http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby © 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 Harry Mendryk. Unless otherwise marked, all images are my own restorations. Further some of the images have copyrights by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby or Joe Simon alone. I am fortunate that Joe Simon has allowed me to also include some previously unpublished material. Please do not copy from this blog without permission. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:49:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During a recent visit to Joe Simon I picked up a copy of DC's "The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby" volume 1. This post will not be an unbiased review as I was one of the contributors having provided all the covers. I have been extremely busy ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2662 Young Romance #91(December 1957) "That Certain Something", art by Vince Colletta I do not understand apologists for Vince Colletta. This is not a rant against Colletta and his inking. I recently reread Kirby's Fourth World series and I actually liked Colletta'a inking on those comics. There Vince showed a mastery of ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2659 Who cares about Simon and Kirby? Well judging by the first two years of this blog's existence only a small number of fans. But it was not just the low number of visits to my blog that suggested that Simon and Kirby were pretty much forgotten by the larger public. ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2654 Simon and Kirby was a brand name that helped sell comics. So it comes to no surprise that although the Boys Commandos story ("Brooklyn Botches the Bakas") from World's Finest Comics #20 (Winter 1945) was signed Simon and Kirby they had nothing to do with it. All inventory that Joe ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2650 Some time ago I posted about the practice of reconstructing art that Marvel was using in their Masterworks reprint volumes (Recreation Vs. Restoration, How Should Reprints Be Done?). I was, and still am, rather critical of that approach. My criticism is not just theoretical, some of the reconstructions made in ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2641 Black Cat #7 (September 1947) "Death-Trap De Luxe" page 2, art by Joe Simon The last created Vagabond Prince story, "Death-Trap De Luxe", ended up being the first one published. Thus readers would have had no idea what brought the Vagabond Prince and his two companions together to fight crime. Actually ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2635 Black Cat #8 (November 1947) "The Madness of Doctor Altu" page 3, art by Joe Simon As I mentioned in a previous Vagabond Prince post ("Trapped on Wax") the origin story was meant for Boy Explorers #2 issue but not published. Joe Simon drew two other Vagabond Prince stories. It may ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2629 My schedule is pretty crowded and so I do not have much spare time for wondering around the Internet. Fortunately some of my readers occasionally point out things that might be of interest to me. Recently my attention was directed to a post on Todd's Blog, Logo Study: DC Romance ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2618 Tales of the Unexpected #18 (October 1957) "The Man Who Collected Planets", art by Jack Kirby In a comment to my previous post (Kirby Krackle) Ger Apeldoorn remarked on the existence of another Kirby Krackle prototype. Unfortunately Ger was unable to provide the specific comic that it appeared in. Perhaps he ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2610 "Trapped on Wax", art by Joe Simon Just about everything Simon and Kirby produced was great stuff but I am sure most fans have their favorites. Previously the only superhero work I included among my favorite Simon and Kirby productions was Fighting American. Well that has changed as I now add ... http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2606