BY JACK “KING” KIRBY
THE COMPLETE VISUAL NOVEL IN PENCIL FORM
SILVER STAR: GRAPHITE EDITION Published by TwoMorrows Publishing, 10407 Bedfordtown Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614. Silver Star and all associated characters are ™ & ©2006 the Jack Kirby Estate. Editorial package ©2006 TwoMorrows Publishing. All rights reserved. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without permission of the Jack Kirby Estate. Edited and designed by John Morrow. Front cover color by Jack Kirby. Back cover color by Tom Ziuko. Non-pencil art shown in this book was inked and lettered by Mike Royer (issues #1-4) and D. Bruce Berry (issues #5 and 6), except for the covers of issues #2 and #6, which were inked by Mike Thibodeaux. Art reconstruction on select inked pages was by Chris Fama. Printed in Canada • First Printing, March 2006 • ISBN 1-893905-55-1 Special Thanks To: Lisa Kirby and the Kirby Estate • Mike Thibodeaux • David Schwartz Chris Fama • Jay Erish • Steve Sherman • Heritage Comics Also Available from TwoMorrows Publishing: Captain Victory: Graphite Edition For more on Jack Kirby, check out THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR magazine, available from TwoMorrows Publishing. Read excerpts and order at: www.twomorrows.com
CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Silver Star #1: Homo Geneticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Silver Star #2: Darius Drumm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Silver Star #3: The Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Silver Star #4: Satan’s Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Silver Star #5: The World According To Drumm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Silver Star #6: The Angel Of Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Screenplay: Silver Star, Super-Hero! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
EXTRAS Early rendition of Silver Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Title Page Original Screenplay drawing #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Darius Drumm concept drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Unused Silver Star #3 cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Final 1980s illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 Original Screenplay drawing #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Unused Silver Star #4 cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 Preliminary concept drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152-153 Jayne Davidson drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154-155 Anything Goes #2 illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Convention sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 ABOUT THE COVER: In Kirby’s files was this handcolored stat of the original pencil drawing he included with the Silver Star screenplay. ABOUT THE BACK COVER: Mike Thibodeaux inked this teaser ad, which ran in the pages of Pacific’s other Kirby comic, Captain Victory And The Galactic Rangers. Color by Tom Ziuko.
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Early concept drawing of Darius Drumm.
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