King Kirby, a play by Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente by Fred Van Lente

King Kirby, a play by Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente

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The hysterical and heartbreaking true story of artist Jack Kirby, "the King of the Comics," at the 2014 Comic Book Theater Festival

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Backers: 226
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50

Funded: $11,335 of $9,500
Dates: May 19th -> Jun 20th (33 days)
Project By: Fred Van Lente

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Tech Rehearsal! Village Voice interview!

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com

The hour is almost upon us, friends -- opening night for KING KIRBY is tomorrow. Broadway World has exclusive photos of our tech rehearsal here -- not quite a dress, it's where the actors take their places on stage for all the light, sound and... (Read More)

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June 7th - via: kickstarter.com

This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Fight Rehearsals!

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com

"KIRBY: I liked fighting. It let me express my creativity." -- King Kirby Steven Rattazzi and Joe Mathers. (In addition to playing Joe Simon and others, Joe Mathers is also our fight choreographer.) AL Pearsall and Timothy McCown Reynolds. Tim and... (Read More)

Fully funded! THANK YOU!

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com

Crystal and I would just like to extend a warm thank you to all of you who backed KING KIRBY. With less than half the time remaining in our campaign, we are 100% funded! With a little over two weeks to go in our campaign, we will continue to... (Read More)

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