Monday, July 22, 2024

E&E #016 - The Great Disaster

Alan's Eyes & Ears #016 - The Great Disaster

In this 16th episode of Eyes & Ears, Professor Alan covers some feedback before launching into coverage of The Great Disaster, as presented in the Showcase volume of the same name, featuring the Atomic Knights. This is the first of a new sub-series Calm, Cool, & Collected, in which Alan covers trade paperbacks, collections and graphic novels from his bookshelves.

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Promo: Comics for Fun & Profit

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Friday, July 12, 2024

Shortbox Reflections #01

Shortbox Reflections #01

Super-Hero Prose (SS #23, from September 2014)


Professor Alan and Em convene to reflect on a nearly 10-year-old episode, discussing the state of super-hero prose novels today, before replaying the episode from 2014 where they talked about the same topic.

In the replay portion, they talk about non-comic books that feature superheroes. It's book report time, as the topic for this conversation is "super-hero prose." They talk about novelizations and adaptations, novels featuring DC & Marvel characters, novels featuring original characters, short stories, and even some fan-fiction.


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Here is a partial list of the stories and novels we mentioned, which you should purchase through Em's bookstore, The Book Loft.

Playing for Keeps, by Mur Lafferty
Sable, by Mike Grell
Shadow Legion: New Roads to Hell, by Thomas Deja,, reviewed by Professor Alan here.
Leaper, by Geoffrey Wood, reviewed by Professor Alan here.
Soon I Will Be Invincible, by Austin Grossman, reviewed by Professor Alan here.
Mary Jane & Mary Jane 2, by Judith O'Brien
The She-Hulk Diaries, by Marta Acosta, reviewed by Professor Alan here.

Promo:  New Roads to Hell 

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

QBP #209 - Carson of Venus: The Eye of Amtor #1

Quarter-Bin Podcast #209

Carson of Venus: The Eye of Amtor #1, American Mythology, cover-dated 2020.

 

"The Eye of Amtor, Part One," by Mike Wolfer, with art by Lorenzo Carratu.

and

"Pellucidar: Dark of the Sun, Part One" by  Christopher Paul Carey, with art by Mike Wolfer.


What happens when Mike Atchison joins the Professor to talk about some stories from the Edger Rice Burroughs world?

 

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Promo: The Law of Equivalent Exchange

Link: Mike's Comic Book Roadshow podcast

Next Episode: Maybe Jonny Quest Special #1, Comico, cover-dated September 1988, but then again, maybe not. Seriously, it's the Summer, so don't hold me to that, OK?

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Source: Half-Price Books

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Monday, June 17, 2024

QBP #208 - From Beyond the Unknown 18

Quarter-Bin Podcast #208

From Beyond the Unknown #18, DC Comics, cover-dated August - September 1972.

"Hitch-hiker of Space," by Ed Herron & Howard Sherman. 

and

"The Man in the Mystery Mask!" by Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, & Bernard Sachs.

and

"Who Saved the Earth?" by Gardner Fox & Sid Greene.


What happens when Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein joins the Professor to talk some classic Silver Age DC sci-fi stories?


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Promo: Earth Destruction Directive

Link: Jeremiah's comic book blog

Next Episode: Jonny Quest Special #1, Comico, cover-dated September 1988.

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Source: Bedrock Comics

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Friday, June 7, 2024

E&E #015 - Paul O'Connor, Man of Mysteries

Alan's Eyes & Ears #015 - Mystery writer Paul Ryan O'Connor

In this fifteenth episode, Alan talks to former comic book writer and newly-published mystery writer, Paul Ryan O'Connor. What inspired him to move into this genre? How many stories of his have been published? And was his first sale REALLY nominated for an award?

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Promo: The Checkered Past

Link: Paul's author website

Link: Paul's Quarter-Bin Podcast appearance

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

QBP #207 - Jack Hunter #1

Quarter-Bin Podcast #207

Jack Hunter #1, Blackthorne Studios, cover-dated July 1987.

The untitled story was written by Bruce Jones, with art by Dell Barras.

What happens when a member of the Relatively Geeky Round Table joins the Professor to discuss an obscure spy story from the heart of the 80s independent boom?

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Promo: JSA in the 90s

Link: Joe's podcast 21st Century Boys

Next Episode: From Beyond the Unknown #18, DC Comics, cover-dated August - September 1972.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Doomspeak #053 - Doom #1

DOOMSPEAK

Doom #1, Marvel Comics, cover-dated July 2024.

"Days of Doom" by Sanford Greene & Jonathan Hickman.

What happens when Doom takes over New Comics Wednesday?  And what happens when a veteran comics artist takes over the plotting and scripting chores on Doctor Doom's Last Story?

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Promo: Deconstructing Comics

Next Time: Probably the prose novel The Harrowing of Doom, by David Annandale. Or maybe Doom 2099 34 & 35, cover-dated October & November 1995. We'll see.

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