The Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City has a stunning collection of art and artifacts from Mesoamerica. Toltec, Olmec, Aztrec, Maya, and Mexica peoples along with so many others.
But the more I looked at Olmec carvings, the more they reminded me of Jack Kirby art — especially characters like Galactus, Kang, or the Sentinels. Now I’m wondering if Mesoamerican art was a big influence for him.
(A quick web search tells me that I am not the first person to notice this)
Big Barda of the Female Furies, ex-leader of an elite honor guard of the dictator Darkseid of Apokolips, from Jack Kirby's NewGods and FourthWorld strand in the DC Universe
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Comic book historian Rik Offenberger joins me to dig into Jack Kirby’s 1970s run on Captain America.
And make sure you check out his G-Man campaign! One of this year’s best campaigns.
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