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Captain America 75th Anniversary Special To Air On ABC
In celebration of Captain America's 75th Anniversary, ABC will be airing a special event on January 19th at 8 PM just prior to the Season 2 debut of Marvel's Agent Carter. The one-hour special will look at the history of the character from 1941 until now and feature guest from both the comic and live action[...]
Jack Kirby: The Stage Show Hits Yancy Street This Sunday….
The King And Me by Ger Apeldoorn is, as he says, "a play about the life and career of Jack Kirby as seen through the eyes of his collaborators Joe Simon and Stan Lee It's a celebration of his talent as well as an exploration of the relationships he made in his work." And it is[...]
Francis Manapul Talks Superman And Lex Luthor Darkseid War One-Shots
The Darkseid War is spinning into a series of one-shots with Jack Kirby inspired covers Here DC All-Access host Jason Inman talks to Francis Manapul about writing the Superman and Lex Luthor one-shots as well as drawing the covers for all six of the one-shots. [youtube]https://youtu.be/N05U9daiguw[/youtube] [...]
Who Created The Fantastic Four? New Stan Lee Book Revives The Debate…
pic.twitter.com/Ag85RFGD02 — Colleen Doran (@ColleenDoran) October 13, 2015 But not everyone was convinced, including Jack Kirby's assistant and friend Mark Evanier. @evanier Well I'm sure, but then, there is that lovely book you did about Jack that everyone can read I have a copy, and it's great. — Colleen Doran (@ColleenDoran) October 13, 2015 @evanier And if I had to[...]
A Crash Course On The Life Of Jack Kirby
With the settlement between Marvel Comics and the Kirby estate, the publisher can show the love for Jack Kirby that fans and creators have been showing for decades With his recent 98th birthday and Kriby week having just concluded, Marvel had put together this Jack Kirby Crash Course, a brief look at an incredibly talented[...]
Dean Haspiel Reads Jack Kirby's OMAC: The Bleed Episode 48
19-20 at SPX in Bethesda, MD, and is available in stores shortly after. We also discuss his work on The Fox, collaborations with Jonathan Ames, remembering Seth Kushner, and more INCLUDING the Pick of the Week! And what a pick it is, as this week Dean discusses his idol Jack Kirby! We read one of Kirby's later DC projects,[...]
Today Would Have Been Jack Kirby's 98th Birthday. Here He Is On His 70th, With Stan Lee
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1yJZKDwIRE[/youtube] On 28 August 1987, on Jack Kirby's 70th birthday, Jack was a guest on Robert Knight's Earthwatch radio show on WBAI in New York City Knight's special co-host that night was Warren Reece Max Schmid was also on hand. And Stan Lee calls in, 19 minutes in. "We had conflict when we were starting our early strips…" That is one[...]
Swipe File: Jack Kirby, Dale Keown, Rob Liefeld, J Scott Campbell And… GaminGuys
Paul — Paul Howarth (@thelongwaycos) August 13, 2015 I think we can add a Jack Kirby Thor to the mix… And can anyone identify that Dale Keown Hulk pose? Or the others? Anyway, they have a justification. https://twitter.com/Gamin_Guys/status/631940418934931456 In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]
Things To Do In California If You Like Jack Kirby
Cal State Northridge will be hosting and art gallery focusing on the work of comic book legend Jack Kirby The event, Comic Book Apocalypse: The Graphic World of Jack Kirby, runs from August 24th through October 10th (closed Sept 7th) with a public reception on August 29th (4-7 pm) and a curator talk on August[...]
Marvel Covers Their Comics WIth Kirby Monsters Throughout October
The right to run Jack Kirby Monster Variant covers through your October comic books as theme variants for the month, and no one can say boo… Here are the affected issues. A-Force #5 The Crawling Creature Variant by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE Avengers #0 Devil Dinosaur Variant by DAVID MARQUEZ All-New, All-Different Point One #1 Nezarr, the Calculator Variant by PAUL[...]
SDCC '15: Concrete Park Returns To Dark Horse With A New Superhero Named After Jack Kirby
Tony Puryear and Erika Alexander are bringing Concrete Park back to Dark Horse Presents, and this time, their award-winning graphic novel series features an immortal hero with a very familiar-sounding name. To be called "The Legend of Kurtzberg", the story will feature an immortal Jewish hero named after Jack Kurtzburg, or Jack Kirby, and serialized in[...]
From Strip To Script – Starpunch Girl
That's my goal." – Taiyo Matsumoto Pekar's line is the foundation, but Matsumoto's goal, while dealing in broad strokes, is a thing I've internalized since I've heard it: comics can be all over the place in terms of tone and content, and filtering what you perceive to be the best of all worlds through your perspective[...]
The 13 Jack Kirby Lord Of Light Prints Will Cost You $2970 For All…
Ahead of their debut in Heavy Metal #276 out for San Diego Comic Con, along with a number of limited blacklight prints, here's a look at all the Barry Geller & Jack Kirby's Lord Of Light artwork in full colour. Use by the CIA as part of the international embassy rescue in Iraq, as detailed in the movie[...]
Is Kamandi Jack Kirby's Most Beloved Creation?
With the recent release of IDW's Jack Kirby's Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth Artist Edition Vol 1… besides it being a really long title, it puts a spotlight on a character that some people love while others don't seem to know that well In the description for the book, Kamandi is called: "Jack Kirby's[...]
Jack Kirby's Operation Argo Artwork In Heavy Metal For August
Jack Kirby's Lord Of Light for Heavy Metal Magazine, in August And for a magazine that has been so audacious in its use of artists over the decades, this is his first appearance in it. We're beyond proud to present the King of Comics' mind-blowing artwork in the pages of our hallowed (and now humbled) magazine![...]
Jack Kirby's Microminds And More, With Dick Cook – Sony Leaks…
He's got financing and has an option on the entire works of Jack Kirby , an animator you might know , I don't . Well, we know As did Sony's Michael Lynton. jack kirby a big deal, true creator of marvel along with mike ditko. Okay, almost. As well as looking at Paul Haggis' Rangers, to star Johnny Depp,[...]
Jack Kirby's Darkseid Wants To Come To Your House
What may be one of Jack Kirby's greatest creations for DC Comics, Darkseid, is finally getting the royal treatment Sideshow Collectibles is making a Premium Format Quarter Scale Figure of the Justice League's most malevolent villain The figure stands over two feet tall on it's base and features two different facial expressions. Artists: Walter O'Neal (Design)[...]
Horror, Netflix, Kirby, Omnibuses And More From Marvel For 2015
An indication of how that series might look? And, to match the Agents Of SHIELD and Daredevil books, a look behind the shooting of the AKA Jessica Jones Netflix series. And why now for the return and promotion Fallen Son, the Death Of Captain America? An indication for what might happen at the end of the Captain America:[...]
Is That Art? Find Out In New York At Craig Yoe's Exhibition
In proud retort, a new exhibit promises to trumpet a resounding "YES!" The exhibit takes its very name, "Is THAT Art?!", from a speech bubble in a magnificent painting by George "Krazy Kat" Herriman, a centerpiece of the show.A grand, celebrity attended premiere is scheduled for Wednesday April 8th, 5:00 to 10:00 pm and is[...]
Heavy Metal Debuts Kirby ComicsPRO Cover And New Series The 49th Key
Heavy Metal brings us two "firsts" this week: this is the first time they've attended ComicsPRO and also the first time they've had a Jack Kirby cover for the magazine. Here's a look at that special ComicsPRO exclusive variant cover they're debuting this week: In keeping with the momentousness of these "firsts", the magazine is launching the[...]
North America Hits South France – More Looks At Angoulême 2015
A Jack Kirby exhibit at #Angouleme Photo by JD Morvan #Darkseid #comics pic.twitter.com/9Zems39oBn — Pat Loika (@patloika) January 28, 2015 Expo Jack Kirby au festival d'Angoulême pic.twitter.com/6gka3nYh67 — ValPasquier (@CLRDL1) January 31, 2015 RT afnewsinfo: kirbymuseum: Jack Kirby exhibit, Angoulême pic.twitter.com/n4eXlmsAm6 http://t.co/lpmhhQFKfA #Sugarpulp pic.twitter.com/EVGzMzNrS4 — Andrea Andreetta (@Andrea_btw) January 31, 2015 …et avec elle aussi #JackKirby #Angoulême pic.twitter.com/Vygam5Mqw0 — Cluny Brown[...]
From Strip to Script – A Jack Kirby Fight Scene
By Josh Hechinger Welcome once more to From Strip to Script, where I take a shot at reverse-engineering a script from a finished page of someone else's comic. This time, I'm going to attempt to script what I consider to be the unscriptable: a Jack Kirby fight scene Not just any Kirby fight scene, but one that[...]
IDW To Publish Jack Kirby's Kamandi In Artist's Edition Format
Recreations of original artboards as close as possible, including the size, in May IDW will add Jack Kirby's DC Comics series Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth to its line. Long after the age of super heroes, Kamandi triumphed as humanity's last beacon in a world ruled by beasts Traveling the remnants of civilization after a[...]
A Look At The Process For Captain Victory And The Galactic Rangers #4
Dynamite's series based on the Jack Kirby creation Captain Victory And The Galactic Rangers continues with the fourth issue written by Joe Casey and art by Nathan Fox and Benjamin Marra. The cosmic super-saga of the decade continues! As the Galactic Rangers risk destruction to find their lost captain, a legacy of violence catches up to[...]
And Finally… The History Of The DC Universe, As It Was
Craig Russell, Mart Nodell, Joe Staton, Dave Stevens, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, Keith Giffen, Bret Blevins, Al Williamson, Michael Kaluta, Gene Colan, Steve Lightle, Brian Bolland, Michael T Gilbert, Jim Starlin, Joe Kubert, Arthur Adams, Walter Simonson, Paul Norris, Mike Grell, Mary Wilshire, Andy Kubert, Gil Kane, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bob Kane, Curt Swan, George[...]
Now You Can Own A Mother Box, Just Like Darkseid
These transportation devices were created by Jack Kirby for his Fourth World universe. DC COMICS MOTHER BOX PROP REPLICA Now you can own your own sentient, miniaturized, portable supercomputer and feel like you are one of the New Gods with this intricately detailed prop replica Just don't expect it to be able to actually open a "boom tube"[...]
Bill Watterson's Poster For Next Year's Angoulême
I understand however that there is more to come… The show will have exhibitions of the work of both this year's president and creator of Calvin & Hobbes, as well as the late Jack Kirby. But it's not all just Moomins and teddy bears. There's been more political manoeuvring at Angoulême[...]
What A Difference A Court Case Makes To Marvel Comics' Credits
Recently, the estate of Jack Kirby represented by lawyer Marc Toberoff was to take Marvel and Disney to the Supreme Court In a case that, if won, would have redefined work for hire and creator ownership for the whole of the United States. Marvel and Disney settled. Bleeding Cool was informed by close, but confidential sources, that[...]