Tuesday, October 27, 2015

QBP #061 - Morbius Revisited 5

Quarter-Bin Podcast #61

Morbius Revisited 5, Marvel Comics, cover-dated December 1993.

reprinting Fear 31, Marvel Comics, cover-dated December 1975.

"The End of a Vampire," by Bill Mantlo, with art by Frank Robbins and Vinnie Coletta.

Why was this vampire story reprinted almost two decades after it originally appeared? Is a vampire responsible for the deaths of his "children?" Can a living vampire find eternal love? And what exactly is a "living vampire" anyway? Listen to the episode and find out!

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Promo: Earth Destruction Directive

Next Episode: Blackhawk 122, DC Comics, cover-dated March 1958.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

SS #038 - Text Pieces & Backups

Shortbox Showcase #38


Professor Alan & Emily start the episode by covering some feedback, which leads them into a pretty extensive discussion of the upcoming television season. Then they discuss the concepts of illustrated novels, backup features, and fanfic, and weave those all together into a proposal for DC Comics. All this and more is discussed ... in the Shortbox!

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Promo: Dorkness to Light

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Sunday, October 11, 2015

QBP #060 - Preview Copies

Quarter-Bin Podcast #60

In this special episode, Professor Alan reviews a trio of free review copies of new books he has received recently. And since one of the books is very monster-themed, be is joined by Luke Jaconetti to review that issue. The books covered in this special episode are:

Project Nemesis Book One, by Jeremy Robinson, with art by Matt Frank.

Red Hot #1 & #2, by Mike Luoma, with art by Rhys ap Gwyn, Juan Carlos Quattordio, and Bettina Fertitta.



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Promo #1: Waves of Tech 
Promo #2: Mark's Mess vs. Atlantis Attacks

Link #1: Red Hot, by Mike Luoma
Link #2: Project Nemesis, by Jeremy Robinson
Link #3: Luke Jaconetti's Earth Destruction Directive podcast

Next Episode: Morbius Revisited #5, Marvel Comics, cover-dated December 1993.

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Saturday, October 3, 2015

CRJ #004 - September 2015

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #004

September 2015

So what comic books did Professor Alan read in August? Did he actually survive a meetup with The Irredeemable Shag, Michael Bradley, and others? Can he go more than ten minutes without mentioning The Spectre? And what embarrassing books did he find when he actually got around to re-organizing his collection over Labor Day?

Listen to this super-special episode #4 ... and find out!

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Promo #1: Comic Book Time Machine
Promo #2: Alibi Jones podcast novel

Next Episode: What did Professor Alan read in October? Now that he's back on a full-time professor's schedule, will he have any time to read comics or all - even the ones Rob Lantz gave him? Will there be ANYTHING for him to talk about in that episode? Tune in, in early November and find out! 

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