Bronze-Age Monsters
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsWith the Comics Code loosening in 1971, monsters came roaring back into the pages of our favorite medium. Kids that grew up reading comics were now making them; many of them were members of the counter-culture. Throw in a desire to do something all-new (and some fads like kung-fu) and you have all the makings of a wild decade of comics.
Join Jacob Balcom & Matt Howell as they explore some of the craziest comics of the 1970s (and early '80s). Each season focuses on a different character.
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Episodes
Werewolf by Night #17 - The Behemoth!
January 23, 2021 11:33 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBBack in L.A., Jack tries to find out more about lycanthropy. He's desperate to find a cure, not only for himself, but also for his soon-to-be-18 sister Lissa. Perhaps his strange neighbor Raymond Coker has the answer? And didn't Luther Kane claim to have a cure? The *true* head of The Committee, Baron Thunder, unleashes a modern day golem to stalk the werewolf...walls, windows, and doors be damned!
Werewolf by Night #16 - Death in the Cathedral!
January 16, 2021 11:33 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBWhile waiting for a plane home to L.A., Jack & Topaz discover some months have FOUR full moons. The Beast is on the loose in Paris and a new, half-mad hunchback has snatched Topaz and is headed to the Notre-Dame Cathedral...with plans to make this cruel world sorry for treating him like a freak. We welcome new writer Mike Friedrich and bid a fond adieu to artist Mike Ploog.
Werewolf by Night #15 - Death of a Monster!
January 09, 2021 11:33 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBThe conclusion of the monstrous battle between werewolf and vampire! We learn more about the Russoff family curse (and you thought *your* family was messed up) from Jack's ancestor's diary which is...a second Darkhold! The 'second book of sins' has deadly implications for the Count and he intends to keep it for himself, at all costs. Topaz helps Jack use the Beast in a new and extraordinary way. We bid farewell to scribe Marv Wolfman. Plus: Atlas Comics' Menace, Blood Vessel on Shudder, Ave...
Tomb of Dracula #18 - Enter: Werewolf by Night
January 02, 2021 11:33 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBJack and Topaz seek answers about his curse in his homeland, Transylvania! There they cross paths with that region's most famous denizen: Count Dracula! Like the cover says, it's "two of Marvel's most macabre super-stars...in a battle of the monsters!" Written by Marv Wolfman, Pencils by Gene Colan, Inks by Tom Palmer
Werewolf by Night #14 - Lo, the Monster Strikes!
December 26, 2020 11:33 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBOur Freaky Friday body-swap tale continues, as The Werewolf fights step-dad Phillip, who's trapped in the monstrous body of the son of Taboo. Phew! They oughtta sell programs (can't tell your Taboos from your Topazes without a program). Also, Taboo's master plan is revealed (just like Wu Tang, it's C.R.E.A.M.) Plus: Two *very* diff't fan reactions to The Hangman! Our sources of joy in 2020! WbnP gift exchange! That's a wrap on 2020. Thanks for listening. You're the best.
Werewolf by Night #13 - His Name Is Taboo
December 19, 2020 11:33 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBBehold the strange sorcerer pulling The Committee's strings: Taboo! He wants to talk to the Werewolf about a certain Book of Sins he claims was stolen from him...with him is his familiar, the mystical and beguiling Topaz!
Werewolf by Night #12 - Cry Werewolf!
December 12, 2020 11:33 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBBuck finds out The Beast is his very own buddy Jack. The Committee takes a shot at nabbing our favorite werewolf. The Hangman yells a lot about innocence and justice with wolf at the door. Plus: The WbN Drinking Game! Ginger Snaps! Adventureman! The Mighty Crusaders (2017)!
Werewolf by Night #11 - Comes the Hangman!
December 05, 2020 11:33 - 1 hour - 41.1 MBJack quits couch surfing at Buck's & moves into a swinging singles apartment building where he promptly turns into a monster. Meanwhile, the Hangman protects women from criminal scum permanent-like. He, Jack, and Lissa are on a collision course with chauvinist, violent wackiness. With director Brad Elmore (The Wolfman's Hammer, Bit) Plus: Werewolf by Night (2020) #2
Werewolf by Night #10 - The Sinister Secret of Sarnak!
November 28, 2020 11:33 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBREVEALED: The Committee's plans to use Jack & Lissa to...stimulate a...sluggish economy? Sarnak's identity and where he came from! All while Lou Hackett of the LAPD is doggedly pursuing the trail of Jack's bestial side. Also: The Beast Must Die, Undiscovered Country, Doomsday Clock, Something Is Killing the Children, Bitter Root, and November.
Werewolf by Night #9 - Terror Beneath the Earth!
November 21, 2020 11:33 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBJack is stalked by a strange presence haunting the sewers of LA for someone called Sarnak...but who is Sarnak and what does he want with Jack Russell and The Werewolf? W: Gerry Conway A: Tom Sutton
Werewolf by Night #8 - The Lurker Behind the Door!
November 14, 2020 08:36 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBJacob talks with T.M. Tucker about his new werewolf book Above the Circle of the Moon: An 18th-Century Werewolf Novel and Matt & Jacob review Werewolf by Night #8.
Marvel Team-Up #12 - Wolf at Bay!
November 07, 2020 11:33 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBOur (anti)hero The Beast becomes the 1st of the Marvel Horror characters to interact with superheroes of the 616 when Jack visits San Francisco and becomes unwitting muscle for Moondark, a powerful magician who has turned all of the Bay Area's denizens into mindless automatons!
Werewolf by Night #7 - Ritual of Blood!
October 31, 2020 10:33 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBThe Swami Rihva's plans for Jack are revealed and they require Jack's supernatural blood (hey, he's using that!)...but, fear not, Lissa and Buck are on the case!
Werewolf by Night #10 - Carnival of Fear!
October 24, 2020 10:33 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBThe Werewolf falls under the cross-hairs of Swami Rihva, the proprietor of the sinister Calliope Circus & Carnival, who has some sinister designs on our beloved Beast. Also, Jack's nocturnal activities are now on the radar of LAPD detective Lou Hackett.
Werewolf by Night #6 - Carnival of Fear!
October 24, 2020 10:33 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBThe Werewolf falls under the cross-hairs of Swami Rihva, the proprietor of the sinister Calliope Circus & Carnival, who has some sinister designs on our beloved Beast. Also, Jack's nocturnal activities are now on the radar of LAPD detective Lou Hackett.
Interview w/ Taboo Nawasha & Benjamin Jackendoff
October 17, 2020 10:33 - 1 hour - 24.7 MBThe two writers of the re-imagined Werewolf by Night series joined us to talk about the new book, Red Wolf, slam-bam monster brawls, and how to walk with respect when reinventing a classic property for a new generation of readers. Check out their 4-issue limited series starting October 21st.
Ep08_Werewolf by Night #5 - A Life for a Death!
October 10, 2020 08:18 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBLen Wein picks up the story where we left off: a wounded Jack aims to free sister Lissa from Joshua Kane's trap, but his brother Luther has even more sinister, noir-ish plans for The Beast: take a life or lose your sister! What's a werewolf to do?
Ep07_Werewolf by Night #4 - The Danger Game!
October 03, 2020 10:33 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBComics fan & filmmaker Brad Michael Elmore (Bit, The Wolfman's Hammer) jumped at the chance to be on the show to talk about Marvel's Bronze Age occultism (or 'Saturday morning Satanism,' as he called it), in particular, Issue #4 of Werewolf by Night: The Beast saved Lissa from the Mad Monk, but it's out of the frying pan & into the fire as a crazed & bored big game hunter sets his sights on a new thrill...werewolf hunting!...and he's kidnapped Jack's sister to motivate our hero to play along.
Ep06 - Werewolf by Night #3: The Mystery of the Mad Monk!
September 26, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBFather Joquez translates The Darkhold and, to quote every YouTuber ever, it...didn't go well. A medieval Satan-worshiping monk reveals the origins of the Darkhold, the Book of Sins, and his strange connection to Jack's family that could doom the entire world!
Ep05 - Werewolf by Night #2: The Hunter--and The Hunted!!!
September 19, 2020 07:50 - 1 hour - 28 MBJack Russell (and The Beast) becomes the prey of a mysterious figure who wants to capitalize on his lycanthropy for his own personal gains.
Ep04 - Werewolf by Night #1: Eye of the Beholder!
September 12, 2020 07:30 - 1 hour - 24.2 MBWhen last we saw the Werewolf, he had been turned to stone by a mutant gorgon on Blackgar's island of horrors. The story continues here in the debut of his own title. W: Gerry Conway A: Mike Ploog Please leave a review! Also mentioned: Night Gallery, Tarpe Mills, Miss Fury, The Pruple Zombie, EC Comics, Graham Ingles, Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Atlas Horror, SNAFU, Not Brand Echh, Marie Severin, Polonia Bros.
Ep03 - Marvel Spotlight #4: Island of the Damned!
September 05, 2020 07:30 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBJack meets a curious new ally who also seeks the Darkhold and informs him it might be in his birth-father's Transylvanian castle...which was purchased by one Dr. Miles Blackgar and transported, brick by brick, to an island off the Cali coast. What luck! But, Jack (and his furry other half) couldn't have prepared themselves for the horror they encounter on THE ISLAND OF THE DAMNED!
Werewolf by Night Podcast - Ep02
August 29, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBJack Russell's new and complicated life of lycanthropy & magic curses gets even more heavy when a gang of bikers target his sister Lissa and an even more nefarious couple plot to nab Jack and force him to reveal the location of a forbidden tome from his father's collection: the legendary grimoire...THE DARKHOLD! *Note: Jacob's snazzy new mic was accidentally unplugged this week, so his audio was recorded by his computer mic. He'll sound snazzy again next week.
Werewolf by Night Podcast_Ep01
August 22, 2020 22:04 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBFIRST NIGHT: Hosts Jacob Balcom & Matt Howell kick the show off w/ a brief overview of horror comics, Fredric Wertham's comics code, and the explosion of horror titles from Marvel Comics in the early '70s. The first appearance of The Werewolf/Jack Russell in Marvel Spotlight #2 is reviewed.