This week, we’re joined by pop culture
journalist-turned-comic book scribe ETHAN SACKS to discuss how
journalism led to writing comics, writing in a galaxy far, far
away, getting to play with Kirby characters in the Marvel Comics
universe, mental health, his new creator-owned work A Haunted Girl,
and more!
This week we get right in there with Jack Kirby’s
entry for DC’s Weird Mystery Tales issue 2, ‘Toxl, The World
Killer!’. We’ve discussed this story on the podcast many years ago,
but this time we’re doing a deep dive into this really fun story
that was originally intended for Kirby’s Spirit World...
Our buddy and award-winning comic book creator Dean
Haspiel joins us this week to discuss Jack Kirby’s autobiographical
story ‘Street Code’… while also telling us about his most recent
work/Kickstarter campaign for his latest project ‘THE RED HOOK X
DEAN HASPIEL’… which is also autobiographical! Wowza!...
Award-winning New Orleans author MAURICE CARLOS
RUFFIN returns to the show to discuss Marvel Comics’ Uncanny X-Men
issue 4 (March ‘64) and how it relates to his new book The American
Daughters (hitting shelves this week! Go get a copy!) X-Men,
Nawlins, books, movies, Kirby’s progressivism, Black History… we
dip...
BRIAN RUPPERT of the podcast Reviewing History joins
us this week to discuss a Jack Kirby-pencilled story from Amazing
Spider-Man issue 8 (Marvel Comics, October 1963); Spidey & the
Human Torch butt teenage heads, often! We also talk Jack’s history
with Spider-Man, movie stuff, and more!
Join Jack Kirby fans Mike D & Tommy Lombardozzi as they invite weekly guests to discuss and explore the work and contributions of the comic book industry's greatest creator, with lots of laughs along the way!
All hail the King of Comics!