Bob Layton.....Should He Get Money Now That The Kirbys Have "settled"?

Now I know that the issue of whether Jack Kirbys family should have received a pay-out is controversial. There are those who say "No. He did work-for-hire!" whereas others say "He worked to provide for his family so this is just that continuing".

I'm not getting involved in that arguement.

However, take a look at Bob Layton. When he took over Iron Man as a book for Marvel Tony Stark was just someone of no interest who jumped into the IRON MAN suit.  Layton changed all that.  Now Iron Man is a multi-billion (take into account all the merchandise not just movies) franchise that Layton helped by building into a popular character.  Notice one thing though: merchandise tends to carry images from the Layton era.  A lot of creative ideas for other books came from Layton.

Is he rich? Is he awaiting a big pay-off?

No. There is an excellent video over at Tales From The Kryptonian in which Layton discusses these issues.  He's one of the few  people in comics I've seen interviewed who is not full of himself and comes across as a nice guy.

Go check out the video and learn WHY the Kirbys were lucky.

And it is a great posting to read!

Link to blog on the right