1. Since everyone is gathered together at SDCC, a twitter-essay on what we owe Jack Kirby.
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3. For better or worse, Disney and Kirby divide up the gender of childhood: the Disney princess, the Kirby superhero.
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4. The superhero genre of course pre-dates Kirby, although not by much, but no one did more to fertilize and invigorate the concept.
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@HeerJeet I would argue Tex Avery should be up there as well, but carry on.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet the disparity in financial compensation to the 2 biggest shapers of last century's imagination,Disney and Kirby, is mind boggling -
@RubenBolling Yep, that's the subtext I'm going to draw out in the end of the essay (to shame people gathering at San Diego). - Show replies
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