Jack Kirby

Warning: if you're a Stan Lee fan, you might want to avoid this. Lee comes off as a huge phony and a huckster. No matter whose version of the Kirby/Lee story you believe (and I'm a true-blue Kirby man) you'll have to admit Kirby got royally screwed. As did Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Batman co-creator Bill Finger, Uncle Scrooge McDuck creator Carl Barks... but arguably, Kirby created many, many more characters, any one of which should have made him a multi-millionaire.

I have no idea why Scioli decided to draw Kirby differently from everyone else in the story -- anime style eyes, with an out-of-proportion head like a Thunderbirds puppet. The childlike proportions look increasingly strange as Kirby ages. It didn't hamper my enjoyment, but it sure is odd.

Pretty decent overview of an epic life spanning over six decades in the comic industry. Yes, it's told from one point of view, but battle lines are clearly drawn between those in the industry to make a quick buck and those who see it as a modern art form.

Great illustrations and good (if not a little choppy) storytelling.

Definitely worth reading if you're a comic fan.