The name Jack Katz is synonymous with many a good thing in Comicdom. Not least his illustrated opus, The First Kingdom, labelled a "masterpiece" by Jim Steranko and "monumental" by Jack Kirby. And now, the epic tale is finally being collected for the first time.
The first volume, The Birth Of Tundran, sees the survivors of a nuclear armageddon become playthings of resurgent ‘gods’. As civilisations rise and fall, as loves and lives are lost, the future of humanity will be won by uncovering the secrets of the past.
Comprising six volumes in total, each book includes features on the history of the strip, as well as all-new introductions by Katz and his many fans such as Superman creator Jerry Siegel, who says: "Reading The First Kingdom is like seeing captured on paper glimpses of a dream-world depicted by an artists with remarkable creative vision."
High praise indeed.
If this glimpse at the book's beautiful first six pages doesn't convince you to make an investment, we have no idea what will.
First Kingdom Vol 1: The Birth of Tundran hits stores on September 24, 2013. The series will also be available to read day and date on the iPad, iPhone, Web, Android and Kindle Fire, exclusively through the comiXology app and comiXology.com
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