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Strange Tales (1951) #151-162
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. IDW Artist's Edition
In the mid-1960s, Jim Steranko burst into the Marvel Age of comics in a BIG way, and the innovative, cinematic techniques he introduced in his brief tenure at The House of Ideas stand to this day as a high-water mark in the history of graphic storytelling. More than any other series, Steranko is most associated with Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. This Artist’s Edition collects the first 12 stories of Steranko’s run, from Strange Tales #151 — #162, as well as all his covers from these issues. Additionally, there will be a select number of extras presented. And, as usual, nearly all the pages have been scanned from the original art, from Steranko’s private archives.
NOTE: In an Artist’s Edition first, Steranko has personally designed this book!
Additional script by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Additional Layouts by Jack Kirby.
Brought to you by the same team responsible for the Eisner Award-winning Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition and Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist’s Edition.
AN ARTIST’S EDITION PRESENTS COMPLETE STORIES WITH EACH PAGE SCANNED FROM THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL ART.
While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for instance, corrections, blue pencils, paste-overs, all the little nuances that make original art unique. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.
NOTE: In an Artist’s Edition first, Steranko has personally designed this book!
Additional script by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Additional Layouts by Jack Kirby.
Brought to you by the same team responsible for the Eisner Award-winning Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition and Wally Wood’s EC Stories: Artist’s Edition.
AN ARTIST’S EDITION PRESENTS COMPLETE STORIES WITH EACH PAGE SCANNED FROM THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL ART.
While appearing to be in black and white, each page was scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for instance, corrections, blue pencils, paste-overs, all the little nuances that make original art unique. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.
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Jim Steranko
294 books49 followersJames Steranko is an American graphic artist, comic book writer-artist-historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator who has work for decades till the present.
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July 17, 2022
This was my first opportunity to read one of the various Artisan Editions put out by IDW Publishing, where the original art is scanned and reproduced on approximately 8" x 12" heavy stock pages, complete with notations and production directions.
Jim Steranko was one of the very first Marvel creators to be allowed to write, pencil, ink, and color his own stories. This volume focuses on his early work for Marvel in the pages of Strange Tales.
He began as a finisher over Jack Kirby's layouts, then graduated to main artist with assist on story from Roy Thomas, and then complete control over story and art. It's all here, and it's really cool to see the progression and experimentation in both.
Steranko was one of the reasons I kept reading comics back in my formative high-school years (when I wasn't sure if it was still "cool" to be doing so).
The presentation, packaging and design are all premium quality.
In writing, Steranko captured the idiosyncratic nature of Nick Fury's character and his art would go on to influence others who took over the helm later. My only regret is that these are all black and white scans, so the creative choices that Steranko employed in his coloring are not included.
Jim Steranko was one of the very first Marvel creators to be allowed to write, pencil, ink, and color his own stories. This volume focuses on his early work for Marvel in the pages of Strange Tales.
He began as a finisher over Jack Kirby's layouts, then graduated to main artist with assist on story from Roy Thomas, and then complete control over story and art. It's all here, and it's really cool to see the progression and experimentation in both.
Steranko was one of the reasons I kept reading comics back in my formative high-school years (when I wasn't sure if it was still "cool" to be doing so).
The presentation, packaging and design are all premium quality.
In writing, Steranko captured the idiosyncratic nature of Nick Fury's character and his art would go on to influence others who took over the helm later. My only regret is that these are all black and white scans, so the creative choices that Steranko employed in his coloring are not included.
September 7, 2020
OVERALL RATING: 4 stars (7 out of 10)
Art: 4 stars
Writing Style/Quality: 3 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Pacing: 4 stars
Characterization: 4 stars
World Building: 4
Art: 4 stars
Writing Style/Quality: 3 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Pacing: 4 stars
Characterization: 4 stars
World Building: 4
December 16, 2022
This is pure, unfettered talent splashed across page after page of good old fashioned comics. If you love the craft you owe it to yourself to pick up a few of these books to see how the masters made comics.
February 10, 2025
Incredible painstaking detail in a lot of the art and super fun late 60s camp and dialog. There are zero periods used in this whole book, instead all sentences ended with exclamation points because the action…is…so…intense!
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