Shortbox Showcase #005

Adaptations.  Professor Alan and Emily talk about what makes for a good or bad adaptation, and about what constitutes an adaptation in the first place!  What are the things that make comic books different from other media?  And what three properties would they each like to see adapted into the comic book form?  Spider-Man, Harry Potter, Tintin, and (of course) Babylon 5 are discussed ... in the shortbox.

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Promo: Aboard The Knight Bus

Link: The Tortall Comic Project
Link: Watson & Holmes
Link: Spider Robinson's Music Page

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Quarter-Bin Podcast #005

ROM Spaceknight #46, September, 1983.

"Bestiary!" by Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema, and Akin & Garvey.

Along with his robot girlfriend Starshine and new buddies the Soviet Super Soldiers, ROM fights Dire Wraiths in the snowswept Russian landscape.But that is just the opening act -- the real battle take place inside the secret base. Can dismayed Soviet heroes and Spaceknights defeat Wraiths ... and whatever is crawling from that roiling pit? Listen to the episode and find out!



Next Episode: Hex #1, September 1985.

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You feeling lucky, Dire Wraith?

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Promo #1: Dead Ends anthology
Promo #2: Charlie's Geekcast

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Shortbox Showcase #004

FEEDBACK!  Professor Alan and Emily dig through the e-mailbag, and reply to the (mostly) overwhelmingly nice things that our (mostly) overwhelmingly nice listeners said. Many thanks are given to those who have helped us along the way, and many topics are revisited. We talk for too long about US 1, and Sue Grafton's novels are discussed ... in the Shortbox.

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Promo #1: Charlie's Geekcast
Promo #2: Radio Free Asgard


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Quarter-Bin Podcast #004

The Mighty Thor #409, November, 1989.

"Doom is Only Sixty Seconds Away," by Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, & Joe Sinnott.

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"To Fight The Unbeatable Foe," by Tom DeFalco, Mike Mignola, and Bob Wiacek.

In the main story, Thor and his buddy Hercules fight Doctor Doom. Is the exiled Latverian a fair match for gods from two separate pantheons? Listen to the episode and find out. And there is a Mike Mignola backup, too!



Next Episode: ROM Spaceknight, #46 

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Promo #1: Radio Free Asgard
Promo #2: Avengers Spotlight

Shortbox Showcase #003

Alternate Universes and Parallel Earths. Professor Alan and Emily have a nice father-daughter talk about imaginary stories, parallel earths, and alternate universes. Discussions of Jay Garrick and Barry Allen, Elseworlds, the New Universe (remember that?), the Ultimate line, and What-Ifs can all be found ... in the Shortbox.

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Promo: Flash Legacies

Special thanks: Stephen Lacey

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