Think this Kirby is Legit? 0

[vodou]

6 minutes ago, ESeffinga said:

The Layton is signed After Kirby.

Subterfuge! Layton respects Kirby and doesn't want to sue after all. Or even be bothered by fanboy encouragement to "just GO FOR IT dude!!"

[Get Marwood & I]

2 minutes ago, Bill C said:

There is a Kirby Iron Man sketch Jack did around '68... just saw it posted online somewhere in the last few months. I kept a copy of the image but don't know where it is at this point.

Anyway, the image in the OP may be a re-do of the seemingly legit one that surfaced (IIRC)

[vodou]

Just now, Get Marwood & I said:

Much LESS over-n-over in the dedication

[Get Marwood & I]

3 minutes ago, vodou said:

Much LESS over-n-over in the dedication

And a decent distant foot. We got there in the end. 

[Get Marwood & I]

[miraclemet]

25 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Still better than Liefeld!

[miraclemet]

9 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Proof of Kirby's greatness, I mean look at his ability to make near identical copies of two separate sketches!

(and what are the odd's he'd give sketches to TWO Marks in '67! amazing!)

[topcat54]

If the one on the Right is the real deal I would say No to the left one.The lines are bolder and different than the one on the right

[topcat54]

[Skynwalker]

To add to this, all the Kirby signatures I have seen have the "J" like the previous sketch.

The "J" in the sketch in question is way off, as is the handling of "Kirby".  Could be just a hurried version, but I vote for no as well.

[glendgold]

I was asked why this sketch is no good.  You guys are all covering the answer very well. I'm reluctant to get into "why" anymore online, as I noticed that every time I got deep into how to tell a forger's work, at least one forger was reading the thread to see how to improve his work. So: it's fake, it's fake for the reasons you've uncovered, and it's fake for some more reasons that I won't get into. 

[Will_K]

I think @artdealer could've made up his own mind and be satisfied.  So I'm wondering why @artdealer would ask.

[Artboy99]

tell tale signs of an amateur is the line weight which is the same all around. Kirby used different line weights when he drew.

Definitely a fake and it is instantly recognizable to me as a fake. Maybe it is something an accomplished artist can easily recognize. The shapes, the lines, the weights of the lines. It is horrid.

The signature doesn't look remotely like Kirby's either.

Honestly it is visually awful. Please don't buy it.

Edited June 7, 2019 by Artboy99

[stinkininkin]

2 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

NOW we're talking!  That's the real deal, and the way those lines and signature is laid down with confidence and knowledge is everything the other is not.  Night and day.

[stinkininkin]

1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Man, when you see them side by side, it really brings home that not only is the left version a fake, it's a lousy fake.  People need to believe their eyes and not their wishful heart.

[artdealer]

4 hours ago, Will_K said:

I think @artdealer could've made up his own mind and be satisfied.  So I'm wondering why @artdealer would ask.

I knew it was a forgery. I wanted other opinions.

It is being offered on Liveauctioneers, the land of forged art.

[vodou]

6 minutes ago, artdealer said:

It is being offered on Liveauctioneers, the land of forged art. 

Cesspool where the bold can pluck occasional gems on the cheap though

[gunsmokin]

7 hours ago, stinkininkin said:

I say definitely no.  Looks off in every way.  Wouldn't touch it.  This is my OPINION, so take it for what it's worth.

That right elbow. Nope.

[Carlo M]

I can’t contribute to the debate as to whether this is legit, but as a simple country boy I have to say that both the pencils and the inked job by Layton look quite nice ...tricky hobby...