Jacked Kirby

Mike & Tommy talk about comics and Kirby with former AMC’s Comic Book Men tv star, seasoned podcaster, con-circuit staple, and current podcast studio magnate MIKE ZAPCIC! We recorded this episode at his A Shared Universe PodcaStudio, and had a great conversation with Mike, touching on everything from his family history with comics, to why he started a podcast recording studio. Mike’s a great guy with an encyclopedic knowledge of comics, so we had a great time with him! Join us!   •Music- “Digging Your Scene” by The Blow Monkeys

The boys return with a very special show; for episode 60, Tommy & Mike D. sit down with WALT FLANAGAN at Kevin Smith’s comic shop, Jay & Silent Bob’ Secret Stash in Red Bank, NJ! Former star of AMC’s Comic Book Men tv show, current co-host of long-running, award winning podcast Tell ‘Em Steve-Dave, comic book artist, actor, producer, comic store manager, and lifelong comic book fan, Walt talks candidly with the guys about the comic book industry, working for DC Comics, being on TV, and of course Jack Kirby... plus a whole lot more! Have a listen and enjoy!    •Music- “Sin’s A Good Man’s Brother” by Monster Magnet

In this very special episode, Tommy & Mike D. are trying something new by answering Kirby-related questions sent to them by their social media followers and listeners. Lots of good questions sparked lots of good talk! Learning and laughs; it’s The Jacked Kirby way! Have a listen and enjoy!   •Music- "Question Freestyle" by Nipsey Hustle

Episode 58- “Eternals... the Movie?!”   Will the recently announced Eternals movie be the next big thing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?! Excited to see a purely Jack Kirby-created series on the big screen, Tommy Lombardozzi and Mike D. do some dream casting, plot ruminating, and tit joke making. Also, we talk about the new Sandman tv show coming to Netflix!    •Music- “I Think We’re Alone Now” by Tiffany

DC Comics’ Green Arrow is not a superhero  Jack Kirby is known for, but his work on the character in the late 1950s has had a lasting effect on Oliver Queen’s mythos.   Artist Kieran Quinn (www.kxquinn.com) joins Mike D. & Tommy to discuss the character, DC tv shows, the complexity of golden age vs modern age comics fandom,  and also push their group art show at the Coney Island Brewery in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, July 13th 2019! (Be there! Plug, plug.)   • Music- “Take Back the Power” by The Interrupters 

Co-created by Jack Kirby and Steve Gerber to fund Steve’s lawsuit against Marvel Comics in the late ‘70s, Destroyer Duck was a scathing analogy/adventure pitting Destroyer Duck against the evil conglomerate GodCorp! Join Tommy Lombardozzi, Mike D., & very special guest Chris Sorrentino (of the Super Live Adventure Podcast) as they discuss the history of this Eclipse Comics title from the early ‘80s... as well as fingerjob stories, Howard the Duck, Disney cartoons, & other fun things! Laughs and comic book info aplenty!   •Music- “Destroyer” by The Kinks

For episode 55, we’re doing our 5th edition of our feature 5 Things! That’s alotta fives! Join Mike D. & Tommy as they give you their lists of five Kirby-related things they like and/or think you should know about! Learn something, dammit!   •Music- “I Can’t Drive 55” by Sammy Hagar

Take a trip back to 1957 as Mike D. & TL introduce you to the Challengers of the Unknown, the DC Comics’ group of adventurers that Jack Kirby created which many say were the impetus for the Marvel Comics Universe! How?! Listen and find out!    •Music- “Don’t Forbid Me” by Pat Boone

Sometimes a character comes along and inexplicably has your heart. For us, Paste-Pot Pete is such a character. Join Tommy, Mike D., & special guest Joey Armao as they discuss one of Kirby’s more ridiculous, but lovable, characters... a Jacked Kirby Krew favorite! Plus other comic book - and life-related good time ramblings for your entertainment. You will believe a man can shoot glue from a gun!   •Music: “Stick Like Glue” by Angel 

What If the Original Marvel Bullpen Had Become the Fantastic Four? Find out by listening to this show! Jack wrote and illustrated volume 1, issue 11 of this late-‘70s Marvel Comics series, and Tommy & Mike D. talk about it... and much more... in episode 52 of The Jacked Kirby Podcast!  Have a listen, have a laugh... maybe you’ll learn something new in the process!    •Music: “What Ifs and Maybes” by Bromheads Jacket

Captain America’s number one Nazi foe returns in this arc of his 1968 Marvel Comic! With the return of Red Skull comes to awakening of THE FOURTH SLEEPER... and the world is doomed! Tommy & Mike D. are joined by Joey Armao (“The Clitigator”) to discuss this action-packed yarn! Good fun!   •Music- “Ain’t No Fun” by Snoop Dogg featuring Nate Dogg, Warren G, & Kurupt

Fifty episodes! Yowza! Mike D. & Tommy discuss the past, present, and future of The Jacked Kirby Podcast in the unique fashion you’ve come to know and love!   •Music- “Slow Down” by Bobby Valentino

It’s the original Captain Marvel! Ed O’Hare from THE DC TV REPORT podcast talks to Mike D. & TL about the Captain and Jack Kirby and Joe Simon’s singular work on the character in 1941’s Whiz Comics, as well as a whole bunch more comic book and DC tv show fun leading up to the release of the Shazam! movie! Shout outs and good clean laughs are also included in our 49th episode! Tell yer friends!   •Music- “Shazam! Rap” by Daddyphatsnaps 

It’s back; INKER SPOTLIGHT! It’s been awhile since we’ve had this feature on the show,  but we’re talking about Joltin’ Joe Sinnott on this, the 48th episode of the program! Mike D. & Tommy bring their pal Big Al Boulder (Alfred Accettura) back to discuss the inker synonymous with Jack Kirby’s run on Fantastic Four (and a WHOLE lot more)! Comics are talked about, art is showcased in an aural medium, and laughs are had!    •Music- “Triumph” by Wu-Tang Clan (featuring Cappadonna)

Listen as Mike D. & Tommy bring back their feature, “5 THINGS”! This gives the boys an opportunity to discuss some Kirby goodness that may not warrant a full episode... and may teach the listener a thing or two (or five) about some deep Jack Kirby (or Kirby-related) stuff they may not know about! Plus, listener shout outs! It’s always a good time, kids.   •Music- ‘Big Five’ by Judge Dread

Kurt Russell or Jeff Bridges? Quentin Tarantino’s giant head. Nunchucks to the testicles. These are some of the tangents we go on in an episode dedicated to the SKRULLS, the Marvel Comics’ alien race now appearing in the latest MCU film installment, ‘Captain Marvel’! Mike D & TL are joined by one of the Jacked Kirby Krew, Big Al Accettura, for the fun-filled 46th episode of the program where we discuss the creation and history of the shapeshifting aliens... and much more!    •Music- “The Great Pretender” by Freddie Mercury

A cave-child! Aliens! Cro-Magnon men! Witches! Tribes! Triceratops helmets! A sexy monkey-woman! And, a giant red dinosaur that rules the valley! It’s Jack Kirby’s DEVIL DINOSAUR! Join Mike D. & TL as they step back into the age between beast and man to discuss this 1978 Marvel Comics series. Wild and wacky stuff, kids!    •Music- “Walking In Your Footsteps” by The Police

Who’s your favorite Kirby bad guy?! Tommy, Mike D, and special guest Joey talk about theirs... but really only scratch the surface of great Jack Kirby-created (or co-created) villains!    •Music- “Magneto and Titanium Man” by Wings 

Let’s take a trip to the future with The King! Mike D. & Tommy are joined by their pal Joey Armao to discuss Jack Kirby’s 1974 DC Comic’s series OMAC, the One Man Army Corps! Laughs are had and Jack’s vision of the future is explored by the boys in this fun-filled forty-third episode of the show!   •Music- “In the Year 2525” by Zager and Evans

Dr. Bruce Banner is the Green Goliath... actually, the Gray Goliath! What?! Join Tommy & Mike D. for the first Jacked Kirby episode of 2019, wherein they discuss the first six issues of Marvel Comic’s The Incredible Hulk (1962)... before some major changes occurred.    •Music- “Nobody Loves the Hulk” by The Traits