Our Favorite Kirby Stuff on His 98th Birthday

Jacob Kurtzberg, better known as Jack “The King” Kirby, passed away back in 1994, but he would have been 98 if he’d lived to today. In honor of that birthday, we wanted to put out a list of his 98 best creations . . . which would have represented a very, very small percentage of his output. And with such a rich catalog, a best of list is very, very hard to put together in any methodological manner.

Instead, we thought we’d share our favorite Kirby creations in a slightly more digestible list, which ranges from the weird to the heroic, from the goofy to the outlandish, from the innovative to the arch-evil – yet are, to an item, wonderfully creative:

Marvel Creates a New Breed of Superhero with Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur

I’ll be the first to admit, I haven’t been pleased with Marvel’s comic lineup as of late.  Besides the wildly popular Secret Wars and A-Force titles, Marvel hasn’t been on the vanguard of evolved storytelling, and as a long time fan, that was disappointing to acknowledge.

That said,  Marvel announced their latest endeavor Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and I pretty much lost my sh*t!