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| Kirby: Genesis | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dynamite Entertainment |
| Genre | Mythology Science fiction Superhero |
| Publication date | May 25, 2011 – July 11, 2012 |
| Main character(s) | Characters created and owned byJack Kirby |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Kurt Busiek Alex Ross |
| Artist(s) | Jack Herbert Alex Ross |
| Collected editions | |
| Kirby Genesis: Dragonsbane | ISBN 1-60690-342-X |
| Kirby: Genesis: Captain Victory Volume 1 | ISBN 1-60690-331-4 |
| Kirby: Genesis – Silver Star Volume 1 | ISBN 1-60690-330-6 |
| Kirby: Genesis Volume 1 | ISBN 1-52410-032-3 |
Kirby: Genesis is an Americancomic book limited series published from May 25, 2011, to July 11, 2012, byDynamite Entertainment. It was based onJack Kirby's work forPacific Comics in the 1980s and the "Kirbyverse" line published byTopps Comics in the 1990s.
In 1971,NASA launchedspace probePioneer 10 for a mission onJupiter, but the probe later found a portal that drove it across the universe atlight speed. The event was witnessed through atelescope by Kirby Freeman, a smart, young student fromNew York City who lives with his college partner and secret romantic interest, Bobbi Cortez, whose father, Jake, is a police officer. Some time later, two mysterious beings transported alien races across the universe. Kirby, Bobbi, and Jake must work together to solve the mystery these heroes are on Earth before a group of villains threaten to destroy it.[1]
| Title | Issues | Publication schedule | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| Kirby: Genesis | #0–8 | May 25, 2011[2] – July 11, 2012[3] | Kurt Busiek andAlex Ross | Jack Herbert and Alex Ross |
| Kirby: Genesis – Silver Star | #1–6 | November 9, 2011[4] – June 27, 2012[5] | Jai Nitz | Mark Buckingham, Johnny Desjardins and Alex Ross |
| Kirby: Genesis – Captain Victory | #1–8 | November 16, 2011[6] – July 4, 2012[7] | Sterling Gates | Mark Buckingham, Johnny Desjardins and Alex Ross |
| Kirby: Genesis – Dragonsbane | #1–4 | January 18, 2012[8] – June 5, 2013[9] | Robert Rodi | Fritz Casas |
