It's time to get weird once again with Herman and Billy as we continue our coverage of DOCTOR STRANGE Vol. 2 issues 7-8. Join us for a SPELL as we discuss the plight of Mother Earth at the hands of the lascivious DORMAMMU. Blanch at the horror of Umar killing a junkie! Recoil at the grotesque childhood toys of Clea! And cringe at the just plain bad parenting of her father Orini! All this and more on episode 34 of INTO THE WEIRD! Feedback is most welcome! You can reach us at sinkintotheweird@gmai...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 31 min
On this episode - Billy and Herman finally talk Howard The Duck! Join us for a discussion filled with FOWL language as we look at Howard The Duck Vol. 1 issues 6 and 7 by none other than Steve Gerber and Gene Colan. Our Recommendations of Raggador return, as well as our Allies of Aggamoto segment, where we give a shout-out to Gary Arkell, our newest Patreon subscriber. We also promote our new unofficial pop culture partner TWISTED PULP, the Magazine of the Weird. All that plus another fantastic ...
Aug 01, 2021•1 hr 55 min
Herman and Billy are back to assault your eardrums with some strange ramblings, kooky comics (Doc Strange Vol.2 #6), inane jokes, and a brand new segment to boot. That's right, weirdos. Welcome to our Mystical Jeopardy Extravaganza! (Suck it, Trebek) Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, and please check out the blog at www.sinkintotheweird.com for additional show-related material. Support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/intotheweird, or leave an iTunes review for your very own Br...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 50 min
Herman and Billy are back with another WEIRD offering to satiate the gods of strangeness. This time around we discuss THE MIGHTY THOR Annual #10 (1982), in which we witness an act of immaculate conception... and BOY do we wish we hadn't. Our Allies of Agamotto and Recommendations of Ragaddor return, and we also give thanks to our two new Patrons RYAN DALY and BRIAN HANSON. Thanks for supporting us on Patreon, guys. You Rock! Feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, or touch base with ...
Jun 25, 2021•2 hr 5 min
Billy and Herman are back with another episode chronicling the adventures of YOUR favorite sorcerous surgeon - DOCTOR STEPHEN STRANGE. Join us as we dissect Doctor Strange Vol. 2 Issue 5 and bid farewell to penciller Frank Brunner AND the evil Silver Dagger, whose bizarre origin is the focus of this week's main discussion. Our SHOPTALK and RECOMMENDATIONS OF RAGADDOR segments return, along with our ALLIES OF AGAMOTTO as we ascribe a Bronze Age Alter Ego to iTunes Reviewer ORGANIZED SOUND, who wa...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 57 min
This week Into The Weird Presents Billy and Herm's LOST HALLOWEEN, a forgotten episode recorded in an October long since past, but that has now been revived like a patchwork monster on a slab to celebrate our halfway mark to Halloween 2021. Listen along as we talk GIANT SIZE DRACULA #4 and WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #42, in addition to recommending some books courtesy of our Recommendations of Ragaddor segment. Into The Weird is now on Patreon! You can find us there at https://www.patreon.com/intotheweir...
May 07, 2021•2 hr 10 min
Herman and Billy are back talking DOCTOR STRANGE, specifically Issues #3 and #4 of Volume 2 from the early 1970s. Witness Clea and Stephen meeting for the first time...AGAIN!! (Dormammu shows up too). Then whip out your popcorn and mutter your protective incantations as the Doc faces DEATH HIMSELF. All this and much more on the official 28th episode of INTO THE WEIRD. Into The Weird is on Patreon. You can find us there at https://www.patreon.com/intotheweird . We offer 3 brand new Bronze Age sho...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Billy and Herman are back with another show, and this time we're riding the coattails of Disney Plus' WANDAVISION. That's right, it's all about Vision and his ladylove The Scarlet Witch! We talk one of Billy's most cherished Avengers issues featuring the lovebirds, and Herman runs down his favorite Vision moments of the last 5 decades. We also ascribe a BRONZE AGE ALTER EGO to Mr. Kyle Benning from the KSCGSF Podcast. Follow Kyle on twitter @KyleBenning_Art!All this and much more! Thanks once ag...
Mar 31, 2021•2 hr 4 min
Welcome to our very first Weird CROSSOVER Special, where Billy and Herm dissect Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme #11-13 (1989-90) as a part of the Merry Marvel MARCHing Society Podcast Crossover. Listen along with us and bear witness to some bizarre battles between Stephen Strange and foes with delusions of grandeur (Hobgoblin), foes with a serious case of Basorexia (Enchantress), and misogynist kidnappers (Arkon the Not-So-Magnificent). Thrill at the return of the beauteous Clea, and cringe at S...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min
This week Billy and Herm cover DOCTOR STRANGE #2 (1974). Join us as we plumb the mystery of who spiked the tea in Stephen Strange's Wonderland. We also check in on our captive damsel in distress Clea as she is menaced by that whack-job Silver Dagger. All this, plus Shoptalk, the Recommendations of Raggador, and our Allies of Agamotto Segments. You dare not miss it! Into The Weird is on Patreon. You can find us there at https://www.patreon.com/intotheweird . We offer 3 brand new Bronze Age shows ...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 29 min
In this week's show Billy and Herm cover MARVEL TEAM-UP #68 (1978) by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, featuring everyone's favorite Wallcrawler and Marvel's very own muck-encrusted monstrosity. After our shoptalk and recommendation segments, we also ascribe a comic book ALTER EGO origin story to iTunes Reviewer and TERRIFICON Producer Mitch Hallock, who generously gave us 5 stars. In Mitch's origin, the BRONZE AGE of Disco melds with THE DIGITAL AGE and modern Comic Conventions to create somethi...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 56 min
It's the final episode of 2020! Herman and Billy put this abortive year out of its misery by going to their happy place, namely the pages of Doctor Strange Vol. 2 #1 from 1974. Join us for a spell or two, and listen to us rant and rave about smoking caterpillars, silver-haired deviants, the ignominious use of the Cloak of Levitation, and so much more. Into The Weird is on Patreon. You can find us there at https://www.patreon.com/intotheweird . We offer 3 brand new Bronze Age shows every month ex...
Dec 31, 2020•2 hr 26 min
Billy and Herman are AWOL this week, leaving DORMAMMU to pick up the slack. The Dominator of the Dark Dimension therefore presents - A WHAT IF? style tale called...INTO THE BIZARROVERSE! Into The Weird is on Patreon. You can find us there at https://www.patreon.com/intotheweird . We offer 3 brand new Bronze Age shows every month exclusive to our Patrons of the Weird! (House of Licensed Ideas, Dragons & Jive, and Radio Free Hyboria) Please send feedback to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com or check ...
Dec 16, 2020•2 hr 6 min
Billy and Herman tackle the ULTIMATE Doctor Strange story in this episode. Listen and bear witness to the birth of a universe and the coming of Sise-Neg! Marvel at Stephen's epic sorcerous slugfest against his old foe Baron Mordo. Travel to exotic Sodom and Gomorrah! Watch Shuma-Gorath manhandle an ape man. All this and more in this episode of INTO THE WEIRD. Into The Weird is on Patreon. You can find us there at https://www.patreon.com/intotheweird . We offer 3 brand new Bronze Age shows every ...
Nov 29, 2020•2 hr 13 min
INTO THE WEIRD returns with only their second ever Halloween crepuscular Spectacular! Just in time too, for Halloween is almost upon us, and Herman and Billy have been clamoring to get some comic talk out there. We invite all you weirdlings to launch yourselves into the weird and listen as our two horror-obsessed hosts discuss Marvel's Vampire Tales #5... and once again encounter the man called MORBIUS. Into The Weird is on Patreon. You can find us there at https://www.patreon.com/intotheweird ....
Oct 26, 2020•2 hr 21 min
Billy and Herman are back with another episode of INTO THE WEIRD! This time around it's Bronze Age Madness with Man-Thing as our beloved Marvel Muckster crashes both Daredevil and Shang-Chi's soirees. Look for him in Daredevil #114 and Master of Kung Fu #19 from 1974! Our Allies of Agamotto and Recommendations of Raggador segments are featured, and we ascribe a Bronze Age Alter Ego to a 5 Star iTunes Reviewer, The Cathode Ray Phantom! Any and all feedback can be sent to sinkintotheweird@gmail.co...
Aug 22, 2020•1 hr 52 min
Greetings Weirdlings! Herman and Billy are back with some Stephen Strange content, gleaned from Marvel Premiere #11 and #12 respectively. Weird mischief ensues as our favorite Marvel spell-slinger comes to grips with the newly-acquired mantle of... THE SORCERER SUPREME. Our other regular segments featured during the show are: - The Recommendations of Raggador - The Allies of Agamotto, in which we pay homage to Chase Grafton, who deemed us worthy of a 5 star iTunes review. A Bronze Age Alter Ego ...
Jun 11, 2020•2 hr 15 min
This week Billy and Herman tackle the most unorthodox and madcap Superhero team of the Marvel Bronze Age - The dynamic DEFENDERS. The storyline in question is particularly off-centre, as it involves hefty amounts of BODY HORROR and BRAIN-SWAPPING. And if that wasn't enough, an enraged BAMBI is thrown into the mix, just for laughs. Plus, The Elf with a Gun makes a return. Due to this oversized episode only TWO segments are featured: 1. Main Segment 2. The Recommendations of Raggador! For our shou...
May 01, 2020•2 hr 27 min
It's Doctor Strange VS Shuma-Gorath in Marvel Premiere #10. Get ready for a mind melting bout of mayhem, listeners! This is the BIG ONE!! Other than the incredibly disturbing and cognitive dissonance-inducing main segment, our ShopTalk and Recommendations of Raggador Segments all make a return. Please send any and all feedback to sinkintotheweird@gmail.com, and feel free to check out the blog at www.sinkintotheweird.com , where a podcast addendum post can be found. Alternatively you can follow u...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 57 min
This week Billy and Herman take a look at THE INVADERS, featuring the Golden Age Marvel Heroes from the Timely Comics era, specifically INVADERS #31 (Aug. 1978). Basically, NAZIS DIE. So a good time is had by all. Except for the Nazis. They thought it sucked. We also ascribe a Bronze Age Alter Ego to Ryan Daly aka Count Drunkula, who left us a 5 star iTunes review. Thanks, Ryan. You rock! Into The Weird is on Patreon. You can find us there at https://www.patreon.com/intotheweird . We offer 3 bra...
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Hey there folks! Billy and Herman are back with another episode of INTO THE WEIRD, the podcast that breaks the barriers of the bizarre and wades gleefully into the depths of insanity. This time around we're discussing Marvel Premiere #9 (1973) where Stephen fights for the life of the Ancient One! This one's a corker, to be sure. Our regular segments all make a return. Look out for: 1. Shoptalk! 2. The Recommendations of Raggador 3. The Allies of Agamotto as well as our Special Bronze Age Alter E...
Feb 27, 2020•2 hr 2 min
Billy and Herman are back after a lengthy break to once again arrest your imaginations and take you for a jaunt INTO THE WEIRD. By popular demand our WICKED AND THE WEIRD episode (Ep.11) has experienced a redux, as three of our staunchest supporters chose to chime in and deliver their lists of 5 Weirdest Bronze Age Villains of the Marvel Universe! Contributors include: RYAN DALY - Podcaster Supreme! SPHINX MAGOO - Researcher Supreme! SLANGWORD SCOTT - Master of the Verbal Arts! Listen in as we d...
Jan 18, 2020•2 hr 39 min
Happy Halloween, fearful ones! For our Halloween Special this year Billy and Herman have deigned to hijack your ears with a gargantuan 4 hour marathon of horror comics. Because of the sheer length of this endeavor, we've had to separate the episode into two chapters. They are as follows: CHAPTER 1: ToD meets LoD - Ryan Daly from 'Midnight... The Podcasting Hour' and the Fire & Water Network of Podcasts joins Herman for a discussion of Marvel's TOMB OF DRACULA #12-14. CHAPTER 2: Billy and Her...
Oct 29, 2019•4 hr 9 min
Billy and Herman are back with another fear-fest as we ramp up our Halloween coverage, featuring TWO mighty Marvel Bronze Age Horror Comics - SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS #5 (1973) and DEAD OF NIGHT#11 (1975). These issues feature the introduction of two frightening characters to the Marvel Horror Pantheon. Don't miss it! All our regular segments return, including our NEXUS OF ALL REVIEWS, where we assign a Bronze Age Super ALTER EGO to one of our listeners. This time around it's afc333 from the UK's ...
Oct 25, 2019•2 hr 26 min
Welcome back to INTO THE WEIRD, the podcast that revels in the good, the bad and the weird. This week Herman and Billy tackle more Doctor Strange goodness with Marvel Premiere #7 and 8, where Stephen wades through yet another host of Lovecraftian foes. Our regular segments all make an appearance. So join us as we fall head over heels for Clea and a girl named Blondine... and then tumble madly... into the weird. INTRO MUSIC by the great band SEVEN KINGDOMS. OUTRO SONG \"Starman\" by David Bowie. ...
Oct 07, 2019•2 hr 7 min
By Crom, Mitra, and the slimy scales of Set! It's another episode of INTO THE WEIRD, the show chronicling the mighty-thewed madness of Bronze Age Marvel Comics. This week Billy and Herman sharpen their broadswords and quaff their ale while simultaneously discussing Marvel's CONAN THE BARBARIAN #45 and KULL THE CONQUEROR #8. We follow these titanic feats with our SHOPTALK and RECOMMENDATIONS OF RAGGADOR segments, as well as ascribing a new Bronze Age Alter Ego to listener and podcaster supreme SE...
Sep 22, 2019•1 hr 52 min
This week Billy and Herman offer up a List-O-Mania episode, where we count down our Top 5 most bizarre Bronze Age Villains. The rest of our regular segments are on hold this week because of time constraints during August, when vacations lured us away from our mics. But never fear! We're back and ready to launch into September. So join us for another madcap journey...into the WEIRD. The Podcast addendum for this show can be found at https://sinkintotheweird.com/2019/09/03/podcast-addendum-episode...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 30 min
It's a Doctor Strange DOUBLE FEATURE as Billy and Herman discuss Marvel Premiere issues 5 and 6 from 1972, when the Bronze Age of Comics was still a nice shiny sheen of, well...bronze. Join us as we delve deep into Lovecraftian territory with Stephen and his cohorts Wong & Clea as they haphazardly plunge ever deeper...INTO THE WEIRD. Podcast Addendum can be found at https://sinkintotheweird.com/2019/07/11/podcast-addendum-into-the-weird-episode-10/ Into The Weird is on Patreon. You can find ...
Jul 11, 2019•2 hr 8 min
In this episode Billy and Herman discuss Marvel Comics' GHOST RIDER #1 from September '72. Our regular segments all make a return, and in case you've forgotten them, here they are: 1.Main Segment (Ghost Rider) 2. Bronze Age Brilliance and Mighty Marvel Missteps 3. Shoptalk! (Jason Aaron's Thor, War of The Realms and Doc Strange: The Flight of Bones) 4. Get off my lawn! 5. Nexus of All Reviews (MarylandBear - our 5-star iTunes reviewer gets a monicker) 6. End. So hop on your stunt cycles, whip ou...
Jun 17, 2019•1 hr 51 min
Billy and Herman are back with a full-fledged SPOILER-filled discussion of Avengers:ENDGAME. So if you haven't seen the movie yet, what's stopping you? We gleefully present 2 hours of witty banter and nitpicking nitpicking nitpicking. If this sounds appealing, give this episode a try! We'll love you X 3000 for it. Into The Weird is on Patreon. You can find us there at https://www.patreon.com/intotheweird . We offer 3 brand new Bronze Age shows every month exclusive to our Patrons of the Weird! (...
May 02, 2019•1 hr 52 min
