A terrific romp through the history of comic books through the eyes of Jack "King" Kirby, prolific co-creator of some of the medium's most popular characters. Equal parts a celebration of Kirby's fertile imagination, and the struggles of being an artist in an industry that has gone from being seen as a ephemera for children, to the intellectual property upon which entertainment empires are built. Excelsior!
A terrific romp through the history of comic books through the eyes of Jack "King" Kirby, prolific co-creator of some of the medium's most popular characters. Equal parts a celebration of Kirby's fertile imagination, and the struggles of being an artist in an industry that has gone from being seen as a ephemera for children, to the intellectual property upon which entertainment empires are built. Excelsior!