Jack of All Comics!: A Fan Conversation About the King of Comics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798287811341)

There are a Million Ways to Talk About Jack Kirby...

...and you'll find twenty-eight of them in this book! Twenty-eight writers tackle twenty-eight topics, all of them about the incredible, invincible, uncanny, and mighty works of the King of Comics! There have been many books on Kirby-but never before like this one!

Jack Kirby's comic book output during the 1960s and 1970s was truly groundbreaking, forming universes and creating concepts that have stood the test of time to this very day. Jack of All Comics covers nearly every single title the King worked on throughout those two decades to celebrate, converse, and sometimes even kvetch over the highs and lows of each series with insightful and illuminating essays.

Join a cool collection of wondrous writers as they bring the Kirby Krackle to jaw about Jack! Dive into the deep end as they deliver the details on the Kirby Influence over both the Marvel Universe and the DC Universe! Read along with their riotous raconteuring of personal tales of their first experiences with Jack's powerful pencils and crafty concepts and characters! Kirby's here-don't ask! Just buy it!

Editor and lifelong King of Comics fan Jim Beard is joined herein by such stalwart scribes as Will Murray, Robert Greenberger, Paul Kupperberg, Cliff Biggers, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Dan Wickline and many, many more! Jack's never been covered by a passel of powerful personalities like this! It's a Boom Tube to Supertown by way of the Rainbow Bridge!

Cover illustration and logo by Ron Hill
Interior design and formatting by Maggie Ryel

All Marvel Comics related characters, concepts, and series are solely owned by Disney Publishing Worldwide. All DC Comics characters, concepts, and series are owned solely by DC Entertainment. This book is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with the Jack Kirby Estate, Disney Publishing Worldwide, or DC Entertainment, and is an unofficial publication of literary criticism intended for recreational reading. No alleged independent rights will be asserted against Disney Publishing Worldwide, DC Entertainment, or any other related entities.

Author: Cliff Biggers, Keith R. a. DeCandido, Robert Greenberger
ISBN-13: 9798287811341
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2025
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d