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Jack Kirby Quarterly returns in 2025 with Simon & Kirby Special

By John Freeman on December 22, 2024

Jack Kirby Quarterly Special #16 - NOT FINAL COVER — *Not Final Cover – Price Point To Be Confirmed*

Work has begun on putting together a new issue of Jack Kirby Quarterly, the original zine dedicated to the top American comic artist, which existed well before US publisher Two Morrows made a prozine of a similar sort of publication.

The cover of the new Jack Kirby Quarterly devoted to all things Jack Kirby is provided by Steve Rude, and Paul Gravett, who is contributing to the title, is on board as an Editorial Assistant, alongside creative all-rounder and editor Chrissie Harper.

“I’m seeing this issue come together and as you can see from this advance, not-final cover for #16, it’s going to be a rich feast with a focus on the special partnership between Kirby and Joe Simon,” Paul teased on Facebook.

*Jack Kirby Quarterly #16 Work in Progress. Photo: Chrissie Harper*

More updates will follow on the dedicated Jack Kirby Quarterly Facebook Page, including how to support and pre-order on Kickstarter, as this magazine is not getting Diamond distribution into your local comics shop.

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.