IDW recently announced upcoming Artist's Editions for the New Gods and Watchmen series, and today, the company has also announced an all new set of Marvel Artist's Edition comics from Jim Steranko. The legendary comic artist rose to fame with his work during the 1960s and 1970s on Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Captain America. The first volume of the new Artist's Editions will cover the first twelve stories from the Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. series from Strange Tales #151 through 162. The second volume will feature work from both early issues of the Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. series and the Captain America series from Strange Tales #163 to 168. Read on for more details and look for the first volume to arrive in May 2014.
"I believe that I changed Nick Fury's life as much as he changed mine," Steranko says, "and looking over the original art again celebrates a flood of memories evincing the kind of rampant, seismic creativity that went into their creation. I can see my artistic evolution expand by the story, even by the page, and revisiting that experience can be simultaneously reassuring and shocking—a kind of microcosm of comic book history. As one of the architects of the Marvel Age, I'm pleased to share the sweep and nuance of the S.H.I.E.L.D. epic with all my fans and friends."
“Jim Steranko’s impact on comics as an art form cannot be understated,” said editor Scott Dunbier. “He is an artist and trailblazer of the highest order.”
For more information on the comics, check out the official IDW website.
"I believe that I changed Nick Fury's life as much as he changed mine," Steranko says, "and looking over the original art again celebrates a flood of memories evincing the kind of rampant, seismic creativity that went into their creation. I can see my artistic evolution expand by the story, even by the page, and revisiting that experience can be simultaneously reassuring and shocking—a kind of microcosm of comic book history. As one of the architects of the Marvel Age, I'm pleased to share the sweep and nuance of the S.H.I.E.L.D. epic with all my fans and friends."
“Jim Steranko’s impact on comics as an art form cannot be understated,” said editor Scott Dunbier. “He is an artist and trailblazer of the highest order.”
For more information on the comics, check out the official IDW website.
