ANDY’S PICK :: JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS TP VOL 04: The final volume of this essential collection completes the series Jack Kirby developed in the early ’70s when he was (arguably) at his creative height. This very affordable paper back edition collects the final issues of his “4th World ” series–The New Gods #11 Forever People #11 and Mister Miracle #10-18. The series were all cancelled before Kirby could complete the saga. This inexpensive edition includes the two attempts to wrap the story lines up– “Even Gods Must Die” from The New Gods vol. 2, #6; and the one-shot “On the Road to Armagetto!” along with the full length DC Graphic novel #4 “The Hunger Dogs”; The intro by Mark Evanier–Kirby Biographer and assistant at the time of the comics original publication. Evanier goes into detail about the series historical context and this sad tale alone is worth the cover price. More importantly, along with the insightful look into the economics of comic publishing in the seventies, you also get over 400 pages of exuberant Kirby art and story. This is a corner-stone of any comics library and a heck of a lot of fun to read and re-read. Enjoy!
Jack Kirby’s 95th Birthday :: On Story Endings and the Rapture of Art
STAFF PICKS :: OMAC TP VOL 01 OMACTIVATE :: AUGUST 08, 2012
JUSTIN’S PICK :: OMAC TP VOL 01 OMACTIVATE: When DC kicked in with the New 52 last September, some of the secondary titles got lost in the shuffle. OMAC was one of those. If you’re a fan of bright, simple, action-packed comics, OMAC is a love letter to a bygone era. And Keith Giffen riffing on Jack Kirby is always worth a look.