Marvel Fans Honor Comic Creator and Artist Jack Kirby on His Would-Be 104th Birthday. Jack Kirby, was an American comic book artist, writer, and editor, who is widely regarded as one of the medium’s major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. Growing up in New York
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New Experience Now Open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Featuring Jack Kirby’s Cosmic Series ‘The Eternals’
Starting today, and only for a limited time, Walt Disney Presents at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is celebrating Jack Kirby and his epic comic book series “The Eternals“. Not only will you be able to catch a glimpse of the original 1st edition #1 print of the comic book that started
Disney joins Marvel’s fight with Jack Kirby
Here is some interesting news from THR, Esq about the court case between Marvel/Disney and Jack Kirby. After spending $4 billion to acquire Marvel Entertainment last year, the Walt Disney Co. is now weighing in on a case that threatens some of the company’s most lucrative intellectual property. On Monday,
Kirby estate sues Marvel – Copyrights to Iron Man and Spider-Man at stake
The children of comic book icon Jack Kirby have officially sued Marvel to terminate copyrights and gain profits from such lucrative comic creations as Iron Man, X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, follows the September move by the estate to
Disney Marvel Sues for Mutant Rights
You kinda figured this was coming with Disney’s buyout of Marvel. Seems Marvel is suing to keep the rights to Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and X-Men—from the heirs of artist Jack Kirby. A federal lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan asks a judge to invalidate notices sent by the heirs to
Disney/Marvel Facing Copyright Lawsuit
It appears that Walt Disney’s $4 billion purchase of Marvel Entertainment might come with more than it’s fair share of headaches, 45 in fact. The heirs of Jack Kirby, forward thinking comic book artist and co-creator of many Marvel tentpole properties including X-Men, Fantastic Four have sent 45 notices of
