden age creators and superheroes. 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.
What is the first published comic that jim steranko drew. No single creator since then has had as much influence as steranko. Alex grand interviews steranko in a sequel to the steranko experience, discussing his life from when he finished out his term at marvel comics with stan lee. May 17, 2016 the fact that it also includes the steranko issues is a real bonus. The book consists of a long interview with comics creator jim steranko along with two essays covering different aspects of sterankos career in comics and film. Comic book pages comic book artists comic book covers comic artist comic books art geof darrow jim steranko thing 1 sci fi comics even at the time, i thought that this serialized adaptation of the movie outland was a slightly strange or overly hopeful choice the run in the magazine far exceeded the scifi meets high noon flicks run in. Suffice to say, jim sterankos influence on the world of comics is felt far and wide. Long overdue study of jim steranko s numerous innovations in comic art. Someday, id like to generate a book with personal narrative commentary examiningexplaining every panel and page of outland. Jim sterankos outland adaptation from heavy metal youtube.
Outland the movie was a pretty good remake of high noon in space. Sterankos history of comics volume 2 buds art books. See all books authored by jim steranko, including nick fury. Comics and illustration genius jim steranko on his raiders of the lost ark preproduction art the first raiders painting i did established the character of indiana jones. Jim steranko books list of books by author jim steranko. Jim steranko is an american artist of influential comic book art, most notably for marvel during the silver age of comics.
Some outland by jim steranko posted by capns comics at. No turtlehead, just a comicbook afficianado who hates censorship for the sake of it. Collects sterankos entire outland adaptation in an oversized book french. Kickass comiccomic layoutcomic pagecomic book pagescomic book artistscomic artistcomic books artmanga. Apr 17, 2018 jim steranko born november 5, 1938 is most famous for his work on marvels nick fury, agent of s. 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.
No turtlehead, just a comic book afficianado sp who hates censorship for the sake of it censorship. Issue 51 june 81 issue 52 july 81 issue 53 august 81 issue 54 september 81. Yes it is written in french inside who cares this is more of an artbook and jim s storytelling is so good you can understand whats happening it the story with only his art to look. Outland was an underrated scifi film by director peter hyams. Various comic book writers have said that they received inspiration from this issue. Nov 05, 2014 jim sterankos outland jim steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. The fact that it also includes the steranko issues is a real bonus.
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 person whose speech this is, it s jim steranko s, not forcesofgeek. Nov 07, 2018 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. 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. The movie its based on, written and directed by peter hyams capricorn one, 2010, is generally dismissed as a heavyhanded retelling of high noon 1952. 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. Outland by jim steranko outland was released in very much a product of the popularity sciencefiction films were enjoying during the time period. Ill scan and present its serial sections in forthcoming posts here at the porpor books blog. The selfcreated man written by james romberger, a talented writer, graphic novelist, pastels artist, parsons school of design professor, publisher and longtime east. Jim steranko at the internet speculative fiction database. It takes place on a mining rig on jupiters moon, io. Jim steranko has 1 books on goodreads with 7777 ratings.
Comic books, paperback book covers, trade paperbacks, magazine covers and even a couple of hardback book covers. Former marvel editorinchief jim shooter has entered the. Despite heavy promotion, the movie didnt make much of a ripple, as i recall. The illustrated story to coincide with the release of ridley scotts nowcanonical scifi horror, no one knew what a graphic novel was. Every day this year, i will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. The movie is out of print on dvd, but you can read the incredible sequential art adaptation by jim steranko. Creative illustration jim steranko jim starlin comic book. Jun 19, 2018 in a 1987 interview with the guardian, the reliably selfcritical briggs stated that in hindsight he found the books humor a bit facetious, silly and possibly a bit patronisingand some of jims solecisms, like governmental, can certainly be a bit labored and groaninducing.
See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and comic books art. Artist, writer, publisher, magician, film storyboard designerhe has done it all. There was really no actor discussed at this point, at least not with me. Steranko into a family of ukrainian origins, he started drawing comics in 1965. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and comic books. This book is very rare even here in europe as its been out of print since 1982. 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. The person whose speech this is, it s jim sterankos, not forcesofgeek. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
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 time. Jun 06, 2011 unfortunately, outland never became the marketing phenomenon that warner was anticipating, but steranko certainly did a good job on the graphic novel. Neal adams reflected that what started happening because of guys like steranko, is the letters that would come in would come in from college students or young people who were studying artan awful lot of young artists were inspired to think of comic books as a form. The convo between the author and artist about the steranko s work is very interesting. I have been trying to read it from images on various. Jim steranko is my alltime favorite comic book artist. Now someone just needs to bring out a nice hardcover of outland. Emphasis is on the quality and fawcett heroes in this volume, as well as flying heroes like airboy and captain midnight, and extralength coverage of will eisner and the spirit. James steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartisthistorian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator who has work for decades till the present. Even at the time, i thought that this serialized adaptation of the movie outland was a slightly strange or overly hopeful choice the run in the magazine far exceeded the scifi meets high noon flicks run in theaters.
Jim steranko interview, comic book resources, october 10, 2001. If i had to make a list of my top five favorite sciencefiction movies, outland. Jul 18, 20 sterankos outland adaptation was serialized in heavy metal from june, 1981 through january, 1982. Throughout the book, the bloggses are penned in tight, caught by frames that underline their slavery to the official narrative of peace and war, and that melt away only when the two reminisce about the past or indulge in flights of fancy, or when nuclear weapons make their awful appearance. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Jun 20, 20 no turtlehead, just a comicbook afficianado sp who hates censorship for the sake of it censorship. Prior to this, he was an illusionist, magician and escape artist with several american circuses, carnivals and nightclubs. Briefly, he worked on his aborted history of comics. Paul tobins cover artists featuring jim steranko art blog golden age comic book stories features steranko s misc marvel covers from 19681974 monografico jim steranko fanstastic spanish blog that traces the highlights of steranko s comic art career jim steranko filmed in 1972 drawing a vision of new york in year 3000. Legendary comic book creator and eisner hall of famer jim steranko took to twitter last night with a special plea for americans. Jim steranko s most popular book is nick fury, agent of s. Jim steranko was born in reading pennsylvania in 1938.
But steranko would never be limited to just comics. Steranko is an american graphic artist, comic book writerartist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. Dec 31, 2019 in 1981, jim steranko adapted the sean connery movie, outland. Books by jim steranko author of nick fury, agent of s. Steranko created something and he gets to decide where and when its published, not you. No one would ever call it a classic, but it did have a great cast, an. Todays artist is jim steranko, and the issues are heavy metal magazine vol. However, the subject deserves a fuller exploration as the book sorely under represents steranko s art. Fhnavarro dijo algo huele a podrido en dinamarca, david. Find this pin and more on outland by jim steranko by lee roy brown.
Read jim sterankos outland adaptation forces of geek. 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. Dec 01, 2010 you can read in the wonderful comic book artist magazine about steranko and gulacys meeting in the latters interview here. Steranko is best known for comics like nick fury, agent of shield and chandler. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Ill scan and present its serial sections in forthcoming posts here at the porpor books. Mar 20, 2020 illustrator,pop artist, graphic designer, magician, escape artist see more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and artist. Jim steranko born november 5, 1938 is most famous for his work on marvels nick fury, agent of s. It was published in each issue from june to october 1981 and january 1982 of heavy metal. Steranko s s, we include here, a limited sampling of. His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature nick fury, agent of s.
Jim steranko at the comic book db archived from the original jim steranko at the internet speculative fiction database steranko bibliography by tony robertson. Jim steranko ladaptation officielle outland table of contents. In fact, i think it was my first rrated film back in the day. For one thing, the book is smaller than a typical comic book and the few full page. See more ideas about jim steranko, comic book artists and artist. The son of a tinsmith, steranko grew up poor, in a household that mostly derided his artistic interests. This movie wasnt made by heavy metal, but it was adapted into a comic, outland by jim steranko.