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CaptainStacy said:Not really John. In Wizard's current issue #184, pg. #93, Stan had this to say in regards to Jack Kirby:
"It was always so easy to write a Jack Kirby story! He was the greatest visual storyteller ever. I was able to put just a few words on a piece of paper, and Jack would go draw what i wrote, and a million other things i never even thought of. That's what made it so easy. By the time it came back to me for dialogue and captions, it was almost a brand new story. He was the greatest guy to work with because of that."
'nuff said?
I think so.
In a related matter, though...
I would like to see the Kirby family receive some monetary tribute for the King's role in creating the industry of Marvel. Same for Steve Ditko (he's received nothing for Spider-man) and any other creator whose character has become a cash cow.
Marvel isn't legally obligated, but neither was DC when they finally started giving Seigel & Schuster something for Superman in 1978.
And that happened only because Neal Adams and a few others saw a great injustice (that Superman had been making DC millions for decades, yet his now elderly creators were living in near -poverty) and did something about it. The papers picked up on the story, and DC (and Warner Brothers) didn't need the bad press. So soon Seigel & Shuster were receiving a modest stipend for their creation.
Same thing needs to happen for Jack Kirby's children.
(Stan Lee brought a suit against Marvel over similar issues a few years ago; the details of the settlement were undisclosed but it's probably safe to say Stan's now taken care of in this department.)
Somebody should launch a campaign (through the internet and all available media) to pressure Marvel into doing the right thing for all the Jack Kirbys and Steve Ditkos -or their families, as the case may be.
Anybody feel like doing that?
I'll be glad to take credit later.
Okay, co-credit.