Jacked Kirby
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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 91 minutes
- Episodes
- 301
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Episode 121- “X vs A: Building Marvel”
Mike D. & Tommy talk the connective tissue involved in building a comic book (and movie) universe, specifically the first meeting of the X-Men and the Avengers in Marvel Comics’ Uncanny X-Men issue 9…
01:22:33 |
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Episode 120- “With Buzz Dixon!”
Writer of MANY classic animated ‘80s cartoons, BUZZ DIXON joins Tommy & Mike D. to talk about his career, telling a ton of great stories, including working with The King! This was a lot of fun and a …
01:18:10 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Episode 119- “Kirby’s Old West”
We take a trip back to the Wild West, discussing Jack Kirby’s foray into western comics and what makes the genre so everlasting. We talk western movies and tv along with different eras of western com…
01:38:11 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Episode 118- “Return To St. Mark’s Comics- LIVE!”
We bring the noise, making a triumphant return to live events AND to the all-new, all-different St. Mark’s Comics for their grand reopening in Industry City, Brooklyn, New York! Special guests George…
00:49:03 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Episode 117- “With Jesse Simon!”
Jesse Simon is the grandson of Joe Simon, Jack Kirby’s earliest partner in comics. Together they created Captain America and ran their own successful studio. Jesse tells us what it was like growing u…
01:38:29 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Episode 116- “With Darryl Young!”
Darryl Young is a Chicago-based artist with over twenty years in professional animation, toy design, and illustration. He shoots the shit with Tommy & Mike D. about comic book movies and tv shows, Ki…
01:43:36 |
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Episode 115- "Introducing M.O.D.O.K.!"
We take a look at the debut of M.O.D.O.K. (Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing) into the Marvel Comics Universe in Tales Of Suspense issues 93 & 94 (Sept./Oct. 1967), and discuss the huge-h…
01:10:36 |
Wed 07 Jul 2021
Episode 114- “With Brian Cronin!”
Brian Cronin is the long time senior writer for Comic Book Resources (CBR.com), and he joins us to talk about the social media effects on fandom, Stan Lee’s place in history, variant covers, the stat…
01:48:04 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Episode 113- “Loki!”
Big Al Accettura is back on the show talkin’ with us about the Asgardian god of mischief, LOKI! Ancient mythologies, religion, classic storytelling techniques, Tom Hiddleston, Al’s age, the TVA, Quan…
01:38:40 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Episode 112- “With Cullen Bunn!”
Prolific comic book write CULLEN BUNN joins us for episode 112 to talk of his early comic book influences, Jack Kirby as a writer, grab bags, the Marvel Method, villains, and horror comics! Fun stuff…
01:16:50 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Episode 111- “Gettin’ Literary with Maurice Carlos Ruffin!”
Award-winning author of the novel We Cast A Shadow (and lifelong comic book fan) MAURICE CARLOS RUFFIN talks comics, race, influence, southern hospitality, Chris Claremont’s X-Men, the heart of Ben G…
01:29:44 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
Episode 110- “Swingin’ with Danny Fingeroth!”
Mike D. & Tommy are joined by long-time comic book writer and editor (and educator) DANNY FINGEROTH! He discusses how he discovered comics, fandom’s “sweet spot”, starting his career at Marvel in the…
01:45:24 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Episode 109- “With Reilly Brown!”
Episode 109- “With Reilly Brown!” Artist Reilly Brown, long time Marvel & DC artist (and artist of the current top-selling Batman/Fortnite comic book), and co-host of the Hypothetical Island podcas…
01:39:54 |
Wed 26 May 2021
Episode 108- “WITH JEFF SMITH!”
Episode 108- “WITH JEFF SMITH!” Award-winning cartoonist JEFF SMITH, creator of the the books Bone, RASL, and the upcoming Tuki: Fight For Fire, joins Tommy & Mike D. for a spirited, candid convers…
01:18:57 |
Mon 17 May 2021
Episode 107- “Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos”
“Seven against the nazis!” Sounds like bad odds, but not when that seven is Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos! Mike D. & Tommy discuss the comic that would introduce the world to Nick Fury back in…
01:27:58 |
Wed 12 May 2021
Episode 106- “Kirby’s Pop Art!” with L‘Amour Supreme
Artist L’Amour Supreme joins Tommy & Mike D. to for a deep, sometimes philosophical conversation about interconnectedness, the rise of pop-art, Pushead, comics, Jack Kirby’s cosmic influence, Mikhail…
02:09:50 |
Wed 05 May 2021
Episode 105- “5 Things, #6”
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of our 5 Things episodes, but it’s back! Mike D. & Tommy each bring a list of 5 Jack Kirby-related things they like, dislike, recommend, or downright loathe... …
02:21:50 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Episode 104- “The ‘Kirbyverse’ with Jim Salicrup!”
Legendary Marvel editor Jim Salicrup talks to us about his teenage days at Marvel that led to him spearheading the classic ‘Kraven’s Last Hunt’ Spidey story, dinner with The King, working with Stan L…
03:05:51 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Episode 103- “‘Stuntman’ with Kenny Wong!”
Episode 103- “‘Stuntman’ with Kenny Wong!”
‘Stuntman’ is a short-lived Harvey Comics series by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby from 1946... and we talk about it with an ACTUAL movie & tv stuntman (and talent…02:09:19 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Episode 102- “Creator Owned Kirby With Dean Haspiel”
From NYC’s infamous Chinese restaurant Wo-Hop to the importance of staying creative during a pandemic, we had an epic conversation with our homie, award-winning artist and playwright DEAN HASPIEL abo…
02:49:32 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
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