160-page FULL-COLOR Trade Paperback - by John MORROW with Jon B. COOKE
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In the tradition of his past books Kirby & Lee: Stuf’ Said and Old Gods & New, Jack Kirby Collector #98 explores the King’s final act in comics and animation, in this first-ever overview of that largely undocumented era by editor John Morrow. Marvelmation examines the climax of Kirby’s storied life and career, from his return to Marvel Comics in 1976, through his lengthy stint in 1980s animation, up to his passing in 1994. This double-size book examines the the highs and lows of his 1970s Marvel output (Captain America, Black Panther, Machine Man, Eternals, 2001, and Devil Dinosaur), digging deep into the whys and wherefores of those creations. Jon B. Cooke delves into the Marvel inter-office politics that threatened to squelch Kirby’s creativity, and led him to abandon mainstream comics to produce Captain Victory and Silver Star for Pacific Comics, thumb his nose at Marvel with Destroyer Duck, and make a triumphant return to DC Comics in 1984 with Super Powers and The Hunger Dogs. Jim Shooter gives his take on Marvel’s side of the Kirby original art battle in a never-published interview, while unseen correspondence sheds new light on that painful episode in Jack’s life. Plus there’s extensive coverage of Jack’s animation career, from the 1978 Depatie-Freleng New Fantastic Four cartoon, to Thundarr the Barbarian and other Ruby-Spears projects, including a host of shows you never knew Kirby was involved with. Finally, it focuses on his years of retirement, sharing memories from fans, family, and friends who give us a better understanding of how he viewed his legacy, and the resolution of numerous unused concepts he left behind at Topps Comics and elsewhere. It includes extensive art galleries of both comics pencil art and animation concepts, and heartwarming photos that provide a proper farewell to the King of Comics!

ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-132-5

Summer 2023 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Book 'em, Jack-o! It's time for a gritty Law & Order issue! We examine how Kirby's lawmen kept the peace, from beat cops like the Newsboy Legion's Jim Harper and "Terrible" Turpin, to Western gunfighters of the 1950s and ’60s—and even future policemen like OMAC and Captain Victory! Also: how a Marvel cop led to the creation of Funky Flashman! Kirby's Justice Traps The Guilty and Headline Comics! Plus a pencil art gallery, our regular columnists, and Mark Evanier moderating the 2022 Kirby Tribute Panel from Comic-Con International (with Sin City's Frank Miller). All behind a cover featuring the 1940s Sandman and Sandy, inked by Mike Machlan. Edited by John Morrow.

LUNAR Distributors Order Code: 1225TM9015

This item is listed in the April 2026 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#52).

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Fall 2023 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Since TJKC is FOR Kirby collectors, we're doing a whole issue ABOUT collectors! In #88, we'll explore people's quest for and purchase of Jack's original artwork, and what it means to them to own not just of the art, but the Kirby comics themselves. Collectors share personal stories about meeting Jack and never-published photos from their encounters, choice fan-art and fan-fiction pertaining to Jack, and some of the coolest memorabilia and Kirby art you've ever laid eyes on! Plus an interview with Marv Wolfman about his (and friend Len Wein's) interactions with Jack first as fans, and then as pros. Plus: a gallery of Kirby pencil art, our regular columnists, and Mark Evanier moderating the 2023 Kirby Tribute Panel from WonderCon (with Marv Wolfman, Steve Leialoha, Paul S. Levine, and John Morrow). It features a deluxe wrap-around Kirby cover with fold-out back cover flap, inked by Mike Royer! Edited by John Morrow.

LUNAR Distributors Order Code: 1225TM9010

This item is listed in the March 2026 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#51).

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Spring 2024 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Jack's friends will be close, and his enemies closer, in the Kirby Conspiracies issue! We'll skulk through palace intrigue in Darkseid's Fourth World regime, the too-many attempted overthrows of Odin in Asgard, newly discovered Jack Kirby & Joe Simon swipes, the many contradictions of Kang, frustrations seeing the Inhumans on TV and the Eternals in theaters, and more! Plus our regular columnists, a never-reprinted Simon & Kirby story, Mark Evanier moderating the 2023 Kirby Tribute Panel from Comic-Con International, an extensive Kirby pencil art gallery, and more! Edited by John Morrow.

LUNAR Distributors Order Code: 1125TM9091

This item is listed in the February 2026 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#50).

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Summer 2024 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

This "What If Kirby...?" issue takes a trip through alternate timelines to discern what might've happened if Jack hadn't been stopped cold in his attempts at revolutionizing comics. We'll consider his ill-fated Speak-Out Series of upscale magazines, DC's abandonment of the Fourth World, his original rejected Spider-Man presentation, Fredric Wertham's effect on Mainline Comics, and even the CIA's involvement with the Lord of Light project! If things had been different, how would Jack’s career and output have changed? Plus, Tom Kraft discusses his journey to create and build the “What If Kirby” website, and teaming with favorite Kirby inkers (including Royer, Sinnott, and Ayers) to produce reimagined Kirby artwork. Also, there's a rare Kirby interview, Mark Evanier and our other regular columnists, a classic Simon & Kirby story, a deluxe gallery of Kirby pencil art, and more! Cover inks and colors by Damian Pickador Zajko. Edited by John Morrow.

LUNAR Distributors Order Code: 1025TM9009

This item is listed in the January 2026 issue of Lunar’s Next Phase catalog (#49).

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Spring 2019 - 100-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Dysfunctional relationships abound in Jack Kirby Collector #76’s “Fathers & Sons” issue (100 full-color pages, $10.95)! We’ll explore the father/son dynamic, Kirby-style, between Odin/Thor, Zeus/Hercules, Darkseid/Orion, Captain America/Bucky, and others. Also: Conducted the week of Jack’s 1994 passing, there’s a touching unpublished interview with GIL KANE eulogizing his mentor, and heartfelt tributes from a host of Jack’s creative offspring: BILL MUMY, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JOE QUESADA, JIM VALENTINO, TODD McFARLANE, PETER DAVID, NEIL GAIMAN, FRANK MILLER, and others. Plus: MARK EVANIER and our other regular columnists, the 2018 Kirby Tribute Panel, a complete Golden Age Kirby story, a pencil art gallery featuring prodigal sons (and daughters) from Forever People, New Gods, Thor, Machine Man, and a cover inked by AL MILGROM! Edited by John Morrow.

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Spring 2018 - 100-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Travel through the ages in JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #74, the FUTUREPAST issue (100 full-color pages, $10.95), featuring two different covers! Set course for “The World That Was,” documenting Jack’s work from Caveman days to the Wild West, behind a (version A) Kirby Bullseye cover inked by BILL WRAY! And transport yourself to “The World That’s Here” for Kirby’s visions of the future that became reality, with a (version B) cover featuring his unseen Tiger 21 concept art! Whichever cover you choose, this issue spotlights both eras, plus an interview with Rascally ROY THOMAS about Jack’s work, a rare Kirby interview, MARK EVANIER moderating the biggest Kirby Tribute Panel of all time, pencil art galleries, and more! Edited by JOHN MORROW.

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Spring 2018 - 100-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Travel through the ages in JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #74, the FUTUREPAST issue (100 full-color pages, $10.95), featuring two different covers! Set course for “The World That Was,” documenting Jack’s work from Caveman days to the Wild West, behind a Kirby Bullseye (version A) cover inked by BILL WRAY! And transport yourself to “The World That’s Here” for Kirby’s visions of the future that became reality, with a (version B) cover featuring his unseen Tiger 21 concept art! Whichever cover you choose, this issue spotlights both eras, plus an interview with Rascally ROY THOMAS about Jack’s work, a rare Kirby interview, MARK EVANIER moderating the biggest Kirby Tribute Panel of all time, pencil art galleries, and more! Edited by JOHN MORROW.

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Fall 2016 - 100-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Jack Kirby Collector #69 (100 full-color pages, $10.95) buddies up with KIRBY’S PARTNERS, as we spotlight Jack's duos: Captain America & the Falcon (and Bucky, and Rick Jones), Sandman & Sandy, Orion & Lightray, Johnny & Ben, Dingbats, Newsboys, Batman & Robin, and more! We’ve also scouted high and low for special features on Kirby's creative pals Joe Simon, Mike Royer, Chic Stone, Dick Ayers, Joe Sinnott, Mike Thibodeaux — even Roz Kirby! There's a behind-the-scenes report on Jack’s BATTLE FOR A 3-D WORLD, with never-seen art and artifacts, courtesy of RAY ZONE and DAVID FOLKMAN! Plus there’s the 2016 Kirby Tribute Panel from Comic-Con International, MARK EVANIER and other regular columnists, and galleries of unseen Kirby pencil art! All behind a Kirby illo of Fighting American & Speedboy inked by JOE SINNOTT! Edited by John Morrow.

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Winter 2013 - 104 page magazine with COLOR

JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #60 continues in its new format (104 magazine-size pages with COLOR SECTION, $10.95), with a Fantastic Four follow-up issue to #58’s THE WONDER YEARS! It starts with a dynamic, never-before published Kirby FF wraparound cover (and wait’ll you see the flip side)! Also, we present a dual interview between classic FF inkers JOE SINNOTT and DICK AYERS! Then, there’s a rare Lee & Kirby interview, and we compare one of Jack and Stan’s FF Bullpen story conferences to what ended up on Stan’s final script and Jack’s penciled pages. Plus there’s MARK EVANIER and our other regular columnists, and galleries of Kirby FF art, including pencils from Kirby’s BLACK PANTHER, SILVER SURFER, and more! Edited by John Morrow.

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February 2003 - 84 pages - Tabloid Format

This issue's theme is "How To Draw Comics The Kirby Way," and it blows the lid off Jack's storytelling and art secrets! First up, there are two never-published Kirby covers (both water-colored in the 1960s by Jack himself)! Inside, Joe Sinnott and Mike Royer show us how to ink Kirby through a pair of tutorial interviews! Also, we present the second part of a never-published 1969 interview with Jack Kirby, conducted by Shel Dorf, and talking about how he do that thing he do! There's also a wealth of analysis of every aspect of Kirby's art; from story flow to leading the eye from panel-to-panel! Plus: A comparison of Jack's solo writing to Stan Lee's! Hal Foster's influence on Kirby! Regular columnists Mark Evanier and Adam McGovern! And an astounding Kirby Art Gallery at tabloid size!

Spring 2023 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

What you saw isn't all you got with Jack, as our Kirby Comparisons issue will reveal! Take a curated trip through the most amazing art assemblage ever, as we offer side-by-side analyses of unused vs. known covers and art, uncorrected images against the published versions, and more! There's Barry Windsor-Smith on his stylized interpretation of Kirby's pencils in Captain America's Bicentennial Battles, newly discovered filler panels from Sky Masters, Kirby's incorporation of real-life images in his work, how Jack deviated from cover layouts he was given, and more! Featuring our regular columnists, and Will Murray's conversations with Joe Simon, Stan Lee, Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, and other pros conducted just after Jack's passing. Plus a Kirby 100th Birthday Panel featuring Tom King, Walter Simonson, Mark Buckingham, Jerry Ordway, Dean Haspiel, John K. Snyder III, and Rand Hoppe! And an unused Kirby cover inked by Walter Simonson (and if you think you recognize that image, take a closer look!). Edited by John Morrow.

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Fall 2019 - 100-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Break out the DDT and run for your life! It’s “Monsters & Bugs” in Jack Kirby Collector #77 (100 full-color pages, $10.95)! We dig up Jack’s monster-movie influences in The Demon, Forever People, Black Magic, Fantastic Four, Jimmy Olsen, and of course his Atlas monster stories! Plus: A look at the twisted path Kirby took with “B” horror film producer CHARLES BAND’s Full Moon Productions! An interview with “The Goon” creator ERIC POWELL about his Kirby influences! A look at Kirby’s use of insect characters, especially as villains! Also MARK EVANIER and our other regular columnists, a Golden Age Kirby story, and a gallery featuring Jack’s amazing pencil art! KIRBY/ERIC POWELL cover! Edited by John Morrow.

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Spring 2021 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Peer into comics’ most prodigious imagination in the “Beta” issue of the Jack Kirby Collector (#81, with 84 full-color pages)! We'll take a tour of his wildest, most experimental ideas, characters, and series, from the unhinged lunacy of Fighting American, to the non-stop inventiveness of Jimmy Olsen! There’s interviews with both Stan Lee and Jack himself conducted in the 1960s (before they were the polished pros we think of today), ideas that weren't as well thought out as they should've been, the failed genius behind Kamandi's "UFO Saga", mysteries behind the creation of the Hulk and Magneto, and more! Plus there's Mark Evanier’s Kirby Tribute Panel from the 2019 Heroes Con (with Mike Royer, Jim Amash, and Rand Hoppe), a pencil art gallery, a Golden Age Simon & Kirby story, and our cover featuring Kirby's unused illo for Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #141, inked by Vince Colletta! Edited by John Morrow.

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Spring 2022 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Jack Kirby Collector #83 presents "Famous Firsts", documenting the ways Jack was a pioneer in comics and life! From being the first mainstream creator to work coast-to-coast, to helping launch today's Direct Market of comic book distribution, his innovations are countless, and we're showcasing some major ones, including: the Romance Comics genre, Kid Gangs, double-page spreads, Black heroes, new formats, super-hero satire, and more! Featuring our regular columnists, and the 2021 Kirby Virtual Panel from Comic-Con International, moderated by Mark Evanier. Plus a gallery of Jack's pencil art from Captain America, Jimmy Olsen, Captain Victory, Destroyer Duck, Black Panther, and more! Featuring a Fighting American cover by Kirby and Mike Machlan! Edited by John Morrow.

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Summer 2022 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Jack Kirby Collector #84 is a Steve Sherman Tribute Issue, dedicated to Jack's DC Comics assistant and close friend for 50 years! Featuring tributes and reminiscences from Kirby family members, close friends, comics creators, and fellow professionals within the entertainment industry where Steve used what he learned from Jack as a puppeteer on films like Men in Black and TV projects including Pee Wee's Playhouse and O.G. Readmore. There's also Mark Evanier's in-depth interview with Steve about their days assisting Kirby, Steve's discussion with Rand Hoppe and Tom Kraft of the Jack Kirby Museum about Kirby's Speak-Out Series (In The Days of the Mob, Spirit World), photos and Kirby memorabilia from Steve's personal collection, and an interview with Steve's wife Diana Mercer about their lives together, both in and out of comics and Kirby. All behind a never-published 1974 Kirby cover, done expressly for Steve and inked by Mike Royer. Edited by John Morrow.

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Fall 2022 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Jack Kirby Collector #85 brings to life "Kirby: Animated", detailing how Kirby and his concepts leaped from celluloid, to paper, and back again! From his 1930s start on Popeye and Betty Boop and his work being used on the 1960s Marvel Super-Heroes show, to Fantastic Four (in both 1967 and 1978), Super Friends/Super Powers, Scooby-Doo, Thundarr the Barbarian, and Ruby-Spears: it’s the ultimate look at Jack’s work in, and influence on, animation! Then comics and animation's Evan Dorkin talks about his Kirby inspirations and an abandoned Kamandi animated series. Plus our regular columnists, a gallery of Jack's pencil art, and an unpublished Kirby animation cel cover inked by Evan Dorkin. Edited by John Morrow.

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Winter 2022 - 84-page FULL-COLOR magazine

Strap in for the ride of your life, as Jack Kirby Collector #82 boldly goes where no Kirby publication has gone before! It's "The Many Worlds Of Jack Kirby," from exploring the depths of Sub-Atomica, to the cosmic expanse of outer space in Jack's strips. We'll visit Kirby's work from World War II, the Fourth World, and his hidden worlds of Subterranea, Wakanda, Olympia, Lemuria, Atlantis, the Microverse, and others! Then we'll travel across the pond for the 2021 WonderCon Kirby panel, featuring true Brits Jonathan Ross and Neil Gaiman, and moderated by Mark Evanier. Plus a gallery of Kirby pencil art, and more! Edited by John Morrow.

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