A different side to the King

[arbre_rieur]

GALAXY GREEN was one of the (many) story concepts Jack "The King" Kirby came up with in life that never actually got published. You can't often say this about a man with as diverse a body of work as Kirby's, but this was really quite unlike anything else he ever worked on.







Who would have thought Kirby had this kind of sauciness in him?

According to issue #20 of the Jack Kirby Collector magazine, this series was conceived for an "'underground'-style tabloid publication called Uncle Carmine's Fat City Comix" that Kirby tried to sell DC Comics on.

If you're feeling disappointed that DC didn't bite on GALAXY GREEN, don't worry. Alex Ross' next major project will involve reviving and revamping the property for the modern day.

Comments

[jlroberson]

This was reprinted in Craig Yoe's CLEAN CARTOONISTS' DIRTY DRAWINGS(a book that you should buy*). I remember thinking when I saw Kirby was included in the book how unlikely it was Kirby would do a sex strip. After reading it, I still thought that. Weird. BUT fun.



*Your Bait: Nude Harry Peters WW.

[suzene]

...and now I have something in specific to hunt for at SDCC this year.

Should I have the brain bleach handy?

[jlroberson]

Actually, no. It's a pretty cool book and a lot of it's surprisingly tame. I'd say that's only true of Joe Shuster.

The Berenstains are in it. It's not what you think. ;)