The original Kirby Unleashed was published and copyrighted in 1971 by Communicators Unlimited and republished in 2004 by TwoMorrows Publishing. I don't know what's on the inside, but the cover art for this Kirby Unchained was used without permission.
I have both. The original 1971 version is 44 pages including covers. As I recall produced by Mark Evanier and Steve Sherman, whatever publisher name they called themselves.
The 2004 version was re-published by TwoMorrows, and is 64 pages including covers, with a slightly altered front cover logo.
I think the wraparound cover is possibly the single best image Kirby has done, and that's saying quite a bit.
As beautiful as the KIRBY UNLEASHED portfolio is, I still much prefer the images and text in the JACK KIRBY MASTERWORKS book, published in the same format, likewise with text by Mark Evanier.
The original Kirby Unleashed was published and copyrighted in 1971 by Communicators Unlimited and republished in 2004 by TwoMorrows Publishing. I don't know what's on the inside, but the cover art for this Kirby Unchained was used without permission.
ReplyDeleteI have both. The original 1971 version is 44 pages including covers. As I recall produced by Mark Evanier and Steve Sherman, whatever publisher name they called themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe 2004 version was re-published by TwoMorrows, and is 64 pages including covers, with a slightly altered front cover logo.
I think the wraparound cover is possibly the single best image Kirby has done, and that's saying quite a bit.
As beautiful as the KIRBY UNLEASHED portfolio is, I still much prefer the images and text in the JACK KIRBY MASTERWORKS book, published in the same format, likewise with text by Mark Evanier.