On sale now — get your copy of Jack Kirby Collector #49 (has The Mighty Thor on the cover) and check out my illustration of Lainie Kazan/Big Barda!

OK. Who’s Lainie Kazan? She’s a singer/actress who starred in “Lust in the Dust” and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” Who is Big Barda? One of Jack “The King” Kirby’s creations for DC Comics in the early 1970s. What do they have in common? EVERYTHING!

Thanks to Sean Kleefeld for sending this gig my way! Sean’s a columnist/writer, pop-culture addict, long-time Cool Jerk subscriber and (former) major domo of the (former) premier Fantastic Four site on the planet.