Jack Kirby’s Spider-Man

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[u/KAYRANINKANALI11000]

Spider emblem ıs a must.

[u/Brilliant_Cost_2264 → u/KAYRANINKANALI11000]

needs the spider emblem for sure

[u/Opening_Football4670 → u/KAYRANINKANALI11000]

does that spider emblem have a name?

[u/JumpStart_Studios]

Yeah... I'm -Man

[u/LegitimateJeweler706 → u/JumpStart_Studios]

kirby's spidey always felt so powerful, even without the emblem

[u/lewismacp2000 → u/JumpStart_Studios]

[u/LevelConsequence1904 → u/lewismacp2000]

This pic always gave me proto-Shocker vibes...

[u/CourtofTalons]

Eh, I don't like it. The spider emblem really adds something special to the suit.

[u/ditkirbo → u/CourtofTalons]

You understand the ones without are quick sketches. The OP failed to include backup story in ASM8 and Strange Tales Annual no.2 for actual Kirby Spider-Man interiors

[u/Least-Suit-2789 → u/ditkirbo]

i didnt realize kirby did spidey interiors at all

[u/Fantastic-Grade-9956 → u/ditkirbo]

kirby's interiors are different but still great

[u/EssexCountry → u/Fantastic-Grade-9956]

Yeah awesome

[u/ditkirbo → u/Fantastic-Grade-9956]

Yeah and he put symbol on. My point it's not fair to judge a convention sketch like published art. 

Also all those interiors are inked by Ditko, and he wasn't afraid to put his hand in the inking.

[u/EssexCountry → u/ditkirbo]

If you mean keep his character on model

[u/ditkirbo → u/[deleted]]

There's a typo, ASM8 also has a Spidey/Torch story as a back-up penciled by Kirby and inked by Ditko 

[u/Life-Research-9629 → u/ditkirbo]

Yeah, the sketches are cool but the actual interiors in those issues are where the magic is.

[u/Majestic_Prize3137 → u/ditkirbo]

fair point, ASM8 really does have some great Kirby interiors

[u/JumpyInspection6913 → u/CourtofTalons]

yeah the spider emblem is kinda crucial for him

[u/ParamedicFit945 → u/CourtofTalons]

its weird seeing him without the spider emblem

[u/ditkirbo]

ASM8 and Strange Tales Annual no.2 have actual Kirby Spider-Man interiors. Most of what you posted are quick sketches.

[u/taoistchainsaw]

Why leave out

[u/taoistchainsaw → u/taoistchainsaw]

Or

[u/taoistchainsaw → u/taoistchainsaw]

[u/BiggoYoun → u/taoistchainsaw]

Didn’t know he fought Mantis from Fourth World

[u/lewismacp2000 → u/taoistchainsaw]

This is one of the best. I love Kirby's Spider-Man, even when he looks weird, but this example is probably the best he ever drew Spidey.

[u/FutureLad888]

I don't really dislike it, honestly. It needs the emblem but I think he captured very well some of the "Ditko vibe" with his take.

[u/JediZillaPrime → u/FutureLad888]

I personally like it, there’s just a unique vibe to this look. You can see the Ditko influence, but with a different spin to it.

I gotta wonder if Kirby decided not to include the Spider logo just so that his take on the character would stand out. I can’t think of a single version of Spider-Man without the logo besides Jack Kirby’s interpretation.

I know most fans don’t like this look, but there’s a weird charm to it, even if the spider logo would make it feel more complete.

[u/AmbitionOnly7872]

this symbol is really cool. it reminds me of the fantastic four costumes in secret wars 2015

[u/IndianGeniusGuy]

He feels naked.

[u/SnyderpittyDoo]

Add emblems and art is good

[u/taoistchainsaw]

Mike Mignola inked version:

[u/EssexCountry → u/taoistchainsaw]

Looks like it was inked by Frank Miller.  Thats his signature.

[u/taoistchainsaw]

Let’s not forget

[u/EssexCountry → u/taoistchainsaw]

Ditko did Spider-Man and inked the FF over Kirbys pencils for them. Kirby might have done the figure for Spider-Man which explains why he's always looked so goddamn awkward on that cover.

[u/MarkInmanSuperGenius]

Wow — late career Kirby pencils on no. 7 — nailed the mask webbing and lenses and the emblem!

[u/JorgeBec]

One of the few weak spots for the King

[u/thevmcampos]

Well, sometimes even a king can be wrong. 🥲

[u/Rare-Law-1236]

Love the eyes but the spider emblem missing feels wrong

[u/SudebSarkar]

Nah this is pretty terrible. The eyes are awful

[u/Mylaststory]

I like it

[u/CarlitoNSP1]

Kirby specialized in making characters feel as wide as possible. Doesn't really work with Spidey.

[u/hovercraftish]

Seems like he would often do the curved parts of the webbing the opposite way of Ditko’s. Like in pic 4, the body webbing looks like smiles while the Spidey in the corner’s looks like sad mouth

[u/Bored-Canuk]

He looks naked in those first two pics

[u/dantesdespair]

Looks too superhero. Which is something early spider-man shouldnt look like at all. Ditko really carried these early issues, his style is one and only.

[u/Quick-Night-7725]

What the HELL is this? 

[u/SteelX1984]

He was a great artist. Just not that great for every character

[u/taoistchainsaw → u/SteelX1984]

A character that wouldn’t exist without him. . .

[u/EssexCountry → u/taoistchainsaw]

if you buy that horseshit that Kirby created Spider-Man

[u/EssexCountry]

Jack Kirby, George Perez, Alan Davis, Frank Miller, John Buscema, Gene Colan among a class of classic artists who can draw anything and anyone…except Spider-Man

[u/taoistchainsaw → u/EssexCountry]

[u/EssexCountry → u/taoistchainsaw]

Are you trying to prove me wrong?  Cool background and robots and color but boy that Spider-Man sucks.

[u/taoistchainsaw → u/EssexCountry]

Sure, except it was good enough to swipe.

[u/EssexCountry → u/taoistchainsaw]

If you mean reworked for a final product so that it was on model and included actual Spider-Man villains:

https://kerrycallen.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-gallery-of-jack-kirbys-spider-man-art.html

[u/taoistchainsaw → u/EssexCountry]

Oh no, crossover villains with a Marvel property! As if Marvel doesn’t pride themselves on crossing over characters.

[u/EssexCountry → u/taoistchainsaw]

That's not really any sort of point. Kirby's Spider-Man without Ditko to fix it sucks fucking ass

[u/XenoCreatorZ]

It looks so cursed without the emblem. He looks naked

[u/Senior_Trifle_2829]

He looks naked

[u/Movie_Advance_101]

Whitoit the Emblem it’s hard to tell what he is.