Archive for August, 2008
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Happy Belated Birthday to Jack Kirby
I missed Jack’s birthday again! Well better late then never. I could go on and on about how much great stuff Kirby did, but then that is what most of this blog is about. So Happy Belated Birthday Jack!
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
The Art of Romance, Chapter 9, More Romance
(Young Romance #13 - #16, Young Love #5 - #6)
Chart of the number of romance titles from September 1947 to December 1950 with the period covered in this chapter marked in blue.
My discussions of Young Romance and Young Love were left off in Chapter 5 after which I then spent the next three chapters on […]
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Jerry Robinson at the Jack Kirby Tribute Panel
Detective #65 (July 1942), art by Jack Kirby and Jerry Robinson
I mentioned in a previous post a review of the Jack Kirby Tribute Panel that Comic Book Resources has posted (written by Jim MacQuarrie).
At the very end of the article is found:
Jerry Robinson closed the panel by recalling his participation in one of the very […]
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
It’s A Crime, Chapter 5, Making a Commitment
(Headline #26 - #28, Justice Traps the Guilty #1 - #1)
September 1947 (cover date) was the release of Simon and Kirby’s Young Romance. This marked a milestone for the creative duo. Previously Joe and Jack had not signed any of the work that they provided for publishers Prize or Hillman with the exception of Hillman’s […]
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Abrams to Publish Simon and Kirby Art Book
Comic Book Resources has a commentary on the Jack Kirby Tribute Panel from the most recent San Diego Comic-Con International. Of greatest interest to this blog was an announcement made:
After discussing his recent book, “Kirby: King of Comics,” which he said was doing phenomenally well, Evanier turned the mic over to his publisher, Charlie Kochman […]
