I think Kirby is the best guide to the modern world and to the future. And so I call him a prophet.
The best place to start is OMAC. In these eight books, written in the early 1970s, Kirby explicitly described "the world that's coming". The world we live in today.
Another obvious place is The Eternals, a book that foretold the most important event in human history, and it will take place in 2026.
Most of Kirby's books from 1958 onwards were about the future. The Challengers was about the Unknown. The Fantastic Four was about the newest technology. Thor was about men gaining the powers previously reserved for gods. Unfortunately Kirby's Marvel books were changed and and over-simplified by his editor, Stan Lee, but the later books are almost pure Kirby. So we'll start there.
Enough talk. Time to read!
The best place to start is OMAC. In these eight books, written in the early 1970s, Kirby explicitly described "the world that's coming". The world we live in today.
Another obvious place is The Eternals, a book that foretold the most important event in human history, and it will take place in 2026.
Most of Kirby's books from 1958 onwards were about the future. The Challengers was about the Unknown. The Fantastic Four was about the newest technology. Thor was about men gaining the powers previously reserved for gods. Unfortunately Kirby's Marvel books were changed and and over-simplified by his editor, Stan Lee, but the later books are almost pure Kirby. So we'll start there.
Enough talk. Time to read!
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