Editing Jack Kirby (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Ros Kirby grave.jpg|thumb|Grave stone of Rosalind "Roz" Kirby]]
[[File:Jack Kirby grave.jpg|thumb|Grave stone of Jack Kirby]]

* Glen David Gold wrote in ''Masters of American Comics'' that, "Kirby elevates all of us into a realm where we fly among the beating wings of the immortal and the omnipotent, the gods and the monsters, so that we, dreamers all, can play host to the demons of creation, can become our own myths.{{sfn|Carlin|2005|page=267}}
* [[Michael Chabon]], in his afterword to his [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novel ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay]]'', a fictional account of two early comics pioneers, wrote, "I want to acknowledge the deep debt I owe in this and everything else I've ever written to the work of the late Jack Kirby, the King of Comics."<ref>{{cite web |last=Lalumière |first=Claude |url=http://januarymagazine.com/fiction/chabon.html |title=Where There Is Icing |publisher=(book review), [[January Magazine|JanuaryMagazine.com]] |date=January 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125213233/http://januarymagazine.com/fiction/chabon.html |archive-date=November 25, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Director [[James Cameron]] said Kirby inspired the look of his film ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', calling it "not intentional in the sense I sat down and looked at all my favorite comics and studied them for this film, but, yeah, Kirby's work was definitely in my subconscious programming. The guy was a visionary. Absolutely. And he could draw machines like nobody's business. He was sort of like [[A. E. van Vogt]] and some of these other science-fiction writers who are able to create worlds that&nbsp;— even though we live in a science-fictionary world today&nbsp;— are still so far beyond what we're experiencing."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.scribd.com/doc/146229501/Aliens-Arrives-on-Video-This-Week-James-Cameron-interview|title= ''Aliens'' Arrives on Video this Week|author-link= Frank Lovece|first= Frank|last= Lovece|publisher= [[United Media]] newspaper syndicate|date= February 26, 1987|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140821034100/http://www.scribd.com/doc/146229501/Aliens-Arrives-on-Video-This-Week-James-Cameron-interview|archive-date= August 21, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date= May 29, 2013|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
* Writer [[Marv Wolfman]]: "The imagination of Jack Kirby has no boundaries, no limits. ...When man eventually reaches the far end of the universe, he will undoubtedly find the name Jack Kirby signed on the lower right hand corner."<ref>Editorial in Forever People #1, DC Comics, 1970</ref>
* Several Kirby images are among those on the "Marvel Super Heroes" set of [[commemorative stamp]]s issued by the U.S. Postal Service on July 27, 2007.<ref name=stamps>{{cite web|url=http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2007stamps/#marvel |title="Postal Service Previews 2007 Commemorative Stamp Program" (October 25, 2006 press release) |publisher=USPS.com |date=October 25, 2006 |access-date= August 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508223851/http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2007stamps/#marvel | archive-date=May 8, 2009}}</ref> Ten of the stamps are portraits of individual Marvel characters and the other 10 stamps depict individual Marvel comic book covers. According to the credits printed on the back of the pane, Kirby's artwork is featured on: Captain America, The Thing, Silver Surfer, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1, ''The Incredible Hulk'' #1, ''Captain America'' #100, ''The X-Men'' #1, and ''The Fantastic Four'' #3.<ref name=nyt2007 /><ref name=stamps />
* In the 1990s ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' television show, police detective [[Dan Turpin]] was modeled on Kirby.<ref>[[Bruce Timm]] in {{cite news|url=http://twomorrows.com/kirby/articles/21timm.html|title=Bruce Timm Interviewed|last1=Khoury|first1=George|date=October 1998|work=Jack Kirby Collector|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230636/http://twomorrows.com/kirby/articles/21timm.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live|publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|last2=Khoury|first2=Pedro III|issue=21}}</ref>
* In the 1998 episode "The Demon Within" of ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'', [[Klarion the Witch Boy|Klarion]] has [[Etrigan the Demon|Etrigan]] break into the '''Kirby Cake Company'''. Both characters were created by Kirby.
* In 2002, jazz percussionist [[Gregg Bendian]] released a seven-track CD titled ''Requiem for Jack Kirby'', inspired by Kirby's art and storytelling. Titles of the instrumental cuts include "Kirby's Fourth World", "New Gods", "The Mother Box", "Teaneck in the Marvel Age" and "Air Above [[Zenn-La]]".<ref>{{cite web | title = ''Requiem for Jack Kirby'': Gregg Bendian sketches memorable musical scenes from Jack Kirby's legendary comic-book images | url = http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue249/sound.html | publisher = Science Fiction Weekly (SciFi.com) | first = Jeff | last = Berkwits | date = January 28, 2002 | archive-date = February 11, 2003 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030211053133/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue249/sound.html}}</ref>
* The [[Cartoon Network]]/[[Adult Swim]] series ''[[Minoriteam]]'' uses artwork as a homage to Jack Kirby (credited under Jack "The King" Kirby, who is credited under special thanks in the show's end credits).
* Various comic-book and cartoon creators have done homages to Kirby. Examples include the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' Mirage Comics series ("Kirby and the Warp Crystal" in ''Donatello'' #1, and its animated counterpart, "The King", from the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|2003 cartoon series]]). The episode of ''Superman: The Animated Series'' entitled "Apokolips ... Now!, Part 2" was dedicated to his memory.<ref>{{cite book|last = Eury|first = Michael|author-link = Michael Eury|title = The Krypton Companion|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|year = 2006|location= Raleigh, North Carolina|pages = 226–227|isbn = 978-1893905610}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title= Apokolips ... Now!, Part 2|series= Superman: The Animated Series|series-link= Superman: The Animated Series|credits= Fogel, Rich and [[Bruce Timm|Timm, Bruce]] (writers); [[Dan Riba|Riba, Dan]] (director)|network= [[The WB]]|airdate= February 14, 1998|season= 2|number= 39}}</ref>
* As of June 2018, Hollywood films based on characters Kirby co-created have collectively earned nearly US$7.4 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=marvelcomics.htm|website= [[Box Office Mojo]]|title= Marvel Comics|access-date= June 9, 2018|archive-date= July 14, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190714111507/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=marvelcomics.htm|url-status= live}} Excludes movies starring Blade, Daredevil, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, Elektra, Ghost Rider, Guardians of the Galaxy, Howard the Duck, the Punisher, and Wolverine solo.</ref> Kirby himself is a character portrayed by Luis Yagüe in the 2009 Spanish short film ''The King & the Worst,'' which is inspired by Kirby's service in World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjcuxSl991s|publisher=[[YouTube]]|title=The King & the Worst|date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=September 22, 2012|archive-date=July 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729062233/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjcuxSl991s|url-status=live}}</ref> He is portrayed by [[Michael Parks]] in a brief appearance in the fact-based drama ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'' (2012), about the [[Canadian Caper]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/toronto-4-and-the-winner-is|last= Ebert|first= Roger|author-link= Roger Ebert|website=RogerEbert.com|title= Toronto #4: And the Winner Is..|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140708193821/http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/toronto-4-and-the-winner-is|archive-date= July 8, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date= September 22, 2012|df= mdy-all}}</ref>
* A play based on Kirby's life, ''King Kirby'', by Crystal Skillman and ''New York Times'' bestselling comics writer [[Fred Van Lente]], was staged at Brooklyn's Brick Theater as part of its annual Comic Book Theater Festival. The play was a ''New York Times'' Critics' Pick selection and was funded by a widely publicized Kickstarter campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last=Webster |first=Andy |title=The Amazing Adventures of Pencil Man |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/theater/the-amazing-adventures-of-pencil-man.html?_r=0 |date=June 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126013918/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/theater/the-amazing-adventures-of-pencil-man.html?_r=1 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=November 27, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=King Kirby: A Play by Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente |isbn=978-1-49928-849-0|last1=Lente|first1=Fred Van|last2=Skillman|first2=Crystal|date=July 31, 2014|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform }}</ref>
* The 2016 novel ''[[I Hate the Internet]]'' frequently mentions Kirby as a "central personage" of the novel.<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Hate the Internet: A Useful Novel|last=Jarett|first=Kobek|isbn=978-0-99642-180-5|edition= First|location=Los Angeles, California|oclc=923555197|year = 2016}}</ref>
* To mark Jack Kirby's 100th birthday in 2017, [[DC Comics]] announced a series of [[One-shot (comics)|one-shots]] involving characters that Kirby had created, including The Newsboy Legion and the Boy Commandos, Manhunter, Sandman, the New Gods, Darkseid, and ending with [[Black Racer (DC Comics)|The Black Racer]] and [[Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman)|Shilo Norman]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/37584/dc-unveils-its-kirby-one-shot-creators|title=DC Unveils its 'Kirby One-Shot' Creators|work=[[ICv2]]|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=June 9, 2018|archive-date=June 9, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180609215849/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/37584/dc-unveils-its-kirby-one-shot-creators|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In May 2004, in ''Fantastic Four'' issue #511 (written by Mark Waid and penciled by Mike Weiringo), Reed, Sue, and Johnny travel to Heaven to recover the soul of the deceased Ben Grimm. After passing a trial, they are allowed to meet God himself, who is depicted as Jack Kirby. God explains that he is seen by them as what he is to them, and that he considers the fact that they see him as Kirby to be an honor.
* [[Alan Moore]] delivers his tribute to Jack Kirby in his next-to-last issue of the [[Supreme (comics)|''Supreme'']] series, ''Supreme'' #62 (The Return #6) "New Jack City" (March 2000), illustrated by [[Rob Liefeld]] and, for the Kirbyesque part, [[Rick Veitch]]. In this story Supreme enters a realm of pure ideas where he meets a gigantic floating Jack Kirby head, smoking a cigar. "''This gigantic entity explains to him that he used to be a flesh and blood artist but now he is entirely in the realm of ideas, which is much better because flesh and blood has its limitations because he can only do four or five pages a day tops, where now he exists purely in the world of ideas''".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.twomorrows.com/kirby/articles/30moore.html|title=DThe Supreme Writer: Alan Moore Interviewed by George Khoury, From Jack Kirby Collector #30|access-date=January 10, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112013036/http://twomorrows.com/kirby/articles/30moore.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Disney California Adventure]] attraction [[Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!|''Guardians of the Galaxy'' – Mission: Breakout!]] is surrounded by markings on the ground that serve as a tribute to the [[Kirby Krackle]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mack|first=Mike|url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2021/05/05/countdown-to-avengers-campus-the-kirby-krackle/|title=Countdown to Avengers Campus: The Kirby Krackle|website=laughingplace.com|date=May 5, 2021|accessdate=April 1, 2022}}</ref>
* The 1995 video game [[Marvel Super Heroes (video game)|''Marvel Super Heroes'']] was dedicated to Kirby.