Friday, June 9, 2017

100 Days Of The King - Day 20


There's no doub that the Living Planet Ego is one of Jack Kirby's most awesome creations. That noble face slapped onto a complete friggin' planet is just about one of the most gobsmacking images ever cobbbled together by the "King".


After seeing the latest Guardians of the Galaxy movie I was struck by how much of Kirby's classic imagery of the geography of Ego actually made it into the movie. The filmmakers seem clearly to have seen the double-page spread above.

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  1. I remember reading this in UK Marvel (MWOM) and was just spellbound by the story and imagery (Kirby was creating so many great images/ideas at his time) I haven't seen the new Guardians movie yet and wasn't aware Ego was in it, so nice to know.

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    1. Ego always blew me away. That face was awe inspiring. Alas there's not enough of that in the movie, but still there are some good Kirbyesque bits.

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