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Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #081February 2022So what comics did Professor Alan read during February, as the new semester starts up? How many were from the Hoopla digital app? And how many celebrated #RomanceComicsMonth? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.  Promo: Dear ReaderNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during March -- how many will be for #GlobalComicsMonth? Listen to the next episode, which should be out in early April.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com"Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky You can follow the network Twitter @Relatively_Geek or the host @ProfessorAlan

Quarter-Bin Podcast #179Vision & Scarlet Witch #1, Marvel Comics, cover-dated October 1985, for #RomanceComicsMonthUntitled story, or maybe "Lovers," written by Steve Englehart, with art by Richard Howell & Andy Mushynsky.What happens when a relationship expert and 'shipper extraordinaire Stella stops by to talk about one of Marvel Comics leading (albeit strange) couples? Does she approve of mutant - synthezoid relationships? Does she let Professor Alan get a word in edgewise? Does she even believe that he paid a quarter for this comic?Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: Deconstructing ComicsLink to Professor Alan's appearance on Required Reading #50, discussing his favorite novel of all time, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy. Link to Stella's Batgirl to Oracle podcastLink to prior Qua

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #080January 2022So what comics did Professor Alan read during January, as the new semester starts up? How many were from the Hoopla digital app? And how many celebrated #SciFiComicsMonth? (Spoiler: LOTS of them!)  Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.  Promo: The Weird Warriors PodcastNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during February -- and how many involved lovey-dovey stuff like kissing? Listen to the next episode, which should be out in early March.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com"Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky You can follow the network Twitter @Relatively_Geek or the host @ProfessorAlan

DOOMPEAK DOOM 2099 #22 & 23, Marvel Comics, cover-dated October & November 1994."The Narrow World,"  and "Seize the Day," written by John Francis Moore, with art in both by Pat Broderick and John Nyberg.What happens when Doom decides to expand the boundaries of his rule? Which old enemy from earlier in the series re-appears? And what of this other fella who claims to ALSO be Doctor Doom? Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.Promo: Action Film Face-OffNext Time: Doom 2099 #24 & 25, Marvel Comics, cover-dated December 1994 & January 1995.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlan

Quarter-Bin Podcast #178 Eternity Smith #3, Hero Comics, cover-dated November 1987."Death Masque," and "The Threat of the Sensuous Siren," both written by Dennis Mallonee, with art by Rick Hoberg & E.R. Cruz.What happens when a terrorist plots to take out the San Diego Comic-Con? Can a time-traveling action hero and his daughter save the Con? Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: What the Frell?Link to Eternity Smith Print-on-Demand comics. Next Episode: Vision & Scarlet Witch #1, Marvel Comics, cover-dated October 1985, for #RomanceComicsMonth Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource:Dave's Comics in Richmond, Virg

 Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #079December 2021So what comics did Professor Alan read during December -- was it a large amount, now that he is on Christmas Break? And what was the analytical breakdown of the all the comics he read during the year? And which lovely listeners earn End-of-Year accolades and honors?Listen to this super-special episode #79 ... and find out!Click on the player below to listen:  Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo #1: Comics Book Time Machine Promo #2: The Fanholes Podcast Next Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during January aka #SciFiComicsMonth? Find out when that episode comes out in early February. Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com"Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky You can follow the network Twitter @Relatively_Geekor the host @ProfessorAlan

Quarter-Bin Podcast #177 World's Finest Comics 277, DC Comics, cover-dated March 1982."Beasts of Plague," by Cary Burkett, with art by Don Heck & Romeo Tanghal."Green Arrow Sought for Questioning in Murder," by  Mike W. Barr, with art by Trevor von Eeden & Rodin Rodriguez."Doppleganger," by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Dan Spiegle."I Have my Wings and I Must Fly," by Bob Rozakis, with art by Alex Saviuk and Rodin Rodriguez."The Menace! of the Moon-Tree!" by E. Nelson Bridwell, with art by Don Newton & Frank Chiramonte. What happens when Professor Alan bows to the will of the (Twitter) people and reviews an issue from the Dollar Comics era ... an issue with FIVE (5!) stories in it? Does he survive the effort?Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: Star Rocket RadioPromo: Coffee & ComicsNe

 DOOMSPEAK The Thing #12, Marvel Comics, cover-dated June 1984."DOOM!,"written by John Byrne, with art by Ron Wilson & Joe Sinnott.What happens when a sixty-foot Doom gives a hard time to a certain big ugly orange rock monster? What color are those cool horses? And just how much Doom is in this issue anyway? Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.Promo: Prairie Justice: The Greg Sanders Vigilante Podcast Next Time: DOOM 2099 22 & 23Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource: In The Ballpark

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #078November 2021So what comics did Professor Alan read during November, as the weather turned colder? How many were from new books right off the shelf? And how many celebrated #WarComicsMonth? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.  Promo: Dorkness to LightNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during December? Listen to the next episode, which will include the annual "year in review" discussion. That should be out on New Years' Eve.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com"Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky You can follow the network Twitter @Relatively_Geek or the host @ProfessorAlan

Quarter-Bin Podcast #176 The Savage She-Hulk #5, Marvel Comics, cover-dated June 1980."Breaking Point," written by David Anthony Kraft, with art by Mike Vosburg & Chic Stone. What happens when Professor Alan heads to the West Coast to check in one of Marvel's leading ladies? Does he leave his heart in San Francisco? Or somewhere underground? And just what color should a Silver Serpent be anyway?Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo:Cancelled Comics CalvacastNext Episode: World's Finest Comics 277, DC Comics, March 1982. Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource:Half-Price Books

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #077October 2021So what comics did Professor Alan read during October, as the school year is in full swing? How many were from the Hoopla digital app? And how many celebrated #HorrorComicsMonth? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.  Promo: Into the WeirdNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during November -- as teaching is back in full swing? Listen to the next episode, which should be out in early December.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com"Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky You can follow the network Twitter @Relatively_Geek or the host @ProfessorAlan

Quarter-Bin Podcast #175 The Twilight Zone #2, Now Comics, cover-dated December 1991."Dirty Deal," written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art by Todd Fox and Enrique Villagran. What happens when Professor Alan and guest Paul Spataro head to a dimension not only of sight and of sound, but of mind? And how worried should they be that the story is from a writer writing about writer and writing?Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: To The BatpolesLink: Paul Spataro's Back to the Bins podcastNext Episode: The Savage She-Hulk #5, Marvel Comics, June 1980.  Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource:World's Greatest Comics

Quarter-Bin Podcast #174 Batman: Gordon's Law 1, DC Comics, cover-dated December 1996."Dirty Deal," written by Chuck Dixon, with art by Klaus Janson. What happens when Professor Alan heads to mean streets of Gotham City to cover a bank heist? Can he and Commissioner Gordon team up to solve the case? And for how long will he talk about money & banking?Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: Is It Jaws?Next Episode: The Twilight Zone #2 Now Comics, cover-dated December 1991.  Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource:World's Greatest Comics

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #076September 2021So what comics did Professor Alan read during September, the first full month of the new school year? How many were falling apart? And how many celebrated #FantasyComicsMonth? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.  Promo: The RaD Adventures NetworkLink: Dr Anj's story of chatting with Ron MarzNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during October -- as teaching is back in full swing? Listen to the next episode, which should be out in early November.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com"Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky You can follow the network Twitter @Relatively_Geek or the host @ProfessorAlan

DOOMPEAK DOOM 2099 #19, 20 & 21, Marvel Comics, cover-dated July, August, & September 1994."Uncreated Night," "Strangers in the Jungle," and "Savage Decline," all written by John Francis Moore, with art in both by Pat Broderick and John Nyberg.What happens when Doom finds himself in the 2099 version of the Savage Land, facing down dinosaurs, crazy business people, and hallucinogenic plants? Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.Promo: Dear ReaderNext Time: The Thing 12, Marvel Comics, cover-dated June 1984.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource: Purchased somewhere, many many years ago.

Quarter-Bin Podcast #173Free Comic Book Day 2021It's time for the official holiday of The Quarter-Bin Podcast! How did Professor Alan do at (the somewhat delayed) Free Comic Book Day this year? How many books did he nab -- and what did he think of them? How many stores did he end up visiting? How many of the books were worth the price? And which family members joined him on his excursions?Listen to the episode and find out! Click on the player below to listen to the episode:Right-click to download episode directlyMusic for this episode is from Marcellino / Navarro, which I re-discovered on YouTube recently.  Next Episode: Batman: Gordon's Law #1, DC Comics, cover-dated December 1996.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com"Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky  You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek or the host @ProfessorAlanYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #075August 2021So what comics did Professor Alan read during August, as summer ended and school began? How many were new or mostly new comics? And how many celebrated #JackKirbyMonth? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.  Promo: No AgendaNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during September -- as teaching is back in full swing? Listen to the next episode, which should be out in early October.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com"Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky You can follow the network Twitter @Relatively_Geek or the host @ProfessorAlan

Quarter-Bin Podcast #172Power Man & Iron Fist 87, Marvel Comics, cover-dated November 1982."Heat Wave," by Denny O'Neill, with art by Denys Cowan & Carl Potts.How do Professor Alan and his guest Martin Gray match up against Luke Cage & Danny Rand? Whose side is Moon Knight on? Will anyone survive this sweaty street-level story?Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: Deconstructing ComicsNext Episode: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2021! Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource: In the Ballpark

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #074July 2021So what comics did Professor Alan read during July? How many were new or mostly new comics? And how many celebrated #WesternComicsMonth? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.  Promo: Death & the Acrid Smell of GunsmokeNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during August -- as he returns to teaching classes? Listen to the next episode, which should be out in early September.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com"Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky You can follow the network Twitter @Relatively_Geek or the host @ProfessorAlan

Quarter-Bin Podcast #171Six from Sirius 3 & 4. Epic Comics, cover-dated September & October 1984."Phase 3: Heavenstone" and "Phase 4: Mindprime," both written by Doug Moench, with art from Paul Gulacy. What happens when Professor Alan tackles the last 2 issues of this Epic mini-series? Or is it the last half of a graphic novel? Does he make it out alive when the bar brawl begins?Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: The Overlooked Dark KnightNext Episode: Power Man & Iron Fist 87, Marvel Comics, cover-dated November 1982.  Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource: In the Ballpark