As many of you know, I have a book coming out later this year called Kirby: King of Comics, an art book about the great comic book creator, Jack Kirby, with a medium-length biography. (A longer bio by me will be along in a couple more years and it will make Bugliosi's tome look like a Big Little Book.) You can advance-order Kirby: King of Comics from Amazon by clicking here.
What you may not know is that the book hasn't gone to press yet. That event is looming large before me and I'm down now to finalizing the contents. I mean, like in the next day or three.
A lot of people have offered me rare, historic Kirby artwork to include in the book…and I must confess and apologize that I was swamped by the response and didn't manage to get back to everyone promptly. I think I've caught up on most contacts but I'm sure I've missed some. Also, at the Comic-Con in San Diego, I spoke to a few folks who were going to e-mail me or I was supposed to e-mail them or…well, whoever's fault it was — probably mine — we haven't connected. And now I have to firm up what's going into the book.
If you have some great piece of Jack Kirby art that might belong in this book, whether we've spoken or not about it, could you send me an e-mail right away? I promise to answer them all promptly. Include your phone number if you're willing to communicate that way. I think we already have an incredible book full of incredible art…but I wouldn't want to miss including some essential treasure because of my sloppy follow-ups. Thanks.