The creators behind the classic Marvels series (as well as similarly wonderful Astro City) have announced that they’re re-teaming to honor lesser known characters created by Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Captain America and X-Men co-creator Jack Kirby with a brand new comic, Kirby: Genesis.
Focusing on Kirby’s latter, independently-published creations like Captain Victory, Silver Star and Night Glider, Genesis is being described by co-plotter and cover artist (as well as occasional interior artist) Alex Ross as “an ambitious assembly of every Kirby design we can lay our hands on,” with writer Kurt Busiek adding,
Jack Kirby was the premier creative force in American comics history. And to have the chance to work with his creations in their purest form — some who’ve been seen before and some who haven’t, from the Ninth Men to Galaxy Green to Tiger 21 to Silver Star — and to build a new world and a grand story with them is the kind of opportunity and challenge I couldn’t possibly turn down. When we started talking about this, there was just so much stuff, so many great ideas, that I was confused as to where we could possibly start. But then Alex described one image — a single moment — and that was all it took to make me say, ‘Got it. I see the whole story now. Man, this is going to be fun.’
And it is. Stand back. We’re gonna need the room.
No release date for Kirby: Genesis has been given yet, but expect more details to be released at next week’s San Diego Comic-Con.
