Sat 30 Jun 2007
Upcoming Kirby – DC and more
Posted by Bob under Upcoming Kirby
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The newest solicitations for the direct market have a few previously mentioned Kirby items. For those who want to buy Mark Evanier’s KIRBY – KING OF COMICS from their comic book retailer, it’s listed in the books section, on or about page 400, with the order code “JUL07 4078″. Meanwhile, JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 3 has a number of classic bits, including my favourite Fourth World story, “Himon”. And the first of Kirby’s FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL one-shots, featuring Atlas, has a tenuous enough link to some other DC stuff to show up in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE GREAT DISASTER FEATURING THE ATOMIC KNIGHTS AND HERCULES VOL. 1 TP. Couldn’t they find a way to connect the Dingbats to that stuff? (and more seriously, no OMAC?)
KIRBY: KING OF COMICS HC
by Mark Evanier
Jack Kirby created or co-created some of the comic book world’s most popular characters, including Captain America, The X-Men, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, and The New Gods. This book serves as an authorized, visual celebration of the one and only “King of Comics” and his groundbreaking work.
HC, 9×12, 224pgs, FC $40.00
JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC
Written by Jack Kirby
Art by Kirby & Mike Royer
Cover by Kirby
The third of four volumes collecting Jack Kirby’s classic 1970s classic “Fourth World” magnum opus! In this volume collecting THE NEW GODS #7-10, THE FOREVER PEOPLE #8-10, SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #146-148, MISTER MIRACLE #7-10, Darkseid’s deadly schemes reach Earth as Orion of the New Gods battles Kalibak, son of Darkseid, the Forever People run afoul of the DC Comics hero Deadman and more!
on sale November 21 396 pg, FC, $49.99 US
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE GREAT DISASTER FEATURING THE ATOMIC KNIGHTS AND HERCULES VOL. 1 TP
Written by John Broome, Gerry Conway, Jack Kirby and others
Art by Murphy Anderson, Jack Kirby, Walter Simonson and others
This thrilling volume collects futuristic tales from Strange Adventures, First Issue Special, Hercules Unbound, Kamandi, Weird War Tales, House of Mystery, Superman, Amazing World of DC Comics, and House of Secrets!
on sale October 24 576 pg, B&W, $16.99 US
July 3rd, 2007 at 2:04 am
Maybe I’ve missed it, and maybe this isn’t the place, but isn’t someone somewhere going to mention their disappointment about the grade of paper used on the first Fourth World Omnibus? It’s crap. One step above newsprint. It’s an insult to Kirby and a shuck for his fans. If the Kirby Museum can’t put pressure on DC to trade a little more fairly – lower the price or raise the paper grade – then who can?
July 3rd, 2007 at 10:48 pm
I am not clear so to what can of relationship The Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center has with either Marvel or DC.