Friday, March 2, 2018

CRJ #033 - February 2018

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #033

February 2018

So what comics did Professor Alan read during February? How many were gifts from lovely listeners? How many featured redheaded female title characters? How many were from various cheap boxes around the Central Ohio area?

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Promo #1: Coffee & Comics
Promo #2: RaD Adventures Network

Link: BJ Mendelson's Web Site
Link: Vengenace, Nevada, on Comixology
Link: Jeffrey Brown's The Valkyrie Quartet

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Friday, February 23, 2018

QBP #115 - Kobalt 14

Quarter-Bin Podcast #115

Kobalt 14, Milestone / DC Comics, cover-dated July (or maybe August) 1995.

"Glass Houses," by John Rozum, with art by Eric Battle, Rober Quijano, & Rus Sever.

What happens when Professor Alan journeys back to Dakota, to cover another book from the Milestone line? Can he figure out what's happening, and who the different characters are? Does he finds the story's attempts at excitement exciting? Does he find the attempts at humor humorous?

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Promo: Feathers & Foes Podcast
Link: Milestone episode of Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics



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Source: In The Ballpark


Friday, February 16, 2018

SS #057 - Black Lightning at 40

Shortbox Showcase #57 - Justice ... Like Lightning

In this electrifying new episode, Emily and Professor Alan talk about TV's newest super hero super star, Black Lightning. They cover his earliest comic appearances from the 1970s, as well as the new TV show on the CW Network. Which version do they prefer, the classic or the new?

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Promo: Questions? We Don't Have Answers podcast
Link: Trevor von Eeden on Facebook

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Friday, February 9, 2018

QBP #114 - Blood Syndicate 1

Quarter-Bin Podcast #114

Blood Syndicate 1, Milestone / DC Comics, cover-dated April 1993.

"America Eats Her Young," by Dwayne McDuffie & Ivan Velez Jr, with art by Trevor von Eeden & Andrew Pepoy.

Professor Alan heads to the Paris Island section of Dakota, and comes face to face with a super-powered gang. Does he make it out of "most dangerous municipality in America" alive? Do all of the characters in this comic make it out of this issue alive? Listen to this "Milestone" episode and find out!

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Promo: The Longbox Crusade

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Source: In The Ballpark

Thursday, February 1, 2018

CRJ #032 - January 2018

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #032

January 2018

So what comics did Professor Alan read during January? How many were Christmas presents? How many were 3-D comics? How many were from various cheap boxes around the Central Ohio area?

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Promo #1: Three Black Geeks
Promo #2: Straight Outta Gallifrey

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

QBP #113 - Dakota North 1

Quarter-Bin Podcast #113

Dakota North #1, Marvel Comics, cover-dated June 1986.

"Design for Dying," written by Martha Thomases, with art by Tony Salmons.

Who is the hot redhead on the motorcycle firing a gun on the cover? Will she be able to protect the fashion designer who has hired her? Will she be mistaken for a fashion model? And what does her father and annoying little brother have to do with all this?

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Promo: Trekker Talk

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Source: World's Greatest Comics

Monday, January 15, 2018

QBP #112 - DC Retroactive JLA the '70s

Quarter-Bin Podcast #112

DC Retroactive JLA the '70s, DC Comics, cover-dated September 2011.

"Justice League Prime," written by Cary Bates, with art by Gordon Purcell, Jose Marzan Jr. & Adam Smith.
and
"Where on Earth Am I?" written by Cary Bates & Elliot S! Maggin, with art by Dick Dillin & Frank McLaughlin.

What happens when comic book writers from our world visit worlds with superheroes? How does a 2011 version of a 1970s comic story relate to an actual comics form the 1970s? And what connection does Cary Bates have to Professor Alan?

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Promo #1: I'm The Gun
Promo #2: Task Force X

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Source: Unknown, signed by Mike W. Barr at Akron Comic Con, 2017.