http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby The World's Greatest Comics Artist Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:51:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bunch of Kirby reprints in the latest batch of Marvel comics coming out in the fall. TALES OF ASGARD has some more modern coloured reprints. Mostly Kirby covers and a few issues of layouts in the second AVENGERS softcover Masterworks. Couple of Kirby reprints fill out the page count ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1582 Christopher Irving has a nice long article about Joe Simon, with lots of quotes and photographs, over at the Graphic NYC site. http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1579 Just did an overdue update on the Kirby releases page. Usual mix of new stuff from Marvel, latest JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR is out, apparently last year's JACK KIRBY QUARTERLY #15 shipped to comic shops in North America this past week. And THE BEST OF SIMON AND KIRBY should be available just ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1578 Pair of expected reprints in the latest Marvel solicitations, as the softcover MARVEL MASTERWORKS continue monthly in the same order as the hardcovers, getting to the first HULK series, five issues of which are by Kirby, and the re-coloured TALES OF ASGARD series continues, if that's your cup of mead. And ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1577 No shortage of Kirby reprints in the latest Marvel solicitations. The INHUMANS get a hardcover, including the back-ups from THOR, the Kirby written and drawn issues of AMAZING ADVENTURES and even one of Kirby's NOT BRAND ECHH stories. I think all we need is a final THOR and a ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1576 Diamond Comics is listing THE BEST OF SIMON & KIRBY hardcover (DEC084249) as shipping this week. From experience, I can tell you that books like this sometimes have a several-week-long roll-out as different warehouses receive and ship it out across the country, so check with your vendor of choice ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1575 Couple of recent releases with Kirby reprints.. CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL includes an S&K reprint. Not sure which, I think I heard it would be a Red Skull story, I should know by this weekend and will update here. SUPERMEN! THE FIRST WAVE OF COMIC-BOOK HEROES (1939-41), unless it's ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1574 This was the fourth of Kirby's twelve issues of the series featuring the team of DC's WWII characters who couldn't support their separate features, The Losers. In this 18-page story, "Bushido", he moves the action to the war against the Japanese in the Pacific islands (those Losers get around), ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1569 A big collection of the S&K Sandman (1940s and 1970s) is officially on the schedule. I'm seeing conflicting reports on whether this is softcover or hardcover, if anyone can get confirmation I'd appreciate it. Either way, some good stuff, a lot of it never before reprinted. THE SANDMAN BY ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1568 Mark Evanier reports that he's got an actual advance copy of Titan's THE BEST OF SIMON AND KIRBY in hand, which means that it should be available through the usual channels in mere weeks. And Harry Mendryk, who did art restoration for the book, has a copy too, and shows off ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/archives/1566