Marvel, Jack Kirby, and the Comic-Book Artist’s Plight
(via The Atlantic) One week ago, Marvel put out a press release announcing something special: a five-day celebration of the life and work of Jack Kirby, the spectacularly talented and influential artist whose work underlies the majority of modern superhero comics. A decades-old legal battle is a reminder of how hard many creators have to fight to get credit and compensation for their own work.
