EXILE

I grew up in France, near Metz in a quiet town bordered by the Moselle river.

When I was a kid, my father used to tell me about a man named Jack Kirby. Not from comic books, not yet but from war. From Lorraine. From Dornot.

He told me how, in September 1944, Kirby crossed the Moselle under heavy fire as part of General Patton’s Third Army. How he fought for 60 straight hours in a horseshoe-shaped forest, resisting 27 German assaults. How he nearly lost his feet to the cold.

He told me how, years later, this same man would draw gods and monsters, would co-create Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men… and the Silver Surfer.

This short film is my way of connecting all those pieces — the soldier, the mythmaker, and the boy sitting by the river, hearing a story that would never leave him.

I’ve spent the last few weeks pouring everything I had into this project. It was created entirely with AI tools, but the soul behind it is deeply human — a memory, a question, and a thank you.

To me, the Silver Surfer isn’t just cosmic. He’s haunted. Displaced. A man torn from home and made into something else. Just like Kirby was, on the banks of the Moselle.

This is a fan film, made with respect, passion, and love — not for profit, but for memory. For a moment in France that shaped an artist. For a vision of Marvel that’s rooted not just in fantasy, but in sacrifice.

Thank you, Jack. This one’s for you.

Built With

• elevenlabs
• freepik
• kling
• magnific
• midjourney
• veo