Join Mike D, one half of the Jacked Kirby team, as he joins Rob Martin (CCD) and Anthony Marino (BKOne) LIVE from INDUSTRY CITY, Brooklybn. They will be KICKING off the Super Week festivities on behalf of St Mark's Comics, will discuss spooky season and all the fantastic events coming up for all of us at Industry City in October of 2023!

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! 

Artist SIMON FRASER finally joins us for a conversation about his career, comics, Kirby’s influence across the pond, fandom, British comics, art, and more! Good stuff!   You can find Simon on Instagram: @si_fraser And visit his website: www.simonfraser.net     For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby

This week we discuss the back-up stories from Thor issues 146-152 (1967) that tell “The Origin of… the Incomparable Inhumans!” Pure Kirby goodness (with some Stan stuff thrown in)!    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 stylish Jacked Kirby t-shirt! And as always, please share the show! Don’t be a tight-lipped Blackbolt and get the word out! Forward a flyer, tag a friend, spread the news! Thanks, kids!

This week we talk to Ryan Does, creator and host of the podcast ACROSS THE BIGFROST, which focuses on everyone’s favorite God Of Thunder, The Mighty Thor! We discuss Thor (obviously) throughout the years, the challenges involved in writing legacy characters, podcasting, fandom, the Predator movies, Kirby’s visuals, and more! Good conversation with a good dude who loves what he does! Find Across The Bifrost Podcast wherever you can listen to quality podcasts! Subscribe and enjoy! And give them a follow on Instagram at @mightythorpodcast And Ryan’s also on there: @iameyandoes   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 our social media pages, and a link to buy slick Jacked Kirby t-shirt! Get in there! And as always, please share the show! Forward a flyer, tag a friend, spread the world! Thanks, kids!

With a few more weeks of August left, Tommy & Mike D. are guest-free for this episode, having an easy, breezy conversation about what they’ve been up to this summer. Grab a cold lemonade or a strong beer and join us!   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 our social media pages, and a link to buy a fashionable Jacked Kirby t-shirt! Get in there! And as always, please share the show! Forward a flyer, tag a friend, spread the world! Thanks, kids!

Our friend TOM SCIOLI is BACK on the program to discuss his new project/book, ‘Jack Kirby’s Starr Warriors starring Adam Starr And The Solar Legion’! We also discuss Pee-Wee, Tom’s illustrated Stan Lee biography ‘I Am Stan’,  nostalgia, Go-Bots, Kirby’s storytelling, and more!   We always have a great time with Tom, so check it out!   For Tom on Instagram; @tom_scioli And make sure you check out his YouTube show, Total Recall Show-  https://m.youtube.com/@totalrecallshow   For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   You can find links to listen to the show, links to our social media pages, and a link to buy a slick Jacked Kirby t-shirt! Get in there! And as always, please share the show! Forward a flyer, tag a friend, spread the world! Thanks, kids!

Veteran comic book scribe MIKE BARON joins us this week to discuss how Jack Kirby influences writers, the appeal of the anti-hero, working on creator-owned comics vs. corporate IP, and a lot more!    Baron is an Eisner & Kirby awards winner, and he’s still pumping out comics on the regular. You can find all of his social media and project links on his Link Tree page: www.linktr.ee/mikebaron   For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links, a link to buy a classy & fashionable t-shirt, and all of our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   Rate and review us on Apple. And, if you like the show, SHARE the show! Tell a friend, tag a friend, forward a flyer, SPREAD THE WORD! Thank you!

We’re happy to have our friend Steve “The Dude” Rude back on the show with us for a deep, insightful, inspiring conversation that goes beyond comics (although we talk about those, too)! Steve shares with us some Kirby stories, talks about writing Nexus solo for the first time, and asks US very thoughtful questions. We hope you enjoy the answers as much as we’ve enjoyed talking once again to this gentleman of the comic book industy (who also happens to be a legendary creator and artist in said industry)!   For Steve on the internet, visit his website:  www.steverude.carrd.co And he’s on Instagram: @steverudethedude   Give him a follow and check out his latest Kickstarter campaign!   For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby You can find links to listen to the show, links to our social media pages, and a link to buy a classy and stylish Jacked Kirby t-shirt! Get in there! And as always, please share the show! Forward a flyer, take a friend, spread the world! Thanks, kids!

This week, we’re joined by EVAN HUSNEY (producer/co-creator of TV’s Dark Side Of The Ring & Tales From The Territories, co-host of the movie podcast One Fucking Hour, and archivist of Power Comics); we talk about how he went from Troma to making his own TV shows, genre movies, wrestling, Jack Kirby collecting, and Golden Age Kirby! We had a great conversation with Evan, so give it a listen and enjoy!   You can find Evan on Instagram:  @evanhusney @power_comics @onefuckinghour @darksideofthering Make sure to check him out!   For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links, a link to buy a t-shirt, and all of our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby (Link in our IG bio.)   Rate and review us on Apple. And, if you like the show, SHARE the show! Tell a friend, tag a friend, forward a flyer, SPREAD THE WORD! Thank you!

This episode, we talk to prolific comic book scribe JASON AARON! We discuss his career in comics, the challenge of taking on legacy characters, Kirby’s writing, complaining comic book fans, and more!  We enjoyed talking to Jason, and we hope YOU enjoy listenin’!   You can find Jason on Instagram;  @jasonaaron And visit his Linktree to see ALL of his goings on! https://linktr.ee/jasonaaron73   For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links, a link to buy a t-shirt, and all of our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   Rate and review us on Apple. And, if you like the show, SHARE the show! Tell a friend, tag a friend, forward a flyer, SPREAD THE WORD! Thanks!

Artist, writer, filmmaker, & comic book creator HO CHE ANDERSON is back on the show for a deep dive with Tommy & Mike D. into Jack Kirby’s prescient DC Comic O.M.A.C., One Man Army Corps issue 1 from October 1974! We break that shit down!  You can find HC on Instagram: @hocheandsrson69 Give him a follow! Also, search his name on Amazon and buy some of his stuff! (Or ask your brick and mortar booksellers to order ‘em for you!) For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links, a link to buy a t-shirt, and all of our social media pages, visit the link in our IG bio: www.flow.page/jackedkirby Rate and review us on Apple. And, if you like the show, share the show! Tell a friend, tag a friend, forward a flyer, SPREAD THE WORD OF THE WOLRD THAT’S COMING! Thanks! 

Author MICHAEL HILL joins the program this week to discuss his new book ‘Kirby At Marvel: Volume 1 1956-1963’. This is Michael’s second book examining Jack Kirby’s work, so he’s done his research and he has a lot to say! To buy the book: https://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-hill/kirby-at-marvel/paperback/product-w84jpv.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4 For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and to buy a t-shirt, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby Rate and review us on Apple and everywhere else! If you like the show, please share the show! Tag a friend, send a link, share a flyer, hit that like button. Help us get the word out!

Will the Marvel myth-making machine never end?! This week, we discuss the new Disney+ documentary ‘Stan Lee’. Expect vitriol! ‘Nuff said.   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and to buy a t-shirt, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby (Link in our IG bio, of course!)   Rate and review us on Apple and everywhere else! If you like the show, please share the show! Tag a friend, send a link, share a flyer, hit that like button. Help us get the word out! Thanks!

BIG AL IS BACK! Alive and kickin’, Alfred Accettura, an essential part of the Jacked Kirby Krew, is back on the show! We discuss his recent health battles AND issue 134 of The Mighty Thor (September 1966). The High Evolutionary, wolves that are men, Canadian fires, the MCU, the myth of Stan Lee, Asgardians as aliens, golf, and so much more get jawed about on this epic episode! You’re gonna love it!  For Big Al on Instagram: @al_boulder For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and to buy a t-shirt, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby (Link in our IG bio, of course!) Rate and review us on Apple and everywhere else! If you like the show, please share the show! Tag a friend, send a link, share a flyer, hit that like button. Help us grow the show! Thanks!

Veteran comic book artist RON GARNEY joins the fellas to talk about his career, the Marvel Method, Hollywood & Keanu, creative endeavors beyond the industry, and of course, Jack Kirby!    We had a great time talking to Ron! He fit right in to the Jacked Kirby style you know and love! Enjoy!   You can follow Ron on Instagram: @rongarneyart   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and to buy a t-shirt, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby (Link in our IG bio, of course!)   Rate and review us on Apple and everywhere else! If you like the show, please share the show! Tag a friend, send a link, share a flyer, hit that like button. Help us grow the show! Thanks!

On the heels of Memorial Day here in the good ol’ US of A, we’re digging into some Golden Age Marvel… via the Silver Age! Marvel Comics’ Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos issue 13 (October 1964), sees the Howlers back in Europa meeting Captain America & Bucky! Action-packed shit! Plus, we talk some WWII movies, Marvel Universe connections, and more!    For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and to buy a t-shirt, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby (Link in our IG bio, of course!)   Rate and review us on Apple and everywhere else! If you like the show, please share the show! Tag a friend, send a link, share a flyer, hit that like button. Help us grow the show! Thanks!

Episode 201- “The Recap!”   For the latest episode, Mike D. & Tommy eschew a topic or theme to shoot the shit about the podcast’s history. Join us for an easy, breezy conversation- full of comic book blabbering and laughs a’plenty!   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social media pages, and to buy a t-shirt, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby   Rate and review us on Apple and everywhere else! If you like the show, please share the show! Tag a friend, send a link, share a flyer, hit that like button. Thanks!

Episode 200- “With Kevin Eastman!”   We hit 200! And what a better way to celebrate than by having a conversation with legendary and inspiring comic book maker and co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, KEVIN EASTMAN?! Kevin Eastman, kids!!! It’s a big one for us. What more do we have to say?! Have a listen and enjoy!   To follow Kevin on Instagram:  @kevineastmantmnt And his website:  www.kevineastmanstudios.com   For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere, our social medias, and to buy a t-shirt, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby   Thank you all for your listenership, friendship, and support of what we do to spread the word of The King of Comics!!!

For episode 199, we’re gonna celebrate the 1965 wedding of Sue Storm and Reed Richards in Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four annual 3 with our fantastic friend and frequent guest, George O’Connor! Bring your libation of choice and be ready to have some fun!    Check out George’s doing on his website: www.georgeoconnorbooks.com To listen to Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby

The boys bring back an old favorite, our Kirby Question & Answer bit! We requested listeners and followers send us Kirby-centric questions that we will answer on the show! Expect some (hopefully) thoughtful responses as well as some bawdy humor as only Mike D. & Tommy can provide!  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 and spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it!) Thanks! 

Chicago-based collage artist JCrash (Jerry Nelson) joins us this week as we FINALLY get to the episode of the podcast wherein we discuss Jack Kirby’s collage work, both in and out of comics!  Follow Jerry on Instagram; @jcrashart You can also visit his LinkTree page to check out all his shit, buys one merch, and support his work! www.linktr.ee/jcrash 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! 

Matthew Allison is the creator of the comics Cankor and Sweet Sepulcher… and a fan of “King” Kirby! He joins us this week to discuss his work, Jack’s work, art, what inspires his creations, and everything else!  Check out Matthew on Instagram; @cankorr You can also visit his shop; www.matthewallison.bigcartel.com 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! Go get one! 

It’s been a while, but for our 195th episode we’ve brought back a fan favorite feature, 5 Things! Our seventh installment! Join Tommy & Mike D. for some fun as we each bring in and discuss 5 random Kirby-related what-nots. Good times!  To listen to Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby 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 Fred Van Lente is BACK! Back on the show and back with a brand new novel, Never Sleep, hitting shelves right now! We’ll talk about that book, and dip into a book he did for Marvel a while back, the super villain crime caper ‘MODOK’s 11’… featuring everyone’s favorite Kirby-created, mega-headed, mecha-baddy! Let’s have some fun!  You can find Fred on Instagram: @fredvanlente Give him a follow if you don’t already! And make sure you buy his new novel! To listen to Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby If you like the show, share the show! Tag a friend, tell a friend, share the flyer, and spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it!) Thanks! 

This week, we’re joined by veteran comic book creator HOWARD VICTOR CHAYKIN! Howard’s worked on everything from Star Wars to Kirby’s “kid gangs”, to his own groundbreaking book American Flagg (and everything in between), giving us an extensive career to discuss! Come have a listen, kids! You can find Howard on Instagram: @howardvictorchaykin Give him a follow if you don’t already! To listen to Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   To order your own Jacked Kirby t-shirt: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25946993-jacked-kirby-podcast-tee?store_id=190960   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, on the heels of St. Patrick’s Day, we discuss the Joe Simon & Jack Kirby story “Nasty Little Man!”, from Prize Comics’ Black Magic issue 18 (November 1952). The Simon/Kirby take on a leprechaun is a fun one, and we have fun exploring the story!     For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage where you’ll find links to listen everywhere, plus our social media pages: www.flow.page/jackedkirby 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! 

We delve into issue four of Jack Kirby’s Devil Dinosaur series (released in April 1978) with special guest HAYLEY HOBBS of The Source Pages Podcast! We talk DD & the latest Disney+ Devil & Moon Girl cartoon series, recent possible UFO sightings and how we feel about ‘em, how and why Hayley started her podcast, and more! It was a fun conversation with Hayley, so give it a listen!  You can follow Hayley’s page on Instagram; @thesourcepagespodcast The podcast is available everywhere, so check it out!And visit his her website for all things geeky pop-culture! www.strandedpanda.com For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage where you’ll find links to listen everywhere, plus our social media pages: www.flow.page/jackedkirby 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! Do it! Now!) Thanks! 

Dino is back on the show with us to discuss his brand new project, Covid Cop! We talk about it’s genesis, it’s Kirby influence, gettin’ sick, Kamandi & Ben Boxer, making comics, and much more with this award-winning creator! It’s always a great conversation when Dean’s on the program, so sit back and enjoy! You can follow Dean on Instagram; @deanhaspiel_art There you’ll find the link to his Kickstarter!  He’s also on Facebook, so go search him and give him a follow there too! For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage where you’ll find links to listen everywhere, plus our social media pages: www.flow.page/jackedkirby 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! Do it! Now! Go!) Thanks! 

CHUCK PATTON, a  veteran comic book artist-turned-award-winning animator joins us this week to talk the comic book and animation industries, inspiration, art, Chuck’s projects past and present, Jack Kirby, and more!  You can follow Chuck on Instagram; @chuckpattonart And visit his website! www.artofchuckpatton.com For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage where you’ll find links to listen everywhere, plus our social media pages: www.flow.page/jackedkirby 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! Do it! Now!) New episodes every Thursday! Thanks! 

Joey Cassata (musician, author, actor) is back with us to discuss the classic key Marvel comic, Avengers issue 1 (1963)! Plus, rockin’ with Kwarantine on the Chris Jericho cruise, making connections through fandom, Joey’s comic book collection, wrestling, comic book movies, and more!  It’s always great having this Brooklyn boy on with us to shoot the shit!    You can follow Joey on Instagram; @joeycassata And check out his podcast ‘Top 5 With Joey Cassata’  and YouTube page (link in his IG bio!) It’s fun stuff!   For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage… where you’ll find links to listen everywhere, plus our social media pages: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   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 the program! Do it! Thanks!) 

In anticipation of Marvel Studios’ ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantamania’ movie, Mike D. & Tommy discuss the comic book debut of GIANT-MAN in Tales To Astonish issue 49 (August 1963)! Ant-Man is all growds up, kids!    For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links and social media links, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   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! Do it! Now!) Thanks!   

Tommy & Mike D. are joined by celebrated Hollywood make-up/special effects artist BART MIXON! A life-long comic book & Kirby fan, Bart talks movie magic, Kirby’s influence, Hollywood tales, and lots more!    You can follow Bart on Instagram: @bartmixon Visit his website www.bartmixon.com, and check out his extensive movie credits on IMDB! Wowza! For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links and social media links, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Tag a friend, tell a friend, spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it! Get in there!) Thanks! 

Our good friend and creator of the best-selling ‘Olympians’ graphic novel series George O’Connor joins Mike D. & Tommy (fresh out of the hospital- again) to discuss the quintessential Kirby monster of Asgard, MANGOG! A favorite of ours here at Jacked Kirby! Have a listen, learn, and laugh!   Speaking of laughs, check out the podcast George co-hosts with comic artist Reilly Brown, Hypothetical Island, available where all the good podcasts can be heard! Give ‘em a listen and a follow on IG: @hypotheticalisland And follow George on IG: @thegeorgeoconnor   You can also check out George’s website: www.georgeoconnorbooks.com   For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links and social media links, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Tag a friend, tell a friend, spread the word! And please rate/review the show on Apple (or wherever else you can rate & review it! Get in there!) Thanks! 

There came a time when the old gods… spent three weeks in the hospital?! Tommy is BACK with Mike D. for the first show of 2023, wherein the boys talk Jack Kirby’s NEW GODS issue 1 (DC Comics, March 1971). Plus, Tommy discusses his absence and illness, and the fellas talk about plans for the show… and life… in the coming year, all in the Jacked Kirby style you know and love! Happy New Year! 

As we wait for our ailing host Tommy to return from illness, Super Producer Rob Martin joins Mike D to fill in for a little vintage CCD fun! The boys discuss the big year that Jack has had in regard to properties that have been adapted in pop culture (including TV/Movies as well as comics). The fellas also weigh in on the whole AI art debate... which is interesting since neither of them can draw a stick figure!  We are missing our main man TL, so we are doing the best we can to fill in till he gets better. Get well soon TL!   For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links and our social media pages, visit www.flowpage/jackedkirby If you are listening on Apple, please RATE and REVIEW the show! And if you enjoy the show, PLEASE SHARE IT! Spread the word, tag a friend, tell a friend...

JESSE SIMON returns to the show to talk about characters that Jack Kirby and Jesse’s grandfather (comic book legend Joe Simon) created who use shields as weapons… and from there we discuss his own upcoming superhero comic, ShieldMaster!  Jesse is a young fella who knows his comic book history, and he always shines some light on the Simon & Kirby relationship, so you know you’re in for a treat!   Follow Jesse on Instagram: @simon_comics And the ShieldMaster page is: @shieldmastercomics Go give those pages a follow, and check out what Jesse & Jim Simon are up to!   For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links and our social media pages, visit www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you’re listening on Apple, please rate and review the show! And if you enjoy the show, PLEASE SHARE IT! Spread the word, tag a friend, tell a friend!

Episode 181- “What If Kirby Drew… “   This week we’re doing something a little different; we’re going to talk about comic book characters we WISH Kirby had drawn! From Marvel Comics staples to creator-owned characters, see (or hear) what we pick for our “What If Kirby Drew…” episode! Fun stuff. Also, Happy Thanksgiving!    You can find links to listen AND our social media pages here: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you’re listening on Apple, please rate and review the program! And if you like the show, spread the word! Tell a friend, tag a friend, share a link! Thanks! 

Hot on the heels of his big screen debut, Tommy & Mike D. discuss the Marvel Comics debut of Bill Everett’s 1940s Timely Comics’ hero NAMOR! We explore the Sub-Mariner’s first encounter with the Fantastic Four in issue 4 of the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine from February 1962!    For links to listen AND our social media pages, visit: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   And if you’re listening on Apple, please rate and review the show! And if you like the show, please spread the word! Tag a friend, share a link, & share the flyer! 

Episode 179- “With Jim Mahfood!”   This week we’re joined by cartoonist, pop-artist, & comic book creator JIM MAHFOOD! We’ve befriended Jim over the years at cons and online, and we’re happy to finally get him in on a full-length episode of the show! We talk conventions, fandom, collector’s mentality, being a visionary, social media, art & inspiration, Kevin Smith, Kirby, and Daylight Savings Time! It’s a great conversation with a great, creative dude!    For Jim on IG: @jimmahfood And visit his online store: www.jimmahfood.com Give him a follow and buy some of his stuff!   For all things Jacked Kirby, including podcast listening links and our social media pages, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you’re listening on Apple, rate and review the show! And if you like the show, please share it! Tag a friend, share a flyer, spread the word! Thanks! 

Episode 178- “Mister Gregory And The Ghost!”   We’re squeezing in one last spooky Jacktober episode this season, because we wanted to talk about this fun little ghost/haunted house story from issue 75 of Marvel’s Journey Into Mystery!  Why not?! It’s our show and we’ll do what we want! Plus, our favorite haunted house flicks, horror comic talk, and more!    For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links and our social media pages, visit our FlowPage! www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you’re listening on Apple, rate and review the show! And if you like the show, please share it! Tag a friend, share a flyer! Thanks!    Music:   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4f4tBYftL9o   Intro:  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sRee26pfVzU

Artist and collector Justin Leiter joins us for the penultimate Jacktober ‘22 episode, where we discuss MONSTERS! Kirby monsters from the Atlas & early Marvel anthology comics, collecting Japanese monsters, movie monsters, monsters in the MCU… and more! Plus; why we collect, the pros and cons of anthology storytelling, and horror flicks.   Follow Justin’s Instagram pages for both his art and his massive collection of comics and toys: @kamenliter @__the__collection__   For Mike D’s horror-centric IG page: @master_sardus_archive   To hire Tommy to make you some art: @tommylombardozzi   For all things Jacked Kirby, including listening links everywhere AND our social media pages: www.flow.page/jackedkirby   If you like the show, share the show! Help us spread the word by tagging a friend and sharing a flyer! Thanks! 

We discuss the 1951 Black Magic werewolf story “A Silver Bullet For Your Heart”, by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby! Plus, our favorite werewolf movies! Jacktober is in full swing, kids!    For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby You’ll find listening links and all our social media pages. If you’re listening on Apple, please rate and review the show! Thanks!    For Mike D’s horror-centric IG account, visit @master_sardus_archive

For our big 175th episode, and our first Jacktober’22 episode of the season, we’re joined by pop-artist SKINNER! We discuss his Northern California antique shop comic buying roots, how Kirby created trends in comics, some age old Jack & Stan talk, M.O.D.O.K., the Hulk, monsters, horror flicks of our youth, and lots more! It’s a fun episode with some laughs and some scares with a cool, creative dude!    For Skinner on the internet, follow his IG page: @theartofskinner And visit his website: www.theartofskinner.com He’s got a lot of irons in a lot of creative fires, so get on board!    For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to listen everywhere and our social media pages visit: www.flow.page/jackedkirby

Tommy is joined by our friend George O’Connor as special guest co-host for a LIVE recording at St. Mark’s Comics shop in Industry City, Brooklyn on Friday, September 30th to kick off Super Week (leading up to New York Comic Con)! We have some laughs and a surprisingly poignant conversation about Jack Kirby’s work and influence, NYCC, why George doesn’t ever table at cons, and more!    Follow George on Instagram: @thegeorgeoconnor and check out his podcast: @hypotheticalisland   For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby You’ll find listening links and all our social media pages. If you’re listening on Apple, please rate and review the show! Thanks!