Cap Goes Wild!

(The dates for 1975 and 2025 are identical.)

Captain America is truly an icon. Since his debut in 1941 in the pages of Captain America Comics #1 by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby he and his sidekick Bucky have been part of the fabric of comic books and popular culture. Later of course Cap is defrosted and put into the middle of the Marvel Universe concocted by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and others. He goes on to have a reliable partner in The Falcon, and he becomes the go-to leader of the Avengers. Cap's comics have been among the most dynamic in history because they were drawn by Jack Kirby. Here are some of those classic covers from across nearly four decades.

In the face of autocratic anti-democratic forces, it's even more important to recognize the fight for liberty. 

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A Tasty Spirit Jam!

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 folks at Kitchen Sink (spearheaded by in-house Eisner expert Cat Yronwode) 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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