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Because that would be 50 kinds of awesome at minimum, and would give me several more excuses to post vintage Jack Kirby art in the coming months (like I need excuses for that)  Please, Axel Alonso, let It be. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Marvel… It's Coming Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors Today retailers across the[...]

Read comics in public day, lots of love for Jack Kirby's birthday, it sounds like Fan Expo was a blast, and I even saw a few people mention that they took advantage of their Irene-induced downtime by reading comics And now that we're all warmed up for it, we're about to kick off[...]

Jack Kirby (1917-1994) was born today 94 years ago  Kirby was one of the most influential comic book artists ever, and as a big fan I've been pleased to see several blog posts and tweets marking the occasion already this morning  And I also think this is one of those times that a picture really is worth a[...]

This is Alex Ross' cover to the Kirby Genesis spinoff series, Kirby Genesis Silver Star, by Jai Nitz and Johnny D. Other covers will be by Mark Buckingham

Deadline reports that, as expected,  lawyer Marc Toberoff is appealing the decision made by the courts in the case of the Kirby estate vs Marvel over the

Jason Young has decided to commission a wide variety of artists and cartoonists to re-create Fantastic Four issue 9, page by page, from his own pocket,

Discussion over these matters has been fast and furious in the BC forum over the past week, and something tells me it's going to continue unabated as the industry commemorates the 50th anniversary of one of Jack Kirby's most important creations. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Booster Gold And The Return Of The Mystery JLI Woman… In DCU Editorial[...]

 The iconic comic book by creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon was released on the newsstands in December 1941 — showing Captain America punching Hitler on its cover a year before the US entered World War II — and solidifying the creative team of Simon & Kirby as key ingredients in the chemistry of what[...]

But August 8 (which was a Tuesday in 1961) is by far the most common date stamp to be found on the book, so by all means — celebrate Jack Kirby and Stan Lee kicking off the beginning of the Marvel Universe. Lots of tweets and blog posts circulating today about the 50th Anniversary[...]

  We've even seen more than a few great but relatively obscure titles I never thought we'd see in print again (Marvel's Atlas Era material is exhibit A here), and here's news of yet another example of that — Jack Kirby's Spirit World from DC. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: DC Comics To Republish Jack Kirby's Spirit World We[...]

Jack Kirby, enraged by the lack of respect and/or money he was getting from Marvel Comics, moved to DC This was a big deal, the equivalent of Marvel signing Geoff Johns now, or DC signing Brian Bendis And so he began work on what would become Jack Kirby's Fourth World. Except, not quite Because first he[...]

Steve Bissette has been writing about the Jack Kirby Vs Marvel case and its wider implications, legally and morally And in doing so has called on a boycott for anyone buying work based on anything created or co-created by Jack Kirby at Marvel. So he's created a veritable manifesto for change, first on Facebook, then collated[...]

Bleeding Cool presents the full document in today's historic win by Marvel against Marc Toberoff and the estate of Jack Kirby in court. The New York court ruled today in the Kirby v Marvel case, finding that Kirby's work was "work-for-hire" under the 1909 Copyright Law, and so was not entitled to termination (and thus, the[...]

Remember those scenes where we saw Disney artists using animation from previous Disney films to save time and money on new ones? Well, this is an interesting one. From Fantastic Four Annual #4 drawn by Jack Kirby, published in 1966. From the later Giant-Size Avengers #1 drawn by Rich Buckler, published in 1974. From Fantastic Four Annual #1 From Fantastic[...]

And Neal Kirby, Jack Kirby's son will be there I wonder if he's be serving a writ to anyone? Marvel printed a hundred copies of  this special poster for the cast and crew of Captain America: The First Avenger And the LA Times Hero Complex Film Festival will be giving five away at Marvel Day[...]

 The 1961 comic book by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee marked the beginning of the Marvel Universe and is considered one of the most important comics ever published. This is the highest all-cash sale of a Fantastic Four #1   Another copy, the single census-topping and best-known CGC 9.6 copy, changed hands in a cash/trade deal[...]

Yesterday we celebrated the 76th birthday of creator of the Mr Men, the late Roger Hargreaves, with Google. Paul Shinn decided to join in with the

What is it with Marvel and DC's differing definition of the word omnibus? Take these new additions ready to test the strength of your comic shelf

In 1987, Jack Kirby got about a fifth of the ten thousand pages of artwork he created for Marvel over the previous four decades back, and that was after considerable legal wrangling Some was given away, some was shredded, some was recycled, some was thrown away, some was taken home by employees, some was sold[...]

Yes, sure. Q: Who was responsible for giving you the assignment to write a particular script or a particular — LARRY LIEBER: Stan. Q: When he would give you an assignment, did you have a deadline or something that you had to get it back by a certain time? LARRY LIEBER: I remember — well, I knew I had[...]

Thomas, when you started working for Marvel in 1965 through 1972, did you see the — any of the finished artwork — finished pencils that Jack Kirby submitted on any of the stories that he was working on? ROY THOMAS: On many of them. Q: Do you ever recall seeing any notes or suggested dialogue that Mr[...]

As he notes, this material is sure to be dissected at the atomic level for years to come. Now, onto the deposition of Stan Lee: On Stan's background and job duties: STAN LEE: Joe Simon and Jack Kirby were really the only two people there producing the comics, and for some reason they left, and I was[...]

I don't think he ever — I think he — more than once I've heard him saying he avoided anybody else's expressions in the scripts. Q: Who had the final say on what the dialogue would be, what the characters would say? JOHN ROMITA: Stan. On working with Jack Kirby, Barry Windsor-Smith, and others: Q: When did you first[...]

The recently published Thor Tales Of Asgard TPB is causing some ruction over the colours. It's an extensive recolouring of the original black and white

A pencil recreation by Jack Kirby of his cover to Amazing Fantasy #15 featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man has hit eBay for $60,000, from seller romitaman… A pencil recreation by Jack Kirby of his cover to Amazing Fantasy #15 featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man has hit eBay for $60,000, from seller romitaman… A[...]

A copy of Detective Comics #27 from this collection went for just over $1 million last year. There were a number of strong original art sales at the auction, including the John Byrne and Terry Austin X-Men #116 cover for $65,725, a Robert Crumb Zap Comics #1 2-pager for $47,800, Frank Miller and Klaus Janson[...]

Considered one of the most important Marvel comics ever published, this book by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee introduced Cap into Marvel Universe continuity in 1964, where he subsequently became one of its key players as a member of the Avengers There are 7 copies certified in this grade and none higher. While pre-movie[...]

This past November, a court decision on a series of Marvel motions essentially focused the Marvel v Kirby family case on one key issue — the Kirby family's quest to terminate Marvel's copyrights on 45 characters Jack Kirby created between 1958 and 1963 would hinge on whether he created them for Marvel as works for[...]

A short documentary about the venerated British comic artist Shaky Kane, including Simon Bisley and a dangerous Punk Rock Nightclub and Jack Kirby's stand against The Hun! Enjoy… [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/18418826[/vimeo] A short documentary about the venerated British comic artist Shaky Kane, including Simon Bisley and a dangerous Punk Rock Nightclub and Jack Kirby's stand against The Hun![...]

He's already written a couple of issues of Lobo published last year, this looks like his return to comics? Created by Jack Kirby, The Demon is Etrigan, a demon from hell, bonded to the immortal knight Jason Blood Yeah, Scott Ian seems a pretty good choice… Gone, gone, the form of man. Rise the demon Scott Ian! Rhythm[...]