Thursday, January 11, 2007

New Arrivals: Classic Jack Kirby Collections

Just in are a number of collections of classic works by comics legend Jack Kirby.

The four trade paperbacks collecting his signature Fourth World series with all the original black and white artwork are all in or will be in shortly. They follow the story of the conflict between New Genesis and Apokolips, featuring Orion, Darkseid, Highfather, Mister Miracle, Barda, and more.
Jack Kirby's New Gods collects all 11 issues of his New Gods series.
Jack Kirby's The Forever People collects all 11 issues of his Forever People series.
Jack Kirby's Mister Miracle collects the first half of his Mister Miracle series.
Jack Kirby's Fouth World collects the second half of his Mister Miracle series.

In addition to these, the library has also received 2 collections of his work in full-color.
Challengers of the Unknown Archives, Volume 1 collects the first six comics featuring his Challengers: Showcase #6, 7, 11 and 12, and Challengers of the Unknown #1 and 2.

Kamandi Archives, Volume 1 collects Kamandi #1-10.