Daily Archives: March 9, 2007

-Link- TJKC behind the scenes

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Over on the TwoMorrows blog, publisher and THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR editor John Morrow mentions that he’s begun work on putting together #48 of that publication, and says he’ll try to give some behind the scenes info and previews over the next few weeks, so keep your browsers pointed here.

-Link- Fourth World Omnibus interview

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KirbyOmni1.jpgNewsarama has a brief interview with DC’s Georg Brewer about the upcoming FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS series of chronological reprints of Kirby’s work, including the 1980s material (which they apparently haven’t made a final decision about how to handle yet). Also the cover design for the first volume and the projected schedule (every three months).

Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth! #23 [1974] – Kamandi and Goliath

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Kamandi’s adventure among the dolphins concludes this issue. Following one battle with the “Red Baron” of the other side, Kamandi recovers in the underwater base, where several other humans die in an attack, much to the sorrow of their dolphin overlords.

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Ben and his mutant pals go on the offensive, and Kamandi insists on going along. They take out the Baron, but Kamandi’s ship is rammed by the killer whale master of the Baron, angry about losing his prized pet. Kamandi’s impassioned rant about the futility and waste of war saves his life but leaves him floating on debris in the open sea.

One of the weaker Kamandi storylines, I thought, but there were a few interesting things in Kirby’s continued explorations of all sorts of variations on intelligent animal life (but why couldn’t Kam have headed into the Pacific to meet the Orangutan Surfing Civilization, or Australia and the Kangarat Murder Society?).

D. Bruce Berry inks the cover and 20-page story.

Published 1974