037. Devil Dinosaur
Episode description
Epic gods once strode the Earth in times of yore. I am, of course, referring to comics creator Jack Kirby. I could also be referencing the crimson hued tyrannosaur from Devil Dinosaur, a lesser discussed Kirby series from the late Bronze Age of comics.
After his return to Marvel, with the Fourth World in the rear view mirror, Kirby returned to some of his familiar concepts like human deep history, the interplay between myth and supernatural figures as well as a love of big splash pages, ancient aliens, and lost civilizations. This found it's most well known form in The Eternals, but Devil Dinosaur hit on many of the same themes right as The Eternals was wrapping up. How much juice did Kirby still have left? Does Devil Dinosaur deserve a place alongside Kirby's other creations, or is it just a weird oddity? Or maybe both?
Music is by Free Rap Beats.
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Topic for this episode is Devil Dinosaur, written and drawn by Jack Kirby.