I loved his short 3 issue run on CAP...he just sets the mood perfectly..brilliant work...just brilliant.

Steranko was also the insperation for Joe Kavalier in Micheal Chabon's Cavalier & Clay ( who was also someone who was interviewed for that documentary if indeed I am thinking of the same one)....... great book really worth reading... (the comic book stuff in it is really interesting (Stan Lee's in it) but the emotional core of the book is really what makes it shine..... go buy it now)

Really!

I never thought of that!

Is that something Michael Chabon said in an interview?

yeah he did (I can't remember where incidentaly) and apparently there was also some speculation as to wether or not Steranko was actually an escape artist, but while Chabon was doing his research for the book, he found a lot of stuff on Steranko and even found an old poster for one of Steranko's escape artist shows, proving that he indeed was an escape artist...

Oh, I knew Steranko performed as an escape artist. Though he may be best known for a handful of issues he illustrated, he also worked in graphic design and became a publisher. (What a varied life, and like Frazetta, he looked like some of his iconic heroic characters!) I just never made the connection between Chabon’s artist/penciller (can’t recall which was Cavalier and which was Clay) and Jim Steranko.

Thanks for the confirmation.

No problem...

Steranko fans should pick up STERANKO:ARTE NOIR. This book covers his career and shows many of his published works. I think it was only available as a softcover, signed edition and it's hard to find. It's definitely worth seeking out and getting!

It's an exhibition catalog, in paperback with a very sturdy slipcase. As such, it is massively illustrated (and very well-printed), and the text is about as superficial and celebratory as you would expect.

I've still got mine stored in the basement somewhere. It's probably stuck in with my old paperbacks, since the size of the book was closer to standard paperback than to any comics. Byron Preiss Visuals did some really innovative work back then, of which CHANDLER was the best example.

Definately: it was the nicest thing they published.

Speaking of Gulacy’s (oft acknowledged) debt to Steranko.
http://comics.toonzone.net/solicitations/2.../catwoman41.jpg

Also, another artist, whose acknowledged debt to Steranko I wasn’t aware of, is David Mack. I just read about 100 or so pages of his Kabuki: Circle of Blood trade paperback. Strong influence throughout, particularly in panel composition and panel layout.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...255363?v=glance

Darwyn Cooke cited Steranko as a big influence on his work in DC New Frontier and Catwoman,… but to be honest, I’m having a hard time seeing it.

I'm a big Steranko fan. I've loved his work since I was a little kid.
He's definitely a big influence on my work. Especially my early work.
Now, moreso in philosophy of storytelling and his drive to push the envelope.

Kabuki Circle of Blood was probably in some part, my own take on a character as government agent and espionage, from my childhood lens of how Steranko's work on Nick Fury and SHIELD inspired me as a kid.

Imagine how honored I was that he wrote the introduction to KABUKI: Circle of Blood.
And when he painting a Kabuki cover.

Besides loving his work, he is an amazing human being. He introduced himself to me in 1995 saying his friends told him he should check out Kabuki. I gave him all the issues I had and he was highly encouraging and has always offerend his help to me.

I've been happy to have a friendship with him ever since. We have a tradition of talking storytelling and philosphy over the phone at night. He only calls well after midnight, and insists that I do the same

He's a super guy.
On every level.

This is a pretty good online Steranko resource:

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/8650/

Tons of arts, scanned "lost" works like his adaptation of OUTLAND...

Funny you should mention Steranko, I was just googling around for info on his Domino Lady last night. There's a HC shipping this week, anyone ever read any of it and got any opinions? It sounds a lot like the classic Phantom Lady and right up my alley.

You've got to stop breaking those geocities sites.

Outland was actually the first Steranko work I saw when I was a kid. I still remember being fascinated by it as his approach was so different from the stuff I was used to at the time (Marvels.) That was the second time I can distinctly remember being interested in a comic for the approach and not the story/art.

The first was this moment to moment sequence from Daredevil 165:

That's an awesome resource, thanks Warren.

Rob - I love that Miller issue of Daredevil. That sequence was so distinct and good I recognized that page from it right away.