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June 3rd, 2010, 09:54 AM
;) Jack Kirby lives! With many of his classic works in reprint graphic novels, etc. younger folks can check them out today too! And many of his characters have inspired good handling by younger artists and writers, entering the mainstream of the Marvel and DC Universes, as they have been doing since World War II, when Kirby was a combat infantryman.
Here are a few Kirby related thoughts:
* My faves are Scott Free and Barda. Their relationship was based on JK's with his wife Ros. In the Justice League Unlimited animated episode with them, Artie Johnson voices the pseudo-Prussian villain Virman Vundabar, and gets to say "Ver-ry interesting!" I read Death of the New Gods and threw it away--it never happened...
*Thor and Norse myth are great. Check out Sherman Davies (Mr. Comic Store expert) and his version on his customs Marvel thread. Pow! I got some of the new Asgardian Heroclix figures this year from a wargame Con flea market.
*The Fantastic Four; I actually have an original Fantastic Four #2, the first appearance of Dr. Doom, (although with the cover off its probably not worth much). I also kept the epic two part battle between the FF/Avengers and The Hulk.
*Kirby's most recently inspired work by his assistant and his daughter is a grphic novel I have, called Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters. Its pretty good.
*The Eternals have the old Kirby pizzaz too. His fun loving Sersi is reflected in the Circe shown in the hilarious and Greek myth-reference-filled Justice League Unlimited episode called This Little Piggy.
*I recently collected the X-Men: First Class graphic novels, which reflects the first days of the original X-Men, which are a lot of fun.
*Looking back to the Silver Age, I enjoyed the cameo appearance of the Challengers of the Unknown in Justice League: The New Frontier, in both the book and the animation, of the best animations of DC characters.
*Kirby Trivia: What comic featured the blooper line "What do you feed 'em--H Bombs?" And why was it a mistake?
Who are your favorites from the Kirby stable? What stuff you do have? What have you enjoyed of his tremendous output?
Here are a few Kirby related thoughts:
* My faves are Scott Free and Barda. Their relationship was based on JK's with his wife Ros. In the Justice League Unlimited animated episode with them, Artie Johnson voices the pseudo-Prussian villain Virman Vundabar, and gets to say "Ver-ry interesting!" I read Death of the New Gods and threw it away--it never happened...
*Thor and Norse myth are great. Check out Sherman Davies (Mr. Comic Store expert) and his version on his customs Marvel thread. Pow! I got some of the new Asgardian Heroclix figures this year from a wargame Con flea market.
*The Fantastic Four; I actually have an original Fantastic Four #2, the first appearance of Dr. Doom, (although with the cover off its probably not worth much). I also kept the epic two part battle between the FF/Avengers and The Hulk.
*Kirby's most recently inspired work by his assistant and his daughter is a grphic novel I have, called Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters. Its pretty good.
*The Eternals have the old Kirby pizzaz too. His fun loving Sersi is reflected in the Circe shown in the hilarious and Greek myth-reference-filled Justice League Unlimited episode called This Little Piggy.
*I recently collected the X-Men: First Class graphic novels, which reflects the first days of the original X-Men, which are a lot of fun.
*Looking back to the Silver Age, I enjoyed the cameo appearance of the Challengers of the Unknown in Justice League: The New Frontier, in both the book and the animation, of the best animations of DC characters.
*Kirby Trivia: What comic featured the blooper line "What do you feed 'em--H Bombs?" And why was it a mistake?
Who are your favorites from the Kirby stable? What stuff you do have? What have you enjoyed of his tremendous output?