13 September - 19 October 2008
This exhibition showcases some of the greatest comic artists - from
the early days of the 1940s, the Marvel Comics of the 1960s and
1970s, through to the finest artists working today. Storyteller,
film director, mythweaver - a legendary comic artist has to be all
these things, and more.
Artists in the show include:
Jack Kirby: The King of Comics – During his
prolific lifetime, Kirby created thousands of characters and
genres, from Captain America during WWII to a whole universe of
concepts that made Marvel Comics in the 1960s.
These include The Hulk, Fantastic Four, The X-Men and many
more.
Steve Rude – One of the most accomplished comic
artists working in the field today, Rude has won many awards for
his hyper-detailed, clean-lined artistry. He has forged a career
independent of the main publishing houses Marvel and DC Comics and
his creation – Nexus – is regarded as his supreme
achievement.
Gene Colan – With an art style that borrows
from the cinema, Colan worked for both Marvel and DC in the 1960s
and 1970s on such titles as Iron Man,
Daredevil, Howard the Duck and Batman.