Recording this episode on Tax Day (April 15th) gave
us a good excuses to talk about "The Mystery of the Tax Collector
from Space!", a funky little alien story from Tales Of Suspense
issue 33 (Marvel Comics, June 1962)! Plus movies involving taxes &
finance, and the usual Jacked Kirby crackin’ around! Fun
stuff!
The fellas take a deep dive into the first issue of
DC Comics’ series Challengers Of The Unknown (1958), which is an
early example of Kirby both drawing AND writing! Join us for the
fun!
For all things Jacked Kirby, including links to
listen to the show on multiple platforms, a link to buy a slick
t-shirt, and...
It's GOJIRA FEVER! To coincide with the release of
the latest Godzilla movie, our friends (the biggest Godzilla fans
we know) AL BOULDER & YOUNG JAMES WEST join us this week to discuss
the Jack Kirby character appearances in the 1977 Marvel Comics'
Godzilla series! The FF, The Avengers, Devil Dinosaur, Dum Dum
Dugan......
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...
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!