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 101- “The Origin Of Galactus”
Guest Young James West talks with us about the who, what, & why of Marvel Comics’ resident devourer of worlds, Galactus! (As discussed in 1969’s The Mighty Thor issues 168/169.) We also complain abou…
01:36:28 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
Episode 100- “100th WITH RAND HOPPE!”
Episode 100- “100th WITH RAND HOPPE!”
Rand Hoppe of the Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center is our very special guest on this, our hundredth show! Rand talks with Mike D. & Tommy about how he got i…01:25:44 |
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Episode 99- “King Kirby: The Play- with Crystal Skillman & Fred Van Lente!”
Episode 99- “King Kirby: The Play- with Crystal Skillman & Fred Van Lente!” Playwright Crystal Skillman and her husband, prolific comic book writer Fred Van Lente, join us to discuss their play “Ki…
01:37:15 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Episode 98- “Non-Kirby Nostalgia...”
Mike D. & Tommy’s plans get thrown off track when a guest stands them up, so, they shift gears and do a non-Kirby-centric episode focusing on nostalgia; early comic book purchases, ‘80s toys, 976 por…
00:59:58 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Episode 97- “The Mighty Joe Illidge!”
Episode 97- “The Mighty Joe Illidge!”
Joe Illidge is the current executive editor of Heavy Metal Magazine and has had a long history in publishing and comics (Batman, Milestone, CBR, Lion Forge, Val…01:23:39 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
Episode 96- “Wanda & Peter”
Episode 96- “Wanda & Peter”
‘WandaVision’ fever has taken ahold of the Jacked Kirby boys! Mike D. & TL decide to explore the use of Wanda & Peter Maximoff on film and TV, while also discussing thei…01:23:52 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Episode 95- “Hangin’ with N. Steven Harris!”
Episode 95- “Hangin’ with N. Steven Harris!” Comic artist N. Steven Harris (Darkhorse, DC, Marvel) joins Tommy & Mike D. to talk art, diversity in comics, being a black creator, influences, drawing…
01:23:49 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Episode 94- “Rockin’ with Joey Cassata!”
Episode 94- “Rockin’ with Joey Cassata!”
Joey Cassata (musician, writer, actor) sits down to talk with Mike D. & Tommy about his comic book collection, collector culture, contracts, music, TV, self…01:56:04 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Episode 93- “Hercules!”
Episode 93- “Hercules!”
“The madness must be upon thee... to dare defy the will of Hercules!” Artist and author GEORGE O’CONNOR (The Olympians) joins Mike D. & Tommy to discuss the introductio…01:23:47 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
Episode 92- “With Mike Manley!”
Award-winning artist, writer, teacher, designer, animator, (and so much more) Mike Manley joins Tommy & Mike D for episode 92 of the show... to talk comics, Kirby, art, Darkhawk’s 30th anniversary, c…
01:44:43 |
Tue 26 Jan 2021
Episode 91- “Kirby Comics & Hip-Hop”
Episode 91- “Kirby Comics & Hip-Hop” With the death of hip-hop artist MF Doom, Tommy & Mike D invite their friends Joey Armao Esq. & Mikhail Bortnik to discuss the influence of comic book culture o…
01:31:57 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Episode 90- “Kirby Q&A (2)”
Our Kirby Q&A returns and listener questions are answered by Mike D. & Tommy on this pre-Xmas episode of the program! We address a lot of fun stuff, as well as discuss the news of an “origins of Marv…
01:53:34 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Episode 89- “Without warning... THE WIZARD!”
In this episode, Mike D. & Tommy discuss the introduction of Fantastic Four foe Bentley Wittman, aka THE WIZARD in the pages of Marvel’s November of 1962 comic Strange Tales issue 102! Also; Jerry Or…
01:19:30 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Episode 88- “Kung Fu Kirby!”
The King goes kung fu fighting! Mike D. & Tommy are joined by the always buttery Alil Kunica from The League Of Geekz Podcast to talk about Jack Kirby’s one foray into kung fu comics, penciling issue…
01:44:42 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Episode 87- “With Steve Skroce!”
Comic book and blockbuster movie storyboard artist Steve Skroce talks to Mike D. & Tommy from Vancouver about Kirby, comics, Canadian TV, art, bad movies, good movies, and working with the Wachowskis…
01:15:11 |
Thu 19 Nov 2020
Episode 86- “Return of The Living Deadman!”
Our Jacktober 2020 episodes wrap up with this foray into Forever People territory, as the team of hippie-dippy New Genesis youths team up with Deadman to solve his own murder! Fun, spooky stuff comic…
01:45:51 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
Episode 85- “Monster From The Lost Lagoon!”
Jacktober 2020 continues, as we discuss a Fantastic Four yarn with a link back to a classic Universal monster! Tommy & Mike D. are joined by pop-culture curator (and their uber-production guy) Rob Ma…
01:57:42 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Episode 84- “Groot from Planet X!”
“... for I am Groot, overlord of all the timber in the galaxy!” Jacktober continues as Tommy & Mike D. talk about the monstrous beginnings of what would become everyone’s favorite monosyllabic tree…
01:20:35 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Episode 83- “Baron Von Evilstein”
The month of October is now JACKTOBER! Celebrating some of Jack Kirby’s many forays into some strange and macabre superhero territory! For our first week, Mike D. & Tommy talk about DC’s THE DEMON,…
01:17:43 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Episode 82- “Jack and Stan and Pete Doree”
Artist and writer Pete Doree joins Tommy & Mike D. for a fun conversation from across the pond (via Zoom)! Pete does a self-published book called ‘Jack & Stan’, featuring the cosmic adventures of Sta…
01:13:52 |
Mon 28 Sep 2020
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