We’re so completely overwhelmed by the response to our Scanfest postings that, well, it’s gone to our heads! (sorry)
In the meantime, as we close in on over 1000 pages scanned and archived this weekend, check out this insane page from Black Panther #1!
It’s scanfest time! A few times a year, Kirby Museum trustees Rand Hoppe and Tom Kraft start working their way through the Museum’s impressive collection of photocopies of Jack’s pencil art. So far, this weekend’s scanfest has resulted in about 700 pages scanned and processed for the Museum’s digital archive. That’s 700 pages and counting, folks. We’re hoping to hit 1000 before they call it a weekend!
Enjoy this Losers page as a teaser of what’s to come!
C’mon by and say hi to the Kirby Museum at booth 5520, in the Silver and Golden Age Pavilion diagonally across from Trustee John Morrows’ TwoMorrows Publishing booth at 1310. If you can, please bring your Kirby original art; we’ll have our scanner (as will trustee Tom Kraft of WhatIfKirby.com at Bechara Maalouf’s Nostalgic Investments booths (1006 and 4415), as we continue to build our Original Art Digital Archive.)
This year, we’re proud to offer “The Auteur Theory of Comics”, a special 8.5” by 11” 16 page visual extravaganza by pop historian and graphic artist Arlen Schumer, in return for a donation to the Museum of $10 or more. “The Auteur Theory…” is a print version of the presentation and lecture that Arlen will offer on Friday, July 13th in Room 26AB from 1:30-2:30, and a discussion afterwards with John Morrrow (see above!), Charles Hatfield (author of “Hand Of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby”! More about Charles below!), auteur film theorist Craig Fischer (Appalachian State), and Rand Hoppe (writing this blurb!). Be sure to stay put, because after the Auteur panel, Andrei Molotiu, Mark Badger and some special guests will be on a panel titled “Jack Kirby, Modernism, and Abstraction.” Special thanks to the Comic Arts Conference for supporting these great Kirby panels.
We’re also thrilled to be hosting signing sessions for Charles Hatfield at our booth. We’ll have copies of “Hand Of Fire” available for your donation of $25 or more. Charles will be at the Kirby Museum booth at these times:
Thurs 5:00-6:30
Fri 4:00-5:00
Sat 3:30-4:30
Sun 11:30-12:30
The Annual Jack Kirby Tribute panel will be hosted, as ever, by Mark Evanier. Mark’s guests this year include Herb Trimpe, Stan Goldberg, Paul Dini, and as mentioned above, Charles Hatfield. That’s on Sunday at 10 am in Room 5AB.
Looking forward to seeing you there, as we continue to build support for our Pop Up Kirby Museum in New York City. We’ll have posters, prints, stickers, and more to exchange for your donations and membership dues.
Sorry, folks. Couldn’t pass this one up.
Vintage Comic - Tales Of Suspense #083 Pg 01 (Original Art)
Inspired by a visit a few months ago to Pete Von Sholly’s home where he allowed me to scan his collection for the Museum’s Original Art Digital Archive, here are some pieces related to the cover to the first issue of The New Gods.
First is a piece that Pete saw for sale at Bay Con 1976, but Jack and Roz sold it to someone else (Rod Friggle?). John Morrow published this in his The Jack Kirby Collector 37.
More on the New Gods #1 cover over at the main Kirby Museum site!
Avengers Assemble!
Check out the original art for the cover of Avengers #16, with pencils by Jack and inks by Sol Brodsky! This issue not only sports a terrific, iconic cover showcasing Captain America, it also marks the occasion when Hawkeye joined the team!
Folks, thanks so much for getting us to 100 followers here on tumblr. Please indulge me for another moment here, and then I’ll get back to posting cool Jack-related stuff from around the ‘net.
Avengers is on track for the highest-grossing domestic opening of all-time. It’s likely that before this weekend is finished, the worldwide box-office take will be in the $500 million range. Maybe more. This Forbes article breaks it down pretty well.
This is, to say the least, pretty incredible. Half a billion dollars in twelve days for a movie featuring characters co-created by Jack Kirby is mind-boggling. Please, if you’re reading this, and if you’ve seen the movie (and, let’s face it, this movie is tons of fun), keep spreading the word about the creators behind these stories. Let other folks know that these characters are more than just corporate trademarks, but were created by real artists and writers, many of whom got raw deals in the early days of the industry. Blog and reblog, tweet and retweet, and don’t let the contributions of guys like Jack get lost in all the noise!
Donations have continued to roll in for our campaign to open a gallery dedicated to Jack Kirby’s work in New York City. We’re not there yet. Every little bit helps. If you’re gonna see Avengers again, kindly consider making a donation, either to our campaign, or to other non-profits dedicated to helping comic creators, such as Hero Initiative.
Thanks for all the love and support. We’ll make an announcement regarding our fundraising progress in the next few days.
Just to give everyone a quick break before the Avengers hysteria kicks into cosmic overdrive, I give you…OMAC! Here’s Jack’s presentation/pitch pages for OMAC, circa 1972. Courtesy of Kirby Museum Trustee Tom Kraft’s awesome blog. Check him out at whatifkirby.com where you can see more cool/rare OMAC art!
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