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Doc and Angus celebrate Neal Adams all year long in 2025 and in this fourth installment they reflect on Neal's later career and focus on his Fantastic Four collaboration with writer Mark Waid. This is the first full-length Fantastic Four story ever illustrated by Neal Adams! An unstoppable meteor of unknown origin has just erupted from hyperspace--and unless the Fantastic Four can find a way to st...

JJ and Angus leap into Grant Morrison's 'All-Star Superman' in celebration of Superman's return to the big screen in James Gunn's 'Superman'! All Star Superman: The Deluxe Edition (All-Star Superman) https://www.amazon.com/All-Star-Superman-Deluxe-All-Star-ebook/dp/B09NS29HTD/ They also discuss 'Superman For All Seasons' in the context of reviewing 'All-Star Superman' since it was also mentioned t...

Doc and Angus discuss Norgal the Comic Book Character Of The Month for Image Comics Month in May. Head Lopper Vol. 1: The Island or A Plague Of Beasts https://www.amazon.com/Head-Lopper-Vol-Island-Plague-ebook/dp/B01HOT2ZMU/ The Head Lopper, Norgal, and the nagging severed head of Agatha Blue Witch arrive on the Isle of Barra to find it overrun with beasts: minions of the Sorcerer of the Black Bog...

Doc and Angus celebrate Neal Adams all year long in 2025 and in this third installment they reflect further on Neal's career and focus on his time with two of DC's prized characters. They discuss his work on Batman: Batman #251 'The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!' and Power Records PR-27 'Trumping The Joker'. They then turn their attention to 'Superman vs. Muhammad Ali' in celebration of Superman's ret...

Doc and Angus kick off Superman Week with a review of 'Superman For All Seasons'. This is all in celebration and great anticipation of Superman's return to the big screen in James Gunn's 'Superman' coming to theaters this Friday! Superman For All Seasons (2023 Edition) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Superman-All-Seasons-2023-ebook/dp/B0CJMSHYLL/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Before Superman…before Clark Kent, ace reporter for...

Happy Fourth of July / Independence Day Weekend! Welcome to our Star Spangled Spectacular. Angus reviews Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's Fighting American Vol 1 Issue 1 in celebration of the American Spirit! Fighting American (Classic) #1 https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-American-Classic-Joe-Simon-ebook/dp/B075SQ85B4 Fighting American, Chapter 1, Captain America Returns https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/sim...

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 adven...

Angus concludes Superman Month with a review of Max Fleischer’s Superman. Max Fleischer gave the world’s first Super Hero his initial animated spotlight, producing 17 theatrical animated shorts from September 1941 to July 1943 that further elevated the character’s profile, and added many significant aspects to his canon – including coining many of Superman’s patented catchphrases and attributes. T...

Angus continues Superman Month with a dive into The Adventures of Superman a long-running radio serial that originally aired from 1940 to 1951. The serial came to radio as a syndicated show on New York City's WOR on February 12, 1940. This is all in celebration and great anticipation of Superman's return to the big screen in James Gunn's 'Superman' coming to theaters in July 20...

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! Angus reviews Issue #6 A Cup of Youth! Black Panther Epic Collection: Revenge Of The Black Panther ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon...

Like a thunderbolt from heaven, JJ and Angus witness greedy deities battle for absolute rule over the material world! Where did this Jonathan Hickman and Mike Costa epic take them?! God is Dead Volume 1 https://www.amazon.com/God-Dead-1-Jonathan-Hickman/dp/159291229X/ Leave a message at kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com Join the Community Discussions  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mewe.com/join/kir...

Angus continues Superman Month with a review of New York World's Fair Comics Vol 1 Story 1 'Superman at the World's Fair'. The 1939–1940 New York World's Fair would accelerate the popularity of Superman. The promotion of Superman at The World's Fair would take the character to new heights which included the first personal appearance of the character on Superman Day July 3,...

Angus kicks off Superman Month with a review of Action Comics Volume 1 Issue 1, the premiere of Superman! He also discusses the cultural legacy of the character from comics, to radio, to movie serials, to television and finally to feature films. This is all in celebration and great anticipation of Superman's return to the big screen in James Gunn's 'Superman' coming to theaters 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 sixty-first episode reviews issu...

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 is transported into a pitch-black fantasy where a group of forty-something adults have to deal with the returning, unearthly horror they only just survived as teenage role-players. KIERON GILLEN teams up with artist supernova STEPHANIE HANS in this epic series all in celebration of Image Comics Month! Die Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker https://www.amazon.com/Die-Vol-1-Fantasy-Heartbreaker-eboo...

Angus travels back to World War II through the lens of comic book luminary Garth Ennis. Battlefields is a comic book metaseries written by Garth Ennis, comprising several mini-series, each illustrated by a different artist. This first volume contains 3 mini-series. The third mini-series reviewed is titled 'The Tankies' and it concerns an inexperienced British tank crew of Londoners in a Ch...

Angus travels back to World War II through the lens of comic book luminary Garth Ennis. Battlefields is a comic book metaseries written by Garth Ennis, comprising several mini-series, each illustrated by a different artist. This first volume contains 3 mini-series. The second mini-series reviewed is titled 'Dear Billy' and concerns a British nurse, who had survived rape and attempted execu...

Angus travels back to World War II through the lens of comic book luminary Garth Ennis. Battlefields is a comic book metaseries written by Garth Ennis, comprising several mini-series, each illustrated by a different artist. This first volume contains 3 mini-series. The first mini-series reviewed is titled 'The Night Witches' and is set on the Eastern front. It concerns a women-only Soviet...

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! Angus reviews Issue #5 Quest for the Sacred Water-Skin!!. Black Panther Epic Collection: Revenge Of The Black Panther ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Angus continues the Image Comics Month celebration with his deep dive into The Official Image Comics Timeline which was published in 2022 to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the publisher! The Official Image Timeline (One-Shot) https://www.amazon.com/Official-Image-Timeline-One-Shot-ebook/dp/B09PZFXSFW/ Just in time to celebrate Image Comics’ 30th anniversary, Image archivist and co-founder JIM V...

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 sixtieth episode reviews issue 4...

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 adven...

Welcome to Doc's Comics Crossovers! This is the first in a new series that will explore the history of comic book crossover issues. First up are the ones that started it all in modern comics between DC and Marvel: Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man & Batman vs The Incredible Hulk! Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_vs_The_Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_1 Batma...

Doc and Angus investigate the origins of the Thunderbolts in celebration of the Thunderbolts* movie premiering this week! Thunderbolts Classic Vol. 1 https://www.amazon.com/Thunderbolts-Classic-Vol-1997-2003-ebook/dp/B00PSN2HV4/ Justice, like lightning! When the world's heroes disappear, a new team rises to take their place! Meet the Thunderbolts: Citizen V! Techno! MACH-1! Songbird! Meteorite...