Hola Weirdosas! (I just totally made up that fake Spanish-sounding word. But I’m owning it) It’s been 2.5 weeks since our last post and I was starting to feel guilty. So here’s yet another PODCAST ADDENDUM, providing you, dear readers (and listeners) with some useful extras to supplement your listening experience of our recent episode […]
Read More Podcast Addendum: Into The Weird Episode 10Hey there, Weirdlings! Billy and Herman are back, and this time around we’re discussing GHOST RIDER #1, the very first time Johnny Blaze appeared in his own mag way back in September 1972. Listen to the newest episode of INTO THE WEIRD, https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/into-the-weird-a-marvel-bronze-age-comic-book-podcast/id1396655141?l=en#episodeGuid=krakathoom.podbean.com%2Finto-the-weird-ep-9-well-grieve-togetherlater-8bc9f03c25135e096ad2b1575cdd1dc8 and wrap your peepers around these delectable images from the comic, drawn […]
Read More Podcast Addendum: Episode 9 – “We’ll grieve together…LATER.”Hey there, Weirdlings Grant and I recently got together again to assemble a new episode of INTO THE WEIRD. It was hard going at first, as we had to sift through metaphorical body parts, do a bit of metaphorical grave robbing, and sew a bundle of nerves together in order to create this misshapen mockery […]
Read More Podcast Addendum – Episode 6 “Satanic Cheesecake.”I’ve never been a huge fan of teen hero books. The original New Mutants series, which started when I was about 7 or 8, was never on the spinner rack at the convenience store where I infrequently got my comics as a little kid, so I completely missed the boat on the initial runs. To […]
Read More The Richter Scale #1 – Beyond the Bronze Age with the New Generation XGreetings from Galador, Weirdlings As you can probably tell by the images featured as well as the title of this particular post, I’ll be saturating your brains with thoughts on Marvel’s ROM: Spaceknight this week, possibly one of the greatest titles of the Marvel Bronze Age. I know that I am prone to hyperbole from […]
Read More The Great ROM Re-read – A Sneak PeekHey there, Weirdos. On our recent episode Grant and I promised to post some of the memorable panels from Marvel Premiere #3 that we discussed. So, for your viewing pleasure, feast your eyes on Barry Windsor Smith UNCHAINED. A few reminders related to the art: Notice the glare of the onrushing lights reflected in Stephen’s […]
Read More Podcast Addendum: Into The Weird Ep. 5 – Marvel Premiere #3 “While The World Spins Mad!”Welcome to the Richter Scale! I’m Grant Richter, and this is where I talk about stuff. I’ll be perfectly honest, when Herman came to me with the idea of writing a weekly blog post, I wasn’t entirely on board. I’ve run a few blogs before, each one devoted to a specific character. Every time I […]
Read More Grant’s Column: Introducing the Richter Scale
