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Robert Guffey on Kirby - Oct 5, 2024
Seriah is joined by Chris Ernst to interview Robert Guffey about the works and influences of comic book/graphic novel artist Jack Kirby. Topics include Saxon/Super_Inframan and a psychedelic encounter with Jack Kirby, Robert’s intense dream experience with JK, articles Robert has written on JK, Steve Ditko, Stan Lee, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America, JK’s WWII service under General Patton, post-war career with DC Comics, the recurring crises in the comics industry, juvenile delinquency and horror comics, moral panics past and present, the Fantastic Four, Marvel vs DC, Neal Adams, Grant Morrison, Hermetic and Cabbalistic symbolism in JK’s work, Ken Thomas and Steam Shovel Press, the “Hour 25” science fiction radio show, Mike Hodel, JK’s experimental artistic techniques, Captain Victory, new business models for comic artists, the emergence of comic movies, visionaries in comic art, Masonic imagery, the collective unconscious, H.P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, Jungian archetypes, a childhood JK experience involving an Orthodox Jewish exorcism/healing, 20th century pulp fiction, “New Gods” vs “Star Wars”, George Lucas, the influence of comics on mainstream live-action films, prescient/prophetic story lines in JK’s work, OMAC the comic character, the face on Mars, “Mission to Mars” film, Easter Island, Thor Heyerdahl, the combining of extremely different ideas and images, “Tiki Style” by Sven Kirsten, Richard Shaver, “The Eternals” film, Ray Bradbury and possible adaptations of his novels, the film “The Mothman Prophecies” vs expectations based on the book, the differences between movies and books as art forms, the difficulties of adaptations and expectations, a possible sabotage of JK’s career in the 1970’s, “Kamandi” DC comic, “The Demon”, “Swamp Thing”, the alchemical quest of Dr. Banner, cold war politics in “The Incredible Hulk”, the “Dream Sequence” fiction podcast, JK’s work habits and techniques, automatic writing, “Strange World of Your Dreams” JK’s 1950’s horror comic, Albert Pike and the metaphysical meaning of the letter “G”, Stan Lee and the legend of the Golem, JK’s interactions with fans, “Monsters” novel by Barry Windsor-Smith, and much, much more! Robert Guffey, as always, is a firehose of information and connections!
- Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast
- Outro Music is by BELLS≥ with Kings
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