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The King Lives Again on Zoop!
Often considered the greatest comics artist of all time, Jack Kirby’s body of work is unrivaled. Now for the first time in decades, some of his rare, lesser known work will be made available to fans only on Zoop! Funny Animals & Teenage Hi-Jinks is a compilation of strips and comics that Kirby did in and around 1947 with collaborator, and Captain America Co-Creator, Joe Simon.
The Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center’s Kirby Museum Press has lovingly shepherded this project from finding and collecting all the art and files, to having the pages remastered by Simon & Kirby expert Harry Mendryk. This is only the 2nd time that Jack Kirby and crowdfunding officially join forces!
The main reward in this campaign is a 128 page, 8.5×11 hardcover filled with images, strips, stories, and more. In 1947, after their genre-defining superhero work and World War II, but before their groundbreaking romance work, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby turned out funny animal comics and teenage comedy. This collection brings together some of their rarest work — light, funny, full of mid-century charm — back in print for the first time in decades. Kirby fans and completionists will be delighted to see some old work for the first time, and to be able to display it on their bookshelves as true aficionados.
The campaign will be offering more than just the book. There will be limited edition items, exclusive items, and some forgotten gems from Kirby history popping up. There will also be EARLY BIRD SPECIALS, so fans are urged to pledge early to get first dibs on the limited rewards, and any specials available for the first 48 hours! |
