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Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: jack kirby, joe simon, Romance Comics, young romanceIn Simon & Kirby's Young Romance #12, Jane falls in love with a man of unmatched strength, "He was the lightning, a thunderbolt, a dynamic force of nature."Article Summary Young Romance #12 cover and art by legends Joe Simon & Jack Kirby. Jane's story of falling in love with a man of unmatched strength that she calls a thunderbolt featured in issue #12. Classic comic book…

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe is on sale for $30 for Black Friday 2023. Amazon has already sold out, so we'd recommend snagging this deal at Best Buy before it's gone.A remastered port of a 2011 Nintendo Wii game, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe was a turning point for the franchise. The first Kirby game to use a 2.5D graphical style that has been used in several other Kirby games since then, Return to Dream Land also features co-op gameplay with up to three other players and playable characters…

Posted in: Comics, Image | Tagged: image comics, jack kirby, Tom Scioli, Tom Scioli is remixing an 83-year-old comic book by Jack Kirby as Jack Kirby's Starr Warriors Starring Adam Starr And The Solar Legion.It's been quite a week of Jack Kirby. Firstly the Disney+ documentary on Stan Lee dropped, which featured Kirby at the end, and caused considerable comment from Kirby's fans and family over the way he was portrayed and how Stan Lee was allowed to portray himself. And now, something new – or old – from Image Comics. In…

Over the weekend, a new documentary starring Stan Lee started streaming on Disney+ after debuting at the Tribeca Film Festival, drawing a fiery response from the family of Jack Kirby.  Entitled simply “Stan Lee,” the film was directed by David Gelb and features the Man in a voiceover telling the story of his creation of the Marvel Universe. Except, as we know he DIDN’T create the Marvel Universe. He co-created it with Steve Ditko, Bill Everett, Don Heck, and, most importantly, Jack Kirby – something the documentary…

Nintendo has announced four retro games being added to its Switch Online service this month including a couple of interesting additions like the motion controlled Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble and the original Harvest Moon. There are two Game Boy games, one NES game, and one SNES game, and all are available as part of a Nintendo Switch Online subscription costing $19.99 a year. First up is Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble, a game originally released for the Game Boy with an accelerometer built into the cartridge that let you tilt the…

The legendary team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby collaborated on a comic book for the first time in Blue Bolt #2 from Novelty Press.Sometimes a comic book key is not about a first appearance, origin, first issue, or pivotal events in the story.  Sometimes, it's more about an important moment in time, and the first collaboration of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby is one such moment.  The legendary pair  are among the most famous creative teams in American comic book history.  Of course, they are the iconic creators of comic book…

Also, Octopath Traveler II It’s an interesting week for the Nintendo eShop, as a first-party release and a third-party game battle for attention. The former is of course Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe: a re-release (with extras) of the 2011 Wii entry. Then there’s Octopath Traveler II, which is a pretty huge release for Square Enix, and has a baked-in fanbase at this point. Both of those are due out on February 24. In other news, Redemption Reapers is coming out today, and Katamari Damacy Reroll is getting a…

Hiiiiiii again! My review: Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe is Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, with more stuff. You’ll probably dig it because Return to Dream Land ruled. Goodnight everybody! Screenshot by Destructoid Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch)Developer: HAL LaboratoryPublisher: NintendoReleased: February 24, 2023MSRP: $59.99 Whoa, this thing is 60 bucks?! Well, you probably want a full review. It’s worth 60 bucks. Goodnight again! But seriously folks, it’s worth it. Over a decade ago, it could be…

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe MSRP $59.99 “Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe is an exceptionally well-handled rerelease, bringing new content that enhances the Wii classic.” Pros Base game is as fun as ever Fantastic art upgrade Smart experiments in new content Great minigame implementation…

Today publisher Graphic Mundi announced Marry Me A Little, a new graphic memoir from cartoonist and collections editor Rob Kirby. The graphic novel tells the story of Kirby and his longtime partner, John, as the two of them get married following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Minnesota. In time for Valentine’s Day, The Beat is pleased to present an exclusive excerpt from the graphic novel. Here’s how Graphic Mundi describes the new book In Marry Me a Little, Rob Kirby recounts his experience of marrying his…