Happy 92nd Birthday , Jack!

Today would have been Jack "the King" Kirby's 92nd birthday.

Do yourself a favor. Go read some comic books, and bask in the creativity Jack Kirby help build.

KIRBYMANIA: Thundarr the Barbarian "Wizard Wars"

Here is another episode of Thundarr the Barbarian, featuring the bizarre wizard Skullos,who you have to see to believe. Add servitor technomantic robots, zombies, and more. Check it out!





PS--Try to ignore the fact that Skullus sounds like Fred Flintstone. It gets a little weird.

KIRBYMANIA: Goldie Gold and Action Jack Episode 2

Another episode of Goldie Gold and Action Jack!





Enjoy!

KIRBYMANIA: Three Pictures

Not much for Kirbymania this time:

Jack's proposal for a Phantom cartoon

A spread of the village from Jack's never made adaptation of The Prisoner

Your next Mutant Future campaign map:

Kirby rules!

KIRBYMANIA: My Two Favorite Thundarr Episodes

Kirbymania's animation bent continues with my two favorite episodes of Thundarr the Barbarian:




I always enjoyed how the various sorcerors were presented in Thundarr. The strange appearences, technomantic magic, and utter disregard for normals is shown well here.





This episode has one of my favorite creature designs.

See you next time!

KIRBYMANIA: Goldie Gold and Action Jack Episode 1

Many people know that comic book artist Jack Kirby designed the characters for Thundarr the Barbarian. Some people forget that he worked on several other animated series. Now KIRBYMANIA, the new Jack Kirby celebration on Mike's Amazing RPG Fun Pad presents Goldie Gold and Action Jack.



This series from 1981 was '80s pulp through and through. The world's richest girl Goldie Gold and her ace reporter/"friend" Jack "Action" Travis, and her dog Nugget travel the world in search of adventure. They report for Goldie's newspaper The Gold Street Journal for editor Sam Grit. Look beyond the cheesy "ultra rich" schtick and dialogue and enjoy the fun. Look at the villains and characters-that's Jack, Baby.

Here is episode 1: Night of the Crystal Skull





And yes Virginia, the writer of Night of the Crystal Skull was Steve Gerber, the late creator of Howard the Duck.

Cartoons rule!