E&E #024 - Anatomy of a Collection, pt 4

Alan's Eyes & Ears #024 - Anatomy of a Collection, pt 4

In this fourth episode of this podcast mini-series, Alan continues his attempt to talk about EVERY comic in his collection. Picking up where he left off last time, he talks about Doctor Doom, DC Bombshells, Doctor Doom, Doctor Who, and possibly even Doctor Doom.

And which well-known title is astonishingly under-represented in the collection?

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E&E #023 - Christmas 2024 & Florida Road Trip

Alan's Eyes & Ears #023 - Christmas 2024 & the Florida Road Trip

In this 23rd episode of the podcast, Alan discusses how he spent is Christmas vacation -- which includes a college football game in Orlando, visiting buddies, and hitting a trio of comic shops in the area.

And find out which comic title he finally completed his collection of, and exactly HOW MANY copies of the missing issues he actually acquired during the holidays.

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E&E #022 - 2024: The Year in Reading

Alan's Eyes & Ears #022 - 2024: The Year in Reading

In this 22nd episode of the podcast, Professor Alan covers a bit of feedback before launching into a "Year in Review" discussion. 

He talks about the comics, sci-fi magazines, and books he read during 2024, as well as talking about the past, present, & future of the podcast network.

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E&E #018 - Anatomy of a Collection, pt 3

Alan's Eyes & Ears #018 - Anatomy of a Collection, pt 3

In this third episode of this podcast mini-series, Alan continues his attempt to talk about EVERY comic in his collection. Picking up where he left off last time, he talks about Cloak & Dagger, Dazzler, Daredevil, Crisis, Convergence ... and more!

What shameful elements of his comic book life does the Professor reveal? What important role does alphabetizing have in determining the content for his episode? And just how much does the Professor love Convergence?

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E&E #014 - Anatomy of a Collection, pt 2

Alan's Eyes & Ears #014 - Anatomy of a Collection, pt 2

In this second episode of this podcast mini-series, Alan continues his attempt to talk about EVERY comic in his collection. Picking up where he left off last time, he talks about Batman and related comics, Blitzkrieg, Camelot 3000, Blackhawk, the legendary Captain Canuck ... and more!

What embarrassing bits about his comic book life does the Professor reveal? Is there a significant difference between which comics end up on the bookshelf versus the boxes in the basement? Just how inconsistent is he about books related to Batman. And just WHO is the actual world's greatest detective?

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E&E 009 - Christmas 2023 & the Puerto Rico Collection

Alan's Eyes & Ears #009 - Christmas 2023 & the Puerto Rico Collection

In this 9th episode of the podcast, Alan discusses how he spent is Christmas vacation -- which includes a college football Bowl game, visiting buddies, and receiving an EPIC Christmas present from his family.

And to discuss that Christmas present, the ever-popular Em stops by to tell tales of all the secret, behind-the-scenes intrigue.

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E&E #004 - Spidey-Con 2023

Alan's Eyes & Ears 004: The Spider-Man in Pop Culture Conference, Bowling Green State University, September 2023.

In this new episode, Alan talks about his experiences at the recent Spidey-Con at Bowling Green State University. And he talks about Mrs. Quarter-Bin's experiences, too. 

He then talks to Dr. Chuck Coletta from BG's Pop Culture Studies Department, who was one of the organizers of the conference. They talk about the Pop Culture Department, as well as Professor Coletta's classes. 

Lastly, the audio from a version of Professor Alan's presentation on inflation and comic books is included.

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E&E #002 - Anatomy of a Collection, pt 1

Alan's Eyes & Ears #002 - Anatomy of a Collection, pt 1

In this second episode of this new podcast endeavor, Alan talks about EVERY comic in his collection. After he defines "collection," and to be honest, that part of the conversation is a bit embarrassing got the poor professor.

And he actually only talks about the comics up to and including Batgirl & the Birds of Prey, but this mini-series of episodes will EVENTUALLY cover EVERY comic in his collection.  

 This episode covers comics filed between 3-D Zone and Batgirl & the Birds of Prey. Titles discussed include (but are not limited to) Baker Street, Alter Ego, Ambush Bug ,& The Adventures of Mr. Crypt & Baron Rat.

How embarrassing is this discussion to the professor? 

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SS #058 - The Best-Sellers

Shortbox Showcase #58 - The Best Sellers

In this top-selling new episode, Em and Professor Alan talk about the top-selling comic books for March 2018. How do the books that THEY are reading compare to the books that EVERYBODY ELSE is reading? What is the current state of their pull-list?

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SS #044 - Comic Book Numbering

Shortbox Showcase #44 - Comic Book Numbering

In this episode, we talk about the bane of every comic book collector .. issue numbering! Where do you file annuals in your collection? Issues Zeroes? And what do we think of half-issues, negative issues, and other similar gimmicks? We also talk for a bit about the confusing ways that some libraries arrange their graphic novel collections.

Join us for all that ... and more ... in this episode of Shortbox Showcase.

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