Tag Jack Kirby
SNEAK PEEK: Dynamite Entertainment for February 08, 2012
Dynamite Entertainment sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of The Ninjettes #1, The Bionic Man #6, Warlord of Mars #15, Red Sonja #63, Kirby: Genesis Silver Star #3, Zorro Rides Again #8, The Living Corpse: Exhumed #6, and Dean Koontz’s … Cont... [read more]
Parting Shot: Romance Comics and The Girl Who Thought Too Much
Filed under: HumorAs we head towards Valentine's Day, ComicsAlliance is offering up a daily tribute to love, as depicted in the somewhat dubious world of Romance Comics! Today's entry: Young Romance #86's "For The Love of Ricky Wilson!"
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How Jack Kirby’s Art Helped the CIA Rescue Diplomats in 1979
Filed under: Culture
I don't think I'm overstating things when I say that I'm a pretty big fan of Jack Kirby, the legendary artist who co-created Captain America, Thor, the Avengers, the Marvel Universe, romance comics, and... well, pretty much ev... [read more]
Ask Chris #87: The Best of All Possible Dinosaurs
Filed under: Humor, Opinion, Ask Chris Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That's why every week, Senior Writer Chris Sims puts his comics culture knowledge to the test... [read more]
REVIEW: Captain Victory #2
Captain Victory demolished a planet, and now his gunnery officer—a not so cowardly lion-man—is challenging his authority in issue two of this space adventure out of the mind of Jack Kirby! Captain Victory #2 Story and Script: Sterling Gates Art ... [read more]
SNEAK PEEK: Dynamite Entertainment for December 28, 2011
Dynamite Entertainment sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Kirby: Genesis – Captain Victory #2, Red Sonja #61, George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones #4, Warlord of Mars #14, Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time: The Eye of the … Cont... [read more]
R.I.P. Joe Simon: Remembering One of Comics’ Most Iconic Creators
Filed under: News
Joe Simon, the comic book writer, artist and editor best-known as the co-creator of Captain America, died yesterday at the age of 98.
The Rochester, New York-born Simon began working in the just-emerging field of comic books in ... [read more]
SNEAK PEEK: Dynamite Entertainment for December 14, 2011
Dynamite Entertainment has released a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores this week. Take the jump fro Danger Girl and the Army of Darkness #4, Warlord of Mars #13, Red Sonja #60, Kirby: Genesis – Silver Star #2, Warehouse … Continue ... [read more]
Bluewater Announces Biography of Jack Kirby, Continues to Herald the Death of All Joy
Filed under: Opinion
As if there wasn't enough suffering in the world already, Bluewater Productions announced today that the latest addition to their line of biographical comics would be about the legendary King of Comics, Jack Kirby. Featuring a... [read more]
Jack Kirby gets his own comic
In the words of Charlie Brown.....ARRRRRRRGH. [read more]
Fourth World Fashion: The Costume History of Darkseid
Filed under: DC, Humor, Opinion
This week, we got our first look at the New 52 version of one of the greatest villains in comics history, Darkseid. The unquestioned master of Apokolips only appears in shadows in the new Justice League #3 itself, but... [read more]
Major Spoilers Podcast #358: Mr. Murder is Dead!
This week on the show: The Murder of Mr. Murder. Doctor Who gets a movie. The Bionic Man gets Bionic, Captain Victory returns, and Batwoman arrives because we don’t have any Batman stuff to talk about. Direct Download Subscribe via … Contin... [read more]
DC Unveils Jim Lee’s New Darkseid Design For ‘Justice League’ #4
Filed under: DC, Art
Those following Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League have known for awhile that Darkseid would rear his craggy head in the relaunched series, and now DC's The Source blog has a page from the flagship title's fourth issue giv... [read more]
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS: A new arc and a new creative team beginning with Issue #6
A spotlight series starring a different hero in each story arc, DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS will be getting a new creative team with issue 6 – co-writers Dan DiDio and Jerry Ordway, with Ordway providing art. After the conclusion of the current, paranormal ... [read more]
Legal Right & Ethical Might Part 2 with AUDIO
On October 21st, Stephen Bissette from The Center for Cartoon Studies met up with Oliver Goodenough from The Vermont Law School to discuss Jack Kirby and his relationship with Marvel Comics. The Comics Journal put the audio up and it is a good listen with a nice James Sturm introduction [read more]
New campaign: A Buck for Jack
Earlier today we noted Stan Lee's penchant for pacting. Sadly, his partner in the Marvel Age, Jack Kirby did not live to see the era where his creations and influence dominate pop culture. In fact, his family is right now engaged in a bitter dispute with Marvel Comics over the [read more]
SNEAK PEEK: Dynamite Entertainment for October 26, 2011
Dynamite Entertainment sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones #2, Kato #14, Kirby: Genesis #4, Vampirella #11, Vampirella and the Scarlet Legion #5, Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time: Eye of the World …... [read more]
Legal Right & Ethical Mights (To Do Friday)
BY JEN VAUGHN - This Friday, 'Marvel' will face the ghost of Jack Kirby when professor and attorney Oliver Goodenough squares off against creator rights advocate and cartoonist Steve Bissette. [read more]
SOLICITIATIONS: The Simon and Kirby Library: Crime
Titan Books has announced the upcoming release of The Simon & Kirby Library: Crime, a collection of crime comics by the Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. From the Golden Age of the comic book era comes an unrivalled collection of … Continue reading &... [read more]
SOLICITATIONS: Dynamite Entertainment announces Kirby: Genesis – Dragonsbane
Press Release Dynamite is proud to be working – for the first time – with acclaimed writer Robert Rodi (THOR: FOR ASGARD, THOR & LOKI: BLOOD BROTHERS) writing Kirby: Genesis – Dragonsbane, hitting comic book stores everywhere next... [read more]