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ICV2 Interview with Jack Katz

Posted on July 12, 2013 by admin

Yet another great interview about the Titan Publishing release of The First Kingdom and the launch at San Diego Comic-Con 2013:

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/26196.html

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Diamond Previews World Interviews Jack Katz about The First Kingdom’s Revival

Posted on June 17, 2013 by admin

This amazing interview went live today! After more than 30 years of service, Diamond has become the world’s largest distributor of English-language comics, graphic novels, and related pop-culture merchandise, with a network of shipping and distribution throughout the world. So this is huge!

For the first time, in this interview, Jack Katz leaks future looking plans for a new book, Beyond The Beyond, about mankind in pre-history, before he could speak. He also mentions things like he knows who killed the space program and that he’s against disclosure (visitations by alien life forms). Of course he also drops the names of many artists, writers and musical composers; nothing new there. I think it’s slightly ironic that Jack Katz is billed as part of Titan Publishing’s Emerging Artists Series at the age of 85 and that as he continues to be more prolific and detailed than many working artists, he gets an interview titled “Finale.” Doesn’t sound like The First Kingdom is a finale does it?

Here’s the link to the interview.

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Den of Geek Preview of The First Kingdom Volume 1, The Birth of Tundran

Posted on June 6, 2013 by admin

Nice preview of The First Kingdom, Volume 1, The Birth of Tudran HERE from Den of Geek.

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Jack Katz on Comic-Con 2009 Panel of Silver and Golden Age Comics Artists

Posted on June 5, 2013 by admin

Here’s a great panel of some of the original Silver and Golden Age Comics artists, including Jack Katz. This was at San Diego Comic-Con 2009.

Click HERE to see the panel discussion on YouTube.

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Comic Book Review – Preview of The First Kingdom Volume 1

Posted on May 24, 2013 by admin

A very favorable preview from CBR – Comic Book Resources HERE.

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Jack Katz – The Painter

Posted on April 26, 2013 by admin

Even those diehard aficionados of Jack Katz’s work probably don’t know that he is also a prolific painter. He paints in oils and the canvases are, as you might have guessed, usually large and highly detailed. There are probably 200-300 of them, all done over the last 15 or 20 years. If you’re expecting the same visual themes as The First Kingdom, think again. Most of these borrow from a visual lexicon of 1930s movies and/or are inspired by classical music composers, particularly American classical composers. The subject is always the human form and the human condition. As Jack is fond of saying, “The purpose of art is the glorification of excellence.” All of these paintings exist in one place, the Jack Katz estate. He states that they were not created to sell; they were created to teach. Jack is still teaching, at the age of 85, figure drawing at the Park and Recreation Department in Albany, California as well as master classes in figure painting.

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Book Release Date Announced

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

Titan Publishing has announced the release date as mid-late 2013.

“This is the start of something very special,” says Nick Landau, Publisher of Titan Comics. “We’re searching out fantastic new voices and astonishing new artists, and helping them bring their dream projects to fruition – as well as remaining a world-leader in the field of classic comics restoration and republication.”

Here’s a preview of the cover of the first book jacket.