false 106115 2 <div>Tales to Astonish relates the spectacular life and times of Jack Kirby, the legendary forefather of American comic books. In the 1960's, Kirby joined with Stan Lee to develop many of our best-known and most beloved superheroes, including the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, the Avengers, and the Silver Surfer. Ronin Ro chronicles Kirby's poverty-stricken origins in New York's Lower East Side, his early commercial triumphs and failures, his renowned partnership with Lee, and his revolutionary artistic innovations, tracing the comic book industry from its inauspicious beginnings to its sensational successes.<br></div> 102291 2004 Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book Revolution total:44|5:5|4:17|3:16|2:4|1:2| 44 151 61 7 3 1 false false Mon Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Jun 29 08:42:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 08:54:02 -0700 2008
Jack Kirby was a major player in both the Golden Age and Silver Age of comics, creating, writing and even editing many popular titles. ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 04:44:36 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 04:48:03 -0700 2009 As a big fan of early Marvel comics through the early 80's, I enjoyed the look behind the scenes.]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jun 20 07:44:54 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 07:50:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Nov 16 13:54:21 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 13:39:36 -0800 2007 Tales is about the early history of comic books in America with the emphasis on Marvel, Stan Lee and especially the career of Jack Kirby. As a Marvel monkey during the '70s I found this book both enlightening and sad. Apparently Lee was an unctuous showman and Kirby was chronically frustrated with t...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 10:47:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 10:48:33 -0700 2008 Plus, I'm a geek. I was gonna enjoy this book no matter what.]]> 1 0 false false Sun Oct 21 20:47:02 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 21:04:39 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 22:47:26 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 22:48:26 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 11:48:50 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 11:48:58 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 16 22:45:01 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 22:21:49 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 22:21:54 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 11:44:19 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 11:44:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 09:54:18 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 09:54:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jul 23 08:05:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 06:04:50 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:05:18 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 29 20:09:42 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 20:09:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 27 14:00:18 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 14:04:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 12 11:54:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 11:54:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Apr 23 13:48:27 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 13:48:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 05:28:37 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 05:28:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:48:34 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 00:48:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 14 10:39:22 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 10:39:26 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Mar 06 17:50:48 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 17:50:48 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=106115