Jimmy Olsen : Adventures by Jack Kirby - Volume 2

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Summary: Fun Reading Volume 2
Review: More fun comic book stories from Jack "King" Kirby's early 1970s stint as the writer/artist of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen. In this volume, collecting issues #142-148, Kirby continues to flesh out his new Fourth World characters as they interact with Jimmy Olsen, Superman, and the revived Newsboy Legion. Crazy cool stuff! Be sure to check out Volume 1.

Rating:
Summary: Better than Volume one! Kirby is still the King !
Review: This one has a lot more Kirby concepts and the story gets rolling along a lot faster. We get to see Dracula...in this case Dragorin as an adversary against Superman. The Shield and the Newsboy Legion from Kirby's earlier works make another appearece here. I have to admit Kirby is an aquired taste.

When I was a youngster in 1970 I thought anyone could draw in the style of Kirby. It wasn't until I started creating my own art that I understood what he was trying say. It isn't the perfect anatomy that tells the story ..but the cartoony figures that are so dynamically portrayed, that do.

I wish that DC would follow Marvel's lead and put all of Kirby's greatest works on CD ROM. This could really lead to more exposure to the man who created characters for two universes..Marvel and DC.