Jacked Kirby

Guest Young James West talks with us about the who, what, & why of Marvel Comics’ resident devourer of worlds, Galactus! (As discussed in 1969’s The Mighty Thor issues 168/169.) We also complain about ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’! It’s a fun-filled time, so join us!   To follow us everywhere, check out our FlowPage; www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Thanks!

Episode 100- “100th WITH RAND HOPPE!”   Rand Hoppe of the Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center is our very special guest on this, our hundredth show! Rand talks with Mike D. & Tommy about how he got into comics, what led him to start the Kirby Museum non-profit, meeting Jack & Roz, and so much more on this celebratory centennial episode!    Make sure you visit the museum and support what they do; www.kirbymuseum.org   Visit our FlowPage to follow our social media pages (and for links to listen everywhere!); www.flow.page/jackedkirby   •Music: “Kingship”- music by Joseph Milazzo, with words by Jack Kirby (taken from the Marvel Treasury Edition  ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ adaptation.)

Episode 99- “King Kirby: The Play- with Crystal Skillman & Fred Van Lente!”   Playwright Crystal Skillman and her husband, prolific comic book writer Fred Van Lente, join us to discuss their play “King Kirby” (now available everywhere as a podcast)! We talk about the impetus of the play’s creation, the couples’ history with Kirby comics, the ongoing Stan/Jack debate, and so much more in this action-packed episode!    You can check out the play wherever podcasts can be heard, and also follow their Instagram page HERE! https://instagram.com/kingkirbyplay?igshid=1muhrq0b5qq2m   For everything Jacked Kirby, follow our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Mike D. & Tommy’s plans get thrown off track when a guest stands them up, so, they shift gears and do a non-Kirby-centric episode focusing on nostalgia; early comic book purchases, ‘80s toys, 976 porn phone numbers, Christmas gift memories, and juvenile delinquency. It’s a fun change of pace with the Jacked Kirby boys, leading up to their 100th episode!    Follow is on Instagram and Facebook! Links on our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Episode 97- “The Mighty Joe Illidge!” Joe Illidge is the current executive editor of Heavy Metal Magazine and has had a long history in publishing and comics (Batman, Milestone, CBR, Lion Forge, Valiant and more)! Tommy & Mike D talk with him about Kirby, breaking into comics, the growth of geek culture in pop culture, inspiration, trend reading, art, being a black creator, the importance of building like-minded communities, and so much more in this really fun, informative episode!   Follow Joe on Instagram HERE! https://instagram.com/illmasterone?igshid=1496jn4n17atl   And for links to follow Jacked Kirby on Instagram and Facebook, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Episode 96- “Wanda & Peter”   ‘WandaVision’ fever has taken ahold of the Jacked Kirby boys! Mike D. & TL decide to explore the use of Wanda & Peter Maximoff on film and TV, while also discussing their comic book debut in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men issue 4 (1964)! Also, Jack & Stan’s push for diversity, comics on the big and small screen, internet speculation, and lots more! 

Episode 95- “Hangin’ with N. Steven Harris!”   Comic artist N. Steven Harris (Darkhorse, DC, Marvel) joins Tommy & Mike D. to talk art, diversity in comics, being a black creator, influences, drawing your favorite characters, and meeting your heroes! It’s a fun, informative conversation with a great artist!    Follow Steven on Instagram HERE! https://instagram.com/nstevenharris Or visit his website; www.nstevenworks.com   And follow all of our pages by visiting our FlowPage for links!  www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Episode 94- “Rockin’ with Joey Cassata!”   Joey Cassata (musician, writer, actor) sits down to talk with Mike D. & Tommy about his comic book collection, collector culture, contracts, music, TV, self-publishing, and of course Jack Kirby!    You can follow Joey on Instagram RIGHT HERE; https://instagram.com/joeycassata?igshid=7cd68w22cfd1   And visit our FlowPage to follow Jacked Kirby everywhere! Www.flow.page/jackedkirby   Music:  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XfJjUqY09aE

Episode 93- “Hercules!”   “The madness must be upon thee... to dare defy the will of Hercules!”     Artist and author GEORGE O’CONNOR (The Olympians) joins Mike D. & Tommy to discuss the introduction of Harcules (and Greek mythology) into the Marvel Universe with the first Journey Into Mystery Annual (1965)! History, mythology, art, Kirby, and Zeus as a Solid Gold Dancer?! You won’t wanna miss this one!   Follow George on Instagram: @thegeorgeoconnor https://instagram.com/thegeorgeoconnor?igshid=1wfh6ydzu3azb   And visit the Jacked Kirby FlowPage to find and follow us on Instagram and Facebook!   Www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Award-winning artist, writer, teacher, designer, animator, (and so much more) Mike Manley joins Tommy & Mike D for episode 92 of the show... to talk comics, Kirby, art, Darkhawk’s 30th anniversary, comic strips, history, (and so much more)!  Follow Mike on Instagram at @drawmanley and visit his website www.MichaelColeManley.com Follow Jacked Kirby everywhere by visiting  www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Episode 91- “Kirby Comics & Hip-Hop”   With the death of hip-hop artist MF Doom, Tommy & Mike D invite their friends Joey Armao Esq. & Mikhail Bortnik to discuss the influence of comic book culture on hip-hop culture... and vice-versa... for our first episode of 2021.  Happy New Year! 

Our Kirby Q&A returns and listener questions are answered by Mike D. & Tommy on this pre-Xmas episode of the program! We address a lot of fun stuff, as well as discuss the news of an “origins of Marvel” movie script! We also rap, beatbox, and talk about comics and movies in the Jacked Kirby style you’ve come to know and love! Happy holidays, kids!

In this episode, Mike D. & Tommy discuss the introduction of Fantastic Four foe Bentley Wittman, aka THE WIZARD in the pages of Marvel’s November of 1962 comic Strange Tales issue 102! Also; Jerry Orbach, Steven Seagal, one-off villains, how collecting & consuming content has changed through the years, and the impact of the new American mythology; comic books! 

The King goes kung fu fighting! Mike D. & Tommy are joined by the always buttery Alil Kunica from The League Of Geekz Podcast to talk about Jack Kirby’s one foray into kung fu comics, penciling issue 3 of Denny O’Neill’s DC Comic ‘Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter’ (1975)! Plus they discuss how karate culture took over pop-culture in the ‘70s... plus Bruce Lee, Harry Potter, variant covers, horror movies, and more! 

Comic book and blockbuster movie storyboard artist Steve Skroce talks to Mike D. & Tommy from Vancouver about Kirby, comics, Canadian TV, art, bad movies, good movies, and working with the Wachowskis. We had a fun time recording it, and you’ll have a fun time listenin’ to it!    Follow Steve on Instagram @steveskroce Follow Jacked Kirby on Instagram @jacked_kirby

Our Jacktober 2020 episodes wrap up with this foray into Forever People territory, as the team of hippie-dippy New Genesis youths team up with Deadman to solve his own murder! Fun, spooky stuff comic book stuff by The King accompanied by lots of horror movie talk (and recommendations) and some other not-safe-for-work horseshit!    Happy Halloween, kids! 

Jacktober 2020 continues, as we discuss a Fantastic Four yarn with a link back to a classic Universal monster! Tommy & Mike D. are joined by pop-culture curator (and their uber-production guy) Rob Martin to discuss FF issue 97 (1970), “The Monster From The Lost Lagoon”! We get deep into scary movies, the creation of Universal’s “Gill-Man”, the cause and effects of horror films through the decades, the pros and cons of pop-culture fandom, and of course, Jack Kirby comics! It’s a fun one!   To listen, look at, and follow Jacked Kirby everywhere, click HERE!  

“... for I am Groot, overlord of all the timber in the galaxy!”   Jacktober continues as Tommy & Mike D. talk about the monstrous beginnings of what would become everyone’s favorite monosyllabic tree creature, GROOT!  (Tales To Astonish issue 13- 1960.) We discuss how a one-off creature can become so beloved, continuity in comics and how it possibly hurts storytelling, and we recommend some movies that feature evil trees! Fun shit!    Follow Jacked Kirby on Instagram! 

The month of October is now JACKTOBER!  Celebrating some of Jack Kirby’s many forays into some strange and macabre superhero territory!  For our first week, Mike D. & Tommy talk about DC’s THE DEMON, issues 11-13 (1973)! Learn the spooky tale of Etrigan’s battle with the evil Dr. Baron Von Rakenstein and his attempts to rule the world with his supernatural, UNnatural, creations! Great stuff by the King Of Comics!  We also recommend some scary Halloween-time viewing and reading!    Follow us on Instagram and Facebook!

Artist and writer Pete Doree joins Tommy & Mike D. for a fun conversation from across the pond (via Zoom)! Pete does a self-published book called ‘Jack & Stan’, featuring the cosmic adventures of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and other notable comic book legends! We talk its creation, England, politics in comics, comics in England, inspiration, and lots more!    "If you don't like the Thing, you don't like comics." ~PD   Pete can be found here; Petedoree.bigcartel.com Ko-fi.com/petedoree Twitter and Instagram: @petedoree    Follow Jacked Kirby on Instagram @jacked_kirby Rate and review the podcast, and share it!