Anyway, there are daring escapes and rescues, sword fights, beautiful gil kane art. In july, titan comics will publish an artsized, hardcover collection of jack kirby, gil kane and steve engleharts longlost, previously unpublished the prisoner comic strips based on the cult classic. Sword of the atom by jan strnad goodreads share book. April 6, 1926 january 31, 2000 was a latvianborn american comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character kane cocreated the modernday versions of the superheroes green lantern and the atom for dc comics, and cocreated iron fist with roy thomas for marvel comics. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. Sword of the atom, volume 1 comics 1984 by jan strnad author, gil kane illustrator.
Staples are tight, no missing interior pages or cut. Gil kane wanted to another john carter like series,about a man from our world depositted in an alien one,like you see done by edgar rice burroughs. He moved with his family to new york in 1930, where he grew up in brooklyn. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. During the last five years, he has reentered the comic book field doing a book here and there, but his greatest contribution today is his constant appearances at comic book conventions around the country.
Solomon kane is a 17th century, puritan and a somberlooking man who traverses the world with not appropriate goal or reason, other than destroying any evil. Legendary creator of hal jordan, iron fist, abin sur, atom, guy gardner and sinestro to name a few. Some swords of the atom by gil kane comic book layout, comic book pages. Collected for the first time in a single graphic novel. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Description gil kane original art for the prisoner complete 18page story marvel, unpublished. He came back to dc doing all sorts of comic titles, not being identified with any particular character at this time.
Carter and sadie return for more explosive encounters with egyptian gods in this second book in the kane chronicles trilogy. There, atom and maya fight off the dryads that are still under planet masters control, until the atom manages to slip off the planet masters control device. Sword of the atom by gil kane dc comics art, comic books. The atom comic read the atom comic online in high quality. Dec 9, 2018 just five of many great drawings by kaneimagine a sword of batman or a sword of spiderman or. Titans new unmissable comic collections and comic series are set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first us transmission in 1968. When solomon kane stumbles upon the body of a boy hanged from a rickety gallows, he goes after the man responsiblea baron feared by the peasants from miles around. An instant hit upon its debut in 1966, the prisoner was the story of number six, played by patrick mcgoohan, a secret agent trapped in the village. Gil kane, a comicbook artist who infused the atom, green lantern and other characters with vibrant new life even as his own artistic aspirations. The graphic novel the kane chronicles graphic novel series. Problems was to do this new concept, the old had to done away with. The graphic novel by rick riordan available from rakuten kobo. Gil kane is recognized as one of the most influential artists in comic books, with a string of credits at dc, marvel and other companies that includes batman, superman, green lantern, the atom, the flash, conan, t. Michael mettlens kane comic book series home facebook.
Julius kane, embark on a worldwide search for the book of ra, but the house of life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them. Jun 02, 2016 the essential gil kane book for all kane fans. See more ideas about comics, dc comics and comic books. The atom battles for his life in a miniature land where even the smallest creatures on earth can prove to be his death. After ray palmer, the atom, catches his wife jean loring cheating with another man, ray decides he needs some time alone. Gil kane, comicbook artist, is dead at 73 the new york. Industry legend gil kane takes the atom in a whole new and exciting direction. See more ideas about comic book artists, comic art and comic books art. The atom gained a new costume and new powers during the period 1948 1951. He returned to drawing the atom in the sword of the atom limited series, a collaboration with writer jan strnad. In this exciting second installment of the threebook series, carter and sadie, offspring of the brilliant egyptologist.
The editors defend the nuclear arms race, and say they are performing a significant service by presenting. With his fluid pencils and building on a solid foundation of thought and study, kane vibrantly brought to life marvels most popular characters. The atom is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. The solomon kane set of novels feature the protagonist, solomon kane, who was created by the author robert e. After ray palmer, the atom, catches his wife jean loring cheating with another man, ray decides he. Something far worse than the devilish baron or the terrible, intelligent wolf that prowls the woods lies hidden in the ruined monastery beneath the barons castle, where a devil. It was perhaps surprising, then, when dc released sword of the atom 1983, a miniseries by kane writer jan strnad that took palmer in a radically new direction. A retrospective representing some of gil kanes greatest work for marvel. He is currently played by brandon routh in legends of tomorrow in the shared dc arrowverse on the cw.
Comic book legend who worked through the gold, silver, bronze, copper and modern ages of comics. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The atom american comic strip superhero dc comics britannica. Comic and graphic books juvenile fiction mythology in this exciting second installment of the threebook series, carter and sadie, offspring of the brilliant egyptologist dr. It is kanes greatest effort and should probably be the last story of ray palmer, as no other adventure could live up to this. But nothing much really changed in the series, and it. Dark horse comics began publishing a new series of kane stories in 2008, and also published collections of. In publication dates, the event lasted from november to december, 20. He was featured in several comics published by marvel comics in the 1970s and 1980s. The kane chronicles graphic novel has 3 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Sep 29, 2010 sword of the atom was a strange mixture. Buy this book and let it do what comics especially those by mr. Dark horse comics began publishing a new series of kane stories in 2008, and also published collections of the 1970s marvel stories in 2009.
Solomon kane is a fictional character created by the pulpera writer robert e. Cover pencils by gil kane, inks by murphy anderson. It is here, though, in the sword of the atom that all of kanes fantasy and superhero art convalesces into a melange that could only ever be expressed in a comic book. See more ideas about comics, marvel comics covers, comic books. The titular subject of todays post is the first full chapter in the final complete multiissue storyline of stan lee and jack kirbys fantastic four along with that distinction, this story arc is well remembered for being one of the best examples of how kirby, by this time deeply dissatisfied with his situation at marvel comics, was rather. Read sword of the atom 1983 comic online free and high quality. Gil kane was one of the masters of superhero comics, who has worked extensively for both marvel and dc. The atom has been played in various tv series by alfie wise and john kassir. Battle of the atom is a 10part bat family crossover published by marvel that debuted on august 28th 20 and ran through the allnew xmen, uncanny xmen, wolverine and the xmen and adjectiveless xmen books until october 30th 20. Dc must have wanted to do something different with ray palmer. Kane, whose real name was eli katz, was born in riga, latvia, in 1926. Jan 31, 2019 gil kane april 6, 1926 january 31, 2000, was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s and every major comics company and character. Dark horse comics is the thirdlargest comics publisher in the u.
Sword of the atom 1983 comic read sword of the atom 1983. Feb 03, 2000 gil kane, a comic book artist who infused the atom, green lantern and other characters with vibrant new life even as his own artistic aspirations propelled him to draw comic books of wagnerian. Comic and graphic books juvenile fiction mythology. Julius kane, embark on a worldwide search for the book of ra, but the house of life. Kane is a american comic book formally published by advent comics in 2017. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Justice league of america was my first favorite comic book. The character was created by editor and coplotter julius schwartz, writer gardner fox and penciler gil kane. When new books are released, well charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the preorder period. The dark knight rises again to face the dawn of the master race. Gil kane, comicbook artist, is dead at 73 the new york times. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Unpublished prisoner comic book by jack kirby and gil kane. When scientist ray palmer catches his wife in the arms of another man, the atom leaves behind the world of man and enters a realm of undreamed of.
You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us. Problems was to do this new concept,the old had to done away with. The sword of the atom revolves around the atom going to a village of six inch tall, yellow skinned aliens, who live a primitive lifestyle in the amazon jungle of brazil. In this exciting second installment of the threebook series, carter and sadie, offspring of the brilliant egyptologist dr. Marvel visionaries gil kane by gil kane, gerry conway. Sword of the atom 1983 comic read sword of the atom. Shrinking down, the mighty mite discovers that the world is a very different place. With a fun story by jan strnad and gil kane who also supplied the beautiful art the atom finally gets a stand alone mini series where hes the star. Gil kane, latvianborn american comic book artist whose innovative and dramatic style and precise drawing technique brought new life and vibrancy to such classic superheroes as spiderman, green lantern, captain marvel, the incredible hulk, and the. Sword of the atom by gil kane comics, dc comics art, comic books.
Anyway, there are daring escapes and rescues, sword fights, beautiful gil kane art, fearsome beasts and the trapped tiny and stranded in the jungles of south america, the atom stumbles upon a race of tiny aliens, makes an enemy of their prime minister and falls in love with their scantily clad princess. We will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing via email. Ray palmer was a physicist who found a meteor made of white dwarf star matter that he fashioned into a lens capable of shrinking and expanding objects although the. The second atom was introduced during the the silver age of comic books and had nothing in common with the first other than the name. Apr 02, 2020 gil kane, latvianborn american comic book artist whose innovative and dramatic style and precise drawing technique brought new life and vibrancy to such classic superheroes as spiderman, green lantern, captain marvel, the incredible hulk, and the atomin addition to characters he created, such. Letter to the editor from comic writer marv wolfman. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. The epic ending you never saw coming is here because you demanded it. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. With the help of maya, the atom travels to washington, d.