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Our former professional alma mater, The Hollywood Reporter, uh, reported the following today:
[ On Friday, Marvel ended a long and bitter feud with the estate of comic book legend Jack Kirby, announcing a settlement just days before the U.S. Supreme Court had scheduled a conference to discuss whether to take up a case with potentially billions on the line.
“Marvel and the family of Jack Kirby have amicably resolved their legal disputes, and are looking forward to advancing their shared goal of honoring Mr. Kirby’s significant role in Marvel’s history,” read a joint statement from Marvel and the Kirby Family.
... The lawsuit seemed like it was headed towards a historical footnote when all of a sudden, the Kirby estate's attempt to get high court review gathered steam. Most petitions for cert are denied, but after some respected intellectual property veterans weighed in with amicus briefs, the Supreme Court ordered Marvel to respond. The studio eventually did just that, but the hot dispute was also commanding the attention of both Hollywood labor guilds as well as the respected lawyer who founded Scotusblog, who signed on to represent the Kirby side. ]
Read the full (NOT imaginary) tale here:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/marvel-jack-kirby-estate-settlement. >
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These issues of The Fantastic Four from 1979 made a significant impact on young me and I believe time has been most kind to this largely-forgotten epic. It introduced Terrax the Terrible and featured the greatest knock-down fight between planet-destroying giants ever witnessed on (quickly-yellowing) comic book paper...
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This is a great arc and one of the first comics I picked up as a kid on a long drive to get my sister to Albany for college. I grabbed two issues off a rest stop spinner rack. It got me into the FF and began a love affair that continues to this day. I still have the issues and the reprint collection. Amazing art in there by Byrne and Sinnott.
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unflinching adherence to the dramatic arc he intuitively felt and knew had to be - as courageous a creative decision heretofore unknown but which remains an utterly unique legacy all its own ... 
