a dropkicking dino. awesome.

I raise a glass of india ink!

Happy Birthday Jack!

I saw an exhibition of comic art at HeroesCon last year. There was a Kirby Fantastic Four page and for some reason I was transfixed by this panel of The Thing looking down a hole. So awesome.

A Picture of The King Of Kings By The King Of Comics...
Happy Birthday Jack See Ya In The Fourth World

While I cannot say anything about the man personally, never having met him, I can that from his artwork he was truly a king among men. What he accomplished for comics will never again be matched, nor do I think his influence on the genre (and of course all the fans who grew up with him) can ever be truly measured.

We salute you Jack.

I loved Kirby as a kid and doubly when he did Devil Dinosaur, those ruled,

A great retrospective on Kirby from Ifanboy.

Happy birthday Jack

If you're into comics, you really should catch these guys podcasts every week.

All hail Kamandi the last boy on earth!

Happy Belated to the king of comics. Do yourself a favour and take in some Kirby today.

Good catch, uk! You couldn't have picked a better time to remind me to get out of my head and into his world...



Has he really been dead another year since we last checked in? Happy birthday, Jack!

Jack would be nothing without Stan!

agvd - great link - thanks!

marswillrule - what's with the fighting words?

Just defending the creator of Super Seven.

I always liked his Eternals, O.M.A.C, and especially his 1970's Sandman.

I like Kirby's Thor

i'm hoping to find a good looking set of kirby's machine man, space odyssey, and eternals for cheap.

the kirby ant-man original page is still available, jesus. start saving up!

::goes to the couch to scrounge for pennies::

Has it been a year already? Happy Birthday Jack, your work remains timeless and unequaled.

so hard to pick favourites from such a master, but this spread captures a lot of why I love his style

I remember not 'getting' Kirby as a kid. Then at some point I picked up 'How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way' and I was just blown away by his control of focus and true dynamic action. Now I can't think of an artist I love that doesn't trace their own influence back to Kirby as a major inspiration.

So I just read about this temporary Kirky Museum the Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center has set up. I am not sure if it is traveling to other areas in the US, but currently is set up in New York's Lower East Side. Check the website for more info, but I would recommend any locals with the chance take some time to stop on by. I think it might only be there for the next week or so.

Jack Kirby Pop-Up Museum


video of visit to the exhibit

And since I am here, why not some more amazing Kirby art. (click to engross)

Akira, as it might have been interpreted by the great Kirby/Lee duo (care of a re-imagining by Marco D’Alfonso).

What a great homage! The title font and kirby "energy" background are killers. thanks for sharing!

Saw this awesome painting on skinners IG today