Today, Jack Kirby would have been…I think it's 103, though so much about him remains timeless. I have written zillions of words about this man and I find myself talking about him every day and thinking about him more than that. I probably should have saved this Conversation with Steve Sherman and released it today. If you want to hear two guys who really knew Jack talk about Jack, most of the discussion is about him.
If you don't have the ninety minutes, here's a quick summary: He was a great guy with a huge heart and some of the biggest ideas to ever come out of a human being. When you were around him, you felt smarter and better and totally treated as an equal even though you knew you weren't one. You can see on paper how well he drew. If you met him, you'd have been amazed at how well he thought. Idea after idea poured out of him and his observations were mostly brilliant, even though they weren't always the easiest concepts for we mere mortals to understand right away.
There's a reason he has the reputation he has. If you don't see it, you need to read more Kirby.