Keeping Kirby’s Legacy Alive!
In honour of Jack “King” Kirby’s birthday, I dug into a couple of long boxes to take a look at the King’s legacy. His entire career is legendary from the Golden Age on up. His pioneering work on every genre…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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September 2016 Previews
Diamond has updated Previews World with the September 2016 catalog. Scouring the full list this month show two new Artist Edition format books. both advance solicited for January 2017 shipping. For complete details and daily updates visit our AE Index.…
Long Live The King! Kirby That Is!
Nothing has been written about more in comics fandom than the split between Jack Kirby and Marvel. Jack leaving for DC. Jack returning to Marvel and all the various arguments that go along with it. My little bi-monthly column can’t begin to…
Fantastic Four 61-67
We continue our look at one of the greatest runs of comics in Marvel’s super-hero history: Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, & Stan Lee’s Fantastic Four. This is part three of the series and today we feature the tail end of…
Review | Best of DC War Artist’s Edition
DC Comics produced some of the very finest war comics ever, and by some of the best artists in the field. This spectacular Artist’s Edition will include an amazing selection of stories by the best of the best: Heath, Kirby,…
Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four Artist’s Edition Announced At SDCC
Announced at San Diego Comic Con this afternoon, Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four Artist’s Edition will contain Fantastic Four issues 82-84 and Annual 6, inked by Joe Sinnott, and be published in January 2017. The complete press release is here, but…
Review | Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition
Jack Kirby was the most important and influential artist in comics history. He co-created most of the Marvel Universe, including Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, Iron Man, The Silver Surfer, and so many others…
Strange Tales #101-106: The Human Torch
In the early days of Marvels return to super-hero comics, old horror titles all gradually turned the page to the new genre. New characters were introduced in Tales of Suspense (Iron Man), Tales to Astonish (Ant-Man), and Journey in to…
Scott Dunbier and Jack Kirby’s Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition video
IDW has released a video of Scott Dunbier introducing Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition.
Pros Under Pressure
After writing the last column which featured the great Daredevil # 45 cover that had Gene Colan inked by Jim Steranko, a couple of other comics came to mind with interesting artist/inker combos. These were unique and rare combinations and…
Web Arted Jul 1st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Giacoia, Kirby, Mignola, Isherwood, Frazetta, Adams, Byrne, Green.
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Web Arted Jun 10th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Gulacy, Herriman, Cardy, Ditko, Kirby, Ayers.
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Web Arted Jun 3rd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Frazetta, Kirby, Stone, Colletta, Shores, Foster.
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Web Arted May 20th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Raymond, Kirby, Colletta, Lee, Williams, Romita, Heck, Esposito, Gibbons.
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Web Arted May 13th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Frazetta, Kirby, Wrightson, Lee, Williams, Romita, Heck, Esposito, Sinnott.
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Web Arted May 6th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Miller, Janson, Messmer, Lee, Williams, Stone, Kirby, Byrne.
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The First Six, Part Two: Journey Into Mystery #83-88
In today’s installment of “The First Six” we will take a look at the start of The Mighty Thor in the Journey Into Mystery title. About a month ago I was researching Marvels early beginnings and use of Norse Mythology…
Undervalued Spotlight #289
Amazing Adventures #1, Marvel Comics, June 1961 I’ve had this book in my “Future Spotlights” file for years. I’m not really sure why I haven’t wrote it up until now, but it simply can’t wait any longer. This week I…
Web Arted Apr 22nd
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last few days: Frazetta, Kirby, Stone, Sienkiewicz, Windsor-Smith, Buscema, Ayers, Sinnott.
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Of Kings and Inkers
What can be said about Jack Kirby that hasn’t already been said? Probably nothing. Certainly not by me. I never met the man. However…I have been a fan for almost fifty years and have marvelled at the many different seasons of his staggering…