Jacked Kirby

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,...

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 page...

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...

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....

Episode 271- "With Rick Parker!"   Legendary comic book letterer, artist, and now author RICK PARKER joins us to bestow upon us a little bit of inspiration and life advice, as well as discuss his brand new (and quite wonderful) graphic novel 'DRAFTED' (available wherever you can buy books!) We had a great time talking with Rick about his career, his life, and his philosophy… and you'll have a grea...

Episode 270- "With Mike Allred!"   We finally get to sit down with consummate comic book creator MIKE ALLRED! A huge name in both the independent and mainstream comic book landscapes, we talk to Red about his career (the guy created Madman! C'mon!), comics, Kirby, and much more! What a treat. We're glad to finally have Mike on the show, and you'll be glad you listened!   You can find Mike on Insta...

Our homie Dean Haspiel returns to the show to discuss his latest Kickstarter campaign (Chest Face!), and how it relates to this episode's subject, the bizarre Captain America villain Arnim Zola! We'll discuss the influence and impetus for Dino's new work (which you can support at the link below… hurry!), while also breaking down Zola's introduction in Captain America issues 208 & 209 from 1977! It...

This week, CHARLES GOWER (aka Chaz aka Chuck- so many names!) joins us to discuss the controversy and crimes featured in his new book 'Stan Lee Lied: Your Handy Guide to Every Lie in The Origins of Marvel Comics'… oh boy! The book is available everywhere right now, but the conversation only takes place RIGHT HERE! Listen & learn, true believers!   You can find Chuck on Instagram: @chuckinbangkok ...

We wrap up our annual month of spooky JackedTober episodes with a trio of tales meant to coincide (kinda) with the three stories featured in the classic 1975 made-for-TV movie Trilogy Of Terror! 'Detour Lorelei on Highway 52' from Black Magic issue 18, 'Voodoo on 10th Avenue' from Black Magic issue 4, and finally 'I Learned The Monstrous Secret of Bombu!' From Journey into Mystery issue 60. Fun te...

Etrigan gets a devilish doppelgänger, Klarion the witchboy is pulling the strings, Gargora needs a new head, and we sit down with storyboard artist, writer, and lover of the macabre CHRIS ANDERSON to discuss issues 14 & 15 of Jack Kirby's DC Comic The Demon! Plus we get to hear about some of the cool shit Chris is working on! Fun stuff!   You can follow Chris on IG: @chrisandersoncomics And visit...

Back for their annual JackedTober visit, our friends Alil Kunica and Steve Carleton (co-hosts of The Geekz Podcast- check 'em out!) join us to discuss the story "The Genie With The Light Brown Hair" from Journey Into Mystery issue 76 (Marvel Comics, November 1961).   We also get into some scary movie talk, particularly movies about evil djinns, and the usual dick jokes. Good, spooky fun!   You can...

Returning to the program, Hollywood special effects veteran, comic book fan, and all around cool dude BART MIXON brings with him a twisted tale of the macabre for us to discuss; Joe Simon & Jack Kirby's story 'The Greatest Horror Of Them All', from Black Magic issue 29 (April, 1954). Plus we talk about some movies Bart has worked on (of which there are many! Just give him a search on IMDB to see f...

We start our annual month of spooky-centric Kirby stuff, JackedTober, with a really wacky "space vampire" story from Marvel Comics' Captain America annual 3 (1976). Join us as we sink our teeth into 'The Thing From The Black Hole Star'! Bust out your pumpkin stout, sit back, and enjoy!    To listen to Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/...

Right on the release of his 'Asgardians: Thor' graphic novel , our buddy George O'Connor is back with us to discuss the issue of Marvel Comics' Thor (issue 171, 1969) that made him "get" Thor… then love him forever! Plus, the Wrecker! Always a fun time with Gorgeous George on the show!  Check out what George has going on by visiting his website: www.georgeoconnorbooks.com And follow him on Instagr...

Joe Simon and Jack Kirby team up one last time at DC Comics, revisiting and revamping the Sandman (a character they worked on in the '40s) for the '70s… and we discuss the debut issue from January of 1974.   You can find links to listen to the show on several podcast platforms as well as links to follow our social media pages, AND a link to buy a Jacked Kirby tee, here:  www.flow.page/jackedkirby...

Mike D. & Tommy are hanging out with a bunch of teens, going back to school and way back to 1971 with the Forever People! We discuss Jack Kirby's first true Fourth World title's first issue, in the Jacked Kirby style you know and love! What did we think? Listen and find out!   You can find links to listen to the show on several podcast platforms as well as links to follow our social media pages, A...

Our buddy HO CHE ANDERSON is BACK on the show, this time to discuss his current project 'The Most Embarrassing Things I've Ever Done: Drawings 1986-1991'… a collection of his teenage art in book form from Black Eye Books! Plus the comics that have influenced him over the years, movies, Plus the comics that have influenced him over the years, movies, Olympics scandals, rapping, Kirby's career, and...

This week it's out Summer Special, wherein the fellas decide to risk it all by going swimming right after lunch… that is to say, jumping in with no topic, no theme, and no floatation device! Will they swim like gold medal Olympians and deliver a fun-filled episode you'll remember forever…  or will they be brought under by a Great White, forcing you all to live on memorializing what could have been...

An ape army is in pursuit of Kamandi… and they all encounter gopher people, a giant worm, robo-gangsters, and more craziness en route to Chicago in Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth issues 17-20! Kirby creates some wacky scenarios for our boy, and we're along for the ride… so join us!   If you like the show, spread the word! Tag a friend, share a flyer, send a link!    You can find links to listen to...

No, it's not an episode about Tommy & Mike D., it's an episode about the team of WW2 soldiers featured in the DC Comics series Our Fighting Forces that Jack Kirby took over for a stint, starting with the issue we'll be discussing (151) here! Kirby excelled at war comics… so what did we think of THIS one, technically his last foray into the genre? Listen and find out!    For all things Jacked Kirby...

This week, ANDREW POST & DAVE WEXLER join us to discuss their new art project 'zine 'The Many Faces Of Jack Kirby'! What inspired them to make it? What's their relationship with Kirby's work? What do his art and creations mean to them? Listen and find out!!!     You can contact Dave through his Instagram page (@west_coast_davengers) to get the 'zine! Plus, follow him AND Andrew (@andrewp_cc) to ch...

Pop-collage artist Jerry Nelson aka JCrash is back on the show, this time to dive into Marvel's Tales To Astonish story "When The Space Beasts Attack!" (Issue 29, December 1961)… plus we'll talk about our favorite alien invasion flicks and Jerry's new 'zine! It's some out of this world fun!   You can follow JCrash on Instagram: @jcrashart And you can buy his stuff at his website: www.jcrashart.com...

To celebrate July 4th here in the good ol' US of A, Mike D. & Tommy are joined by their good friend (and friend to the show) JOEY ARMAO! Yes, the Clitigator returns so we can discuss the very first appearance of Joe Simon & Jack Kirby's BOY COMMANDOS, wayyyy back in DC's Detective Comics issue 64 (June 1942). A product of the American Patriotism surrounding WWII, the Commandos are an appropriate s...

This week we check out Jack Kirby's first comic work with DC after leaving Marvel, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen issue 133 (October 1970)… with special guest BRIAN KLIEN of The Source Pages Podcast! It's some wacky stuff, and Kirby's introduction to what would become his "Fourth World", so what did we think? Listen and find out!  You can follow Brian and his podcast's page on Instagram; @bvklein4 @th...

Mike D. & Tommy discuss the the Nick Fury/SHIELD sci-fi spy story 'Operation: Brain Blast!' from Marvel's Strange Tales issue 141 (November 1965)! It's espionage at its wackiest!   You can find all things Jacked Kirby (including links to listen on all platforms, our social media pages, and where to get your very own cool-as-shit Jacked Kirby t-shirt) at on our FlowPage; www.flow.page/jackedkirby  ...