Jacked Kirby

Artist and tattooist ERIC TALBOT… who made his bones at Mirage Studios during the height of Turtlemania… joins us to talk those pesky Ninja Turtles, tattoos, Cthulhu, duotone, horror fandom, Frank Frazetta, and of course, Jack "King" Kirby! Follow Eric and his awesome art on Instagram! @eric_talbot & @erictalbot_tattoo For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage! www.Flow.Page/jackedkirby Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! And if you like the show, share the show!

We have a passionate and powerful conversation with comic book creator GUY DORIAN SR., touching on subjects like Jack Kirby's influence, diversity in comics, working with comic book legends, the impact of the comic book industry on pop culture & entertainment, and the importance of being true to yourself when creating. It's good stuff! Find Guy on Instagram: @guydoriansrart (He's also on Facebook, too!) He's doing a lot of cool shit, so give him a follow! For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links and our social media pages, visit our FlowPage; www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Author and Jewish folklore expert ROY SCHWARTZ joins us for a conversation about the influence of Jewish culture and religion on the creation of the comic book industry, specifically focusing on Jack Kirby's own Jewishness & how it informed his work! World history, mythology, religion, and comics… what a way to celebrate Hanukkah! Buy Roy's book 'Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero', available everywhere! Visit his site: www.royschwartz.com And follow him on Instagram: @realroyschwartz For all things JACKED KIRBY, including links to listen everywhere AND our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby

We're joined by our friends Patrick Hickey Jr. & Kieran Quinn to discuss their new comic book publishing imprint LEGACY COMIX! It's a great conversation about their origin stories, inspiration, comics, art, diversity, Brooklyn, and so much more! HAPPY THANKSGIVING, KIDS! Give the guys a follow on Instagram: @legacy_comix And check out their website for all things Legacy, including updates, creator bios, samples, news, THEIR KICKSTARTER, and more: www.legacycomix.com For Kieran on IG: @kxquinn @kxquinnsketchbook For Patrick on IG: @patrickhickeyjr And of course, you can find all things JACKED KIRBY, including links to listen everywhere AND our social media pages, on our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby

This episode was recorded live on November 13th 2021 at the Kirby Museum pop-up event "Eternally, Kirby: From Ragnarök to Rebirth" in NYC, featuring Rand Hoppe and Tom Kraft from the Kirby Museum, and our friends Alfred Accettura and George O'Connor! We discuss Kirby's career-spanning "gods" work, themes, and stories, how they've appeared on film, our favorite Kirby "gods", and more! Visit the Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center to support the great work they're doing (buy some merch!) and see what they're up to next!; www.kirbymuseum.org IG @kirbymuseum For Rand & Tom on IG; @rand.hoppe @spacekraftstudios Follow George on IG and check out his book series The Olympians; @thegeorgeoconnor For Big Al on IG; @al_boulder For Tommy; @tommylombardozzi For Mike; @mike_ccd @master_sardus_archive And of course, you can find all things JACKED KIRBY, including links to listen everywhere AND our social media pages, on our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Drinks in hand, we have an epic conversation with comic book creator and artist KELLEY JONES (Batman, Deadman, Sandman, and so much more): we discuss Kirby's work ethic, art, how comics have changed, Kelley's career, a unique Batman, the Marvel movies, Bernie Wrightson, British horror movies, Neil Gaiman… it's awesome! Follow Kelley on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/kelley.jones.526 For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere AND our social media, visit our FlowPage; www.flow.page/jackedkirby

We discuss Jack Kirby's 1976 Marvel Comics series The Eternals as the movie adaptation hits the big screen! Religion, mythology, aliens, superheroes, history, and humanity all get the King Kirby treatment in this series! Good stuff! For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage; www.flow.page/jackedkirby Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!

Steve Carleton & Alil Kunica from The League Of Geekz Podcast join Mike D. & Tommy to discuss the Black Magic tale "My Dolly Is The Devil!" (Prize Comics, November 1950- a Simon & Kirby Production!) Plus, we explore other evil dolls of pop culture in our third spooky Jacktober episode of 2021! (Hey, we fucked up! Just enjoy the show!) For all the Geekz stuff, visit their Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/Theleagueofgeekz/ And listen to them here; https://theleagueofgeekz.libsyn.com/ Also, you can watch these handsome bastards on their YouTube channel; https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCxinaZM3PXTJpRltqpV7xZQ For Steve and Alil on Instagram; @boondox_art @theleagueofgeekzalil Follow Mike's horror-themed IG page; @master_sardus_archive And Tommy's page (for art & stuff); @tommylombardozzi For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere AND social media pages, visit our FlowPage; www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Superman meets the Universal monsters… kind of. For our second Jacktober episode of 2021, we discuss the wackiness that is Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen issues 142 & 143 (DC Comics, 1971). Plus we explore Kirby's brain & wild output, Universal & Hammer horror flicks, SFX, and, Mike D. recaps his NYCC '21 experience. For links to listen to us everywhere, plus our socials, visit our FlowPage; www.flow.page/jackedkirby For Mike's horror-themed IG page; @master_sardus_archive https://instagram.com/master_sardus_archive?utm_medium=copy_link To check out Tommy's art; @tommylombardozzi https://instagram.com/tommylombardozzi?utm_medium=copy_link

Joe Simon and Jack Kirby delve into "the strangest stories ever told" with their Prize Comics anthology book BLACK MAGIC (1950-'61)… and we discuss it! Mike talks about the Miskatonic Institute, Tommy talks about Dr. Dildo, they both talk about horror anthology movies and tv shows… plus lots more spooky fun on our Jacktober 2021 kick-off episode!