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Post by electricmastro on May 18, 2020 17:10:19 GMT -5
An appreciation thread for Joe Kubert, who started some of his earliest comic book work at Holyoke Publishing in the 1940s, and went on to become most associated at DC Comics, particularly with Sgt. Rock, Hawkman, and Tarzan. One of my favorite Joe Kubert works would have to be his cover for The Brave and the Bold #44 (October, 1962), which showcases a good usage of lighting and dramatic anticipation preluding intensive impact.  |
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Post by Prince Hal on May 18, 2020 17:16:59 GMT -5
NO comics artist or creator is more worthy, electricmastroI’m kicking myself that I didn’t start it. I would say, though, that Jack Adler’s beautiful wash effect also helps to make this cover so dramatic. On my iPad now, so can’t post images, but I’ll be back. |
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Post by beccabear67 on May 18, 2020 17:43:00 GMT -5
I was just reading in Cei-U's book about Volton The Human Generator by 19 year old Joe Kubert in a 1942 issue of Cat-Man Comics! I used to have Brave & Bold #44, the only pre '70s original edition Kubert Hawkman I ever had. Here's a favorite Hawkman & Hawkwoman from the back cover of Amazing World Of DC Comics...  and still drawing them almost thirty years past that...  |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 17:43:46 GMT -5
I am a huge Kubert fan, but it was his later, more "serious" stuff that turned me on to him and opened the gateway for me to explore his earlier stuff-the book that did it for me when I first encountered it was this...  and from there it went to stuff like...  and I ordered one of the correspondence course books from his School of Cartoon Art...  from there I began to explore the breadth and depth of his oeuvre. My absolute favorite Kubert cover (and one of my favorite stories he did the interior art on)...  -M |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 17:47:46 GMT -5
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Post by electricmastro on May 18, 2020 18:22:16 GMT -5
I was just reading in Cei-U's book about Volton The Human Generator by 19 year old Joe Kubert in a 1942 issue of Cat-Man Comics! He definitely had a great understanding of drawing anatomy and the art form in general even during his earliest working years. Cat-Man Comics #v2#13 (8) (March 1942):  Police Comics #15 (January 1943):  All-New Short Story Comics #2 (March 1943):  Speed Comics #33 (July 1944):  Green Hornet Comics #20 (September 1944):  |
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Post by codystarbuck on May 18, 2020 18:34:13 GMT -5
I met Kubert in the pages of his Sgt Rock and Enemy Ace stories and blossomed from there. Walked into my LCS, while in the Navy and saw Abraham Stone on display, from Malibu/Platinum Editions...  Terrific work, set at the turn of the Century. Of course, it was mostly ignored in the US; but, was a big hit in Europe. |
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Post by beccabear67 on May 18, 2020 18:51:07 GMT -5
I was just reading in Cei-U's book about Volton The Human Generator by 19 year old Joe Kubert in a 1942 issue of Cat-Man Comics! Oops, 16 year old I should've typed. Amazing work for a 16 year old! |
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Post by EdoBosnar on May 18, 2020 18:56:36 GMT -5
I am a huge Kubert fan, but it was his later, more "serious" stuff that turned me on to him and opened the gateway for me to explore his earlier stuff-the book that did it for me when I first encountered it was this... and from there it went to stuff like... (...) I found Fax from Sarajevo a tad underwhelming - the art is, naturally, lovely, but the story wasn't as strong (esp. if you compare it to other comic/graphic novel treatments of the war in Bosnia, like Sacco's Safe Area Gorazde). Yossel, however, is devastating and amazing at the same time, and Kubert's pencil-sketch art in it is a wonder to behold...
Joe Kubert Presents is also a brilliant project, both for Kubert's own contributions and the other material. The tpb that collects the series is such a beautiful book.
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Post by beccabear67 on May 18, 2020 19:23:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2020 21:25:56 GMT -5
It was his DC Tarzan work that made me a fan forever. His Sgt Rock art was outstanding. Basically anything he did was amazing.
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Post by electricmastro on May 18, 2020 21:37:55 GMT -5
Probably the bloodiest page Kubert had penciled yet (The Challenger #3, July 1946).  |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 19, 2020 12:19:09 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on May 19, 2020 13:02:39 GMT -5
This weekend I read a couple of Kubert war stories in We Spoke Out and was impressed again at his storytelling and direct art style. And this is still in the works--haven't been on campus since COVID, but I think ground is broken (but, since I moved to a different unit, I don't think my office will be in the same building anymore).  Earlier this year, in conjunction w/ an exhibit by Adam, this life drawing was on exhibit, which showed a different side of Joe's work:  |
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Post by tarkintino on May 19, 2020 13:16:42 GMT -5
Let us not forget his unique take on superheroes not generally associated with his pencils: TOP ROW: Detective Comics #348 (2/1966) and #349 (3/1966). At the height of the "New Look" period for Batman and Robin, Kubert delivers a fairly "dressed down" Dynamic Duo, meaning they're not too super-heroic, but look like fairly regular guys in costumes. That's very off-the-path look in the more spectacular Infantino/Anderson era for the characters. BOTTOM ROW: DC Special #5 (12/1969) and The Amazing World of DC Comics #3 (11/1974); both covers featuring his very different approach to characters such as Green Lantern and Superman, among others. Oh, and there's Schwartz, too.  |
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