It’s 1969. The Manson Family murders five people in Los Angeles, Woodstock takes place on a farm in upstate New York, and the first men walk on the moon. People are listening to “Crystal Blue Persuasion,” watching Midnight Cowboy, and reading Daredevil.
Read MoreWelcome to The Man Without Fear, By The Year, a granular approach to examining Marvel Comics’ Daredevil, while also looking at its role in the evolving nature of mainstream comics storytelling.
Read MoreBy d. emerson eddy — This past Friday was the 103rd anniversary of Jack Kirby's birth. It should go without saying that he's one of the titans of the comics industry, responsible for creating or co-creating so many of our cherished comics characters and frameworks for the Big Two publishers like The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Avengers, Captain America, The Demon, The Fourth World, Kamandi, OMAC, and The Hulk. Even Kirby's less commercially successful efforts, like say The Sandman or The Eternals, show a seemingly limitless breadth and scope of imagination. He left a legacy that is practically unmatched and neither the Marvel nor the DC universes would be the same without him.
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