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From spring 2025 through spring 2026, the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles hosted a special exhibition called Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity that collected The King of Comics' original illustrations and other artifacts from his life and career in comics, World War II, and more. For comic book fans in the Los Angeles area, the Skirball's exhibit was a rare opportunity to see Kirby's work up close and reflect on his long and storied career. Fans from around the rest of the country, however, were probably feeling left out.

But we have good news for Jack Kirby fans in Chicago and New York. The Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity exhibit is coming to a museum in your city sometime soon! This announcement was made at San Diego Comic-Con's Annual Jack Kirby Tribute panel this year. 

"Jeremy [Kirby] and the family, we were involved from the beginning to see it come to fruition.  And I am happy to announce that this exhibit is going to be moving on to Chicago as well as New York City in the next couple of years," Tracy Kirby, Jack's granddaughter, said. 

It is hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that New York City hasn't done more to enshrine Jack Kirby's place within our hall of hometown heroes. As a New Yorker, I can say that there isn't much that the city loves more than highlighting its own excellence. While Kirby now has a street sign in the Lower East Side, he deserves a lot more because he was the best of us. 

There are no specifics out on when we can expect the Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity exhibit to come to Chicago and New York City, but we'll keep our eyes peeled here at Popverse for any follow-up announcements. 

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