Into The Weird! Where Strange Comics Assemble

Into The Weird! Where Strange Comics Assemble

Here we explore the madness of Marvel Comics in the Bronze Age! From the trippy Doctor Strange stories of the 1970s to freaky four-color favorites like Morbius, Man-Thing, Howard The Duck, The Defenders, and Ghost Rider, ItW is pure comic book adrenalin distilled into a podcast of epic scope. Join us for a comic-filled jaunt... INTO THE WEIRD. We also offer the additional shows Dragons & Jive, House of Licensed Ideas, and Radio Free Hyboria. Let Weirdness reign!

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February 26, 2023 47 mins

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 an...

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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 tha...

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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!

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February 6, 2023 33 mins

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 panth...

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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 tal...

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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...

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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!


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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.

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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 Slu...

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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 Ir...

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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! 


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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. 

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February 6, 2022 100 mins

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...

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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 DOOOOO...

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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!


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January 25, 2022 119 mins

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.


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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!


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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 fir...

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January 14, 2022 126 mins

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!


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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 comic...

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