Media Release -- JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #58 is a special double-size BOOK (160 magazine-size pages, $19.95) entitled LEE & KIRBY: THE WONDER YEARS! Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Fantastic Four #1 with this special squarebound edition about the two pop-culture visionaries who created the Fantastic Four, and a decade in comics that was more tumultuous and awe-inspiring than any before or since.

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Media Release -- JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #57 (84 tabloid-size pages, $10.95) focuses on "Legendary Kirby"—spotlighting Jack's use of the stuff of legend in his work! From angels and devils to Demons and demi-gods, we'll examine how Kirby put his own spin on classic folklore to immortalize it in the comics realm. There's TONY ISABELLA on SATAN'S SIX (with Kirby's unseen layouts for the series), the Biblical inspirations behind DEVIL DINOSAUR, THOR as viewed through the eyes of mythologist JOSEPH CAMPBELL, and how the legendary JFK Conspiracy affected Jack! We'll also present a complete Golden Age Kirby story, a rare Kirby interview, plus MARK EVANIER and our other regular columnists, pencil art galleries showing uninked pencils from ETERNALS, the DEMON, NEW GODS, THOR, and more! All behind two Kirby covers (Jack's original ATLAS presentation inked by D. BRUCE BERRY, and a breathtaking fully-painted DEMON back cover by GIORGIO COMOLO)! Edited by John Morrow.

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Media Release -- JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #56 (84 tabloid-size pages, $10.95 cover price) focuses on Kirby's "Unfinished Sagas." From TRUE DIVORCE CASES and RAAM THE MAN MOUNTAIN to KOBRA and DINGBATS OF DANGER STREET, the spotlight is on series, stories, and arcs Kirby never got to properly finish, and concepts that never got off the ground, presenting a wide assortment of unused art and text, including a complete story from SOUL LOVE (Kirby's never-published blaxsplotation romance magazine).

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Media Release -- TwoMorrows customers:

We just acquired one final stash of a few copies of Jack Kirby Collector #12-22, and I've added them to our website for immediate ordering. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THESE RARE, SOLD-OUT ORIGINAL ISSUES! Please note: They're not in "mint" condition, but are all in decent shape (with minor cover scuffing in some cases), and fully readable.

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Media Release -- In JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #55 (84 tabloid-size pages, $10.95), "Kirby Goes To Hollywood!" as we examine the King's forays in and out of Tinseltown! Inside you'll find: Sergio Aragonés and Mell Lazarus recall appearing with Kirby on an episode of Bob Newhart's BOB! television show! A comparison of three most recent STAR WARS films to Jack's "The Pact" and "Himon" Fourth World issues! The King's time at Ruby-Spears animation as a designer on Thundarr the Barbarian examined, plus an interview with Joe Ruby and Ken Spears! How Kirby inspired Hollywood productions from 1940s serials and cartoon shows, to TV series and big screen blockbusters—plus how Jack worked films and TV into his own comics stories! Heretofore unknown tidbits about Jack's encounters with Frank Zappa, Paul McCartney... and John Lennon?! All this, plus Mark Evanier's regular column, a Kirby pencil art gallery, a Golden?Age Kirby story, and more, behind a color Kirby cover inked by PAUL SMITH! Edited by John Morrow.

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It’s a bombastic “Everything Goes” issue in JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #51 (84-page tabloid magazine), as we spotlight a wealth of great submissions that couldn’t be pigeonholed into a regular “theme” issue! The issue leads off with a rare interview with JACK KIRBY himself, followed by new interviews with two of the hottest artists in comics, JIM LEE and ADAM HUGHES, discussing how Kirby influenced them! And in addition to numerous articles on all things Jack, there’s Mark Evanier’s regular column about his former boss, two huge Kirby pencil art galleries, a complete Golden Age Kirby story, two COLOR UNPUBLISHED KIRBY COVERS, and more! Edited by John Morrow.

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As Jack Kirby continues to garner worldwide acclaim as comics’ greatest creator, this sixth trade paperback reprints issues #23-26 of The Jack Kirby Collector, the critically acclaimed magazine about Kirby’s life and career. Included are issues spotlighting Jack’s “Greatest Battles,” “Gods,” and a special issue spotlighting Kirby’s Golden Age work with Joe Simon, from co-creating Captain America to pioneering Romance comics and beyond! There are several rare interviews with Kirby himself, plus new ones with comics pros Denny O’Neil, Jim Shooter, John Severin, and Walter Simonson! PLUS: see a complete ten-page unpublished Kirby story! Jack’s awe-inspiring original pencils to FANTASTIC FOUR #49 (from the first appearance of the Silver Surfer)! A gallery of Kirby’s original concept paintings for the Fourth World characters! An analysis comparing Kirby’s margin notes to Stan Lee’s dialogue on classic Marvel comics! And a NEW special section with over 30 pieces of Kirby art never before published, including Jack’s uninked pencils from The Fourth World, The Demon, Kamandi, Eternals, Captain America, Black Panther, and more! With page after page of rare Kirby art (much in its original pencil form), and an amazing 1960s Kirby Silver Surfer cover, it’s an unprecedented tribute to the most prolific creator in comics history: Jack “King” Kirby! Edited by John Morrow.

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KIRBY FIVE-OH! (the 50th issue of The Jack Kirby Collector, which will be a double-size softcover BOOK instead of the regular magazine) is on press now, and scheduled to ship on April 25. To celebrate 50 issues, we're making a special LIMITED HARDCOVER EDITION available.

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