Tag: Jack Kirby
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...
Exhibit Report: Opening Night at The Jack Kirby Pop-Up Museum
By Jeffrey O. Gustafson
As Rand Hoppe, founder and Director of the Jack Kirby Museum told me tonight, "Jack Kirby hated the Lower East Side."...
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.
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...
Pedigree Chum, 16/08/13: Captain America Steps Onto The Good Ship Disney
Heidi's away, so there's a bit of a twist on the Kibbles N Bits section today. Well, I say 'bit of a twist'... but...
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...
SDCC’13: How Comics Predicted and Embraced Punk
By Benjamin J. Villarreal
While droves of comic book, movie, television, video game, and toy fans roam the San Diego Comic-Con floor booths and exhibit halls,...
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...
Titan Unveil ‘Monster Massacre’ Anthology
The Brit Zone continues, sort of, with a new announcement from Titan Comics. This week Titan unveiled a new co-publishing deal between themselves and...
Art Wall: Cubist Thing, them Mighty Morphin’ kids and Batman- lots of Batman
Hello and welcome! We are starting a weekly art thingy and have -rather thoughtfully- set it for Friday, that interminable day where the weekend...
