{"id":2600,"date":"2015-08-15T16:15:57","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T20:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2015-11-03T17:04:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T22:04:36","slug":"looking-for-the-awesome-title-dedications-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/2015\/08\/15\/looking-for-the-awesome-title-dedications-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking For The Awesome &#8211; Title, Dedications, and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Previous<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/2015\/08\/08\/stan-taylors-foreword\/\">Foreword<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/looking-for-the-awesome-contents\/\">Contents<\/a> | Next &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/2015\/08\/23\/looking-for-the-awesome-preface\/\">Preface<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We&#8217;re honored to be able to publish Stan Taylor&#8217;s Kirby biography here in the state he sent it to us, with only the slightest bit of editing. &#8211; <strong>Rand Hoppe<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Looking For The Awesome<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jack Kirby: A Life Among The Gods<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2601\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/JIM111_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2601\" data-attachment-id=\"2601\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/2015\/08\/15\/looking-for-the-awesome-title-dedications-and-notes\/jim111_001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/JIM111_001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JIM#111_001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Stan Lee Shuts Up&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/JIM111_001-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/JIM111_001-678x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2601 size-large\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/JIM111_001-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Stan Lee Shuts Up\" width=\"625\" height=\"944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/JIM111_001-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/JIM111_001-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/JIM111_001-624x942.jpg 624w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/JIM111_001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stan Lee Shuts Up<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/rozjack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/2015\/08\/15\/looking-for-the-awesome-title-dedications-and-notes\/rozjack\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/rozjack.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"259,252\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rozjack\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/rozjack.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/rozjack.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2602\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/rozjack.jpg\" alt=\"rozjack\" width=\"259\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">For Jack and Roz<br \/>\nand all the Joes, Stans, Dicks, Wills, Mikes, and Marks etc.<br \/>\nwho populated his life and work.<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/franklin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2607\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/2015\/08\/15\/looking-for-the-awesome-title-dedications-and-notes\/franklin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/franklin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"160,192\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"franklin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/franklin.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/franklin.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2607\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/franklin.jpg\" alt=\"franklin\" width=\"160\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pieces of pleasantry and mirth have a strange power in them to allay the heats and tumults of our spirits<br \/>\n\u2014 Ben Franklin<\/p>\n<p>I realized that people make cartoons for a living. It had never dawned on me that you could do this as a career.<br \/>\n\u2014 John Lasseter<\/p>\n<p>I was doing political cartoons and getting angry to the point where I felt I was going to have to start making and throwing bombs. I thought I was probably a better cartoonist than a bomb maker.<br \/>\n\u2014 Terry Gilliam<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>All parts of this book are freely available to be excerpted by anyone. Data must be free to all. I own no data and share what I have learned with all. Crediting me does not strengthen any point of debate or argument.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2603\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/hooverville.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2603\" data-attachment-id=\"2603\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/2015\/08\/15\/looking-for-the-awesome-title-dedications-and-notes\/hooverville\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/hooverville.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,315\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hooverville\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/hooverville-300x236.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/hooverville.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2603 size-full\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/hooverville.jpg\" alt=\"hooverville\" width=\"400\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/hooverville.jpg 400w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/08\/hooverville-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hooverville in Central Park &#8211; surrounded by dreams 1931<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All illustrations in this book are copyrighted by their respective copyright holders (according to the original copyright or publication date as printed) and used per the \u201cfair use\u201d doctrine and are published for historical purposes only. Any omission or incorrect information should be transmitted to the author or publisher so it can be rectified in any future edition of this manuscript.<\/p>\n<p>The views and opinions expressed in this book are solely those of the author and do not reflect anyone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2009 &#8211; Stan Taylor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/2015\/08\/08\/stan-taylors-foreword\/\">Foreword<\/a> | <a href=\"#\">top<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/2015\/08\/23\/looking-for-the-awesome-preface\/\">Preface<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previous &#8211; Foreword | Contents | Next &#8211; Preface We&#8217;re honored to be able to publish Stan Taylor&#8217;s Kirby biography here in the state he sent it to us, with only the slightest bit of editing. &#8211; Rand Hoppe Looking For The Awesome Jack Kirby: A Life Among The Gods For Jack and Roz and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-looking-for-the-awesome"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2915,"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions\/2915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/effect\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}