HORNS & WINGS: An Issue-By-Issue Saga Podcast

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Oh hey there, gals, guys, and otherwise! Welcome to HORNS & WINGS, a weekly love letter to the greatest comic in the whole danged galaxy: Saga. Read along with Noah (Polyphonic) and John (Make Stuff) as they break down every brilliant detail in the series, issue-by-issue. Whether you picked up issu…

Horns & Wings


    • Mar 1, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 7m AVG DURATION
    • 57 EPISODES


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    Horns & Wings #41 – The End of Polyphonic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 65:00


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #41, go to the Warm Sad Sunset Place, lick pots, and have a couple notes for Fiona.

    Horns & Wings #40 (Part Two) – Saga: The Jukebox Musical w/ Andrew Spohn!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 57:19


    Noah & John & special guest Andrew Spohn talk the back-half of Saga issue #40, step inside a Devo hat, and chew on that pink gooey mylar balloon fadeaway font.

    Horns & Wings #40 (Part One) – Samurai Kool-Aid Man w/ Andrew Spohn!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 59:34


    Noah & John & special guest Andrew Spohn talk the first half of Saga issue #40, go through the beaded curtain at the library, and NEVER LAUGH ONCE.

    Horns & Wings #39 – Sackreligious

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 50:54


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #39, read between the lines, skip the actual lines (because there's so much between them), and make all your fanfic dreams come true.

    Horns & Wings #38 – Hunting For Troubfles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 82:58


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #38, intensify the cutthroat telepathy debate, and put the "b" in subtle storytellinbg.

    Horns & Wings #37 – Remarkoble

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 93:20


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #37, reminisce about forcing Brian and Fiona to bring back Saga, ask "Why, The Last Man?", and follow the continuing adventures of the Sagamen. Sorry Joe Rogan!

    HORNS & WINGS RETURNS!! (And Saga too, I guess.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 6:34


    We. Are. Back. And we brought Saga back with us. But the format's changing a bit.

    The Fard Radio Hour – Episode #521: The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 60:00


    The Host & Engineer Johnny in the Booth celebrate ten years of hurtling through the galaxy of the mind in search of the one true truth. Fard.

    Horns & Wings BONUS!! – Between the Arcs #6: We're Just Hurting People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 74:43


    Noah & John read your listener answers to their reader questions, ace the Buzzfeed "Which Saga Character Are You?" quiz, and listen to the Back Matters theme. #ReleaseTheFardCut

    Horns & Wings #36 – The Ghostbusters No-No Symbol

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 71:25


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #36, cry literally three times, and pop out of their Christmas boxes when you least expect it.

    Horns & Wings #35 - Yes And Careless Whisper

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 73:00


    WE'RE BACK, BABY! Noah & John talk Saga issue #35, face their internalized robot-racism, and discover that everything leads to Poland.

    Horns & Wings ANNOUNCEMENT!?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 9:59


    February 3rd! Save that date!

    Horns & Wings #34 - One Ring to Rule Them All

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 70:48


    Noah & John talk Saga #34, hobbit girthiness, John's dignified new moniker, and doing a heroin(e?) episode. The takeaway: read more books!

    Horns & Wings #33 - Mentally Will

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 67:16


    Noah & John talk Saga #33, observe some investi-boning, walk the cock 'n' talk, and discuss Crazy Frog penises. (It's a horny one, folks.)

    Horns & Wings #32: Jump 'n' Hump Semi-Sploosh

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 62:26


    Noah & John jump straight into the action with Saga #32, get horny on main, and welcome the triumphant return of the Fard Radio Hour. #WeNeedALyingKitten

    Horns & Wings #31: Oh, Fart.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 71:09


    Noah & John (FINALLY) talk Saga #31, discuss Noah's predilection for prone praying mantis people, and cover up traumatizing memories with fart jokes. This one's for you, Gal Gadot.

    Horns & Wings BONUS!! – Spotlight on ELEMENTS: FIRE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 81:00


    It's a red-letter day (ha!) as Noah & John gush about Elements: Fire, a masterful comics anthology featuring stories by creators of color. Find Elements: Fire and Elements: Earth at https://gumroad.com/tanekastotts!

    Horns & Wings BONUS!! - Between the Arcs #5 - Yarp, Pardner, Howdy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 77:05


    Noah & John read YOUR answers to their Question(s) of the Week(s), explore Noah's identity as the titular Blurryface, and introduce a WACKY new segment. Yee-haw!

    Announcement: Special LIVE Episode Tonight!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 2:26


    Come hang out with us on YouTube! Please!

    Horns & Wings #30: Mybabyboy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 66:05


    Noah & John talk Saga #30, practice their Marko voices (that may or may not be just Batman voices), muse on the pomposity of Americans like Noah, and get kinda bummed out. But we got Ghüs riding Friendo, so it's all okay.

    Horns & Wings #29: The Bad Kind of Piss-Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 67:24


    Noah & John talk Saga #29, late-'90s/early-'00s rap-rock masterpieces, what gets Pepe horny, and a heretofore uncovered Saga modification. (And remember, kids: It's a good thing to piss tears.)

    Horns & Wings #28: Pegasuses

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 87:09


    Noah & John talk Saga #28, argue over the proper plural form of Pegasus, speak "Indian", and reveal John's first ACTUAL criticism of the comic. (Is it too few nude jiggly bits?) Pardonu al devigos vin atendi!

    Horns & Wings #27: Daddy Issue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 72:49


    Noah & John talk Saga #27, visit the dry dock(tor's office), and discuss where babies come from. (Tummy demons. Obviously.)

    Horns & Wings #26: Esperanto For "No Thanks!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 66:20


    *NOTE: We experienced some tech difficulties, and Noah's audio didn't turn out so hot. I did my best in post to make it listenable!* Noah & John talk Saga #26, teach a man to Google, and WOULD RATHER KILL HAZEL THAN LET ANYTHING BAD HAPPEN TO HAZEL.

    Horns & Wings #25: Nebraska, 2023 w/ Jacob Geller!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 91:30


    Noah & John conduct a *very* science-y experiment by bringing on Video Essayist/Saga Newbie Jacob Geller to see just how effective issue #25 is as a jumping-on point! Spoiler alert: it's sorta not good for that!

    Horns & Wings BONUS!! – Between the Arcs #4: Ransack the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 93:24


    Noah & John read YOUR answers to their question(s) of the week(s), take the bonkers-est Saga Reader Survey yet, and tell the most embarrassing story just ever. Will they finally finish a Between the Arcs in under an hour?!? Listen to this 1 hour and 33 minute-long episode to find out!!

    Horns & Wings #24: Untitled Ghüs Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 62:13


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #24, stay "On Brand", pull off a flawless Cockney accent, and demand a Lying Kitten RIGHT NOW.

    Horns & Wings #23: Reverse Baby Yoda w/ Haley Rose-Lyon!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 103:10


    Noah & John & SPECIAL GUEST HALEY ROSE-LYON talk Pinky and the Brand, an infuriating couch, and show Saga that it's actually possible to come back from a hiatus.

    Horns & Wings: The 1st Annual Lauper Awards!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 81:08


    You voted. We counted. Now get ready for a night of stars and Lying Cars [sic]! With all the controversial snubs (#DinosaurDildoWasRobbed) and timely monologue jokes (#LaupersSoNotGrey) you could ever want and then probably immediately not want! Join your hosts Noah & John for what's being called "the Kendrick Lamar's DAMN of podcast award shows" (presented by Cact-o's, Spiders, and McHenry Corp.)! Hold for theme song.

    Horns & Wings #22: Ejaculating Out A Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 71:06


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #22, announce the first annual Lauper Awards (GO VOTE!!), launch hornsandwings.com (YOU CAN VOTE THERE!!), and bask in the awe of King Robot.

    Horns & Wings #21: Foreboning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 62:33


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #21, intensely debate aliens flirting, and really focus in on brevity, conciseness, avoiding repetition, and also avoiding repeating themselves. And brevity.

    Horns & Wings #20: Dengo Unchained

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 98:34


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #20, let loose their breakfast screeches, become drug dealers, and finally (mostly) figure how Saga stays so enthralling.

    Horns & Wings #19: Are You Shitting Me?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 76:16


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #19, and thoughtfully dissect the intricacies of Saga's-- OH GOD I JUST SAW THE OPENING SPLASH WHAT THE FUCK WHY.

    Horns & Wings BONUS!! – Between the Arcs #3.5: Fuck Nazis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 47:03


    Noah & John read your answers to our Questions of the Week, botch SO MANY listener names, and recite from memory classic foot-based literature.

    Horns & Wings BONUS!! – Between the Arcs #3: D.T.F. (Down to Fard)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 110:07


    Noah & John bonus episode it up with one of their most insightful and useful analyses of what makes Saga so addictive and perfect for new readers. And then they follow that up with a bunch of dumb garbage about agnosticism, scary (o)possums, and what exactly "third base" is.

    Horns & Wings #18: Literally the Worst Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 62:40


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #18, abuse their expansive influence to increase their Apple Podcasts rating, examine the Dungeons & Dragons-ness of the characters, and do one of the most abrasive Lil Jon impersonations just ever, I'm so sorry.

    Horns & Wings #17: Patrick Explains SAGA (And Why It's Great) w/ Patrick (H) Willems!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 103:29


    Noah & John & SPECIAL GUEST PATRICK WILLEMS talk about the brilliance of Saga issue #17, why Ghüs is just THE BEST, and totally definitely being BFF's with BKV. Just remember: don't fuck up.

    Horns & Wings #16: Literally the Greatest Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 72:18


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #16, review-shame a loyal listener, crack the Odendron code, and create the greatest episode of anything in recorded podcast history.

    Horns & Wings #15: Surprisingly Progressive & Totally Offensive (w/ Ben from SPTV!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 73:34


    Noah & John & SPECIAL GUEST BEN STOKES FROM SPTV talk Saga issue #15, launch a superior podcast, come up with a less-than-superior planet name, and dive into some of that *classic* H.T.N.

    Horns & Wings #14: Hardened Battle Mom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 59:29


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #14, discover of shiver of sky sharks, make a really good Quietus joke that Noah truly, truly likes, and lean alllll the way back.

    Horns & Wings #13: You Doot Doot F**k

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 67:19


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #13, bust out theories galore, resuscitate ancient memes, and experiment with some cutting-edge voice modulation technology. Let's dive in.

    Horns & Wings UPDATE!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 6:30


    Here's what's up.

    Horns & Wings BONUS!! – Between the Arcs #2: Happy, Hungry, Horny

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 88:13


    Noah & John bonus episode it up by ranking the covers of Saga (so far), bringing some actual insight into how the comic is made, and reading all your consistently horny answers to our Questions of the Week!

    Horns & Wings #12: Banned on iOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 74:31


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #12 and dive into the world-shattering scandal that is two dudes just doing a fun thing with their wieners.

    Horns & Wings #11: From Balling to Bawling

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 68:39


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #11. An episode particularly for anyone who's ever wanted to listen to two adults try not to cry for 68 minutes.

    Horns & Wings #10: We Fardly Knew Ye

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 62:39


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #10. Come, join us, for the miraculous birth of our beautiful, armada-devouring child.

    Horns & Wings #9: Let Sleeping Cats LIE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 62:53


    Noah & John talk Saga issue #9. Featuring Sweatered Mole Gangsters, Nipple-Eyed Tongue Torsos, and other totally normal things that are normal.

    Horns & Wings #8: Fards for John

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 63:00


    John & Sexy-Voice Noah talk Saga issue #8, thicken the McHenry Plot, get all the Fard action, and find John's doppelganger.

    Horns & Wings #7: Sankta Fek

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 60:02


    Noah & John read Saga issue #7, actually say some insightful things about making comics for once, and ask the important questions about The Shoe. Seriously very, very important. Not super dumb *at all*.

    Horns & Wings BONUS!! – Between the Arcs #1: A Dragon Trainwreck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 99:54


    In our first "Between the Arcs" episode, Noah & John dive into all the rad treasures of Saga's back matter, take the 2012 Saga Reader Survey, and go through your AMAZING answers to our Question(s) of the Week! Ayyy! I'm lyin' here!

    Horns & Wings #6: War Criminal McHenry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 64:09


    Like the genie coming out of the lamp (in that Will Smith movie, "Return of Jafar"), Noah & John & totally real special guest Daniel Plainview read Saga issue #6. We journey into the Rocketship Garden, get nominated for a prestigious award, and start heading towards the smartest man in the universe (BKV).

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