tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311060361308252769.post4367999346415206669..comments2024-03-01T03:36:45.772-05:00Comments on THE WHEEL OF SAMSARA: Jack Kirby is AwesomeMatthew Slepinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04056247825064943944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311060361308252769.post-4568084011907890312010-08-13T16:31:08.482-04:002010-08-13T16:31:08.482-04:00Jimmy Olsen sort of becomes a ginger-haired Kamand...Jimmy Olsen sort of becomes a ginger-haired Kamandi!Matthew Slepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056247825064943944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311060361308252769.post-53906295061548616622010-08-13T15:11:20.810-04:002010-08-13T15:11:20.810-04:00I love Kirby, my house is full of Kirby stuff (I o...I love Kirby, my house is full of Kirby stuff (I own a complete run of Kamandi and something like 35 of his Thor issues as well as a shit ton of reprints). I'm a huge fourth world fan. One thing I think that doesn't get enough attention is Kirby's kick ass portrayal of Jimmy Olson. The way he stands up to Superman is awesome and for the first time ever, he isn't the side-kick in his own comic. Like Dan Turpin, Jimmy doesn't need super powers to be bad ass two fisted hero.Aoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145284080419502886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311060361308252769.post-76122573848399811272010-08-12T23:35:44.310-04:002010-08-12T23:35:44.310-04:00Cosmic mysticism, I like that! Man, this makes me ...Cosmic mysticism, I like that! Man, this makes me want to go dig through my comic collection and re-read these. Unfortunately, a herculean effort to say the least. Going through a largely unorganized collection of 40+ long boxes is like rolling dice to find what you're looking for.Nopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743719179352388875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311060361308252769.post-47031392990036769332010-08-12T21:54:13.383-04:002010-08-12T21:54:13.383-04:00Kirby is indeed cool, and those New Gods collectio...Kirby is indeed cool, and those New Gods collections probably contain his magnum opus.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com