Rip Kirby 2

Alex Raymond was one of the defining illustrators of the American adventure strip. His 1930s Sunday page Flash Gordon, created for King Features, established the visual grammar of classic space opera and influenced generations of artists from Frazetta to Lucas. His post-war detective strip Rip Kirby introduced a cooler, more urbane sensibility. Raymond’s elegant pen line and mastery of figure drawing remain a touchstone of the medium.