The Jack Kirby Museum Presents 'Jack Kirby: 100 Years' In New York City

Jack Kirby, the co-creator of Captain America, The Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, and many other pop culture icons, played an indispensable role in the emergence of comics as an art form. Kirby is to comics what Hitchcock or Spielberg are to movies, Babe Ruth is to baseball, or The Beatles are to rock n’ roll. Not only was Kirby incredibly prolific and influential, but he was an innovator whose work has come to define fantastic storytelling in comics and beyond.

To mark the 100th anniversary of Jack Kirby’s birth, the Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center will open a special, limited-engagement event, celebrating the life, legacy, and boundless creativity of the King of Comics. “Jack Kirby – 100 Years” will take place at One Art Space, located at 23 Warren Street in New York City, from August 27-30.

Jack Kirby 100 Years Highlights Include:

-Oversized reproductions of some of Kirby’s most famous work.
-Opening reception and birthday party
-A peek into the Museum’s digital archive, allowing fans access to thousands of pages of scanned art.
-A gift shop featuring limited edition prints of Kirby artwork, books, t-shirts, and more.
-A Kirby 100 Years talk by Founding Trustee Rand Hoppe
-An introduction to the Kirby Museum by Trustees Tom Kraft and Rand Hoppe

Here's the full Jack Kirby 100 Years Schedule:

Sunday, August 27th

One Art Space, 23 Warren St, NYC

Open from Noon until 7pm – Opening Celebration All Day

3pm – “Explore Kirby Original Art” with Collector/Museum Trustee Tom Kraft

5pm – Silent Auction starts – (original art will not be offered). Telephone bids MAY be available. Stay tuned.

6pm – “What is the Jack Kirby Museum?” with Tom Kraft and Founding Trustee Rand Hoppe

7pm – Silent Auction ends.

Monday, August 28th

One Art Space, 23 Warren St, NYC

Open from Noon until 7pm – Birthday Celebration All Day

All profits from T-shirt sales today will go to the Kirby4Heroes campaign for the Hero initiative

6pm – “Jack Kirby – 100 years” talk by Rand Hoppe

Tuesday, August 29th

One Art Space, 23 Warren St, NYC

Open from Noon until 7pm

Wednesday, August 30th

One Art Space, 23 Warren St, NYC

7pm – “The Science Fiction Work of Jack Kirby” talk with Writer Adam McGovern and Rand Hoppe