The first comic book I ever purchased in my life was Kamandi No. 3, off the newsstand, in 1972. I became a Kamandi fan, a Kirby fan, and a comic book collector from that moment on.
I was always a sucker for a Jack Kirby title, I am going to have to go thru my collection to see if I have them still. thanks wild bill and kirk...Dave
We did see him a few times in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
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YES! YOu guys are now reviewing one of my most favorite comic book series. I fell in love with the lost boy, his courage and what it would be like to live in a world like that...gone Mad but alone. WE ARE ALMOST living in a Fallout 4 world. I wish there were MORE comic books like that story, BUT WHERE ARE those stories and comic books????
Creators DC editor Carmine Infantino had tried to acquire the license to publish Planet of the Apes comic books. When this failed to happen, he asked Jack Kirby for a series with a similar concept. Kirby had not seen the films but he knew the rough outline and he had also created a very similar story, "The Last Enemy!", in Harvey Comics' Alarming Tales that predated the original Planet of the Apes novel. He also had an unused comic strip he created in 1956, titled Kamandi of the Caves. Kirby brought all those elements together to create Kamandi.[1] Although his initial plan was to not work on the comic books themselves, the cancellation of Forever People freed him up to do so.[2] wikipedia
Jack did one better with Kamandi than the plant of the apes! Almost all the animal characters mutated and walked on two legs in this post apocalyptic comic series as a ten year old at the time I thought it was really cool!
Good to have Kirk on again and great show with Wild Bill. I have some of the original Kamandi books somewhere in the collection but stopped before Joe Kubert started on the art. Great cover with the O.M.A.C tie in since very early on, DC acknowledged that the OMAC book was in the Kamandi universe [or vice versa] before the Great Disaster that created Kamandi's world as it was. Thanks again and looking forward to Kirk's next display!
@@johnrunion5357 You are right. chic Stone did a few issues of interior art but then it went to Keith Giffen and evening some by Dick Ayers. I think Kubert even did a cover or two where Kirby did the interior but I had stopped buying by that time. Thanks for helping my memory.
@@johnmichaelwilliams6694 you are very welcome and than you for helping with mine. kirby had left dc for marvel, but he still had something like 3 issues of kamandi scripted where the art was done by someone else in kirby style. something like that ...
Actually Kamandi has nothing at all to do with planet of the apes. It's an reworked story from Alarming Tales No.1 Called The last Enemy. And it was published in 1957. Long before planet of the apes.
YES! i have thought that since 1974 when i first discovered the book. now i think an animated film with art done in a style that reflects kirby is the way to go.
Kirby at his best! I was also told the Planret of the Apes story and can see where it's probably true but most of all it was a rollicking good adventure that could still be turned into a cracking movie one day. Nice to see you guys working together again nothing wrong with Pete of course but aits always a good option to switch things around now and again and get a third point of view.
wikipedia : "Creators DC editor Carmine Infantino had tried to acquire the license to publish Planet of the Apes comic books. When this failed to happen, he asked Jack Kirby for a series with a similar concept. Kirby had not seen the films but he knew the rough outline and he had also created a very similar story, "The Last Enemy!", in Harvey Comics' Alarming Tales that predated the original Planet of the Apes novel. He also had an unused comic strip he created in 1956, titled Kamandi of the Caves. Kirby brought all those elements together to create Kamandi.[1] Although his initial plan was to not work on the comic books themselves, the cancellation of Forever People freed him up to do so.[2]"
Although Jack Kirby was and is my all time favorite comic artist I never really cared much for Kamandi. Pretty much a juvenile Planet of the Apes. I'm kind of surprised DC didn't get sued for the direct ripoff. Absolutely hated the inking in most of the series and I stopped buying it when Kirby ended his run on the book. I still love most of what Jack did but not this one. It's for diehard KIrby fans only.
wikipedia : "Creators DC editor Carmine Infantino had tried to acquire the license to publish Planet of the Apes comic books. When this failed to happen, he asked Jack Kirby for a series with a similar concept. Kirby had not seen the films but he knew the rough outline and he had also created a very similar story, "The Last Enemy!", in Harvey Comics' Alarming Tales that predated the original Planet of the Apes novel. He also had an unused comic strip he created in 1956, titled Kamandi of the Caves. Kirby brought all those elements together to create Kamandi.[1] Although his initial plan was to not work on the comic books themselves, the cancellation of Forever People freed him up to do so.[2]"
@@johnrunion5357 Thanks John for the response that does explain the similarities. Still not a favorite, but the books do hold their place in my collection. I'm 67 and still learning.
@@henrykuehl9547 you are very, very welcome. thank you for the kind response. the movie planet of the apes wasn't released until 1968. the book on which it was released monkey planet aka the planet of the apes by Pierre Boulle wasn't released until 1963. i really love kirby's work more than any other artist. kamandi is one of my very favorites. when i started reading it i was just 12. yes, we are all still learning ... which is a good thing. best wishes.
The first comic book I ever purchased in my life was Kamandi No. 3, off the newsstand, in 1972. I became a Kamandi fan, a Kirby fan, and a comic book collector from that moment on.
I really liked Kamandi. I remember New Gods, too. Kirby stuff was wild. Kamandi would make a great tv series.
It DID make a great TV series: Thundarr the Barbarian
@@dannygreen1964 Never heard of it. I'll have to look it up. Now would be the time to do a series, not necessarily animated but with cgi
I was always a sucker for a Jack Kirby title, I am going to have to go thru my collection to see if I have them still. thanks wild bill and kirk...Dave
It was neat to see Kamandi featured in the TV show Batman: The Brave and the Bold a few times.
Love Kamandi, always wanted to see this as a TV series.
We did see him a few times in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
YES! YOu guys are now reviewing one of my most favorite comic book series. I fell in love with the lost boy, his courage and what it would be like to live in a world like that...gone Mad but alone. WE ARE ALMOST living in a Fallout 4 world. I wish there were MORE comic books like that story, BUT WHERE ARE those stories and comic books????
Reading my first Kamandi book (in the early 70s) may have started my love of post-apocalyptic fiction which goes on until today.
Creators
DC editor Carmine Infantino had tried to acquire the license to publish Planet of the Apes comic books. When this failed to happen, he asked Jack Kirby for a series with a similar concept. Kirby had not seen the films but he knew the rough outline and he had also created a very similar story, "The Last Enemy!", in Harvey Comics' Alarming Tales that predated the original Planet of the Apes novel. He also had an unused comic strip he created in 1956, titled Kamandi of the Caves. Kirby brought all those elements together to create Kamandi.[1] Although his initial plan was to not work on the comic books themselves, the cancellation of Forever People freed him up to do so.[2] wikipedia
The dog is Dr. Canus and the 32 pager was the only large Kamandi in 70's and Kirby left shortly after that issue.
Jack did one better with Kamandi than the plant of the apes! Almost all the animal characters mutated and walked on two legs in this post apocalyptic comic series as a ten year old at the time I thought it was really cool!
Good to have Kirk on again and great show with Wild Bill. I have some of the original Kamandi books somewhere in the collection but stopped before Joe Kubert started on the art. Great cover with the O.M.A.C tie in since very early on, DC acknowledged that the OMAC book was in the Kamandi universe [or vice versa] before the Great Disaster that created Kamandi's world as it was. Thanks again and looking forward to Kirk's next display!
didn't kubert just do covers while chic stone drew the interiors in kirby style?
@@johnrunion5357 You are right. chic Stone did a few issues of interior art but then it went to Keith Giffen and evening some by Dick Ayers. I think Kubert even did a cover or two where Kirby did the interior but I had stopped buying by that time. Thanks for helping my memory.
@@johnmichaelwilliams6694 you are very welcome and than you for helping with mine. kirby had left dc for marvel, but he still had something like 3 issues of kamandi scripted where the art was done by someone else in kirby style. something like that ...
Actually Kamandi has nothing at all to do with planet of the apes.
It's an reworked story from Alarming Tales No.1
Called The last Enemy.
And it was published in 1957.
Long before planet of the apes.
I Loved Kamandi and Omac, both would make great movies if done right.
YES! i have thought that since 1974 when i first discovered the book. now i think an animated film with art done in a style that reflects kirby is the way to go.
Apes with shotguns are the best!
Guns don't kill people,
apes with guns kill people.
Kirby at his best! I was also told the Planret of the Apes story and can see where it's probably true but most of all it was a rollicking good adventure that could still be turned into a cracking movie one day.
Nice to see you guys working together again nothing wrong with Pete of course but aits always a good option to switch things around now and again and get a third point of view.
And I am very happy to let Bill & Kirk take the reigns!!
@@seaoftranquilityprog Well you have been very busy lately on the record side of things Pete and it's very much appreciated, as are Bill and Kirk.
wikipedia : "Creators
DC editor Carmine Infantino had tried to acquire the license to publish Planet of the Apes comic books. When this failed to happen, he asked Jack Kirby for a series with a similar concept. Kirby had not seen the films but he knew the rough outline and he had also created a very similar story, "The Last Enemy!", in Harvey Comics' Alarming Tales that predated the original Planet of the Apes novel. He also had an unused comic strip he created in 1956, titled Kamandi of the Caves. Kirby brought all those elements together to create Kamandi.[1] Although his initial plan was to not work on the comic books themselves, the cancellation of Forever People freed him up to do so.[2]"
Is that McGruff the Crime Dog that is Kamandi's partner? haha. I vaguely remember this comic. Thank you for showing these. They have been great!
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Although Jack Kirby was and is my all time favorite comic artist I never really cared much for Kamandi. Pretty much a juvenile Planet of the Apes. I'm kind of surprised DC didn't get sued for the direct ripoff. Absolutely hated the inking in most of the series and I stopped buying it when Kirby ended his run on the book. I still love most of what Jack did but not this one. It's for diehard KIrby fans only.
wikipedia : "Creators
DC editor Carmine Infantino had tried to acquire the license to publish Planet of the Apes comic books. When this failed to happen, he asked Jack Kirby for a series with a similar concept. Kirby had not seen the films but he knew the rough outline and he had also created a very similar story, "The Last Enemy!", in Harvey Comics' Alarming Tales that predated the original Planet of the Apes novel. He also had an unused comic strip he created in 1956, titled Kamandi of the Caves. Kirby brought all those elements together to create Kamandi.[1] Although his initial plan was to not work on the comic books themselves, the cancellation of Forever People freed him up to do so.[2]"
@@johnrunion5357 Thanks John for the response that does explain the similarities. Still not a favorite, but the books do hold their place in my collection. I'm 67 and still learning.
@@henrykuehl9547 you are very, very welcome. thank you for the kind response. the movie planet of the apes wasn't released until 1968. the book on which it was released monkey planet aka the planet of the apes by Pierre Boulle wasn't released until 1963. i really love kirby's work more than any other artist. kamandi is one of my very favorites. when i started reading it i was just 12. yes, we are all still learning ... which is a good thing. best wishes.