Jacked Kirby

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

On Saturday, December 15th 2018, we went LIVE for episode 41! But unfortunate computer issues forced us to scrap that live show. :/ Soldiering on, your intrepid hosts Mike D. & Tommy decided to keep the holiday-themed episode plan by focusing 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’. Enjoy the show, folks!  Happy Xmas and Happy New Year!   •Music- “Christmas All Over Again” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Welcome to Episode 40... our worst episode yet! Mike D. & Tommy were tired and ill prepared while trying to deliver an episode focusing on some random characters Jack worked on during his last days at DC Comics in the mid-‘70s. There are audible yawns, unrelated tangents, rapping, good hearty laughs, and shout outs!  (Hey, they can’t all be winners, folks.)   •Music- “Get Money” by Junior M.A.F.I.A.

Stan Lee passed away on November 12th, 2018. In this episode of the show, Tommy & Mike D. are joined by Jacked Kirby co-producer and technical whiz ROB MARTIN (of Cultural Compulsive Disorder. www.CCD.NYC) to discuss the legacy... and controversies... of this iconoclast who co-created with The King some of pop-culture’s/comicdom’s most beloved characters. Excelsior!    *Stick around after OUR show for a bonus; WBAI’s Earthwatch radio show appearance of Jack Kirby on his 70th birthday (August 28th, 1987), wherein he gets a surprise phone call from Stan “The Man” Lee!  •Music- “I’m the Man” by Joe Jackson

From beneath the surface of the Earth, Gary returns to talk with Tommy & Mike D. about Marvel Comics’ time traveling fiend RAMA TUT/KANG THE CONQUEROR! Specifically, how his past (and future) were retconned using early Marvel Universe time travel! Wacky stuff!   •Music- ‘King Tut’ by Steve Martin & The Toot Uncommons

Our FIVE THINGS feature is back for a third time, wherein TL & Mike D. make lists of five Kirby-centric things they like, dislike, question, etc. Joined by their good buddy Lil’ Stevie Milone (chiming in here and there), the laughs are as plenty as the Kirby info! Also, listener/follower shout outs!   •Music- ‘Five Gears in Reverse’ by Elvis Costello and The Attractions

GARY ESPOSITO IS ON THIS PODCAST! Yes friends, our good buddy Gary... aka The Mole Man... is back in Brooklyn after living in sunny California for a bit (albeit under the Earth’s crust), and we FINALLY have him as a guest! Just in time for Halloween, Gary joins hosts Mike D. & Tommy Lombardozzi to talk about Kirby’s Marvel Monsters (and much more)! Have a listen and a laugh... and tell yer friends to, too!    •Music- ‘Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)’ by David Bowie

On Friday, September 28th 2018, the Jacked Kirby boys did their annual live recording at St. Mark’s Comics in NYC’s East Village (11 St. Mark’s Place. NY, NY 10003) to kick off NY SUPERWEEK leading up to NYCC! Back for their second year, Mike D. & TL invite some friends to join them to discuss the King and his influence in current pop-culture, comic book culture, and more! JK tech-master/producer ROB MARTIN kicks off the conversation with the boys, followed by St. Mark’s Comics’ proprietor MITCH ... then their old pal REV. SAL MONDRONE jumps on for some laughings... and the whole show concludes with artist/musician/Kirby Kollector JASIN CADIC!  So have a listen and see how the Jacked Kirby Krew handle a live audience at NYC’s preeminent mom ‘n’ pop comic shop during operating hours! Fun times! •Music- ‘New York Groove’ by Ace Frehley 

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as independent comic book characters, and they would go on to become world-wide phenomenons! What’s Jack Kirby have to do with the TMNT?! Listen to this episode to find out! TL & Mike D. invite special guest Chris Sorrentino of Super Live Adventure Podcast to talk about Jack’s influence (and even appearances) on/in the Turtles’ world! Hi-jinx ensue!    •Music- ‘Dance of the Platypus’ by the Wahoo Skiffle Crazies 

Kirby’s early days at DC Comics saw him doing a variety of genres, most notable in the anthology series House of Mystery. Mike D., TL, and guest Sam James Jr. run through the stories he produced for the book in the late ‘50s, ranging from sci-fi to the macabre! •Music- ‘Look In To My Eyes’ by Bounty Killer

What would become one of Marvel Comics’ most popular franchises had a very slow start in the hands of Stan and Jack. Join Tommy, Mike D., and their very special guest Sam James Jr. of Jamaica as they explore the roots of the X-Men and the impact the title and characters would eventually have on comicdom & pop-culture. •Music- ‘Ex-Factor’ by Lauryn Hill

A mad scientist named Ratsdick transfers his mind into the body of a gorilla to commit crimes... and then gets shot off to the moon?! Yep. Your hosts Mike D. & Tommy discuss the two Gorilla-Man stories in Marvel’s anthology book ‘Tales to Astonish’ (issues 28 & 30, 1962). Oh man, this is one wacky party! (BYOB: Bring Your Own Bananas!) Also, shout outs! •Music- ‘You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)’ by The Dickies