Spirit Jam is a 1998 reprint of one of the more impressive artistic stunts of the Indy era. In the 30th issue of The Spirit Magazine from 1981, the guys at Kitchen Sink arranged for a host of artists and writers to try their hand at a few pages of a single shared Spirit story. The story was kicked off and wrapped up by Will Eisner but in between were all manner of renditions of the 40's comic icon by some of the most potent names of the era.
Pete Poplaski penciled the wraparound cover. It's gorgeous and features the inking of the following talents: Peter Poplaski, Will Eisner, Milton Caniff, John Pound, Denis Kitchen, Richard Corben, and Leslie Carbaga.
Also included in the square-bound reprint was the four-page Cerebus Jam story by Eisner and Dave Sim. Eisner handled the Spirit figures and Sim most everything else.
And to close things off here are two wonderful renderings of the Spirit with some iconic heroes.
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The Spirit Jam is a lot of fun, isn't it? There are some creators in the issue that I wouldn't have thought of as "natural" Spirit artists, like Trina Robbins and Richard Corben, who do a wonderful job with the character. And I love John Byrne's "Phoenix" gag...
ReplyDeleteRich Corben in particular stands out. I am also impressed by Alan Kupperberg, not an artist I thought would do it that well. It's great.
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