Some Justice, Finally, For Jack Kirby!

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This is really good. I never forgot reading a history of American superhero comics that told the story of a tearful Jack Kirby taking his young kids to the toy store in the 1970s to get action figures of superheroes he created–in boxes with his art on it!–and would have to deal with the knowledge that he would never get a dime from any of it. Similarly, it must have been hard for Kirby’s family to go to the movies for the past 14 years, watching characters Kirby either created or co-created make millions, if not billions, of dollars.

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“Schoolhouse Rock” ABC Special Ended The Right Way!

Enjoyed last night’s special thoroughly! Boy, did “America Rock” have some straight-up hegemonic thought in it! LOL!

I liked how the producers skirted that no Black cartoons made the Top 5 by including “Verb! That’s What’s Happening” at the end as a bonus, saying it just missed the cut! But I didn’t care: any excuse to watch it I will gladly take! LOL! 🙂