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Titan fortsætter Simon & Kirby med Science Fiction og Horror

Vi har allerede fået tre dejlige hc’er fra Titan i deres serie af Simon & Kirby genoptryk, de eneste autoriseret af Joe Simon selv. Til efteråret kommer så fjerde bind, “Science Fiction”, der spænder over 20 års overdådigt arbejde, fra 40’erne og 50’erne, bl.a. med den aldrig før genoptrykte første Blue Bolt historie – kun af Joe Simon selv. Dave Gibbons har skrevet forordet til dette bind.

Den femte bog i serien, “Horror”, skal så udgives i 2013. Den vil bl.a. indeholde historier fra Black Magic og Strange World of Your Dreams.

The Simon & Kirby Library: Science Fiction [Hardcover]

Joe Simon (Author), Jack Kirby (Illustrator)

 

Product Details

  • Hardcover:320 pages
  • Publisher:Titan Books (October 23, 2012)
  • Language:English
  • ISBN-10:1848569610
  • ISBN-13: 978-1848569614

amazon.com review:

Book Description

Publication Date: October 23, 2012 | Series: The Simon & Kirby Library
The Simon and Kirby Library: Science Fiction spans more than 20 years, beginning with the first stories Joe Simon and Jack Kirby ever produced together (beginning in June 1940)–their ten-issue run of Blue Bolt adventures. Then the Cold War years will be represented by Race For the Moon, featuring pencils by Kirby and inked artwork by comic book legends Reed Crandall, Angelo Torres, and Al Williamson. “Joe was one of the industry’s greatest innovators–he commissioned stories from some of the greatest talents of the time,” series editor Steve Saffel notes. “Thanks to his efforts, we have exclusive access to more than 80 pages of original artwork from the 1950s. Stories by all four artists appear in all of their stunning detail. This was a book Joe wanted the world to see.”Other rarities from both decades are included, and as a bonus for readers, the volume features stories illustrated by Crandall, Torres, and Williamson–without Kirby. Including an introduction by Dave Gibbons, the award-winning co-creator and illustrator of Watchmen, this is an historic volume no comic book aficionado will be able to live without.

 
 
 

In 2013, the fifth volume—The Simon and Kirby Library: Horror—will collect the duo’s terrifying stories from the acclaimed Black Magic title, made infamous when the series was singled-out on national television by the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency. The volume will also collect the stories they produced for the title Strange World of Your Dreams.

“It’s a thrill to be a New York Times bestseller for the first time in my life,” Joe Simon said shortly before his death. “I’m just grateful for the opportunity to breathe new energy into the work Jack and I did throughout our careers.”

“This is an honor for us, to be able to continue the ambitious publishing program we put together with Joe,” Titan Books Publisher Nick Landau said. “Relationships like that come once-in-a-lifetime, and we’ll make every effort to make certain these next two releases are books he would once again be proud of.”

The Simon and Kirby Library editions are restored by Harry Mendryk and produced by Titan Books under agreements with the Joe Simon and the Jack Kirby Estates. As such, they are the only restorations of these stories authorized by both. Previous editions have included The Best of Simon and Kirby and The Simon and Kirby Superheroes.