Listen "#802 Jack Kirby's "2001" #1-5: An Interesting Failure"
Episode Synopsis
As Jack Kirby's adaptation of the movie/novel 2001: A Space Odyssey sold well, Marvel asked him to turn it into a series -- but then tied one hand behind his back by asking that he not create ongoing characters for fear they'd become property of MGM rather than Marvel. As Tim and Emmet see in the first half of the series, it starts out as theme and variations on Dave Bowman's transformation into a Star Child, but the variations become more elaborate and interesting as he goes. "The Crazy Legacy of Jack Kirby's Forgotten 2001: A Space Odyssey" (Wired.com) Read the 2001 series on Archive.org Brought to you by: The Quarter-Bin podcast Our supporters on Patreon
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