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‘Fantastic Four’: How Marvel’s Visual Development Head Ryan Meinerding Helped The Thing Emote and Paid Tribute to Jack Kirby
Marvel's Ryan Meinerding on how he and his team of concept artists helped The Thing show emotion, and how they brought iconic ...
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Hid a Heartfelt Tribute to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby You Probably Missed
First Steps is packed with all the superhero spectacle and cosmic chaos fans could hope for, but nestled within all the ...
The Thing’s Real Secret Identity? Marvel Legend Jack Kirby
Jack “King of Comics” Kirby based many of his characters on himself, none more so than the Fantastic Four's Ben Grimm, AKA ...
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Jack Kirby Had a Wildly Different Idea for One Fantastic Four Member He Modeled After Himself
Ben Grimm aka the Thing represents the heart of the Fantastic Four, and Jack Kirby's vision and attachment to the character ...
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‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ sends The Thing to shul — and gives Jack Kirby credit
First Steps takes place in Marvel artist Jack Kirby’s world — literally. It’s only at the end of the film that it’s revealed ...
After 17 years and 37 movies, The Fantastic Four: First Steps finally fixes the MCU's biggest sin, and I'm breathing a sigh of relief
The art and imagination of Jack Kirby are front-and-center in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and it's what the MCU has ...
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Why Jack Kirby is one of the most important American artists of the ...
Comic book creator Jack Kirby is the subject of a new exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. “Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity” opened May 1, 2025.