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One unique feature is the Comic Fest Cafe, which this year will be themed in tribute to Jack Kirby. You can join guest of honour, Jim Valentino and all the other guests at this wonderful con in beautiful San Diego this February, giving you plenty of time to flex those convention muscles in time for that[...]

One of the most beloved and often clamored for Jack Kirby creations is Kamandi: the Last Boy on Earth Recently DC decided to take their DC Challenge, round-robin format and apply it to the post apocalyptic tale that was Kirby and DC's answer to the Planet of the Apes DC All-Access host Jason Inman interviewed[...]

The lessons of Jack Kirby, co-creator of Captain America have been cited After creating Captain America, arguing against the prevailing US opinion of isolationism in World War II at the time, when the US entered the war, he enlisted and fought against the German army in Europe And killed Nazis. But he didn't just wait until[...]

Fans of Jack Kirby and / or the film Argo may want to pay attention here For the 2015 San Diego Comic Con, Heavy Metal magazine did up a series of black light prints for Barry Geller & Jack Kirby's Lords of Light This is the art that was used by the CIA in Operation:[...]

Working with Joe Simon and Jack Kirby And what its been like working in a field for 3/4th of a century Now he tells the story about just walking in off the street, but the publisher at the time was Martin Goodman, Stan's uncle So maybe he had to convince Joe and Jack to use[...]

I got heartbroken a little bit to a certain degree. If only someone could have warned him of this ahead of time… Jack Kirby by Dylan Horrocks Hearing Garfield vent opened the floodgates for Adams, who had some complaints of her own about portraying a comic book character onscreen: That's the tricky thing with Lois, that I find is,[...]

 Now comes further word about the project, which is based on the world Jack Kirby created and DC Comics launched in 1972 in Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth Kirby died in 1994 and 2017 would have been his 100th birthday The Kamandi Challenge is part of DC's plans to celebrate the his work at the[...]

That's a new record for this key 1962 Marvel comic created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and featuring the first appearance of one of Marvel's best-known characters. The sale eclipses the previous record for an Incredible Hulk #1, as this same copy sold for $326,000 in August 2014, which itself followed on the heels of a $320,000[...]

Erik Larsen posted a link on Facebook to an Imgur gallery that showed off images from another blog… which sounds pretty convoluted, but in the end we get these images of Mike Mignola's versions of Jack Kirby's New Gods. Now it's said that these images, done a long time ago, were designs for a Fourth World animated[...]

On August 28th marks what would be Jack Kirby's 99th birthday To celebrate the comic legend The Hero Initiative and Jillian Kirby, founder of Kirby4Heroes campaign have put together a "Wake Up and Draw" that will feature more than 50 artists doing just that… waking up and drawing. All the drawings will be featured in a[...]

The new 1 ton bronze statue of Captain America is making its debut at the San Diego Comic Con this weekend before its shipped to Brooklyn, NY where it

But they didn't pick any from the Black Panther solo series of the 70's done by Jack Kirby That series may not have been as socially topical as some of the other choices, but they were good stories done with amazing art And they hold a special place in my heart as I found all[...]

Since Joe Simon and Jack Kirby brought Captain America to life in 1941, we all think about Steve Rogers as the man behind the mask But in recent years both Bucky Barnes / the Winter Soldier and now Sam Wilson / Falcon have worn the Red, White And Blue But there are many more shield[...]

For fans of Jack Kirby, this was another take on the Norse pantheon of gods featuring Sigurd, Balduur, Honir and Heimdall. BOB'S BURGERS ONGOING #14 Cover A: Tony Gennaro Cover B: Jack Herzog Writer: Jeff Drake Art: Frank Forte, Edward Rowan The Bob's Burgers comic book delivers the second serving of its one-story issues when Louise's Unsolved Mysteries and Curious Curiosities[...]

John Byrne, Frank Cho, Steve Ditko, Dave Cockrum, Barry Windsor-Smith, Gene Colan, David Finch, Michael Golden, Don Heck, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Jim Lee, Jae Lee, Frank Miller, George Perez, Alex Ross, John Romita Jr., Tim Sale and the list goes on and on And the pieces range from as far back as 1945 to[...]

IDW Publishing is doing up a new Artist's Edition focused on Jack Kirby's work on The Mighty Thor. The 15" x 22" hardcover collection includes classic complete stories from Journey Into Mystery #111, #117, #118, and other stories, plus a beautiful gallery section by Kirby. "I've had the great pleasure of working with one of the most creative[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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] [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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,[...]

[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[...]

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[...]

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6PeXqoOjAI Jillian Kirby is the grand daughter of Jack Kirby, legendary comic book creator across the decades, the creator and co-creator of the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Hulk, the New Gods and so much more. When she was 16, Jillian set up Kirby4Heroes, with the aim for raising money for the Heroes Initiative charity that looks after comic book[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]