Archive for May, 2007

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Upcoming Kirby - This Duck Delayed…

About Comics publisher Nat Gertler has informed me that the previously announced b&w collection of DESTROYER DUCK #1-#5 has been cancelled. But before you adjust the reserved spot on your bookshelf for it, expect news soon that’ll still see some Gerber/Kirby/Alcala on your shelf.

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Friday, May 25th, 2007

New Kirby - Surfer Omnibus

Now available, in time for some movie, SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS VOL. 1, with the character’s creator represented by SURFER #18 and the backup from FF ANNUAL #5. Lot’s of earlier Surfer stuff to follow in this format soon, in FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS VOL. 2.
Also available from Tales of Wonder.

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Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Upcoming Kirby - Huh?

I’ve read more comics than are good for me, and I still have no idea what what Jack Kirby’s Atlas has to do with the Atomic Knights…
I’m still going to buy this book, though. And hey, some Ditko, some Swan, some Mayer…

SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE GREAT DISASTER FEATURING THE ATOMIC KNIGHTS TP
Writers: John Broome, Jack […]

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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Upcoming Kirby - Marvel in August 2007

Two Kirby bits in the latest solicitations. Early AVENGERS reprints continue in AVENGERS CLASSIC with #3, and one fat collection of 15 fantasy/sci-fi books. Primarily Ditko stories in the latter, of course, but Kirby has covers and stories in the first six issues, plus of course the cover in the last, so just over […]

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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Tales to Astonish #42 [1963] - Cover

Decent little cover from the Ant-Man days, with Kirby playing around with some of the odd scales and perspectives that the feature called for. I liked the city in the background, too.

Inks by Sol Brodsky.
Published 1963

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