Portrait of Jack Kirby

Writing

Jack Kirby

Career

Active from 1966 to 2006, with a break from 1986 to 2005, busiest in 1966 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 134 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Kirby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Superhero 2
  • Comic Book Adaptation 2
  • Classic Animation 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

32 titles ยท average score 66
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

Thanks

The Fantastic 4: First Steps
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

Comic Book, Characters

Thunderbolts*
Thunderbolts* (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

Characters

Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
GoodWatch score 49

Characters

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

Characters

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

Thanks

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

Characters

Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

Characters

Black Adam
Black Adam (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

Characters

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

Thanks

Black Widow
Black Widow (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

Characters

2010s

39 titles ยท average score 70
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
GoodWatch score 85

Characters, Comic Book

Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
GoodWatch score 77

Comic Book

Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

Comic Book, Characters

Black Panther
Black Panther (2018)
GoodWatch score 82

Comic Book

Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

Thanks, Characters

Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
GoodWatch score 81

Comic Book

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

Characters

Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
GoodWatch score 81

Characters

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

Characters, Comic Book

Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

Comic Book

The Avengers
The Avengers (2012)
GoodWatch score 80

Comic Book, Characters

Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

Comic Book

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 60
Iron Man
Iron Man (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

Comic Book

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
GoodWatch score 61

Comic Book

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

Characters

The Invincible Iron Man
The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
GoodWatch score 56

Characters

Ultimate Avengers 2
Ultimate Avengers 2 (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

Characters

Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (2005)
GoodWatch score 44

Comic Book

Hulk
Hulk (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

Characters

X-Men
X-Men (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

Thanks

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 45
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998)
GoodWatch score 34

Characters

The Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four (1994)
GoodWatch score 34

Comic Book

Bob
Bob (1992)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Jack Kirby

Captain America
Captain America (1990)
GoodWatch score 25

Characters

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 60
The Incredible Hulk Returns
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

Characters

Captain America: The Origin of Captain America
Captain America: The Origin of Captain America (1985)

Writer

Bride of the Incredible Hulk
Bride of the Incredible Hulk (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

Characters

1970s

6 titles ยท average score 60
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

Characters

Captain America
Captain America (1979)
GoodWatch score 37

Characters

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

Characters

The Return of the Incredible Hulk
The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 65

Characters

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

1960s

1 title
Dr. Doom's Day
Dr. Doom's Day (1966)

Writer

1940s

1 title ยท average score 52
Captain America
Captain America (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

Characters