unfortunate url there
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 28 August 2013 21:50 (ten years ago) link
i think he really is called michael sporn
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 28 August 2013 21:55 (ten years ago) link
i remember roy thomas saying that sometimes Lee would deliberately write 'against' kirby's pencils
remember reading a l/k hulk story in the uni library at 17, when I was making an effort to crack early Marvel*, that made me write off Lee forever: action sequence magnificently, clearly laid out of Hulk atop a train. Bridge is nearing, Hulk estimates, braces; grabs bridge & flips himself over to land on the other side. Thrilling, direct storytelling.
Then Lee shits up the page with hundreds of words about how Hulk is dumb and can't tell what's going on but somehow his brain is super-strong and makes him levitate over the bridge. Fuuuuuck off, you useless parasite.
*bar Spider-Man, which clicked for me just fine as a kid when Kirby was weird and off-putting
― ᕦ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ᕤ (sic), Wednesday, 28 August 2013 22:04 (ten years ago) link
I've probably ranted that rant on ILC before.
― ᕦ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ᕤ (sic), Wednesday, 28 August 2013 22:05 (ten years ago) link
it does sound familiar
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 28 August 2013 23:13 (ten years ago) link
That's pretty disgusting!
― Spot Lange (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 28 August 2013 23:16 (ten years ago) link
lol you've posted it before but its still cool. do you know what hulk issue it was
― i wanna be a gabbneb baby (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 29 August 2013 01:40 (ten years ago) link
no idea
― ᕦ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ᕤ (sic), Thursday, 29 August 2013 01:43 (ten years ago) link
http://www.daveburd.net/comicsgifs/Kirby_Tech.gif
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 27 February 2014 19:40 (ten years ago) link
Ha, cool. ZS should see that, if he normally doesn't look at ILC.
― Taking Devil's Tower (by mashed potatoes) (WilliamC), Thursday, 27 February 2014 19:47 (ten years ago) link
there should be more gif oriented stuff for classic comics. if marvel's head wasn't fully lodged up its ass...
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:04 (ten years ago) link
That is awesome. Now I really wish there was a Fantastic Four animated series done in Kirby's style.
― bizarro gazzara, Friday, 28 February 2014 11:18 (ten years ago) link
Yeah that would be amazing. Set in the 60s please.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 28 February 2014 11:55 (ten years ago) link
The Thing voiced by John C Reilly.
― bizarro gazzara, Friday, 28 February 2014 12:02 (ten years ago) link
Guy who does brak voicing mole man
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Friday, 28 February 2014 16:18 (ten years ago) link
lol forks
The Thing voiced by John C Reilly
using the Steve Brule voice! "It's cobblerin' time!"
― Taking Devil's Tower (by mashed potatoes) (WilliamC), Friday, 28 February 2014 16:22 (ten years ago) link
Rupert Everett as Sub MarinerSasha Baron Cohen as Doctor Doom
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 28 February 2014 16:52 (ten years ago) link
Bill Murray as Galactus
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 28 February 2014 16:54 (ten years ago) link
george lowe as reed, natchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PdFil2AD6I
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Friday, 28 February 2014 16:55 (ten years ago) link
Bill Murray was on a Fantastic Four radio show in the 70s
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 28 February 2014 16:56 (ten years ago) link
he was the human torch iirc
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 28 February 2014 16:58 (ten years ago) link
Yup
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 28 February 2014 16:58 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKUp3lP2jSc
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Friday, 28 February 2014 16:59 (ten years ago) link
Ha, that's great.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 28 February 2014 17:02 (ten years ago) link
Larry David as The Watcher
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 28 February 2014 17:16 (ten years ago) link
Stephen Colbert as Dr. Impossible sealed it
― Nhex, Saturday, 1 March 2014 19:41 (ten years ago) link
dang, i guess murray still hadn't shed his chicago accent cuz its crazy thick
― AIDS (Hungry4Ass), Saturday, 1 March 2014 20:17 (ten years ago) link
http://images.tcj.com/2014/02/5-KirbyPulpSplash3-650x684.jpghttp://www.tcj.com/reviews/the-secret-history-of-marvel-comics-jack-kirby-and-the-moonlighting-artists-at-martin-goodmans-empire/
― sitting on a claud all day gotta make your butt numb (forksclovetofu), Monday, 12 May 2014 19:23 (nine years ago) link
short version: he was a greedy man but that's forgivable because something good came out of his evil
― Nhex, Thursday, 29 May 2014 07:10 (nine years ago) link
Marvel and the Kirby estate have settled out of court.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/marvel-jack-kirby-estate-settlement-735921
― it's taco science, but it works like taco magic (WilliamC), Friday, 26 September 2014 18:58 (nine years ago) link
Frustrating. I wanted to see some legal ripples from this.
― von Daniken Donuts (Jon Lewis), Friday, 26 September 2014 19:56 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, me too. But both sides had reason to be nervous.
― it's taco science, but it works like taco magic (WilliamC), Friday, 26 September 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link
yeah, disappointing altho I suppose it's better than a ruling in favor of Marvel (imo)
― Οὖτις, Friday, 26 September 2014 20:38 (nine years ago) link
I'd guess the billions being made off those movies pretty much made it a good investment to make right and end this business risk. It's kind of sad it took Marvel (and others) making a few billion dollars off those Kirby characters in movies for it to happen, but better late than never.
Marvel was pretty short sided with Jack Kirby in the early 70 when they ran him out the door, but the comic industry of that time was pretty similar to the recording industry in that it was greasy as you could get. If they would have made Jack Kirby some type of limited partner back then, they would have ended up owning a ton more properties.
If we use the super hero multiple Earth's analogy, I kind of hope there is one out there where Jack Kirby got to do everything he ever wanted and made a ton of cash. I read his Marvel and DC comics and wonder how cool it would it be to have Kirby be able to have the Fantastic Four and Thor be able to interact with the Fourth World characters. The story ideas that could have happened are kind of endless.
― earlnash, Friday, 26 September 2014 20:41 (nine years ago) link
I have to assume marvel made an eight figure payment + court costs to pacify the family; resolving this probably makes funding for future films much easier to secure/talking out of my ass would be curious to hear from anyone who is close enough to the case to share better informed opinions
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Friday, 26 September 2014 21:25 (nine years ago) link
Evanier: "If you're coming to this page in search of details and commentary, you've come to the wrong place. I will be saying nothing about it other that I am real, real happy. And I'm sure Jack and his wife Roz, if they're watching this from wherever they are, are real, real, real happy."
― it's taco science, but it works like taco magic (WilliamC), Friday, 26 September 2014 22:54 (nine years ago) link
So yeah, way into eight figures.
― it's taco science, but it works like taco magic (WilliamC), Friday, 26 September 2014 22:55 (nine years ago) link
to make evanier happy on that level, i'd have to think so.
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Friday, 26 September 2014 23:04 (nine years ago) link
Lol yup
― Οὖτις, Saturday, 27 September 2014 01:37 (nine years ago) link
resolving this probably makes funding for future films much easier to secure
how will poor Disney scrape together pennies for their next low-budget Avengers flick
― Starland Vocal Gland (sic), Saturday, 27 September 2014 13:18 (nine years ago) link
aw, you know that's not what i mean. They're moving hundreds of millions of dollars in financing against potential return of films that won't be on screen until 2018; removing any potential variables that could give a bank even the slightest pause has gotta be considered a major priority. without that leverage, i can't imagine this suit ending the same way; i assume marvel would just tie it up in litigation for another decade and roll the dice.
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 27 September 2014 18:52 (nine years ago) link
Kurt Busiek laying it down on the background to the ruling.
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 11:49 (nine years ago) link
Bah, let's try that again
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 11:50 (nine years ago) link
That rings true.
― the other song about butts in the top 5 (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 14:22 (nine years ago) link
Interesting post, thanks
― Nhex, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 14:31 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, thanks for the link. That's the most lucid summation of the situation I've read.
― Portly Backgammon (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 18:50 (nine years ago) link
anyone know what's up with vol 2 of the fourth world omnibus? been on a bit of a kirby kick recently so i picked up the other three for reasonable prices but vol 2 is going for crazy money everywhere. did dc only print six copies or something?
― bizarro gazzara, Monday, 24 November 2014 13:08 (nine years ago) link
I was obsessively monitoring the used prices on Amazon until I found a copy that was less insanely-priced than has become the norm. But still insanely-priced.
I don't know why this happens and it drives me nuts (currently fighting the fight with one of the Peanuts slipcase collections that's going for like $400 even though both of the individual books are still in print). Like, no one is going to pay $200 for this collection of old and rare comics that you can purchase individually for <$200, so just stop it.
― for more fun visit www.combos.com (Old Lunch), Monday, 24 November 2014 14:39 (nine years ago) link
Might be because vol 2 is the best/has the most famous stories in it (eg the Pact etc.)?
― Οὖτις, Monday, 24 November 2014 15:26 (nine years ago) link
Been super entertained by the Kirby Thors lately - it goes without saying, but they are *crazed*.
Also - I have to admit, outside of Fantastic Four, I tend to skip the dialogue and just look at the pretty pictures for Kirby stuff. Am I missing anything?
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 24 November 2014 16:45 (nine years ago) link