LOS ANGELES -- Before they lit up the big screen, Marvels most iconic heroes came to life on the page through the creative brilliance of Jack Kirby, who designed some of the most recognizable comic ...
The problem facing the curators of a new exhibit on comic book creator Jack Kirby wasn’t finding enough art and archival material to depict the life and career of the man who helped create such iconic ...
Lower East Side native and comic book artist Jack Kirby worked behind the scenes to create a stable of superheroes such as ...
The cover of the first issue of Captain America shows the superhero punching Hitler in the face. Jack Kirby, the man who drew it in 1940, went on to fight in World War II against that real-life ...
Thanks to “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” Marvel legend Jack Kirby is finally starting to get more recognition for his work. Consider it a post-credit scene if you want, consider it a tribute, but ...
The Jack Kirby Museum of New York will be offering a Jack Kirby Walking Tour of the Lower East Side on what would be his 108th birthday, this evening. Those interested are encouraged to meet up at ...
To be blunt, Marvel Comics, and by extension the MCU, would not exist without artist and storyteller Jack Kirby. When he was only 22 years old, he co-created Captain America, and when he was in his ...
There was a time when the work of one of the 20th Century’s greatest artists could be had for a dime. That artist is the subject of a new exhibition: “Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity,” which opened ...
There is a famous story about Jack Kirby going on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” When Johnny read his intro off a card that said, “My next guest is known as the ‘king of comics,’” Johnny ...
Think of your favorite Marvel character, and it's even money that they were co-created by Jack Kirby. From the Fantastic Four to the Hulk to the X-Men to the Avengers to the Black Panther, Kirby's ...