Jacked Kirby

Comic artist Andy McDonald (Marvel, DC, and more!) is back on the show with us, and this time we're discussing the role original art plays in the livelihood of working comic artists, as well as Jack Kirby's struggles to get his original art returned from Marvel back in the day. You can find Andy on instagram here: @andymacdeez And also check out his website to purchase some art from him directly (including his sketchbook, tees, stickers, and more!): https://www.comicarthouse.com/ArtistGalleryRoom.asp?ArtistId=1091 For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage! You'll find links to listen to the podcast everywhere, our social media pages, AND, a link to buy a nifty Jacked Kirby tee (or button or coffee mug or sticker or hoody… whatever!) www.flow.page/jackedkirby Please share the show and the pages and rate/review us on Apple & Spotify! Spread the Jacked Kirby word! Thanks!

This week, we're joined by writer SEAN HOWE, who's 2012 book 'Marvel Comics: The Untold Story' has become a valuable reference in the current… and ongoing… Marvel Comics Stan Lee/Jack Kirby debate. So we'll discuss that, as WELL as his brand new book 'Agents Of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s'! Find Sean online at www.seanhowe.com He's also on Instagram: @seanhowe247 For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage! You'll find links to listen to the podcast everywhere, our social media pages, AND, a link to buy a snazzy Jacked Kirby tee (or button or coffee mug or sticker or hoody… whatever!) www.flow.page/jackedkirby Please share the show and the pages and rate/review us on Apple & Spotify! Spread the Jacked Kirby word! Thanks!

For our last Jacktober episode of the month, we're joined by our friends Alil Kunica and Steve Carleton, co-hosts of The Geekz Podcast, to discuss a haunted roller coaster story from Tales Of Suspense issue 30 (Marvel Comics, March 1962), 'The Ghost Rode A Roller Coaster!' We also get into our theme park experiences, favorite scary movies taking place at theme parks, riding roller coasters, and general crackin' around with the Geekz! Good, spooky fun! You can find Alil and Steve on Instagram: @geekzcollectables_alil @boomdox_art And you can find The Geekz Podcast wherever fine pop-culture-themed podcasts are available! For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There's also a link there to purchase a classy Jacked Kirby t-shirt, so get yourself one! You deserve it! If you like the show, share the show! Tag a friend, tell a friend, share the flyer, spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it!) Thanks!

Tommy & Mike D. jump into the deep end of the spooky season with another Jacktober show; this time, "Lone Shark!" By Simon & Kirby, featured in Harvey's Black Magic issue 33 from 1954. Fears of water, the unknown deep, atomic war, and discussion of some movies with sharks… give it a listen and have some monstrous fun! For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There's also a link there to purchase a slick Jacked Kirby t-shirt, so get yourself one! You deserve it! If you like the show, share the show! Tag a friend, tell a friend, share the flyer, spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it!) Thanks!

Episode 221- "Alarming Tales!" For our second Jacktober episode of 2023, we discuss Simon and Kirby's Harvey Comic ALARMING TALES issue 1 (1957)! Sci-fi, psychedelia, psychological horror, and a talking dogman… this anthology comic has all the wacky stuff we enjoy! For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There's also a link there to purchase a stylin' Jacked Kirby t-shirt, so get yourself one! If you like the show, share the show! Tag a friend, tell a friend, share the flyer, spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it!) Thanks!

It's October, and we're kickin' off a month of our annual spooky-themed Jacktober episodes with a Simon & Kirby pre-code 1953 story from Prize Comics' Black Magic issue 27, "The Cat People!" Gypsies! Cat creatures! Cat movies! Cat fun!!! To listen to Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There's also a link there to purchase a suave Jacked Kirby t-shirt, so get one! If you like the show, share the show! Tag a friend, tell a friend, share the flyer, spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it!) Thanks!

Our friend, writer and historian ROY SCHWARTZ, returns to the show to share some classic New York Kirby tales, discuss Captain America's Jewish background, and to tell us (and you) about the new exhibit he's involved in; JewCE! (THE MUSEUM AND LABORATORY OF THE JEWISH COMICS EXPERIENCE runs October 9, through December 2023. Get tickets at www.jewce.org)

You can buy Roy's book 'Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero', anywhere quality books are sold! Visit his site: www.royschwartz.com And follow him on Instagram: @realroyschwartz For all things JACKED KIRBY, including links to listen everywhere, to buy a snazzy t-shirt, AND to view our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby If you like the show, please share the show! Spread the good word! Thanks!

Our buddy George O'Connor (The Olympians graphic novels, and currently, the Asgardians) is back on the show with us to talk HURRICANE, SON OF THOR a character (who like George) has a connection to the gods of olde… and we're gonna discuss how! This Simon & Kirby story appears in Timely's Captain America Comics issue 1 (December 1940), and has a through-line into other Kirby works. Plus, George tells us about his Thor story in the brand new Marvel Super Stories book (coming mid-October 2023)! Exciting/fun stuff! Check out what George has going on by visiting his website: www.georgeoconnorbooks.com And follow him on Instagram: @thegeorgeoconnor Listen to his podcast, too! @hypotheticalisland @seddy_bimco To listen to Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There's also a link there to purchase a Jacked Kirby t-shirt, so go get one! If you like the show, share the show! Tag a friend, tell a friend, share the flyer, spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it!) Thanks!

This week, legendary comic book veteran MIKE CARLIN joins us for a conversation. Recently retired, we rope Mike back in to discuss 9/11, moms, kids these days, his career, and of course, Jack Kirby! From He-Man to Superman, Mike's done it all... and won some awards along the way! Mike can be found on Facebook. But he's retired now, so leave him alone! For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There, you can find various links to listen to the show, links to follow our social media pages, and a link to buy a really nifty Jacked Kirby t-shirt! And as always, please SHARE THE SHOW; forward a flyer, tag a friend, spread the word! Thanks!