Kirby's Kids

Welcome to Jack Kirby Month 2021 Celebration on Kirby's Kids! We have a jam packed month of "King" sized goodness planned! In this episode Angus falls under the spell of Simon and Kirby's Black Magic and reviews Jack's foray into horror comics. Black Magic https://www.comixology.com/Black-Magic-1973-1975-1/digital-comic/839724 Please join us for our additional reads to celebrate Jack and his comic...

Welcome to Jack Kirby Month 2021 Celebration on Kirby's Kids! We have a jam packed month of "King" sized goodness planned! In this episode Angus feels the love and reviews Young Romance with a special emphasis on a historical overview of 'Simon and Kirby's Romance Comics'. Young Romance https://www.comixology.com/Young-Romance-Simon-Kirby-1940-1950-1/digital-comic/44999 Please join us for our addi...

Welcome to Jack Kirby Month 2021 Celebration on Kirby's Kids! We have a jam packed month of "King" sized goodness planned! In this episode Angus reviews the biography KIRBY: KING OF COMICS by Mark Evanier with Introduction by Neil Gaiman. KIRBY KING OF COMICS https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0747LK4MR/ Please join us for our additional reads to celebrate Jack and his comics legacy: Young Romance - Augus...

Angus reviews our Comic Book Character of the Month, John Byrne's NEXT MEN. All in celebration of Dark Horse Comics & John Byrne Month for July! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for 'Byrne-ing Out July' With Us: Fantastic Four Issue 285 - July 21st Batman & Captain America - July 24th OMAC - July 28th John Byrne's...

Angus provides a brief overview of OMAC Volume 2 but shares, more in depth, the essay contained in the volume entitled OMAC, Einstein and the Warrior Mentality. This is one of three story arcs that John Byrne has singled out that he is most proud of and often gets overlooked in his Hall Of Fame body of work. All in celebration of Dark Horse Comics & John Byrne Month for July! Please drop us a...

Angus reviews Batman & Captain America. This is one of three story arcs that John Byrne has singled out that he is most proud of and often gets overlooked in his Hall Of Fame body of work. All in celebration of Dark Horse Comics & John Byrne Month for July! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Byrne Out July With Us: Fantasti...

Angus reviews 'Hero' from Fantastic Four #285. This is one of three story arcs that John Byrne has singled out that he is most proud of and often gets overlooked in his Hall Of Fame body of work. All in celebration of Dark Horse Comics & John Byrne Month for July! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Byrne Out July With Us: Fanta...

Welcome to Kudos Kirby, a comics journey into Jack Kirby’s lesser known works. Angus will be your guide through this monthly expedition to uncover those hidden gems from “The King of Comics” over 20,000 comic book pages! We hope you enjoy this latest adventure in the journey! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please share your imp...

Angus reviews Mike Avila's interview series of John Byrne In Depth for SYFY WIRE. It is revealing career spanning trip of John's career and tour of his studio/museum. All in celebration of Dark Horse Comics & John Byrne Month for July! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. John Byrne In Depth SYFY WIRE: https://youtu.be/UM0weL1062...

Welcome to Long Time Ago, a journey into the Marvel Star Wars Legends Comics. Our host Angus first made the jump to hyperspace and a galaxy far far away by reading Marvel Star Wars Vol 1 Issue #9 and never looked back! Travel back to 1977 into the origins of the series and discover how comics has supported fandom and in some ways shaped the Star Wars universe.  This thirteenth episode brings...

Welcome to Long STRANGE Trip, a journey into the publication history of Marvel’s Master of the Mystic Arts. Let's place the Eye of Agamotto on The Sorcerer Supreme himself, Doctor Stephen Strange. Broadcasting from his own Sanctum Sanctorum is our host Angus who will be your guide through this monthly expedition to uncover Doctor Strange's comics legacy. We hope you enjoy this latest adventure in...

Our hard traveling hosts, Doc and Angus, conclude their review with the Mosaic series having covered Green Lantern/Green Arrow in PART ONE. These landmark series would go on to tackle many social issues of their day and many we still wrestle with proving that comics can be a powerful medium to deliver stories that matter. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kir...

Angus reviews a modern breakthrough work by Gene Luen in Shang-Chi Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters. This new story adds depth to the Shang-Chi character by building up his mythos while also paying tribute to his Marvel legacy. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters https://www.c...

Our hard traveling hosts, Doc and Angus, review the Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Mosaic series and frame them in the eras that inspired them. These landmark series would go on to tackle many social issues of their day and many we still wrestle with proving that comics can be a powerful medium to deliver stories that matter. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to...

Angus discovers the comic book origins of The Mandarin in anticipation of our Comic Book Character Of The Month Shang-Chi's big screen debut in September! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #50 https://www.comixology.com/Tales-of-Suspense-1959-1968-50/digital-comic/1787 The Hands Of The Mandarin In the...

Angus stays in the 70's to continue to uncover the comic book origins of Shang-Chi and discover how this character would anchor Marvel's martial arts comics for decades to come. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu (1974-1975) #1 https://www.comixology.com/Giant-Size-Master-of-Kung-Fu-1974-1975-1/digital-...

Angus puts on his platform shoes and bell bottom jeans to travel back to 1973 to uncover the comic book origins of Shang-Chi and discover how this character would anchor Marvel's martial arts comics for decades to come. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Special Marvel Edition (1971-1974) #15 https://www.comixology.com/Special-Marv...

Welcome to Kudos Kirby, a comics journey into Jack Kirby’s lesser known works. Angus will be your guide through this monthly expedition to uncover those hidden gems from “The King of Comics” over 20,000 comic book pages! We hope you enjoy this latest adventure in the journey! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please share your imp...

Welcome to Long STRANGE Trip, a journey into the publication history of Marvel’s Master of the Mystic Arts. Let's place the Eye of Agamotto on The Sorcerer Supreme himself, Doctor Stephen Strange. Broadcasting from his own Sanctum Sanctorum is our host Angus who will be your guide through this monthly expedition to uncover Doctor Strange's comics legacy. We hope you enjoy this latest adventure in...

Welcome to Long Time Ago, a journey into the Marvel Star Wars Legends Comics. Our host Angus first made the jump to hyperspace and a galaxy far far away by reading Marvel Star Wars Vol 1 Issue #9 and never looked back! Travel back to 1977 into the origins of the series and discover how comics has supported fandom and in some ways shaped the Star Wars universe.  This twelfth episode brings us...

Angus dusts off a prologue and reveals a gem written by Rich Handley that captures the importance of the Planet Of The Apes comic book series and frames it in the era that inspired it. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Gorilla Warfare And Tales Of Terror can be found in Our Graphic Novel of the Month for June, Planet Of The Apes:...

Angus reviews Kelly Sue DeConnick's and Emma Rios' Pretty Deadly Volume 1 in celebration of Deathface Ginny, our comic book character of the month for Image Comics Month.  Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. May is Image Comics Month and our comic book character in celebration is Deathface Ginny of Pretty Deadly. https://www.co...

Angus reviews Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics, Image Comics: Declaration of Independents. It is the tale of how seven renegade artists shocked the comic-book industry by starting their own company, Image Comics, to rival giants Marvel and DC. All in celebration of Image Comics Month for May! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail....

Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this Ray & Angus explore the comic book origins of Conan. In PART ONE They shared a Kirby kernel, some creative chatter, and delved into Barbarian Life: A Literary Biography of Conan the Barbarian. In PART TWO they discuss the graphic novel, Conan The Barbarian Epic Colle...

Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this Ray & Angus explore the comic book origins of Conan. They share a Kirby kernel, some creative chatter, and delve into Barbarian Life: A Literary Biography of Conan the Barbarian. In PART TWO they discuss the graphic novel, Conan The Barbarian Epic Collection: The Ori...