An Into The Weird Bonus Episode! Straight from our Patreon Archives, Conan the Barbarian and Kull The Conqueror are back from the dusty Nemedian Chronicles of the Bronze Age, when lads were bronze and brawny, ladies were wicked and wily, and worms were white and..., well, wyrmish, apparently. Join Herman and Billy for a terror-filled discussion of adrenalin-fueled comic book madness as we delve deep into the murk of the Hyborian and Pre-Cataclysmic eras. See Conan get his heart stolen (it's not ...
Feb 26, 2023•48 min
Hola, Weirdos. Welcome back! We're finally talking Doctor Strange again this week, explicitly covering Tomb of Dracula #44 and Doctor Strange #14 from 1976. There's blood; there's action, there are giant magical crucifixes; basically everything but the Sanctum Sanctorum's kitchen sink. You dare not miss this one! The Shelves of the Seraphim returns as well, and Dormammu provides us with a tasty tome that will keep you reading late into the night. So stick around, and let Herm, Jocasta, and the l...
Feb 21, 2023•40 min
Hey there, Weirdos! It's that time of the week again; time for another deluge of comic book discussion to drown out the dankness of dreary reality. This week we're finally delivering our review of the MCU film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. We also look at two rip-roaring Black Panther issues from the Bronze Age, just to sweeten the pot! Support the show Thanks, as ever, to our unofficial sponsor, the great power metal band SEVEN KINGDOMS, for the use of their song IN THE WALLS as our intro. Th...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Into The Weird is back with a brand new comic-filled episode! This week your hoary host of Hoggoth Herm talks Tomb of Dracula VS Marvel's pastiche of the cult-favorite character Kolchak The Night Stalker, in a fun-filled tale of blood and action as only the Marvel Bronze Age Bullpen could tell it. Dormammu also returns as co-host in our 'Shelves of the Seraphim' section, and we tease next week's pantherish episode, which is not to be missed. Thanks, as ever, to the excellent power metal band SEV...
Feb 06, 2023•34 min
Hey, all! Into The Weird is back with yet another Patron-sponsored bonus episode from our 2021 Patreon archives, now made available to all you weirdos out there. Episode 5 of HOLI features ROM the Spaceknight battling a demonic 'House That Most Definitely Is NOT A Home', and this tale features more fan-favorite 'horny Brandy scenes', Limbo banishment, and even a cameo by a neophyte Sorcerer Supreme. Then, we talk Godzilla embroiled in an epic Kaiju smackdown, while the Micronauts take on the evi...
Sep 17, 2022•1 hr 35 min
It's another Patron-sponsored BONUS endeavor from Into The Weird, featuring Shang-Chi, Luke Cage, and everyone's favorite living weapon, Danny Rand! This time around we cover Master Of Kung Fu #20, Luke Cage: Hero For Hire #5, and Marvel Premiere #19. Floating casinos, immortal Samurais, well-endowed lady mobsters, and death cults fill up the majority of our time on this episode, but there's also the first appearance of Colleen Wing. It's Bronze Age Marvel at its best. You dare not miss it! Feed...
Jun 18, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Hola, Weirdos! Your weird hosts are back with some more Hyborian (and Thurian) Age adventures for your salivating comic book palates. In this episode we chronicle Conan the Barbarian #5 and Kull The Conqueror #5. Tiger girls, sorcerers in iron masks, zombies, and terror on the high seas - this episode has it all! Send feedback to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or follow us on Twitter @IntoWeird. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intotheweird/message Support the show Thanks, as ever, to...
May 21, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Welcome to Into The Weird and the Longbox of Darkness' review of the latest MCU movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Your hoary host Herman breaks down the brilliance and the missteps of this ultimately enjoyable but slightly flawed film. Give it a listen, we dare ya. This episode is filled with SPOILERS, so tread carefully, weird listeners. Into the Weird and The Longbox of Darkness would love to hear what YOU thought about the movie. Send comments to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com or...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 49 min
Welcome to episode 4 of Into The Weird's House of Licensed Ideas, yet another bonus episode courtesy of our magnanimous patrons on Patreon. Billy and Herm are back with some decidedly strange discussions surrounding ROM #4, where we meet the new Firefall, Godzilla: King of the Monsters #4, where the Big G and Batragon go at it while Dr. Demonicus cheers from the sidelines, and finally Micronauts #4, where we encounter Lady Slug, Prof. Prometheus, and H.E.L.L. All that, and the hosts lament the l...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Hey there, Weirdos! Welcome to Episode 4 of INTO THE WEIRD's Dragons & Jive. Since this is a bonus episode that aired in 2021 for our Patrons, be prepared for some dated references to Marvel's Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings film. After Herman's much-maligned hot take and 'get off my lawn' style rant, it's off to the races with Master of Kung-Fu #18 (1974), Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #4 (1972), and Iron Fist in Marvel Premiere #18 (1974). Drugs, Opera Ghosts, and horrific amputations are al...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Greetings, weirdos! Into The Weird returns with another Sword and Sorcery offering courtesy of our barbaric Patrons featuring Conan The Barbarian #4 (1970) and Kull The Conqueror #4 (1972). Conan finds himself in dire straits, and might very well meet his match at last at the hands of the evil wizard Yara. Yeah, and elephants might fly! Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or by engaging with us on Twitter @IntoWeird, by Crom! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intothe...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Into The Weird presents another Patreon episode courtesy of our lovely weirdo Patrons, now free to the public! In this episode we discuss ROM Spaceknight #3, where everyone's favorite xenophobe Archie Stryker becomes something more than human; Godzilla #3, where The Chumpions.... er, I mean the Champions take on a Kaiju waaaaaay out of their league; and finally Micronauts #3, where Daytona Beach becomes a warzone. Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com or interact with us on Twitter ...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Thanks to our Patreon's powerfully positive Patrons of the Peculiar, a new episode of Into the Weird's Dragons & Jive has been released to the public. In this episode the hosts talk Shang-Chi braving Black Jack Tarr's House of Traps (Master of Kung-Fu #17), Luke Cage taking on the militant Mace (Hero For Hire #3), and Iron Fist getting one step closer to ultimate closure (Marvel Premiere #17). It's Mighty Marvel Madness at it most madcap. You dare not miss it! Feedback can be sent to sinkint...
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 41 min
Our Patreon-funded Episode 3 of Radio Free Hyboria has landed, by Crom! In it the hosts of Into The Weird discuss Conan the Barbarian #3 (1970) and Kull The Conqueror #3 (1972). Everyone's favorite rambunctious Cimmerian teen takes advice from the Grim Grey God before wading into a battle wielding what looks to be Luke Cage's belt! And in Kull we finally make the acquaintance of old scarface's nemesis - THULSA DOOOOOOOMmmmm... You dare not miss it! Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail....
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Hey, weirdlings! It's episode 2 of Into The Weird's HOUSE OF LICENSED IDEAS, once exclusive to our Patrons, now available to weirdos far and wide. This time around the hosts talk ROM Spaceknight #2, Godzilla: King of the Monsters #2, and Micronauts #2. Dire Wraiths, SHIELD Agents, and garden tools are the deadly antagonists faced by our heroes in these issues. You dare not miss it! Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or by interacting with us on Twitter @IntoWeird. Stay Weird, ev...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Another Patreon episode has landed in the public domain! Well, sorta. It's Dragons & Jive Ep. 2, featuring Luke Cage VS an erstwhile buddy, Shang-Chi VS an erstwhile brother, and Iron Fist VS an erstwhile family friend's proxies while reliving his childhood in K'un 'L'un. Heavy stuff featuring the word 'erstwhile' indeed. Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or by DMing us on Twitter @IntoWeird. Stay weird, weirdos! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intotheweird/m...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 59 min
Hey, all! It's the 2nd free episode of Into The Weird's Radio Free Hyboria, courtesy of our barbaric (in a good way) Patrons on Patreon. This time around your weirdo hosts discuss the second issues of Conan The Barbarian (1970) and Kull The Conqueror (1971). Yeti-men and Serpent Folk plague our heroes, while kingdoms hang in the balance. You dare not miss it! Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or DM us on Twitter @IntoWeird. Stay weird, by Crom! --- Send in a voice message: http...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Into The Weird proudly presents our 3rd Patreon show, now available to ALL you weird listeners out there. This one deals specifically with the properties Marvel licensed in the 1970s, such as Parker Brothers' (now Hasbro's) ROM, Mego's Micronauts, and Toho's Godzilla, among many others. So sit back and strap yourself in for a madcap psychedelic odyssey through Space, Micro-dimensions, and through the nuclear fires (and breath) of Atomic Era Monstrosities. Make mine Marvel, they say? Nay! Make mi...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 34 min
Hey, Weird Ones. It's another Into The Weird Patreon episode! This time around we present DRAGONS & JIVE, featuring three of our favorite Marvel street level characters: The Master of Kung Fu, a certain Hero For Hire, and everyone's favorite Living Weapon. Tune in to hear an in-depth discussion of Special Marvel Edition #15, Hero For Hire #1, and Marvel Premiere #15. Let weirdness reign! Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or by interacting with the show on Twitter @IntoWeird...
Jan 14, 2022•2 hr 6 min
Hey there, Weird Ones. This is the first of Into The Weird's Patreon exclusive episodes, now available to all you weirdos out there. Join us for a testosterone-fueled trip into the mind of Robert E. Howard (as filtered through the brains of Barry Smith and Roy Thomas, of course). It's bloody good fun! This episode also definitively answers the question 'What is best in life?' The answer? Why, reading WEIRD comics, naturally! Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or by touching base...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 18 min
INTO THE WEIRD regretfully presents... the final episode. Sadly, we're wrapping up the show, Weirdos. But we might be back in the future, who knows? Until then, know that we love you all for listening to our inane ramblings and putting up with our haphazard release schedules. Thank you all for repeatedly leaping with us headlong these past few years, caroming off of Squiggly Ditko dimensional doodads and other unnameable things as we rocketed together, sometimes giggling, sometimes screaming... ...
Jan 05, 2022•11 min
Happy New Year, Weirdos! With this episode Billy and Herman present you with a special Xmas bonus featuring a snippet from our Patreon.com show DRAGONS & JIVE, thereby proving that it's never too late to celebrate a sweet sweet Christmas. We hope you had a good one, and that you'll have an even better New Year ahead. Please send any feedback you might have to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or contact us on Twitter @IntoWeird, @darklongbox, or @billyd_licious. If you would like to support us on ...
Dec 31, 2021•39 min
We love you, George Pérez! ITW bids a Merry Christmas to George and his family. Join Billy and Herm as they celebrate what this artistic wonder meant to them during their formative comic reading careers. Contact the show at sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or follow us on Twitter @IntoWeird, @billyd_licious, or @darklongbox. Check out our Patreon at www.patreon.com/intotheweird for additional content. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intotheweird/message Support the show Thanks, as ever...
Dec 22, 2021•45 min
Christmas celebrations are imminent as Billy and Herman delve into the weird world of Stephen Strange once again with a thorough discussion of Doctor Strange Vol 2. #13, which wraps up the Eternity Saga. Not only do our hosts engage in festive banter, but they also debut a new segment that reveals the origins of their Marvel fandom. So join them for a comic filled jaunt this Christmas... INTO THE WEIRD! Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @IntoWeird, @Billyd_...
Dec 18, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Greetings, Weird Ones! Billy and Herman are back to wrap up War Comics Month with two issues of Marvel's The INVADERS, specifically #32 and #33 from 1978. Join the Into The Weird Crew as we team up with Namor, Cap, and the OG Human Torch to take down Hitler's newest bosom buddy - The Mighty THOR?? THAT, plus a guest appearance you wouldn't believe! Our Shoptalk segment, Recommendations of Raggador, and our Allies of Aggamoto return to the show. This time around we ascribe a 2nd Bronze Age Alter ...
Nov 29, 2021•2 hr 15 min
Welcome back, weirdos! Billy and Herman are at it again with our Bronze Age DOCTOR STRANGE coverage. This time around we look at Issues #11 and 12 of Volume 2 from 1975. ETERNITY makes the first move in his cosmic chess game against the Sorcerer Supreme, but that ain't the half of it! There's also... Stephen VS NIXON?? That's right! Tune in, and enjoy the lunacy. Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or you can follow us on Twitter @IntoWeird. Billy's @Billyd_licious and Herman's @...
Nov 17, 2021•2 hr 6 min
Happy Halloween, Weirdos! Billy and Herman are back and, true to form, offer you an annual Into The Weird tradition, namely talking some VAMPIRE TALES. This time around we pick apart issue 7 in which Morbius and Amanda Saint are once again plagued by the evil cult Demon-Fire. Not only is the main story tantalizing, but the three backup tales found within are all stand-alone spine-tinglers that are guaranteed to satisfy your bloodthirsty needs during this spooky season. The episode also features ...
Oct 29, 2021•2 hr 8 min
Herman and Billy are back with another Halloween-themed show for Shocktober 2021. This time around they discuss MARVEL TEAM-UP Vol.1 #36 and 37. It has everything but the kitchen sink. Man-Wolf! The Frankenstein Monster! A Mad-Scientist! A Secret Agent! Ravenous Wolves! Sinister Bond Villains on skis! And last but never least... your friendly neighborhood webhead! Things get (need we say it) WEIRD. We also feature a SHOPTALK segment, our RECOMMENDATIONS OF RAGADDOR, and our ALLIES OF AGAMOTTO se...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 51 min
Billy and Herm are back with another Doctor Strange-centric episode. This week we cover issues 9 and 10 of DOCTOR STRANGE Vol. 2 from the early 1970s. It's Stephen VS Dormammu VS Umar VS Orini VS Nightmare VS Baron Mordo VS Eternity. It goes without saying that this episode kicks things into 12th gear! Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @IntoWeird. Billy is @BillyD_licious and Herman @darklongbox. We would be endlessly grateful if you support us on Patreon a...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 50 min
Into the Weird is back! At long last, this episode answers the much anticipated question: WHAT IF our hosts Billy D and Herman tackled the Marvel comic WHAT IF? But that's not all! Along with the main discussion we feature our SHOPTALK, RECOMMENDATIONS OF RAGADDORR, and our ALLIES OF AGGAMOTO segments. All that AND we ascribe one of our Patreon supporters on www.patreon.com/intotheweird with a Marvel Bronze Age Super-monicker and origin story. A HUGE shoutout to Mr. Brian Hanson for his support....
Sep 17, 2021•2 hr 15 min
