Jacked Kirby

It’s finally hot! And to celebrate this hot-ass weather, we’re talking a 60 year trip back in time with the Uncanny X-Men to the jungles of the Savage Land to meet Ka-Zar! Join us as we break down issue 10 of Marvel Comics’ X-Men from January 1965!    For Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There’s also a link there to purchase a cool Jacked Kirby t-shirt! Go get one! And please rate and review the show wherever ya can. Thanks! 

This week we take a step back into the Golden Age of comics and visit the first work credited to both Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, 1940’s BLUE BOLT! We’ll specifically visit the Bolt’s third issue, and talk about his creation and history.    For Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There’s also a link there to purchase a swell Jacked Kirby t-shirt! Go get one! And please rate and review the show wherever ya can. Thanks! 

Writer/editor/publisher CLIFFORD METH joins us this week to talk about his varied career (comics, sci-fi, horror, filmed entertainment), his charitable efforts for creators dealing with financial strain in an industry not known for taking care of their own, creative endeavors, and, he even has a Kirby story! Cliff’s a swell guy, so come shoot the shit with us!   Check out Cliff on Instagram; @cliffordmeth And check out his book ‘COMIC BOOK BABYLON’ on Kindle!    For Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There’s also a link there to purchase a nifty Jacked Kirby t-shirt! Go get one! And please rate and review the show wherever ya can. Thanks! 

Artist & comic book-maker MATTHEW ALLISON is back on the show with us to discuss Jack Kirby’s Kamandi issue 29 from 1975! This is a seminal issue in the run. We also discuss his latest Sweet Sepulcher project, and how YOU can support it! Comix, baby! It’s always fun to talk to a great artist AND fan of the King! Check out Matthew on Instagram; @cankorr You’ll find links there to support his latest project.  You can also visit his shop; www.matthewallison.bigcartel.com And support Sweet Sepulcher HERE: https://crowdfundr.com/a2Yvxb?ref=li_0tzFGXfyRS80tzFGXfyRS8 To listen to Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There’s also a link there to purchase a dope Jacked Kirby t-shirt! Go get one! And please rate and review the show wherever ya can. Thanks! 

Jack Kirby produced one annual for his Eternals series at Marvel in 1977… and this week artist, comic book-maker, former East Coaster, and Kirby fan WILLIAM HERNANDEZ joins us to discuss it!  What did we think… ? Listen and find out!    You can find and follow Bill on Instagram:  @therealintrovertedart   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a nifty Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word, tell a buddy, tag a friend! And make sure you rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks, kids!

In April of 1976, DC Comics attempted to bring back Jack Kirby’s Fourth World characters using their First Issue Special title as a test launch. This week we discuss that non-Kirby New Gods story with Lego master, comic collector, musician, & Kirby super-fan ADAM JAMES! We have thoughts…    You can check out Adam’s collection AND his Lego creations on his Instagram: @4thworldadam There, you’ll also find a link to check out his Lycantones Bandcamp page! Give him a follow (and a listen)!    For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a sweet Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word, tell a buddy, tag a friend! And make sure you rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks, kids!

This week, artist JERRY MA joins us! We talk about his upcoming Conan collaboration with Walt Simonson, drawing comics, art, Kirby, and the ‘The Monkey King in Chinatown: Illustrated Journeys of a Chinese Legend in NYC’ … a cool gallery show taking place this month at Pearl River Mart in NYC (452 Broadway) featuring him and a slew of talented Chinese-American artists!   Jerry has been around awhile and is involved in a lot of cool shit, so have a listen and find out about it all!   You can find Jerry on IG: @epicprops for info on the gallery show, and you can check out his shop HERE: www.jerrymaart.bigcartel.com   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a dope Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word, tell a buddy, tag a friend! And make sure you rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks, kids!

Our friend and scribe supreme FRED VAN LENTE returns to discuss some torturous theme parks! Fred has a new trade coming out as this episode drops, collecting his series Murder Kingdom… and we’re gonna pair that with a delicious chilled glass of Forever People issue 4 (DC Comics, December 1971), featuring diabolical Desaad’s Happyland! Oh what fun! Plus, we discuss his BRAND new book, The Future Is ******!    You can find FVL on Instagram: @fredvanlente And his LinkTree has links to all of his doings, books, writing lessons and more!  www.linktr.ee/fredvanlente   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a swell Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word, tell a buddy, tag a friend! And make sure you rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks, kids!

Our Jamaican buddy Sam James is visiting us here in the US via Germany, so we’ve decided to have some fun with him covering issue number 9 of Jack Kirby’s Black Panther series! What do we think of 1978’s “The Black Musketeers”?! Listen and find out!   It’s always great having Sam on (it’s been a few years since his last visit), so come have some fun with US black musketeers!    You can follow Sam on IG: @sjamesjr1 And check out his bar-centric business page @barprints for the best in bar culture AND his cool cocktail videos!   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a top Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word, tell a buddy, tag a friend! And make sure you rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks, kids!

Cartoonist RYAN DUNLAVEY is FINALLY on the show to talk about his career, comic book artists as cartoonists, how Kirby has influenced his work, AND his upcoming (this weekend) appearance at the Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase (@BICSbrooklyn on Instagram- go follow!) We’ve known Ryan awhile now, so we’re glad to finally have him on the program! Fun shit!   You can follow Ryan on Instagram: @ryan.dunlavey  And for his shop, portfolio, and links to buy some of his books, or to commission a drawing, visit his LinkTree!  www.linktr.ee/ryandunlavey   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a sweet Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word, tell a buddy, tag a friend! And make sure you rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks, kids!

We’re back after a little forced hiatus, and we’re talkin’ toys. KIRBY toys! From some of Marvel’s very first products, to Kenner’s Super Powers, to the current McFarlane line… and everything in between. Which are our favorites, which are on our wishlists, which do we have in our Kirby Collections… listen and find out!   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a nifty Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word, tell a buddy! And make sure you rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks, kids!

Hot on the heels of last week’s episode, we’re jumping back into a Fantastic Four Annual (annual 5 from summer of ‘67) and the return of Quasimodo in the very first Silver Surfer solo story, "The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer"!  We bust it down, explore the cosmos, & have some laughs all in the patented Jacked Kirby style you know and love!    For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a stellar Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word! And make sure you rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks, kids!

This week we dig into Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four annual 4 from 1966, focusing on the main story ‘The Torch That Was’… which features the Quasi-Motivational Destruct Organism computer aka QuasiMoDO! What a story! What a character! What fun! Bust out your copy and join us as we discuss this wacky FF tale!   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word! And please rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks!

It’s been awhile, but he’s back! Our friend JOSEPH MILAZZO (Brooklyn-based artist, writer, musician, &  lover of all things ethereal) returns to the program to discuss Marvel Comics ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ issue 1 from December of 1976. Kirby’s series picks up where his Treasury Edition adaption of the Stanley Kubrick movie leaves off. What did we think?! Listen and find out! Joe always brings great insight to Kirby’s work, and we definitely had some fun digging in.   You can follow Joe on Instagram: @joseph_milazzo_art  and visit his website to check out his amazing paintings… www.josephmilazzo.com You can also follow his band GreenLady on IG! @greenladymusic   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Spread the word! And please rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks!

Mike D. came across this wacky little story in Marvel Comics’ Journey Into Mystery issue 57 (cover dated March 1960) titled “The Martian Who Stole My Body!"…. so we’re gonna discuss it on this episode! Plus, martians in pop culture! It’s gonna be out of this world! (Sorry, sorry.)   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself an otherworldly Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! And please rate and review us wherever you can! Thanks!

We’re doing something a little different with this episode, discussing the Jack Kirby-adjacent, very recent Marvel Comic ‘What If… ? Mickey And Friends Became The Fantastic Four?’.. and were joined by our good friend writer, filmmaker, podcaster, and roastmaster CHRIS LAUDANDO… a Disneyphile if ever there was one! We’re gonna have some Space Mountain-/Death Star-sized fun!   You can find Chris on Instagram: @christopher_laudando   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a place to buy yourself a swell Jacked Kirby t-shirt, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! And rate & review us wherever you can! Thanks! 

After a short hiatus, we’re back! And we’re celebrating our 275th episode by doing absolutely nothing! Wooohooo! Mike D. & Tommy shoot the shit about various topics including Instagram, The Terminator, folk horror, Red Lobster, comics, Stephen King, and more! Join us for some fun!    For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby You’ll find links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a link to buy yourself a Jacked Kirby t-shirt… you deserve one! And of course, please rate and review the show wherever you can! Thanks! 

Oh man, it’s been a year so far! For our first episode of 2025, we talk about what’s been going on in Jacked Kirby Land! Sickness, birthdays, post-holiday craziness… and we discuss some plans for the new year, some resolutions, and some Kirby wishlist items.    For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby You’ll find links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a link to buy a Jacked Kirby t-shirt… you deserve one! And of course, please rate and review the show wherever you can! Thanks! 

We have a special holiday treat this week, as artist GIDEON KENDALL joins us to discuss his new graphic novel ‘Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost: A Christmas Carol’, a project long in the making that is finally available… just in time for Xmas! We discuss the genesis of this project, Gideon’s career, and his thoughts on Jack Kirby. Pour yourself a stiff cup of eggnog, sit back, and enjoy!   You can find ALL of Gideon’s happenings at his LinkTree; www.linktr.ee/gideonkendall   There you can follow his social media pages, check out his website, his YouTube page, AND buy ‘Marley’s Ghost’! Do it!    For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby You’ll find links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a link to buy a Jacked Kirby t-shirt… you deserve one for the holidays! And of course, please rate and review the show wherever you can! Thanks! 

We’re taking a trip back to 1963 to discuss Fantastic Four issue 13… more specifically the villain of that issue, the Red Ghost! We figured since he’s rumored to be appearing in the upcoming MCU FF movie, now’s a good time to talk about the comic book introduction of one Ivan Kragoff and his indescribable super-apes! Plus, The Watcher!    For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby You’ll find links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and a link to buy a Jacked Kirby t-shirt… you deserve one for the holidays! And of course, please rate and review the show wherever you can! Thanks!