Kirby at War (52')
KIRBY AT WAR (52')
INFORMATION
FR / 2017 / 52’ /
4K / French, EnglishPassé Simple / France 3 / Directed by Marc Azéma and Jean Depelley
Worldwide rights available
TAGS
War, Comics, Heroes, CGI, portrait
SYNOPSIS
Black Panther, the Avengers, Hulk, Fantastic Four, The X-Men, Thor, Iron Man - to name only some of the best known super-heroes created in the 1960s by comic book artist Jack Kirby, the super heroes which today, dominate the world wide blockbuster box office cinema. This documentary mixed with CGI form his work examines Jack Kirby’s comics through his experience as a young American soldier in WWII France. How did this terrifying experience inspire him to create Captain America, and so many others characters as the war came to a close?