While Pete Doree isn’t a full-time cartoonist, the love of comics runs deep in his veins. Before starting the conversation, Shah and Pete touched base on the coronavirus situation. The rest of the chat was full on fanboy-level obsessing over their love of Jack Kirby, classic comics, the importance of creator rights and Pete’s comic— STAN & JACK, one of the purest homages to the title’s duo and comics as a whole.

 

Growing up in the UK, Pete first ran into Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s work in 1972 in a comic magazine called The Mighty World of Marvel. This publication reprinted Marvel comics from the early days of characters like Hulk, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, Fantastic Four, etc. The rest is history… and leads to the creation of Pete’s lovable parody comic— STAN & JACK.

 

The comic sees Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (and other members of the Marvel Bullpen) traveling dimensions to find the mysterious figure who kidnapped them. Full of Easter Eggs, in-jokes, cartoonish art and it’s made with affection.

 

Pete and Shah talk about Pete’s long-time friendship with comic book artist Sean Phillips, his interview with writer Don McGregor, comic book movie burnout, advertising your work and more!

Buy Pete’s comic here: https://petedoree.bigcartel.com/

Pete’s Media:

• Twitter: @PeteDoree

• Blog: http://kidsfromrecroad.blogspot.com/
  
  

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