Kamandi
Kamandi is a DC Comics comic book character created by acclaimed artist Jack Kirby. The bulk of Kamandi's appearances occurred in the comic series Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, which ran from 1972 to 1978. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Kamandi is a young hero in a post-apocalyptic future. After a huge event called "The Great Disaster", humans are a persecuted minority in a world ruled by intelligent, highly evolved animals. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The concept for Kamandi seems to have come from four different sources: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
As with the other books Kirby drew for DC in the 1970's, the plot was very much art-driven. Kirby's imagination would come up with a grandiose scene involving a battle between animal armies or a robot-run artificial satellite, and he would create a plot to go along with his artistic vision.
DC Comics: DC Comics is one of the largest companies in comic book and related media publishing. Today a subsidiary of Time Warner, DC is responsible for such famous characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and their teammates in the Justice League. For decades, DC Comics has been one of the two largest ... Comic book: A comic book is a magazine or book containing the sequential art in the form of a narrative. Comic books are often called comics for short. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous, and in fact its dramatic seriousness varies widely. The term... Jack Kirby: Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable and prolific artists in United States comic books. Born Jacob Kurtzberg to Jewish parents in New York City, he was also a comic book writer and editor.... | ~ Table of Content ~
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