Monthly Archives: February 2007

Pure Imagination has THE COMPLETE KIRBY v5 back on the schedule. This was solicited back in 2005 but never came out. Hopefully this time it will. Lots of great stuff in this era. Note that this is labelled as “Volume 4″ in some of the material I’ve seen from Diamond’s solicitations, but would actually be Volume 5.

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THE COMPLETE JACK KIRBY VOLUME 5 TP
by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon
160 pages of art and story by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon from September and October of 1947. Amazing material includes: “My Date,” “The Flyin’ Fool,” “Lockjaw the Alligator,” crime stories, and the first issue of Young Romance. Foreword by Kirby historian Greg Theakston.
Softcover, 8×11, 160pgs, B&W $25.00

Since he’s going to be in a movie, the Surfer gets a big book. Mostly Buscema, of course, but Kirby’s there for #18, and if Marvel follows the precedent of their other recent Surfer reprints this book might include the Kirby Surfer solo story from FF ANNUAL #5.

A second FF OMNIBUS, including the original Surfer story and a whole lot more, will also be out this summer.

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SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA with JACK KIRBY
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA

Born by the hand of the world-devourer, Galactus, Norrin Radd sacrificed himself to save his home planet and his true love, Shalla-Bal, but the price of their lives was servitude to the mighty Galactus – as his herald, the Silver Surfer! Now, exiled upon Earth, he struggles to understand the beauty and humanity of mortal men, and nobly seeks to heal the rifts that separate man from his brothers. Created by the titanic team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR, the Silver Surfer went on to become one of the most-beloved characters in all comicdom. Embodying the mind-blowing concepts of Kirby and Stan’s socially conscious writing craft, the Surfer’s stories expressed their creative vision in staggering and unique tales. Another talent would touch the character, however, granting him a soul-wrenching humanity that helped define him to this very day: the one and only John Buscema! A master of the craft, Buscema’s Silver Surfer is considered by many to be the peak of comic-book art.

Now, the original adventures of the Silver Surfer are presented in one complete volume! Containing every story and letters page, restored and recolored to match the original issues, plus behind-the-scenes bonuses and critical essays, this book is the guaranteed way to get in on the character in the upcoming Fantastic Four film!
Collecting SILVER SURFER #1-18.
576 PGS. $74.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2752-6