Estate Of Jack Kirby Settles With Marvel


I hope the estate got a good deal. Count me on the side that felt that Jack Kirby got a bum deal for all his work for Marvel (and also DC Comics, but especially Marvel). He created or creatively reinvented some of the most iconic characters (Spiderman, Captain America, Iron Man and more; his early runs of Captain America and especially the Fantastic Four are awesome and, of course, he was responsible for my all time favorite comic – Devil Dinosaur!) and his action oriented style is still the gold standard.

The image is from Devil Dinosaur (a sadly short-lived comic, whose titular, flame colored tyrannosaurus rex is only occasionally trotted out these days, as he was for a recent, two issue, Spiderman crossover). The style is classic Kirby, who would do this big, horizontal panels, densely packed and giving it real ‘oomph’ and velocity by placing the hero at that angle, leaning right (forward, towards the next page), often almost parallel to the horizontal floor of the frame.

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Midweek Staff Meeting – Yes, It Is A Problem


I took this picture at the Providence Athenaeum
I took this picture at the Providence Athenaeum

Yes, H.P. Lovecraft was racist; yes, I still love his stories; no, his milieu doesn’t excuse it; and yes, it is an issue.

It’s only a matter time before they just buy the whole damn state. After all, under Rick Scott and GOP, it’s already for sale.

Feminism is not a wave (nor a particle).


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