Author: Herm
On my fifth birthday a relative gifted me a black box filled with old horror, war, and SF comics. It was at that moment that my journey through The Weird began, and The Longbox of Darkness was born. Four decades of voracious reading later, and here we are.
Steve Rude’s Space Ghost: Comico’s One-Shot Classic
Dirty Harry? Nah! Dirty Sly (A Review of Stallone’s ‘Cobra’)
Mad Science: The Top 13 Evil Scientists in Comic Books
Masters of the Universe (1987): The Travesty That Wormed its Way into my Heart
The Greatest Second-Rate Superteam of the Silver Age
VHS Glory Days: Rainy Afternoons and Cannon Films
The Best Marvel Covers of 1982
Twisted Myths: My Gateway to Fantasy via DC’s Beowulf: Dragon Slayer
Alfredo Alcala’s Eternia: A Dark Vision from The Master of MOTU Art
The Comics Must Flow: Marvel’s 1984 Dune Adaptation
Endlessly Re-readable: The Dying Earth Novels of Jack Vance
A Muck-Enshrouded Marvel Icon
Science of the Strange: Rick and Morty’s Mind-Blowing SF Concepts
Why Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane Was the Most Wonderfully Bonkers Comic of Its Era
Strange Obsessions: Mighty Atom Manga
The 16 Greatest War Comics Ever Published
Don’t Let the Sun Set on TwoMorrows.com
Saddle Up for Nostalgia: A Trek back to BraveStarr, my Childhood Obsession
Strange Obsessions: The Bas-Lag Novels of China Miéville
The Horror Comic That Started it All: Adventures into the Unknown
When Jonah Hex Went Mad Max: My Love Letter to DC's Most Bonkers Genre Experiment
Monsters of Myth: The Dark Elves in Norse Mythology
X-Men Comics in 2025: A Mutant Mess with Glimmers of Hope
The Art of the Brain-Flick
Top Comic Couples: Marvel's Most Epic Romances Through the Decades
Strange Ruminations #5: Titanic Toddlers and Alien Antics
When Monsters Fought Nazis: Weird War Tales and the Revival of the Creature Commandos
A Return to Bal-Sagoth
The Unravelling of the Great Time Travel Yarn OR Polish off the Silver Age already
Journeys into The Weird: Herbie the Fat Fury
The Best Comic Books Written by Alan Moore, Ranked
Akira: Manga vs Anime
The Ultimate Guide to Watching DC Animated Movies in Order
The Lost (and Forgotten) World of the Warlord
Loki’s Monstrous Brood: The Children of Ragnarok Come Home to Roost
Strange Ruminations #4: Our Newsletter of the Weird Drifts Onwards
The Top 10 George PĂ©rez Comic Book Projects
Ode to a Rusty Spinner Rack
20 of the Best Animal Man Covers by Brian Bolland
Strange Listicles: The Best Books on Norse Mythology
Things that go "BAMF" in the night….
The Mead of Strangeness, or "Norse Myths are Weird, Man!"
Growing Up on the Wrong Side of the Spaceways
After the LOBOtomy
Strange Ruminations #3: Our Newsletter of the Weird Exits Cryosleep
Swamp Fever
Retro Shows that Blew my Mind: Captain Scarlet
Strange Ruminations #2: Our Newsletter of the Weird keeps on Trucking
The 10 Best Marvel Characters Created by Roy Thomas – A Ranking
Strange Ruminations #1: Our Newsletter of the Weird Debuts
Radioactive Diaper Rash, Anyone?
Spinner Rack Dreams
Memories of Doctor Strange: A Nostalgic Look At The Comics That Made Me
Weird Selections: Into the Weird's Favorite Films
Mighty Samson: Gold Key Comics' Apocalyptic Treasure
Five Artists Who Have Inspired Me over the Years
Top Hits and Top Kicks: The Best Chuck Norris Movies
A Tribute to Gene Colan: 13 Years Without the Master
