Shortbox Showcase #007

60 Comics Everyone Should Read (part 1 of 3)

Using an article from Buzzfeed as a jumping off point, Professor Alan and Emily talk about what makes up the comic book "canon." Superman, Batman, Bone, and even a few manga are discussed ... in the shortbox.

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Promo #1: Michael Bailey's Views from the Longbox
Promo #2: No Agenda

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Link: The Buzzfeed List
Link: The Overrated Comics List

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Quarter-Bin Podcast #008

Jon Sable, Freelance #45, March 1987.
"The Hard Way, part two," by Mike Grell, Judith Hunt, & Brian Thomas.


A movie cast and crew has reunited on a cruise to Cannes for the film's premiere. Jon Sable has been hired to protect the valuable final print of the film, but when one of the cast members turned up dead at the end of issue #44, he becomes an investigator. Who on the ship had motive for murder? And can the killer get away with their crime? Listen to the episode to find out!


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Next Episode: Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #1, December 2005.


The moment when our hero solves the mystery

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Promo: The Shadow Legion: New Roads to Hell, a novel by Thomas Deja

Quarter-Bin Podcast #007

Action Comic #702, September, 1985.

"Bad Sport," by David Michelinie, Jackson Guice, & Denis Rodier.

The racist gun-crazed Bloodsport is back from the dead, and he is continuing his reign of terror in the aftermath of the Fall of Metropolis. Can Superman stop him before he kills even more? Listen to the episode to find out.

Next episode: Jon Sable Freelance #45, March 1987.

Promo: Superman Fan Podcast

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Shortbox Showcase #006

Think Dry Thoughts.

Professor Alan and Emily talk about Marvel Comic's 2007 mini-series White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion, by YA novelist Tamora Pierce. Japanese gangsters, mobsters, thugs, Luke Cage & Iron Fist, Spider-Man, and the pressing issues faced by women buying superhero costumes are all discussed ... in the shortbox.

And yes, Professor Alan does refer to "Emma Frost" as "Kitty Pride" once.  Whooops.

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Promo #1: Mike's Amazing World of DC History
Promo #2: Avengers Spotlight





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Link: Tamora Pierce
Link: Mike's Amazing World of Comics

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Quarter-Bin Podcast #006



Hex #1, September, 1985.

"Once Upon a Time ... In the West?" by Michael Fleischer and Mark Texiera.

The baddest man in the Old West is transported to post-apocalyptic Seattle. Who is the man in the bald man in the robe who did this? Can Jonah figure out how to ride a motorcycle? And why would anyone name their daughter Stiletta? Listen to the episode to find out.

Next episode: Action Comics #702, August, 1994.

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Promo: Death and the Acrid Smell of Gunsmoke.

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