Monthly Archives: June 2008

Greg Theakston has a biography of Kirby coming out in a few months. Direct ordering info will no doubt be up soon at the Pure Imagination site, or you can order it from your comic retailer (Previews June 2008, page 340, JUN084168). And some great TwoMorrows stuff is solicited as well.

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JACK MAGIC TP
by Greg Theakston & Jack Kirby

The long-awaited biography of Jack Kirby, The King of Comics! Written by Greg Theakston, Jack’s workmate and personal historian, it’s a detailed study of Kirby’s life and career. Included are extensive quotes from Kirby, Joe Simon, Will Eisner, and many more. Profusely illustrated with classic art and family photos.
Softcover, 160pgs, B&W $25.00

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THE COLLECTED JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR Volume 6
Edited by John Morrow

As Jack Kirby continues to garner worldwide acclaim as comics’ greatest creator, this sixth trade paperback reprints issues #23-26 of The Jack Kirby Collector, the critically acclaimed magazine about Kirby’s life and career. Included are issues spotlighting Jack’s ‘Greatest Battles,’ ‘Gods,’ and a special issue spotlighting Kirby’s Golden Age work with Joe Simon, from co-creating Captain America to pioneering Romance comics and beyond! There are several rare interviews with Kirby himself, plus new ones with comics pros Denny O’Neil, Jim Shooter, John Severin, and Walter Simonson! Plus: see a complete ten-page unpublished Kirby story! Jack’s awe-inspiring original pencils to Fantastic Four #49 (from the first appearance of the Silver Surfer)! A gallery of Kirby’s original concept paintings for the Fourth World characters! An analysis comparing Kirby’s margin notes to Stan Lee’s dialogue on classic Marvel comics! And a new special section with over 30 pieces of Kirby art never before published, including Jack’s un-inked pencils from The Fourth World, The Demon, Kamandi, Eternals, Captain America, Black Panther, and more! With page after page of rare Kirby art (much in its original pencil form), and an amazing 1960s Kirby Silver Surfer cover, it’s an unprecedented tribute to the most prolific creator in comics history: Jack ‘King’ Kirby!
Softcover, 288pgs, B&W $29.95

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THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #51

It’s a bombastic “Everything Goes” issue in Jack Kirby Collector, spotlighting a wealth of great submissions that couldn’t be pigeonholed into a regular “theme” issue! The issue leads off with a rare interview with Jack Kirby himself, followed by new interviews with two of the hottest artists in comics, Jim Lee and Adam Hughes, discussing Kirby’s influence on their work! In addition to numerous articles on all things Jack, there’s also Mark Evanier’s regular column about his former boss, two huge Kirby pencil art galleries, two color unpublished Kirby covers, and more!
Tabloid, 84pgs, B&W $9.95