By Geoff Boucher Fred Hembeck salutes Captain America Photos: Jack Kirby at work in 1965; Credit: The Jack Kirby Museum. Stan Lee in his office in 2009; Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times. Stan Lee in 2006 with Marvel characters; Robin Beck\Getty Images. All artwork: Marvel

By Geoff Boucher Leterrier's dream: An 'Avengers' epic told in four films over one summer Marvel is on a mission in Hollywood Hammer time: Chris Hemsworth ready for "Thor" Mark Valley: I've been wearing Captain America costume on weekends CREDIT: Jack Kirby self-portrait, Marvel.

Of course there’s a lot to be written and discussed about this. Jack Kirby spent many of his later years trying to get his ART back from Marvel, and he felt that he was not fairly compensated for his creations for years. It also casts a shadow over Disney’s recent acquisition of Marvel, althoug...

Bleeding Cool reports that the estate of Jack Kirby, co-creator of Captain America, The Fantastic Four, X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, The Silver Surfer and Thor has sent notices terminating copyright to publishers Marvel and Disney, as well as Sony, Universal, 20th Century Fox...

By G-Man We get a nice dialogue between the two creators.  It's always fascinating to hear from Stan Lee.  He talks about the creation of the X-Men with Jack Kirby.  Wein mentions how Wolverine wasn't created for the X-Men but rather for Hulk.  Stan mentions how he always liked the mystery of Wolverine...

By ComicList New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 22, 2009, by Charles LePage. BONGO COMICS Futurama Comics #44, $2.99 Simpsons Classics #21, $3.99 TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING Alter Ego #88, $6.95 Back Issue #35, $6.95 Jack Kirby Collector #53, $10.95

By Geoff Boucher The Avengers" No.3 (January 1964) Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman, original artists Tales to Astonish" No.59 (September 1964) Tales to Astonish" No.60 (October 1964) Tales to Astonish" No.77 (March 1966) Tales to Astonish" No.91 (May 1967) Captain America, Spidey and...Abe Lincoln?

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