Superheroes & Schlemiels Exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Australia

From May there is an interesting exhibition at the Jewish Museum featuring the comic artwork of various Jewish creators. I’m not sure if this is the same exhibition that Jerry Robinson put together in New York a couple of years ago, although apparently it has been curated by the Musee d’art et d’histoire du Judaisme in Paris and the Joods Historisch Museum in Amsterdam.

 As should be well known many of the comics creators from the Golden Age were Jewish. From Stan Lee and Jack Kirby who created the Marvel Universe, to Bob Kane who ‘created’ Batman, to Harvey Kurtzman who was important to both EC Comics and MAD.

 The exhibition is at the Jewish Museum of Australia, 26 Alma Road, St Kilda, from May 3 – August 30. I believe the cost is $10 ($5 concession) but you get $2 off the ticket price if you present a valid Metcard. More details can be found at the Jewish Museum website.

Kamandi – The Last Boy On Earth – Part 3

Here is the final part of the debut story of Jack Kirby’s Kamandi. Part 1 was posted here and Part 2 was posted here. When last we left Kamandi he was caught up in the war between tigers and leopards.

Kamandi – The Last Boy On Earth – part 2

Continuing on from the debut story of Jack Kirby’s Kamandi. Part 1 was posted here. When we last saw Kamandi he was just about to confront his grandfather’s murderer.

Part 3 will be posted here tomorrow.

Kamandi – Last Boy On Earth – Part 1

This is Part 1 of the debut Kamandi story by Jack Kirby. For those who don’t know about Kamandi, it’s a bit like Planet of the Apes but much more awesome. How can you not like a comic book full of cruel, talking animals and lots of extreme violence?!


 




Part 2 will be posted here tomorrow.

Part 3 will be posted here in a couple of days.

The map of Kamandi’s world is here.

Jack Kirby’s Kamandi – The Last Boy On Earth

I am a big fan of Jack ‘King’ Kirby, but moreso for his comic book writing than his art. As you will see in these scans, there is just something with his faces that I find a bit weird and off-putting. Then again you can always tell a Kirby drawing just by looking at the faces.

Kamandi is obviously based on the Planet of the Apes movies and shouldn’t really work, but it does. Having criticised Kirby’s art I must admit I do like his animal drawings a lot. (Much more than his human drawings!)