JACK KIRBY CREATION GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS
TO BE RELEASED ON MARVEL’S ICON IMPRINT
Jack Kirby was always busy creating new characters and concepts .
Now, Marvel Comics is proud to team up with
his daughter Lisa Kirby, and publish a never before seen project,_ JACK KIRBY’S__ GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS_.
“The_ GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS__ characters
were created by Jack
Kirby while he was working on CAPTAIN VICTORY__ in the early 1980s,”
reveals Executive Editor Tom Brevoort. “Rather than use the
characters in VICTORY_, though, he pulled
them aside, intending to revisit them later. And from Jack’s notes and concepts, Lisa along with Steve Robertson, Mike Thibodeaux and Richard French fleshed out the characters and their story for this project.”
Jack’s daughter Lisa is taking her father’s creation
and running with it as she co-writes the series with Steve Robertson with art by Mike Thibodeaux. _ JACK KIRBY’S GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS #1_ is a double-sized 56-page issue kicking off the six issue mini-series
featuring a new universe of adventure, mystery, and danger.
The King’s creation introduces the Berkleys, a typical
suburban California family; typical until young Garrett Berkley discovers
that his father’s science fiction writings are actually an
autobiography. The revelation kicks off a series of events that
forces
Jack Berkley to put down his pen,
reassemble his team, and become a
Galactic Bounty Hunter once again.
Pick up a piece of history and pay tribute to one of the men who built the comic industry with_ JACK KIRBY’S GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS #1_ as a new generation of creators, including Jack’s daughter Lisa, expand upon the foundation that the King has left behind.
JACK KIRBY’S GALACTIC BOUNTY HUNTERS #1 (MAY062015)
Written by LISA KIRBY & STEVE ROBERTSON
Penciled by MIKE THIBODEAUX
Cover by JACK KIRBY
56 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99
FOC - 6/29, On Sale – 7/19/2006
