Who else here loves both the art of Jack Kirby and the insanely awesome neo-kaiju figures of RealxHead?  Everyone?  That’s what I thought. What if someone combined the two and made it glow in the dark? Solid gold!
Dustin Cantrell is an exceptionally talented customizer from San Fransisco. Most of his work is either classic or [...]

Tim Seeley is, as they say, a prince among men.  At C2E2 this year, he was not only kind enough to contribute to Nerd City’s panel, but he also presented Max and I with two great gifts!  What I got is this awesome New Gods-style custom Zodac figure.  He combines my loves of both Jack [...]

We are very excited to reveal the promotional materials designed and illustrated by our brilliantly talented friend, Sean Dove, for C2E2!  We will be selling limited edition posters of this design at our booth at the convention and our after party at the Double Door. It looks like Sean may also be at the booth [...]

I always found it interesting that of the very few pieces of his own work that Jack Kirby displayed in his home, three of them were his visual interpretations of God.  It is fascinating to see a man who spent so much of his life depicting space gods and New Gods making an attempt to [...]

In the early 70’s, a company named Third Eye produced a sweet series of Marvel Comics-themed black light posters for sale in comic shops, record stores, and head shops. Some day, when I have the means and the wall space, I intend to amass a nice collection of these. Until then, however, I [...]

I’m a huge fan of this book from Image.  The stories by Joe Casey are great, the Kirbyesque art by Tom Scioli is pretty much my favorite in comics, and the overall layout/design (courtesy of Richard Starkings’s Comiccraft) is outstanding.  I was particularly impressed by last week’s issue 27’s cover art and thought that it [...]

With the Holidays fast approaching, I’ve got a few long train rides in my immediate future.  For me, a little bit of planning ahead helps to turn the otherwise painfully long trips into a a chance to catch up on some reading.  Thus, my recent acquisition of Jack Kirby’s The Demon Omnibus.
From DC Comics:
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