Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby

Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby

55 mins | Documentary | June 6, 2017

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?

Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby

55 mins | Documentary | June 6, 2017

Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby
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?
Producers Metaluna Productions, Passé Simple
Original title Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby
Directors Marc Azéma, Jean Depelley
Writers Marc Azéma, Jean Depelley

Cast

Jeremy Kirby

as Self

Jack Kirby

as Self (archive footage)

Joe Simon

as Self (archive footage)

Jean Depelley

as Self

Jesse Simon

as Self