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In celebration of Image Comics Month, Angus goes on a quest to Palisade to find the Rat Queens! Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery https://www.amazon.com/Rat-Queens-Vol-Sass-Sorcery-ebook/dp/B00J9O0QC0/ Who are the Rat Queens? A pack of booze-guzzling, death-dealing battle maidens-for-hire, and they're in the business of killing all god's creatures for profit. It's also a darkly comedic sass-an...

JJ and Angus take a long journey with Elijah Snow as he conducts an excavation of the 20th Century’s imagination! Comic Book Character Of The Month For April 2026: Elijah Snow > Planetary Book One https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0734FMPTD This book collects the adventures of Elijah Snow, a powerful, hundred- year-old- man, Jakita Wagner, an extremely powerful but bored woman, and The Drummer, a man...

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 seventy-first episode reviews is...

Angus reviews Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life. Written with Crumb’s cooperation, this fascinating, rollicking book takes in seven decades of Crumb’s iconic works, including Fritz the Cat, Weirdo, and his adaptation of The Book of Genesis. Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life https://www.amazon.com/Crumb-Cartoonists-Life-Dan-Nadel/dp/1982144009/ Robert Crumb is often credited with single-handedly transfor...

Angus reviews R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country , a tribute by an underground icon to the musical innovators who helped inspire him. R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country https://www.amazon.com/dp/0810930862 Anyone who knows R. Crumb’s work as an illustrator knows of his passion for music. And all those who collect his work prize the Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Gr...

Angus reviews in the screening room Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts . This insightful documentary dives into the warped mind of the writer/futurist/philosopher behind groundbreaking comics "Transmetropolitan," "Iron Man: Extremis," and "RED." Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts - Official Full Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtnkhgDn8A8 Warren Ellis sees the future. He i...

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! In this episode Angus discusses Jack Kirby SUPER POWERS Vol 1 Issue 3 and conducts the review within the context of the his...

JJ and Angus discuss a hidden gem of a series Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld our Comic Book Character Of The Month for March / Appendix N Month! Reaching 13 years old is a milestone in life, especially in the case of Amy Winston. Amy discovers many hidden truths about her past, foremost that she is actually Princess Amethyst, who comes from a world much different from her own, the Gemworld, far re...

JJ and Angus discuss WonderCon 2026. They delve into Angus' impressions of the Exhibit Hall and the panels that he attended. WonderCon Program Book https://www.comic-con.org/wc/publications/ The WonderCon Anaheim Program Book is the official publication of the show, containing the complete schedule (including Programs, Games, Anime, and Special Events), along with an Exhibit Hall map and exhib...

Angus reviews in the screening room Robert Crumb and Dan Nadel with Naomi Fry — Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life ! Over the course of 70 years, Robert Crumb almost single-handedly transformed comics from a pulp children’s pastime into high art for adults. Now with the help of Crumb himself — and his never-before-seen letters and archives — award-winning comics scholar and biographer Dan Nadel is ready t...

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 seventieth episode reviews issue...

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 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! In this episode Angus discusses Jack Kirby SUPER POWERS Vol 1 Issue 2 and conducts the review within the context of the his...

Angus continues the Appendix N Month celebration with his review and celebration of the graphic novel adaptation of George R. R. Martin's The Hedge Knight . The Hedge Knight (A Game of Thrones) https://www.amazon.com/Hedge-Knight-Game-Thrones-ebook/dp/B00DH07FAS/ Please join us in our Appendix N Month Celebration : Our Graphic Novel Of The Month A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel ⁠https://w...

Ray and Angus are back to celebrate Appendix N Month and to review the iconic RPG art of David A. Trampier otherwise known as Tramp or by his initials D.A.T.. They discuss the influence Tramp had on D&D art and reflect on some of his best known works. Then Ray and Angus delve deep into the comics world of WORMY which ran in Dragon Magazine from 1977-1988. If you are attending Gary Con XVIII yo...

JJ and Angus conclude their review of the comic book epic Starstruck! In PART ONE they discussed the creatives and delved deep into a little Comics Archeology on the topic of Paratext! In PART TWO they review the entire series in depth! “It’s a TOUGH GALAXY, but SOMEBODY’S gotta live in it, and it might as well be YOU!” Starstruck / Starstruck: Old Proldiers Never Die ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0...

“It’s a TOUGH GALAXY, but SOMEBODY’S gotta live in it, and it might as well be YOU!” JJ and Angus heed the call and review the comic book epic Starstruck! In PART ONE they discuss the creatives and delve deep into a little Comics Archeology on the topic of Paratext! In PART TWO they review the entire series in depth! Starstruck / Starstruck: Old Proldiers Never Die https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009F5...

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 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-ninth episode reviews issu...

Welcome back to Doc's Comics Crossovers! This is a series that explores the history of comic book crossover issues. Our episode's crossover event was authored and drawn by John Byrne in 1995, Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger. Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger https://www.amazon.com/Darkseid-vs-Galactus-Hunger-comic/dp/B07661CSZ7/ Darkseid: the embodiment of evil. Dark Lord of the hellish world of...

Doc and Angus discuss Richard Stark's Parker our Comic Book Character Of The Month for February. Richard Stark's Parker Vol. 1: The Hunter ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Starks-Parker-Vol-Hunter-ebook/dp/B007KDHO18/ Darwyn Cooke, Eisner-Award-winning writer/artist, sets his artistic sights on bringing to life one of the true classics of crime fiction: Richard Stark's Parker. Stark was...

Doc and Angus discuss Peter Milligan's 'Shade, the Changing Man' our Comic Book Character Of The Month for January. All in celebration of Vertigo Comics Month. Shade, the Changing Man by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo Omnibus Vol. 1 https://www.amazon.com/Shade-Changing-Milligan-Bachalo-Omnibus/dp/1799500306/ Shade, the Changing Man starts with Kathy George's encounter with Shade...

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! In this episode Angus discusses Jack Kirby SUPER POWERS Vol 1 Issue 1 and conducts the review within the context of the his...

Angus explores the origins of Wonder Man and gives his impressions of the character and the new streaming series on Disney+. WONDER MAN 1 (1986) #1 https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/73541/wonder-man-1-1986-1 Wonder Man https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/wonder-man/1 Leave a message at kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com Join the Community Discussions  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mewe.com/join/kir...

Happy Valentine's Day! What says superhero romance better than MJ and Peter's relationship? Today we celebrate their story through our review of 'To Have and To Hold'. Sensational Spider-Man (2006-2007) Annual #1 https://www.amazon.com/Sensational-Spider-Man-2006-2007-Annual-1-ebook/dp/B01BE1WEUC/ Leave a message at kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com Join the Community Discussions  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...