--- title: "24 Jack Kirby Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 24 Jack Kirby quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Jack Kirby sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/mike-royer-14555_comic_during-the-mavelmania-days-in-the-late-6_2347777.jpg" --- > [During the Mavelmania days in the late '60's I got a phone call one evening and I answered it and this voice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/during-the-mavelmania-days-in-the-late-60-s-i-got-a-phone-call-one/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/mike-royer-14555_comic_during-the-mavelmania-days-in-the-late-6_2347777.jpg) > [I live in the past when it comes to movies, but my own career is a matter of remembering the nuts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-live-in-the-past-when-it-comes-to-movies-but-my-own-career-is-a/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/mike-royer-14555_bolts_i-live-in-the-past-when-it-comes-to-movi_2160850.jpg) > [ I want to present a really interesting vision of \[Jack\] Kirby's characters and environments, as well as dig way, way deeper into… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-gates/i-want-to-present-a-really-interesting-vision-of-jack-kirby-s/) [Sterling Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76a/sterling-gates-67116_character_i-want-to-present-a-really-interesting-v_135693.jpg) > [“...I give you real world-changers like Homer, Jack Kirby, and the aforementioned Shakespeare as the archangels of pure story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-willingham/i-give-you-real-world-changers-like-homer-jack-kirby-and-the/) [Bill Willingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-willingham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/bill-willingham-16391_living-with-shakespe_i-give-you-real-world-changers-like-home_1327990.jpg) > [I'm very much influenced by your traditional comic book artists like Jack Kirby, Alex Toth and Walter Simonson. Their styles were sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-fish/i-m-very-much-influenced-by-your-traditional-comic-book-artists-like/) [Tim Fish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-fish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7d/tim-fish-65691_alex_i-m-very-much-influenced-by-your-traditi_2874420.jpg) > [To me, it's the outstanding people, people like Jack Kirby that really make a difference, that are very, very important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-adams/to-me-it-s-the-outstanding-people-people-like-jack-kirby-that-really/) [Neal Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/neal-adams-10689_important_to-me-it-s-the-outstanding-people-people_1675554.jpg) > [You could say everybody's a fan of Jack Kirby. I would say I'm a fan of Jack Kirby. I'm a fan of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-adams/you-could-say-everybody-s-a-fan-of-jack-kirby-i-would-say-i-m-a-fan/) [Neal Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/neal-adams-10689_could_you-could-say-everybody-s-a-fan-of-jack_1647265.jpg) > [ My most vivid memories of those times weren't the actual nuts and bolts, but just pleasant times sitting with Jack \[Kirby\] in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/my-most-vivid-memories-of-those-times-weren-t-the-actual-nuts-and/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/mike-royer-14555_bolts_my-most-vivid-memories-of-those-times-we_1164119.jpg) > [To my mind, the most successful and the best comic book illustrators are those who translate the real world into a consistent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/to-my-mind-the-most-successful-and-the-best-comic-book-illustrators/) [Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9de/dave-gibbons-17942_best_to-my-mind-the-most-successful-and-the-b_1556408.jpg) > [One of the things that kept most comics from being monthly was that very few artists could produce 24 pages per month.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-byrne/one-of-the-things-that-kept-most-comics-from-being-monthly-was-that/) [John Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/john-byrne-35836_artist_one-of-the-things-that-kept-most-comics_2321747.jpg) > [ I read a random issue when I was a kid, but no, I wasn't super familiar with the characters \[Captain Victory\] until… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-gates/i-read-a-random-issue-when-i-was-a-kid-but-no-i-wasn-t-super-familiar/) [Sterling Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce8/sterling-gates-67116_captains_i-read-a-random-issue-when-i-was-a-kid-b_1696683.jpg) > [I learned early Jack Kirby favorite movies were the Warner Brothers from the '30s. When you look at Jack Kirby's comic books,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/i-learned-early-jack-kirby-favorite-movies-were-the-warner-brothers/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b44/mike-royer-14555_book_i-learned-early-jack-kirby-favorite-movi_2869385.jpg) > [If I wanted to own some Jack Kirby original art unless it was something that Giacoia or Sinnott had inked I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-royer/if-i-wanted-to-own-some-jack-kirby-original-art-unless-it-was/) [Mike Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/mike-royer-14555_art_if-i-wanted-to-own-some-jack-kirby-origi_1788154.jpg) > [ Jack \[Kirby\] and Joe \[Simon\] wrote and drew the stories themselves in the beginning and I was just, like, the office boy.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/jack-kirby-and-joe-simon-wrote-and-drew-the-stories-themselves-in-the/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/stan-lee-1586_boys_jack-kirby-and-joe-simon-wrote-and-drew_1163951.jpg) > [I loved when the superhero genre crosses with horror. Morbius. Those are the guys I gravitated towards. Blade. So for me, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-loved-when-the-superhero-genre-crosses-with-horror-morbius-those/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/guillermo-del-toro-986_comic_i-loved-when-the-superhero-genre-crosses_2714455.png) > [My favorite artists from comics were early ones like Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko who had a real heavy ink style. Captain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-dzama/my-favorite-artists-from-comics-were-early-ones-like-jack-kirby-or/) [Marcel Dzama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-dzama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c10/marcel-dzama-28084_altered_my-favorite-artists-from-comics-were-ear_1667869.jpg) > [I had been a reader of THOR in college. I had read the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby stuff. I had loved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-simonson/i-had-been-a-reader-of-thor-in-college-i-had-read-the-stan-lee-and/) [Walt Simonson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-simonson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/walt-simonson-286187_books_i-had-been-a-reader-of-thor-in-college-i_3181948.png) > [Some artists, such as Jack Kirby, need no plot at all. I mean I'll just say to Jack, "Let's let the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/some-artists-such-as-jack-kirby-need-no-plot-at-all-i-mean-i-ll-just/) [Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/stan-lee-1586_art_some-artists-such-as-jack-kirby-need-no_1826429.jpg) > [I think someone like Jack Kirby, for instance, would suffer greatly in the transition from print to digital were he still around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-waid/i-think-someone-like-jack-kirby-for-instance-would-suffer-greatly-in/) [Mark Waid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-waid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c53/mark-waid-3704_around_i-think-someone-like-jack-kirby-for-inst_2607939.png) > [In 'Black Panther,' I tried to preserve virtually all versions and interpretations of 'Black Panther' - including the Jack Kirby one, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/in-black-panther-i-tried-to-preserve-virtually-all-versions-and/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/christopher-priest-10472_black_in-black-panther-i-tried-to-preserve-vir_2131820.jpg) > [My hero in comic books is Jack Kirby: 'Spider-Man,' 'Fantastic Four,' 'Captain America,' Marvel Comics. He was really the basis for Marvel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-mosley/my-hero-in-comic-books-is-jack-kirby-spider-man-fantastic-four/) [Walter Mosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-mosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/walter-mosley-2810_america_my-hero-in-comic-books-is-jack-kirby-spi_714548.png) > [When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or the Statue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-gibbons/when-i-first-came-to-new-york-city-what-i-was-thrilled-about-was-not/) [Dave Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-gibbons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b16/dave-gibbons-17942_about_when-i-first-came-to-new-york-city-what_85180.jpg) > [“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick The Secret Meaning of Things, Lawrence Ferlinghetti Fantastic Four #89, Stan Lee and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-sloan/do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep-philip-k-dick-the-secret-meaning/) [Robin Sloan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-sloan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/robin-sloan-1513_dreams_do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep-phil_1412817.jpg) > [In the world of comics, Jack Kirby and Will Eisner may have been more influential artists, but Joe Kubert was its most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-waid/in-the-world-of-comics-jack-kirby-and-will-eisner-may-have-been-more/) [Mark Waid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-waid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62b/mark-waid-3704_able_in-the-world-of-comics-jack-kirby-and-wi_2388678.jpg) ## Top authors on Jack Kirby - [Mike Royer 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jack-kirby/mike-royer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jack-kirby/#itemlist", "name": "Jack Kirby Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "During the Mavelmania days in the late '60's I got a phone call one evening and I answered it and this voice said, \"Mike Royer? 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