tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290773.post110409728049432804..comments2007-07-02T23:50:31.796-04:00Comments on Kirby Comics: 2004 - A Kirby Odysseybobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02357760578699371017noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290773.post-1104191143349650662004-12-27T18:45:00.000-05:002004-12-27T18:45:00.000-05:00Fair enough. The trick, though, with lining up a v...Fair enough. The trick, though, with lining up a volume like this one is balancing out the two fan groups. I don't know which stories in particular you hadn't read before, but the inclusion of stuff like the Rawhide Kid origin, the Dr. Droom story, UFO and the Pildoor stories was meant to target the more hardcore Kirby fans, as most of them haven't seen the light of day again in years. That, though, had to be balanced against a fair representation of Jack's 60s and 70s work for Marvel. There's also the question of what stories we have good reproduction materials for, which can sometimes be a limitation.<br /><br />Tom BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290773.post-1104123415241697002004-12-26T23:56:00.000-05:002004-12-26T23:56:00.000-05:00Hi Tom. I meant "fair" more in the "gives a fair ...Hi Tom. I meant "fair" more in the "gives a fair profile of Kirby's work at Marvel" sense than the "comic grade just above poor" sense. I had some minor quibbles as to my own tastes (I'd have liked more non-hero Atlas stuff, at least one "Tales of Asgard" short, and come on, dude, no Devil Dinosaur?) and exposure (there were a total of two and a half stories I didn't have copies of already, and they were short ones. And I know it's hard to do such a sampler and not include stuff I've seen, but that's why I rated it higher for people not already as well exposed to Kirby).<br /><br />I'd still leap at a second volume, regardless of the contents, and hopefully with the big page consuming elephant of FF#48-#51 out of the way (I accept you can't do a book called MARVEL VISIONARIES - JACK KIRBY without those, but they really do eat up the pages) there'll be room for more stuff that hasn't been printed in over 40 years.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357760578699371017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290773.post-1104120310155558292004-12-26T23:05:00.000-05:002004-12-26T23:05:00.000-05:00I'm curious as to what about the contents of MARVE...I'm curious as to what about the contents of MARVEL VISIONARIES: JACK KIRBY makes you rate the contents as "fair"--largely because I lined the book up myself, so I've got something of a vested interest.<br /><br />Tom BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com