Archive for November, 2005
Monday, November 21st, 2005
Who’s Who #13 – Lightray
Kirby just did one entry in this issue, Lightray of the New Gods. I like the main pose a lot, it really shows the sunny optimism that Lightray brought to the original comics in general, contrasting with Orion. Greg Theakston inks. Published 1986
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Sunday, November 20th, 2005
Upcoming Kirby – Visionaries v2
Amazon is now listing a second MARVEL VISIONARIES: JACK KIRBY volume coming out in April of 2006. Contents are: Captain America Comics #1; Marvel Mystery Comics #23; Yellow Claw #4; Strange Tales #89, 114; Two-Gun Kid #60; Love Romances #103; X-Men #9; Tales of Suspense #59; Sgt. Fury #13; Fantastic Four #57-60; Not Brand Echh [...]
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Saturday, November 19th, 2005
Marvel Double Feature #17 – Into the Jaws of… AIM
A reprint from TALES OF SUSPENSE #93 (1967), showcasing some of the great Kirby/Sinnott artwork of the era. Beautiful splash page of Cap swimming with a SHIELD-issue long distance mini-cruiser, the type of beautiful mechanical devices Kirby would casually throw in his work. Anyway, Cap goes off to rescue the still-nameless female SHIELD agent (oh, [...]
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Saturday, November 19th, 2005
Mister Miracle #1 – Murder Missile Trap
The debut issue of MISTER MIRACLE, this story has young Scott Free come across Thaddeus Brown, the original Mister Miracle, a retired escape artist on the comeback trail, and his assistant Oberon. Scott gets drawn into their world, and shows he has a few tricks up his sleeves as well, thanks to his mysterious orphanage [...]
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Saturday, November 19th, 2005
Upcoming Kirby – February 2006
[updated to include the AC reprint book] A couple of big things from in February. TwoMorrows has a new KIRBY COLLECTOR (#44 should be out soon). AC has some unspecified Kirby in a big book of old sci-fi reprints. Marvel gives SGT. FURY a hardcover, running all the way to #13, so it has all [...]
