Titan Books, publishers of many comic-related books including Watching the Watchmen and the official prequel to the upcoming Terminator: Salvation film, will be releasing the first volume in their new Simon and Kirby Library, The Best of Simon and Kirby, beginning in the summer of 2009.

Featured in this oversized, deluxe hardcover are two stories from the team's years at Timely Comics ("Captain America and the Riddle of the Red Skull" from Captain America Comics #1, March 1941 and "The Vision" from Marvel Mystery Comics #14, December 1940), two stories from their move to DC Comics (Sandman in "The Villain from Valhalla" from Adventure Comics #75, June 1942 and "Satan Wears a Swastika" from Boy Commandos #1, Winter 1942), and an all-new, profusely illustrated essays by Mark Evanier, author of Kirby: The King of Comics, introducing each section of the book.

This library collection is the only collection authorized by both Joe Simon and the estate of Jack Kirby and, through generous support of both DC and Marvel Comics, will showcase this creative teams’ groundbreaking work in superheroes, science fiction, war and adventure, romance, crime drama, westerns, horror, and humor.

"It's simply astonishing, the materials Joe has kept over the years," said Nick Landau, Titan owner and publisher, in a recent press release. "It shows uncanny foresight that he retained so many rights, and preserved those wonderful stories so that today's readers will be able to enjoy some of the finest comics ever produced."

For more information on the upcoming release of The Best of Simon and Kirby, please visit www.titanbooks.com.