| 1. Kirby Five-Oh!: Celebrating 50 Years Of The "King" Of Comics | 
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By: John Morrow, Jack Kirby Publisher: TwoMorrows Publishing April 23, 2008
If you're a fan of Jack Kirby's, the last few months have been a boon for you. First we had the outstanding book `Kirby, King of Comics" published by Abrams Books and now TwoMorrows Publishing has delivered "Kirby Five-Oh". This is actually a very special fiftieth issue of TwoMorrow's Kirby Collector Magazine only this is no mere magazine. This is a treasury-sized trade paperback book, which is... more
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| 2. Jack Kirby's New Gods | 
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By: Jack Kirby Publisher: DC Comics December 01, 1997
Regardless of the art direction decision to include new greys in the artwork, Kirby's brutal genius with a pencil shows through loud and clear.
Who cares about the paper, ink and binding! I'm just happy that I can pay such a small sum and have all this art in such a small space on my shelf!... more
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| 3. Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 2 | 
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By: Jack Kirby Publisher: DC Comics August 08, 2007
This second volume of "Jack Kirby's Fourth World" is a better read than the first one and shows how Jack Kirby continued to expand his epic vision that would revolutionize comic books. This volume continues running issues of "Jimmy Olson", "The Forever People", "The New Gods" and "Mr. Miracle." The art is spectacular and Kirby's writing has improved from the start issues in the first volume... more
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| 4. Jack Kirby's The Demon | 
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By: Jack Kirby Publisher: DC Comics November 25, 2008
I never cared much for the Demon before I read this Omnibus and now I know why: I hadn't read Jack Kirby's Demon. And don't fear the newsprint--it looks and smells great, and just makes these stories all the more fun... more
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| 5. Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 3 | 
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By: Jack Kirby, Mike Royer By: Jack Kirby Publisher: DC Comics November 07, 2007
This volume is a bit tougher to rate than it's predecessors. It contains some of the best work Jack Kirby ever produced side by side with some real clunkers.
Though in fairness some of that is not entirely Jack's fault.
The Pact - which I remembered with startling clarity nearly four decades after I'd first read it, and probably a quarter century since I'd last seen it - is... more
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| 6. Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 4 | 
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By: Jack Kirby By: Jack Kirby Publisher: DC Comics March 26, 2008
This fourth and last volume of "Jack Kirby's Fourth World" is a melancholy conclusion to a wonderful series. "New Gods" and "Forever People" both had the plugs pulled on them while "Mr. Miracle" limped to a conclusion through a number of more conventional superhero story lines. At least "Forever People" had a conclusion which is more than one can say about the end of "New Gods." The end of "Mr. Miracle"... more
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| 7. Essential Spider-Man Vol. 1 | 
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By: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Sam Rosen Publisher: Marvel Comics June 01, 2002
I'm re-reading my collection of Essential Spider-Man. I purchased volume 1 back in my college days. The actual panels are in black and white, which is why they can keep the price down to $15, but for a Spider-Man fan like me, these are gold!
These early stories are as classic as they are goofy. With any superhero, I can never understand how the friends can never figure it out. Peter... more
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| 8. Jack Kirby's O.M.A.C. | 
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By: Jack Kirby Publisher: DC Comics June 10, 2008
OMAC: One Man Army Corps was a bizarre and unfortunately short-lived dystopian science-fiction comic created, written, and pencilled by legendary innovator Jack "King" Kirby (co-creator and illustrator of Marvel's Captain America, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Avengers, and Thor; creator, writer, and illustrator of DC's Fourth World; creator of the Romance genre in comic books; inventor of... more
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| 9. Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 1 | 
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By: Jack Kirby Publisher: DC Comics May 02, 2007
I like a lot of Jack Kirby's work but, unfortunately, this series isn't top on my list. The book is well produced and all of the different series that were included in the Fourth World saga are here in chronological order which is nice but as the series progresses, admittedly, Jack becomes overwhelmed and it comes across in the work produced. The series is spread over four titles and the constant jumping... more
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| 10. The Eternals, Book 2 | 
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By: Jack Kirby By: Jack Kirby Publisher: Marvel Comics October 08, 2008
The Eternals was probably for Kirby one of the major projects he worked on at Marvel after returning there from DC. In some ways, it was an attempt at duplicating the 'cosmic saga' such as had been done with the "Fourth World" titles at DC. But somehow it just doesn't match.
Oh, its a great series, but it ended before Jack could take it to its conclusion. Instead of having 4 series... more
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