18. "So, have we talked "Jack Kirby DC Omnibus Vol. 2" on here?" In response to In response to 0
Can't remember. I did just cop it though. It's interesting: it's all the various odds and ends that he did for DC through the late '70s and the into the mid '80s. Everything that wasn't his directly New Gods-related stuff, Kamandi, The Demon, or OMAC.
It's interesting. Some of it is really old stuff he did in the '40s/'50s reprinted in the '70s. A couple of old Sandman issues, a couple of "First Issues!" A few covers. Some of the stuff he didn't even write, just draw.
Which brings me to the real prize of the collection: The two Kirby-drawn "Super Powers" mini-series. These were two mini-series that were tie-ins to the "Super Powers" toy-line from the mid '80s. I bought the second one when it dropped; it was probably the first DC series that I ever collected. I didn't even know Kirby drew it until now; but I do remember that it dropped every other month (I guess they were giving the king a long leash). Him doing the art makes sense, since the villains are Darkseid and his crew. I remember reading in the final New Gods omnibus that Kirby was told he couldn't resolve the storyline, since they were launching a toy line. A bunch of the villains got major character re-designs, but again, I didn't know Kirby was responsible for re-designing them.
None of the stories are essential top-tier Kirby; he was in the decline of his career, but, if nothing else, the "Super Powers" stuff holds a lot of nostalgia value.