Editing Jack Kirby (section)

==Kirby's estate==
===Subsequent releases===
[[File:Jack Kirby 1980s by Marc Hempel.jpg|thumb|right|Kirby in the 1980s]]

Lisa Kirby announced in early 2006 that she and co-writer Steve Robertson, with artist Mike Thibodeaux, planned to publish via the Marvel Comics [[Icon Comics|Icon]] [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] a six-issue [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], ''[[Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters]]'', featuring characters and concepts created by her father for ''Captain Victory''.<ref name=galacticlisa>{{cite news |last=Brady |first=Matt |url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=63600 |title=Lisa Kirby, Mike Thibodeaux, & Tom Brevoort on Galactic Bounty Hunters |work=Newsarama|date=April 20, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090915195759/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=63600 |archive-date=September 15, 2009}}</ref> The series, scripted by Lisa Kirby, Robertson, Thibodeaux, and Richard French, with pencil art by Jack Kirby and Thibodeaux, and inking by Scott Hanna and [[Karl Kesel]] primarily, ran an initial five issues (Sept. 2006–Jan. 2007) and then a later final issue (Sept. 2007).<ref>[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/icon.htm#S6219 ''Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725122638/http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/icon.htm#S6219 |date=July 25, 2015 }} at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators</ref>

Marvel posthumously published a "lost" Kirby/Lee ''Fantastic Four'' story, ''Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure'' (April 2008), with unused pages Kirby had originally drawn for a story that was partially published in ''Fantastic Four'' #108 (March 1971).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/13/fantastic-four-the-lost-adventure-1-review|title=''Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure'' #1 Review|last=Schedeen|first=Jesse|date=February 13, 2008|website=IGN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802012123/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/13/fantastic-four-the-lost-adventure-1-review|archive-date=August 2, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/fantfo18.htm#S8055 ''Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure''] at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160601025233/http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/fantfo18.htm Archived] from the original on June 1, 2016.</ref>

In 2011, [[Dynamite Entertainment]] published ''Kirby: Genesis'', an eight-issue miniseries by writer [[Kurt Busiek]] and artists Jack Herbert and [[Alex Ross]], featuring Kirby-owned characters previously published by Pacific Comics and [[Topps Comics]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Biggers|first= Cliff|title=Kirby Genesis: A Testament to the King's Talent|newspaper=[[Comic Shop News]]| number=1206|date= July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Kirby-Genesis-Dynamite-Ross-Busiek-100712.html |title=Alex Ross & Kurt Busiek Team For Dynamite's Kirby: Genesis|publisher=[[Dynamite Entertainment]] press release via Newsarama|date= July 12, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629030303/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Kirby-Genesis-Dynamite-Ross-Busiek-100712.html | archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Copyright dispute===
On September 16, 2009,<ref name=courtdecision /> Kirby's four children served notices of termination to The Walt Disney Studios, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Sony Pictures to attempt to gain control of various Silver Age Marvel characters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fritz |first=Ben |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-marvel21-2009sep21,0,2439744.story |title=Heirs File Claims to Marvel Heroes |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518174346/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/21/business/fi-ct-marvel21 |archive-date=May 18, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Kit, Borys and Matthew Belloni |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/thr-esq/kirby-heirs-seeking-bigger-chunk-63343 |title=Kirby Heirs Seeking Bigger Chunk of Marvel Universe |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 21, 2009 |access-date=March 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102202119/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/thr-esq/kirby-heirs-seeking-bigger-chunk-63343 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Marvel sought to invalidate those claims.<ref>{{cite web |last=Melrose |first=Kevin |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-sues-to-invalidate-copyright-claims-by-jack-kirbys-heirs/ |title=Marvel Sues to Invalidate Copyright Claims by Jack Kirby's Heirs |work=Robot 6 |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=January 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114021431/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/01/marvel-sues-to-invalidate-copyright-claims-by-jack-kirbys-heirs/ |archive-date=January 14, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marvel-sues-rights-superheroes-19297 |title=Marvel Sues for Rights to Superheroes |publisher=Associated Press via The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131075301/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marvel-sues-rights-superheroes-19297 |archive-date=January 31, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> In mid-March 2010 Kirby's children "sued Marvel to terminate copyrights and gain profits from [Kirby's] comic creations."<ref>{{cite news |first=Eriq |last=Gardner |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/thr-esq/kirby-estate-sues-marvel-copyrights-63725 |title=It's on! Kirby estate sues Marvel; copyrights to Iron Man, Spider-Man at stake |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 21, 2010 |access-date=March 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102202301/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/thr-esq/kirby-estate-sues-marvel-copyrights-63725 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2011, the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] issued a [[summary judgment]] in favor of Marvel,<ref name=courtdecision>{{cite court |litigants= Marvel Worldwide, Inc., Marvel Characters, Inc. and MVL Rights, LLC, against Lisa R. Kirby, Barbara J. Kirby, Neal L. Kirby and Susan M. Kirby|vol= 777|reporter= F.Supp.2d|opinion= 720|court= S.D.N.Y.|date= 2011|url= http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020110803A12.xml/MARVEL%20WORLDWIDE,%20INC.%20v.%20KIRBY}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author-link=Nikki Finke |last=Finke |first=Nikki |url=https://deadline.com/2011/07/breaking-marvel-wins-summary-judgments-in-jack-kirby-estate-rights-lawsuits-151187/ |title=Marvel Wins Summary Judgments In Jack Kirby Estate Rights Lawsuits |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009003625/http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/breaking-marvel-wins-summary-judgments-in-jack-kirby-estate-rights-lawsuits/#comment-962862 |archive-date=October 9, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> which was affirmed in August 2013 by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]].<ref>{{cite court |litigants= Marvel Characters Inc. v. Kirby|vol= 726|reporter= F.3d|opinion= 119|court= 2d. Cir.|date= 2013|url= http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FCO%2020130808073.xml/MARVEL%20CHARACTERS,%20INC.%20v.%20KIRBY}}</ref> The Kirby children filed a petition on March 21, 2014, for a review of the case by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]],<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2014/04/jack-kirby-marvel-disney-lawsuit-supreme-court-captain-america-xmen-stan-lee-708839/|title= Marvel & Disney Rights Case For Supreme Court To Decide Says Jack Kirby Estate|first= Dominic|last= Patten|date= April 2, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140405054443/http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/jack-kirby-marvel-disney-lawsuit-supreme-court-captain-america-xmen-stan-lee/|archive-date=April 5, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Kirby v. Marvel Characters, Inc.|url = http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/kirby-v-marvel-characters-incorporated/|publisher = SCOTUSblog|access-date = July 27, 2014|archive-date = July 27, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140727142823/http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/kirby-v-marvel-characters-incorporated/|url-status = live}}</ref> but a settlement was reached on September 26, 2014, and the family requested that the petition be dismissed.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2014/09/jack-kirby-marvel-settlement-lawsuit-supreme-court-hearing-841711/|title= Marvel & Jack Kirby Heirs Settle Legal Battle Ahead Of Supreme Court Showdown|first= Dominic|last= Patten|date= September 26, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140926190546/http://deadline.com/2014/09/jack-kirby-marvel-settlement-lawsuit-supreme-court-hearing-841711/|archive-date= September 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> While the settlement has left uncertain the legal right to works governed by the [[Copyright Act of 1909]] created before the [[Copyright Act of 1976]] came into force, the Kirby children's attorney, [[Marc Toberoff]], said (in 2014) that the issue of [[creators' rights]] to reclaim the work done as independent contractors remains, and other potential claims have yet to become ripe.<ref>{{cite news|title = Marvel settlement with Kirby leaves freelancers' rights in doubt|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUK346771746120140929 |work = Reuters| first=Alison|last= Frankel | date =September 29, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121541/http://blogs.reuters.com/alison-frankel/2014/09/29/marvel-settlement-with-kirby-leaves-freelancers-rights-in-doubt/|archive-date= October 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>