Hey, everyone who’s been waiting for the release of that “lost” Jack Kirby/Stan Lee Fantastic Four issue? Apparently, it’s been released already. Just not in your comic store:
The story we first heard about a year ago, the lost FF #102 has finally been published. But not as Marvel announced but rather as a digital comic on a DVD as a Best Buy exclusive that comes with a Silver Surfer figurine for $14.99. I picked mine up last night but have not yet watched/read it… Here’s the info on the DVD.
“FANTASTIC 4 — THE LOST JACK KIRBY STORY (digital comic)
The Story Behind The Lost Story:
In 1970, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby talked ove the plot that was going to become FANTASTIC FOUR #102. Jack drew the pencils, but when Stan got them, he didn’t feel that they matched what he had discussed with Jack, so he put them aside. Parts of that story later appeared as flashback scenes in FANTASTIC FOUR issue #108, but the rest remained unpublished, and the pages have neve been put together to appear as a single, complete story in their own right — until now! With the help of Jack Kirby’s estate, Marvel has reassembled most of that story. Stan Lee has rescripted it, and Joe Sinnott has inked the pages that weren’t inked before. Ron Frenz has filled in on pencils for any gaps in the existing material, and worked in Jack’s classic style. Chris Sotomayor colored the story in classic comics style. Now for the first time, experience this Golden Age Fantastic Four story that has never been publiehsed — on your TV using your DVD player!”
Does this mean that it’s not going to appear in print after all…? Have I missed some announcement about this?
November 5th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
I very much doubt it wont see regular print, but I am confused as to why Marvel would leak it for publishment on a DVD first..
November 5th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
I’ve seen the DVD, and it isn’t quite what you expect. It’s mainly a reprinting of the article about FF#108 from the Jack Kirby Collector. The only dialogued panels are the ones originally published in that issue. We do get a glimpse of the new pages, both inked and colored, but no new Stan Lee dialogue. In addition the new pages are very low resolution.
The last issue of the Jack Kirby Collector assured us that the “Lost FF” was still in the pipeline, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it is. I very much want to see this come to print!
November 5th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
“publishment”?
November 5th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
It’s coming in February.
Tom B
November 5th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Thanks, Jeremy. That clears things up a bit.
November 5th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Cool. At first I thought whole thing was an April Fool’s joke perpetrated by Wizard.
November 6th, 2007 at 1:23 am
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Publishment
Pub´lish`ment
n. 1. The act or process of making publicly known; publication.
It’s a cumbersome word, but apparently it exists. Thanks for the update, Mr. Brevoort
November 6th, 2007 at 11:34 am
I have it and have watched it – it is something of a disappointment and very hard to see if you dont have a big screen television. Its an odd choice by Marvel and looks a little bit rushed and unprofessional.