Happy Birthday Jack Kirby
It's The King's 97th birthday today, but who needs an excuse to celebrate the mans vision, talent and tenacity? Kirby's granddaughter Jillian is spearheading the Kirby4Heroes project which is raising money for The Heroes...
Kirby Case to SCOTUS more likely?
The family of Jack Kirby's quest to regain some rights to the Marvel characters still has a chance to go all the way to the Supreme court, as THR's sturdy legal expert Eriq Gardner...
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear the Kirby case later this month
The Kirby vs Marvel battle is not quite over yet. According to Dominic Patten the Supreme Court will actually discuss whether to hear the case on May 15th. As you may recall, the...
Stan Lee talks to Playboy about everything—but is it the truth?
Playboy has a long interview with Stan Lee here (link NSFW but not really as much as you'd think), Normally I'd call this an "autumnal" interview, but under the circumstances, it's more...the lion in winter. Lee, perhaps realizing this is one of the few spots he has to dig in a little, sometimes avoids the kind of jokes and spin he uses in other interviews. And while his memory is always spotty (and any Lee interview includes may spots where he takes the question and moves the answer to more familiar territory) his grasp on things is still pretty sharp all things considered.
RIP Al Plastino, the man who replaced both Kirby and Schulz
Golden age artist Al Plastino has died after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 91.
Plastino was best known as a Superman Artist—he was the last surviving Golden Age Superman artist, in...
Jack Kirby Pop-Up Museum opens today!
A pop-up museum for comics legend Jack Kirby located on the Lower East Side -- where he was born— opens today. The effort was funded via Kickstarter and is located at 178 Delancey Street.
It’s Jack Kirby’s 96th Birthday
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Today would have been the 96th birthday of Jack "King" Kirby. 26 years ago, on the occasion of Jack's 70th birthday, I was in the basement of the Hotel San Diego with about 600 of my fellow professionals as we waited in a dark room for Jack to appear.
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – Comics are for Everyone
Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it's More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald.
In this week's episode, Heidi and the rest of the...
The Beat Podcasts! More To Come – DC’s 3D Cover Woes
Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it's More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald.
In this week's episode, Heidi and the rest of the...
Help Jim Lee put his kids through college by buying Jack Kirby’s ARGO art
Well that's the short hand version. Basically, back in the 90s, Jim Lee bought two piece of Jack Kirby art. At the time everyone was unaware of the backstory as to how they were...
Jack Kirby’s grandson goes on Kickstarter for coffeetable book about The King
J. Kirby is on Kickstarter for real — Jeremy Kirby, grandson of the legendary artist. He's asking for funds to put out a books of photos and a lost Kirby work, a play called...