Happy 94th Birthday, Jack Kirby!
And for his birthday, the co-creator of the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk is trying to blow out Marvel’s corporate headquarters.
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I would have said “The Estate of the co-creator of the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk…” but that’s just me I guess.
The estate is causing the hurricane to hit New York City? That\’s just silly.