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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 2 Issue 1 and conducts the review within the context of the history of the comic book, toy line, and animated series tie-in craze that would explode in the 1980's.

Super Powers by Jack Kirby

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Super-Powers-Jack-Kirby-ebook/dp/B077YXRW55/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We will review, in issue order, one issue each month (Vol 1 > #1 - #5 from 1984 / Vol 2 > #1 - #6 from 1985) in 2026.

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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 written by Jonathan Hickman and art by Esad Ribic.

Aliens vs. Avengers (Aliens vs. Avengers (2024-2025))

https://www.amazon.com/Aliens-vs-Avengers-2024-2025-ebook/dp/B0F9Q2CPKK/

Iconic franchises collide as Earth's Mightiest heroes face the universe's deadliest threat! When the Xenomorphs reach Earth, the perfect organism meets a planet of superhumans. Who will be first to fall? Overwhelmed by Xenomorphs, the survivors abandon their home planet! But with so many dead and wounded - and a terrifying few…changed - the Avengers must avenge! But as the gods of creation known as the Engineers set out to destroy what they made, hmanity's remaining heroes discover an even more pressing threat: the X-Men. Legendary collaborators Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić cut loose in an epic clash unmissable for Marvel and Alien fans alike!

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DARK HORSE COMICS MONTH Graphic Novel - Hellboy Omnibus Volume 2: Strange Places

https://www.amazon.com/Hellboy-Omnibus-Strange-Places-ebook/dp/B07BJLL89Y/

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DARK HORSE COMICS MONTH Comic Book Character of the Month - Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus Vol. 1

https://www.amazon.com/Aliens-Original-Years-Omnibus-Vol-ebook/dp/B0B1S4TWR7/

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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-third episode reviews issue 59. 'Luke and Lando look to purchase black market TIE fighters, but then a large worm-like creature known as a Watchbeast attacks!' We hope you enjoy this latest adventure in the journey! Please drop us a message, send us an mp3 or email to [email protected].

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Star Wars (1977-1986) #59

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-1977-1986-David-Michelinie-ebook/dp/B01498B30Y/

Long Time Ago Reading List And Schedule For 2026

Star Wars (1977-1986)

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January - Issue #53

February - Issue #54

March - Issue #55

April - Issue #56

May - Issue #57

June - Issue #58

July - Issue #59

August - Issue #60

September - Issue #61

October - Issue #62

November - Issue #63

December - Issue #64

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This series is dedicated in loving memory of Charley Lippincott, who George Lucas hired in late 1975 to join the first Star Wars production as Vice President of Advertising, Publicity, Promotion & Merchandising. He is responsible for Star Wars comics becoming a reality with Marvel! The Force will be with him, always.

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 the journey!

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Doctor Strange (1968-1969) #176

https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Strange-Masterworks-Vol-1968-1969-ebook/dp/B01N9KCH0F/

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Happy 250TH Birthday America! Angus concludes our Star Spangled Banner Spectacular Celebration with Give Me Liberty! A Revised History of the American Revolution by Gilbert Shelton and Ted Richards.

PART TWO: Give Me Liberty! A Revised History of the American Revolution

⁠https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Revised-History-American-Revolution-ebook/dp/B0DPJCQTB3/⁠

Fifty years ago, underground cartoonists Gilbert Shelton (ZAP Comix, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers) and Ted Richards (Air Pirates, The Forty Year Old Hippie) combined their talents to create a more-or-less accurate summary of the founding of the United States of America as it was never taught in school! With Shelton's degree in history, Richards' experience as an army brat turned Air Force enlistee, and their combined skills at both slapstick and satire, they crafted "A Revised History Of The American Revolution," combining high strategic points with the perspective of regular grunts and citizens.Give Me Liberty! was originally serialized in alternative newspapers through 1975-76 and now, for only the second time in 250 years, Fantagraphics Underground brings this lost classic back to print. Printed at close to original tabloid size and packed with a wealth of incredibly rare additional material, this is an early contender for best archival comics release of 2025.

Please join us for our Dark Horse Comics Month Reads:

DARK HORSE COMICS MONTH - Hellboy Omnibus Volume 2: Strange Places

⁠https://www.amazon.com/Hellboy-Omnibus-Strange-Places-ebook/dp/B07BJLL89Y/⁠

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DARK HORSE COMICS MONTH - Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus Vol. 1

⁠https://www.amazon.com/Aliens-Original-Years-Omnibus-Vol-ebook/dp/B0B1S4TWR7/⁠

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Happy Sestercentennial America! Angus kicks off Dark Horse Comics Month with a Star Spangled Banner Spectacular Celebration of Give Me Liberty by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons.

In PART TWO on July 4th, Angus will review Give Me Liberty! A Revised History of the American Revolution by Gilbert Shelton and Ted Richards.

PART ONE: Give Me Liberty

https://www.darkhorse.com/books/44-329/give-me-liberty-tpb/

Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons' critically-acclaimed and Eisner Award-winning futuristic tale about a young girl from the ghetto who struggles against impossible odds to save the world from the armies of Fat Boy Burgers, the Aryan Thrust, and the meanest Mr. Clean ever...the Surgeon General!

PART TWO: Give Me Liberty! A Revised History of the American Revolution

https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Revised-History-American-Revolution-ebook/dp/B0DPJCQTB3/

Fifty years ago, underground cartoonists Gilbert Shelton (ZAP Comix, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers) and Ted Richards (Air Pirates, The Forty Year Old Hippie) combined their talents to create a more-or-less accurate summary of the founding of the United States of America as it was never taught in school! With Shelton's degree in history, Richards' experience as an army brat turned Air Force enlistee, and their combined skills at both slapstick and satire, they crafted "A Revised History Of The American Revolution," combining high strategic points with the perspective of regular grunts and citizens.Give Me Liberty! was originally serialized in alternative newspapers through 1975-76 and now, for only the second time in 250 years, Fantagraphics Underground brings this lost classic back to print. Printed at close to original tabloid size and packed with a wealth of incredibly rare additional material, this is an early contender for best archival comics release of 2025.

Please join us for our Dark Horse Comics Month Reads:

DARK HORSE COMICS MONTH - Hellboy Omnibus Volume 2: Strange Places

https://www.amazon.com/Hellboy-Omnibus-Strange-Places-ebook/dp/B07BJLL89Y/

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DARK HORSE COMICS MONTH - Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus Vol. 1

https://www.amazon.com/Aliens-Original-Years-Omnibus-Vol-ebook/dp/B0B1S4TWR7/

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Please join us for our 2026 Graphic Novel Reads

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Happy 800th Episode and Big Thank You to our listeners!!! JJ and Angus sit down to discuss our Comic Book Character Of The Month selection Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow. This graphic novel was the primary source of inspiration for the Supergirl movie in theaters today!

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

https://www.amazon.com/Supergirl-Woman-Tomorrow-Tom-King-ebook/dp/B0B6B1K23W/

It’s Supergirl like you’ve never seen her before, in a character-defining sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece from Mister Miracle writer Tom King and Wonder Woman artist Bilquis Evely!

Kara Zor-El has seen some epic adventures over the years, but she now finds her life without meaning or purpose. Here she is, a young woman who saw her planet destroyed and was sent to Earth to protect a baby cousin who ended up not needing her. What was it all for? Wherever she goes, people only see her through the lens of Superman’s fame.

Just when Supergirl thinks she’s had enough, everything changes. An alien girl seeks her out for a vicious mission. Her world has been destroyed, and the bad guys responsible are still out there. She wants revenge, and if Supergirl doesn’t help her, she’ll do it herself, whatever the cost. Now a Kryptonian, a dog, and an angry, heartbroken child head out into space on a journey that will shake them to their very core.

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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 5 and conducts the review within the context of the history of the comic book, toy line, and animated series tie-in craze that would explode in the 1980's.

Super Powers by Jack Kirby

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Super-Powers-Jack-Kirby-ebook/dp/B077YXRW55/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We will review, in issue order, one issue each month (Vol 1 > #1 - #5 from 1984 / Vol 2 > #1 - #6 from 1985) in 2026.

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Please join us for our 2026 Graphic Novel Reads

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Earlier this year we lost Sal Buscema. 20+ years earlier we had lost his brother John. This is a long overdue tribute to The Brothers Buscema where Doc and Angus highlight the works that meant the most to these brothers and left a massive legacy on comic book history! First up are selections from Sal Buscema's run on The Incredible Hulk!

Incredible Hulk (1962-1999)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JKLJSNV

'The Incredible Hulk' Issues 198, 206, 254, and 272 are reviewed.

In July we will review Sal's run on 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' Issues 178-183, 'The Child Within' six issue story / event.

In November we will start a review on John's Conan run starting with Savage Sword Of Conan Vol 1 stories: "Black Colossus" (SSoC #2), "Iron Shadows in the Moon" (SSoC #4), and "A Witch Shall Be Born" (SSoC #5).

In December, John's birth month, we will conclude our tribute with the second half of our review on John's Conan run with Savage Sword Of Conan Vol 2 stories: "The People of the Black Circle" (SSoC #16), "The Tower of the Elephant" (SSoC #24), and "Beyond the Black River" (SSoC #26).

Please join us in June to further celebrate Sal Buscema by reading his run on 'ROM: Spaceknight'!

Graphic Novel Of The Month > Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1

⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Rom-Original-Marvel-Omnibus-1979-1986-ebook/dp/B0CLLBMSLX/⁠⁠

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Angus brings into the screening room 2 micro-documentaries on ROM The Space Knight.

The Story of ROM Spaceknight: From Failed Toy to Important Comic Character

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zQTaP8x-c4

The History of ROM Spaceknight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HI3WCtkuGo

Please join us for our June Reads:

Graphic Novel Of The Month > Rom: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1

⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Rom-Original-Marvel-Omnibus-1979-1986-ebook/dp/B0CLLBMSLX/⁠⁠

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Comic Book Character Of The Month > Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Supergirl-Woman-Tomorrow-Tom-King-ebook/dp/B0B6B1K23W/⁠⁠

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Please join us for our 2026 Graphic Novel Reads

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