Kirby's Kids

Welcome to Jack Kirby Month 2020 Celebration on Kirby's Kids! We have a jam packed month of "King" sized goodness planned! In this episode Angus reviews the 1974 reuniting of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby on Sandman Volume 1 Issue 1. Sandman Vol 1 #1 https://youtu.be/r2zTrtMXozg Please join us for our additional reads to celebrate Jack and his comics legacy: Kudos Kirby - Challengers Of The Unknown #4...

Welcome to Jack Kirby Month 2020 Celebration on Kirby's Kids! We have a jam packed month of "King" sized goodness planned! In this episode Angus reviews the last seven stories of DC Comics Presents: The Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler #1. DC Comics Presents: The Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler #1 https://www.comixology.com/DC-Comics-Presents-The-Jack-Kirby-Omnibus-Sampler-1/digital-comic/27871 Please join u...

Welcome to Jack Kirby Month 2020 Celebration on Kirby's Kids! We have a jam packed month of "King" sized goodness planned! In this episode Angus reviews the first seven stories of DC Comics Presents: The Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler #1. DC Comics Presents: The Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler #1 https://www.comixology.com/DC-Comics-Presents-The-Jack-Kirby-Omnibus-Sampler-1/digital-comic/27871 Please join...

Welcome to Jack Kirby Month 2020 Celebration on Kirby's Kids! We have a jam packed month of "King" sized goodness planned! In this episode Angus reviews Red Raven Comics Volume 1 Issue 1. Red Raven Comics #1  https://www.comixology.com/Red-Raven-Comics-1940-1/digital-comic/579584 Please join us for our additional reads to celebrate Jack and his comics legacy: The Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler Pa...

Welcome to Jack Kirby Month 2020 Celebration on Kirby's Kids! We have a jam packed month of "King" sized goodness planned! In this episode Angus reviews the graphic novel biography Jack Kirby: The Epic Life Of The King Of Comics by Tom Scioli. Jack Kirby: The Epic Life Of The King Of Comics https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Kirby-Tom-Scioli/dp/1984856901/ Please join us for our additional reads to celeb...

Welcome to Jack Kirby Month 2020 Celebration on Kirby's Kids! We have a jam packed month of "King" sized goodness planned! Jack Kirby: The Epic Life Of The King Of Comics - August 5th https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Kirby-Tom-Scioli/dp/1984856901/ Red Raven Comics #1 - August 8th https://www.comixology.com/Red-Raven-Comics-1940-1/digital-comic/579584 The Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler Part 1 - August 12th...

Doc and Angus ride into Shadows West and provide their take on Jonah Hex! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please share your impressions once you have read: Jonah Hex: Shadows West - Joe R. Lansdale https://www.comixology.com/Jonah-Hex-Shadows-West/digital-comic/87690 Joe R. Lansdale, the acclaimed horror novelist of such titles...

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...

You're on the Crisis Hotline With Doc and a brand new series for 2020 that will focus on all the Crisis events in the DC Universe. It is not a review program but rather a reader's guide and introduction to those events that highlights the importance of them to the DC Universe. In this fourth installment, Doc and Angus discuss Identity Crisis. When Sue Dibny, wife of the Elongated Man, is murdered...

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 a 40 minute discussion with Mike Grell done by Terence Dollard and shot during Dragon Con in Atlanta. This episode shows what life in Artist's Alley is like. Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please share your impressions once you have viewed: Comic Culture with Mike Grell https://youtu.be/80xHWyqEVyE Please join us...

Welcome to Long Time Ago, a journey into the Classic Marvel Star Wars 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 second episode features a...

Angus pulls the string and takes aim at the first appearance of Green Arrow and his origin story. Please share your thoughts once you have read: Green Arrow Secret Origins (1986-1990) #38 https://www.comixology.com/Secret-Origins-1986-1990-38/digital-comic/87150 Discover the origin of the Emerald Archer and his superhero sidekick Speedy! Oliver recalls how he became stranded on the island and what...

Angus celebrates Independence Day with a Star Spangled Banner review of:  Captain America/Black Panther: Flags Of Our Fathers https://www.comixology.com/Captain-America-Black-Panther-Flags-Of-Our-Fathers/digital-comic/343125 Collects Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of our Fathers #1-4. For the first time ever, see the full story of the first meeting of Captain America and the Black Panth...

Angus pays tribute to Joe Sinnott, an unsung hero at Marvel and among the greats, on the occasion of his passing. He also recommends four essential works to read in honor of Joe's illustrative legacy!  Please share your thoughts once you have read: Menace (1953-1954) #2 https://www.comixology.com/Menace-1953-1954-2/digital-comic/834961 "Rocket to the Moon!"  - A lab assistant builds a ro...

Doc and Angus journey through The Walking Dead and live to report back on their findings! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please share your impressions once you have read: The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye Collects issues #1-6. https://www.comixology.com/The-Walking-Dead-Vol-1-Days-Gone-Bye/digital-comic/663 Rick Grimes is...

Angus journeys Out West to wrangle with the Rawhide Kid! This 1960 reboot of the series with issue #17 chronicled Rawhide Kid's origin and the reintroduction of his character to the comics reading public after a 3 year absence. This would bring together the talents of writer/editor Stan Lee and artists Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers to form a dynamic creative team and breath new life into the character...

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 pays tribute to Denny O'Neil, a luminary in the comics pantheon of greats, on the occasion of his passing. He also reviews in Denny's honor perhaps one of the single best issues and stories of his career, "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge"! Please share your thoughts once you have read: Batman (1940-2011) #251: Facsimile Edition https://www.comixology.com/Batman-1940-2011-251-Facsimile-Edition/d...

You're on the Crisis Hotline With Doc and a brand new series for 2020 that will focus on all the Crisis events in the DC Universe. It is not a review program but rather a reader's guide and introduction to those events that highlights the importance of them to the DC Universe. In this third installment, Doc and Angus discuss The Final Night, a terrifying threat that can blot out the sun and plunge...

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...

Comics Cowboy Troy takes over the airwaves for Western Comics Month on Kirby's Kids to review the interview by Del Howison of Joe R. Lansdale on HWA Day at the 2012 World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City. Joe reveals how comics taught him how to read and developed his love of the medium and lead to not only his love of reading but his chosen profession as an author and storyteller. It is an out...

Angus reviews this 7 issue story arc that chronicled Wonder Woman's origin and the reintroduction of her character onto Earth-2 post Crisis On Infinite Earths event. This was done in support of her highly anticipated sequel Wonder Woman 1984 film later this year which promises to delve into the 80's culture found in this graphic novel and her archenemy Cheetah. Please share your thoughts once you...

Welcome to Long Time Ago, a journey into the Classic Marvel Star Wars 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 first episode also kicks o...

Ray and Angus stroll the streets of Lankhmar and report back on their findings! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please share your impressions once you have read: Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: Cloud of Hate and Other Stories https://www.comixology.com/Fritz-Leibers-Fafhrd-and-the-Gray-Mouser-Cloud-of-Hate-and-Other-S...