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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...

Ray, JJ & Angus along with fellow gamers Dan and Paul uncover a hidden gem of a comic book Role Playing Game from 1998, Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game. Comics have been a source of inspiration for so many role playing games from the first RPG, Dungeons & Dragons, to their most direct application in games such as Marvel Super Heroes (MSHRPG), Champions, or DC Heroes. This miniseries wil...

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...

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 second installment, Doc and Angus discuss Zero Hour: Crisis In Time, the crisis event that DC forgot. Please share...

Angus reviews Robert Kirkman on Starting in Comics, Image and More an interview from Mike Avila's excellent series called Behind the Panel on SYFY WIRE. Robert details in this interview his origin story of falling in love with comics, working with Image, the Walking Dead and more. It is an outstanding reveal and provides fantastic context for our graphic novel of the month read The Walking Dead. P...

Ray and Angus take a trip through the Microverse 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: Micronauts Vol. 1 https://www.comixology.com/Micronauts-Vol-1/digital-comic/473506 THEY CAME FROM A DYING UNIVERSE! ACROYEAR, SPACE GLIDER, BIOTRON, and their allie...

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...

Angus reviews this 4 issue limited series that chronicled Black Widow's history in comic book series using a very clever plot device. This was done in support of her big screen self titled film later this year which promises to probe into her past and origin story. Please share your thoughts once you have read: Black Widow: Deadly Origin Collects Black Widow: Deadly Origin #1-4. https://www.comixo...

Doc and Angus don their fiction suits, create sigils, enter the Supercontext, and return with their review of Grant Morrison's The Invisibles Book One. The Invisibles is a seminal work for Grant Morrison that marked both a transition and maturity to his writing. It would go on to influence many other artists including being a keystone to the creation of The Matrix movie franchise. Please drop us a...

Ray, JJ & Angus along with fellow gamers Dan and Paul uncover a hidden gem of a comic book Role Playing Game from 1998, Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game. Comics have been a source of inspiration for so many role playing games from the first RPG, Dungeons & Dragons, to their most direct application in games such as Marvel Super Heroes (MSHRPG), Champions, or DC Heroes. This miniseries wil...

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...

Ray and Angus come in from out of the cold, returning from their expedition to McMurdo Station on Antarctica, with their review of Whiteout! This detective thriller graphic novel launched the careers of both writer Greg Rucka and artist Steve Lieber. 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 rea...

Doc and Angus conclude their discussion of Doc's Justice Society of America (JSA) Journey. The JSA would be a part of some of the most important events in the DC Multiverse as well as being the very first super hero team ever in the comic book pages! 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 rea...

Doc and Angus explore Doc's Justice Society of America (JSA) Journey as he just completed a full read of the series from its 1940's origins to present day. The JSA would be a part of some of the most important events in the DC Multiverse as well as being the very first super hero team ever in the comic book pages! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidsp...

Angus reviews 40 Years of Thrill-power Festival: The Law Masters panel, a 45 minute panel discussion with John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, creators of Judge Dredd. 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: 40 Years of Thrill-power Festival: The Law Masters panel https://youtu.be/BXQ...

There is a universe beyond which little is known. It’s been obscured through space and time. Ray travels the Comics Cosmos in a quest to uncover that dimension where limited runs and archival goodness lost to the ages still exists … you have entered Ray’s Rarities! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please share your impressions on...

We conclude our celebration of Appendix N Month with a modern classic fantasy novel by R.A. Salvatore, Book 1 of the Dark Elf Trilogy, Homeland adapted into a graphic novel by Andrew Dabb and Tim Seeley.  Sit back relax and take a journey with back into the Underdark of the Forgotten Realms and experience the strange and exotic Menzoberranzan, the vast city of the Drow, home to Drizzt Do'Urde...

In celebration of Appendix N Month we present this bonus episode profiling the first Dungeons & Dragons comics series. Angus returns from his trip to the City Of The Dead and reviews the second story arc of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Issues #5-8 The Spirit of Myrrth. Please share your impressions once you have read: Dungeons & Dragons Classics Vol. 1 The classic Advanced Dungeons &amp...

In celebration of Appendix N Month we present this bonus episode profiling the first Dungeons & Dragons comics series. Angus returns from his trip to the Realms and reviews the first story arc of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Issues #1-4 Origins / Selûne's Eye.  Please share your impressions once you have read: Dungeons & Dragons Classics Vol. 1 The classic Advanced Dungeons & D...

Welcome to Comics Archeology! What started out as a segment during our reviews of graphic novels has now turned into a series and to start us off we will be doing a deep dive into Appendix N this month. In our first episode we asked the question 'What is Appendix N?'.  In this concluding episode of the series we chronicle D&D's influence on comics from strips in Dragon Magazine, to D&...

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...