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!
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Bryan, Robb, and Jamie take a month-by-month journey into the history of Marvel Comics. Get extended episodes at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. NEW LISTENERS: catch up quickly with the "Essential MBTM" season recap episodes! (Not affiliated with Marvel Comics.)
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Stephen Lacey and Andrew Leyland are your guide to Marvel's First Family, The Fantastic Four. Starting at the very beginning of the Marvel Age of Comics, they cover every issue of The Fantastic Four, every spinoff title (Strange Tales, Marvel Two-In-One, FF, and more), every guest appearance and every cameo, all in order of publication.
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Comic book creator MICHEL FIFFE (COPRA, All-New Ultimates, Zegas) finally joins the boys to talk making comics, influences, what he’s working on, and of course, Jack Kirby! We’re happy to have Michel on, and we know you’ll enjoy hearing the three of us shoot the shit! Get in there! Michel is on Facebook and Instagram. Follow his IG here: @mfiffe Al…
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#239: December 1974 (w/Robert K. Elder) - "Silent Night... Deadly Night!"
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Robert K. Elder is the president and CEO of Outrider Foundation, an award-winning author of 20+ books, including Hemingway In Comics. Find him online at robelder.com. For 20 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth discussion of the debut of the Headmen in Defenders #21 and the repercussions of the original Clone Saga — support us at patre…
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PREVIEW - #238: November 1974 Omnibus - "Kang War II"
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The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Kang War II" - Avengers #132, written by Steve Englehart and Roy Thomas, art by Sal Buscema and Joe Staton, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg "... What…
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Novelist and recent comic book writer ROB HART joins the boys this week to discuss his writing career, what comics mean to him as a professional writer, the industry, inspiration & the creative process, and getting comics signed by Spawn! Rob’s an old friend of Tommy’s and we had a great time shooting the shit with him… and you’ll have a great time…
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#237: November 1974 (w/Ben Saunders) - "The Mark of Madness!"
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Ben Saunders is an academic expert in comic and cartoon studies, pop culture and English literature who co-founded and directs the University of Oregon's minor in Comic and Cartoon Studies, the first undergraduate minor of its kind in the country. He's also the series editor of the Penguin Classics Marvel Collection and the curator of the Marvel: U…
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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! For all things Jacked Kirby, includin…
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PREVIEW - #236: October 1974 Omnibus (w/Douglas Wolk) - "Games Godlings Play!"
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Episode 243- “Challengers Of The Unknown, Issue 1!”
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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 our social media pages, visit our Flow…
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#235: October 1974 - "The Yesterday Connection!" (w/Ibrahim Moustafa)
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Ibrahim Moustafa is the brilliant writer-artist behind the original graphic novels Count and Retroactive, as well as the co-creator of the Eisner Award-nominated High Crimes (with Christopher Sebela), and yes, a bunch of Marvel stuff too! His latest OGN, Cyn, comes out this summer from Humanoids, and you can order it right now from your local comic…
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Episode 368: Marvel Two-in-One #77 - Only The Swamp Survives
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Cancelled Comic Cavalcade Hello, and welcome to episode 367 of The Fantasticast. Each episode, Steve Lacey guides you through every issue, guest-appearance and cameo of The Fantastic Four. After an extended break, Steve is back to continue his journey through the latter issues of Marvel Two-in-One. What happens if a team-up books doesn't involve a …
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#234: "The Coming of Conan!" (w/Jim Zub)
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Marvel fans will recognize Jim Zub as the writer of Thunderbolts, Uncanny Avengers, Invincible Iron Man, and The Avengers. And for the past five years, he’s been writing Savage Sword of Conan and Conan the Barbarian, first for Marvel, and now for Titan Comics. He's also got a first-rate newsletter that you should subscribe to at jimzub.substack.com…
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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... its mayhem! We have a good ti…
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#233: MONSTER by the Month 11 (w/Jennifer aka Comics Will Break Your Heart) - "The Hell-Bound Hero!"
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For one full hour of bonus content — including a swampy take on King Kong in Giant-Size Man-Thing #2, Blade vs. Dracula in Tomb of Dracula #24, the first appearance of Hannibal King in Tomb of Dracula #25, and our spooky recommendations — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus f…
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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! You can follow Ethan on Instagram: @ethanj…
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PREVIEW - #232: September 1974 Omnibus - "The Coming of the Nomad!"
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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 comics magazine. Join us! For all things Jacked Kirb…
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#231: September 1974 - "A Separate Reality"
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For 25 minutes of bonus content — including the Swordsman's funeral in Avengers #130 and the follow-up to Wolverine's first appearance in Incredible Hulk #182 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 100 extended and exclusive episodes — with m…
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Episode 239- “Street Code” with Dean Haspiel!
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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! It’s always a great time when the boys shoot t…
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PREVIEW - #230: August 1974 Omnibus - "Power Play!"
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#229: August 1974 - "Bid Tomorrow Goodbye!"
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For nearly an hour of bonus content — including the storyline that ultimately ends with Captain Marvel's death, plus the Falcon versus not one but TWO Lucifers — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 100 extended and exclusive episodes — with …
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Episode 238- “The Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants!” with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
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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 into it all! You can follow Maurice o…
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PREVIEW - #228: July 1974 Omnibus - "Death-Trap Times Three!"
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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! Give Brian a follow on Instagram: @brian_ruppert And make sur…
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#227: July 1974 (w/Seanbaby) - "And Now... The Wolverine!"
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If you're not already a regular 1900HOTDOG reader, do yourself a favor and correct that immediately! For cryin' out loud, Seanbaby literally invented being funny on the internet! For an additional 30 minutes of bonus content — including more Wolverine talk and our recommendations for what else you should be reading this week — support us at patreon…
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Episode 236- “Captain Victory, Issue 1”
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This week, Darrell Greer of the popular Instagram page @read.your.comics, joins us for a deep dive into the first issue of Jack Kirby’s early-‘80s Pacific Comics title Captain Victory And The Galactic Rangers! It’s alotta fun! Make sure you check out @read.your.comics on Instagram for some great content featuring all your favorite (and not so favor…
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PREVIEW - #226: June 1974 Omnibus - "The Green Goblin Lives Again!"
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Episode 235- “The Midnight Monster!”
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This week, we dive into Marvel’s April 1962 issue of Journey Into Mystery, issue 79, featuring the story ‘The Midnight Monster’… which might be a precursor for the Incredible Hulk! We discuss the similarities, the similar influences, and the probability that this little tale births the creation of Bruce Banner’s alter ego! For all things Jacked Kir…
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#225: June 1974 - "Bride and Doom!"
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Rand Hoppe and Tom Kraft of the Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center join us this week to discuss their latest project/fundraiser, Sky Masters of the Space Force – The Complete Sundays Strips in Color (1959-1960)! We talk about the strip’s history, why and how the Kirby Museum decided to make it their first published project, and more! It’s always…
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#224: Wolverine and the X-Men (2011)
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Many, many thanks to Jamie's friend Chris, who generously donated $250 to our friend Jennifer (aka Comics Will Break Your Heart)'s GoFundMe campaign to support her in her battle against cancer. Please consider supporting her at bit.ly/keepjenreading — no donation is too small! Issues Covered In This Episode: Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) #1-8, 19-…
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Episode 233- “Revenge Of Kirby Q&A!”
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We’re doing our first Kirby Question & Answer of the new year! We asked listeners and followers to send us Kirby-centric Qs… and we did our best to A! They sparked some interesting conversation as well as some bawdy humor! Listen and enjoy! To listen to Jacked Kirby everywhere, and to follow our social media pages, visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page…
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Happy New Year! The boys are back after a little holiday hiatus to have a topic-less discussion about all things life! (Well… comics, the holidays, gifts, and plans for the show in 2024. That’s life to us!) Join us, won’t you? For all things Jacked Kirby, please visit our FlowPage: www.flow.page/jackedkirby There you’ll find links to listen to the …
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#223: MBTM's Uncanny X-Mas 2023 (w/Jeff Parker)!
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Hear our Uncanny X-Mas Spotify playlist, featuring holiday songs from Hawkeye, Iron Man 3, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special at bit.ly/uncannyxmas "Marvel by the Month v. 1.0 (Holiday Remix)" theme written by Robb Milne and performed by Barb Allen and Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne. V…
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Episode 231- “Jeff Smith Returns!” Back on the show and back from the dead, comic book living legend JEFF SMITH returns to us for an epic conversation about “awesome bullshit” like his recent health scare, fandom, music, the joy of comics, reflecting on his work and life, Jack Kirby, AND his latest project Thorn (the college comic strip that was th…
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Episode 230- “With Pat Olliffe!” This week we’re joined by veteran comic book artist PAT OLLIFFE! We’re so glad to finally have Pat on the show, talking about his career in comics, the new Secret Wars title (on stands now!), music, Xmas movies, and of course King Kirby! With 30 years in the industry, Pat has a lot of insight! To follow Pat online, …
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#222: MONSTER by the Month 10 - "Night of the Laughing Dead"
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Episode 229- “Our Holiday Special: Revisited!”
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We got a little busy this week with holiday things and other commitments, so we’re going to be re-airing a past holiday episode of Jacked Kirby from December 2018! Tommy and Mike D. focus on two Christmas-centric stories Jack worked on for DC Comics; ‘The Sandman in The Seal Men’s War on Santa Claus’ and ‘The Boy Commandos in A Break For Santa’. En…
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PREVIEW - #221: May 1974 Omnibus - "Nuklo -- The Invader That Time Forgot!"
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#220: May 1974 - "A Cold Knight's Frenzy"
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For an additional 40 minutes of bonus content — including our coverage of the debut of the Tarantula and the second appearance of the Punisher in Amazing Spider-Man #134-135 and the Black Panther's latest scrap with Klaw in Avengers #126 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus …
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The boys discuss the two-issue Radio (later Archie) Comics series The Double Life Of Private Strong, created by Joe Simon in 1959. What did Kirby bring to the character? What did we think about these stories? How do they connect to other Simon & Kirby works? Listen and find out! For all things Jacked Kirby, visit our FlowPage; www.flow.page/jackedk…
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Just in time for Thanksgiving, it’s The Gravy Boat! Uh, we mean, THE GLORY BOAT! Our friend John Cocozza, the proprietor of New Jersey’s Ross Brewing, joins us to discuss this 1971 New Gods arch that starts with the Deep Six Gang and ends on the aforementioned Glory Boat! It’s some epic Fourth World Kirby goodness to be thankful for! Follow John’s …
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Comic book creator DAN PANOSIAN joins us this week to talk comics, his career, art, Jack Kirby, and more! A 30+ year veteran of the industry, Dan has a unique perspective on all facets of making comics, advertising art, video games, and lots more! You can follow Dan on Instagram: @urbanbarbarian He’s also on Facebook & Twitter! For all things Jacke…
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PREVIEW - #219: April 1974 Omnibus - "Comes the Piranha!"
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Episode 225- “Andy MacDonald Returns!”
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Comic artist Andy McDonald (Marvel, DC, and more!) is back on the show with us, and this time we’re discussing the role original art plays in the livelihood of working comic artists, as well as Jack Kirby’s struggles to get his original art returned from Marvel back in the day. You can find Andy on instagram here: @andymacdeez And also check out hi…
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#218: April 1974 (w/Steve Englehart) - "The Sins of the Secret Empire!"
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Steve Englehart began his 40+ year career in comics as one of the most prominent voices in the 1970s Marvel Bullpen, scripting virtually every superhero series that the company was publishing at the time, including Defenders, Amazing Adventures (featuring the Beast), Avengers, Doctor Strange, The Incredible Hulk, Luke Cage Hero for Hire, and Captai…
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This week, we’re joined by writer SEAN HOWE, who’s 2012 book ‘Marvel Comics: The Untold Story' has become a valuable reference in the current… and ongoing… Marvel Comics Stan Lee/Jack Kirby debate. So we'll discuss that, as WELL as his brand new book ‘Agents Of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s’! Find Sean on…
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PREVIEW - #217: March 1974 Omnibus - "Beware the Star-Stalker!"
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The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "This Vampire Must Die!" - Adventure Into Fear #22, written by Steve Gerber, art by Rich Buckler, Luis Dominguez, letters by Jean Simek, colors by Michelle Brand, ©1974 …
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Episode 223- “The Haunted Roller Coaster!” With The Geekz
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For our last Jacktober episode of the month, we’re joined by our friends Alil Kunica and Steve Carleton, co-hosts of The Geekz Podcast, to discuss a haunted roller coaster story from Tales Of Suspense issue 30 (Marvel Comics, March 1962), ‘The Ghost Rode A Roller Coaster!’ We also get into our theme park experiences, favorite scary movies taking pl…
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#216: March 1974 (w/Elliott Kalan) - The THANOS WAR
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Elliott Kalan is one-third of the hosts of the world's greatest podcast, The Flop House. He's also an Emmy Award-winning writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the Who Was? Show, as well as the comics writer behind Spider-Man and the X-Men and Maniac of New York. The Flop House is halfway through their limited-…
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