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Jack Kirby - Original Art Illustration "The God

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Jack Kirby - Original Art Illustration  The God
Jack Kirby - Original Art Illustration "The Gods" (undated). Jack Kirby has created his own modern mythology. In the 1940s, he drew the Classic Greek Gods, recast as superheroes, archetypes such as Mercury, later Hurricane, for Red Raven Comics #1. In the 1960s, Jack Kirby co-created The Mighty Thor, and further modernized and revised the classic Norse God myths. In the 1970s, he abandoned the traditional mythic figures, added science fiction technology to his conceptual mix, and created his bold, new epic saga for DC, the "Fourth World" series, which included The New Gods title. This painting seems to presage that stage of Jack Kirby's evolution, with the boldly contrasting orange-hued New God asserting his will to live in the foreground, and the shadowy, faded blue-hued, Old Gods in the background bearing witness to his struggle. This twice-up art measures 25.25" x 21.25". The art is in great condition. There is a slight discoloration on the foreground figure's right foot. There is a light crease horizontally across the paper, about 3 inches up from the bottom edge. The art is painted with acrylic paint on paper, and Jack Kirby has signed it to the right of the word "Gods." Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.