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Jack Kirby,  inks by Bill Everett.  Thor #175, April 1970. A giant, anyway.  19 years ago today, Jack Kirby shuffled off the coil.  It was six days after my mother died, and capped a monumentally lousy week.   I knew my mom way better, but I did meet the man once.  Anyone that's ever had more than one Kirby conversation with me is tired of hearing me mention it again , but I shook Jack's hand when I was 12.  Tons of times.  In fact, I spent two solid days finding crap for him to sign and then going and waiting in his line again. There were other things afoot at the convention that weekend, but I was on a mission.  Jesus, Kirby was in the room! JACK KIRBY . Anyway, that happened.  People live, people die.  Young and old, some you know, some you don't, really.  A couple of them had massive impact on my life and how I've lived it, and they died in the same week.  And that was a hell of a thing.

Biggest noggin I've ever drawn, except for maybe in my college Paint on Giant Paper days.  Happy 95th, Jack Kirby!

I love finding Kirby I've never seen before, and found this digging for something for my boy, since we only found two cool FCBD offerings (Adventure Time and Yo Gabba Gabba!) Jack Kirby & Dan Adkins, Marvel Triple Action 29,1976

A reprint of Severin's triumphant return to Marvel in the 60s, working over Kirby layouts.  I'm sure I could have found a more fitting, all-Severin tribute to post, but this was handy. And BADASS.   John Severin, 1921-2012.

Santa!  Sandman!  Jed!  Seal Mean!  Glob!  Brute! © DC

In the 70s, DC reprinted every S&K Manhunter story except for this, the last one: Manhunter © DC

Brush pen & marker on blue-lined Kirby pencils.

The King would have turned 94 today.  Raymond reads some FF, Karen snapped the pic.