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 Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #065 October 2020So what comics did Professor Alan read during October, another full month of working from home? How many were scary Halloweeny books? And how many were Free Comic Book Day books?  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 Longbox of DarknessNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during November -- and how many will be war books?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 #159Tarzan the Warrior 3, 4, & 5, Marvel Comics, cover-dated June, August, & September 1992.All stories written by Mark Wheatley, with art by Neil Vokes and Marc Hempel.What happens when Tarzan finds himself on a strange planet with aliens who can make themselves look just like Tarzan? And which character in this story actually IS Tarzan, and who are those other guys? And which member of the #ComicBookCircleOfLife had a letter printed in one of these issues?!?!? 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 OutcastersNext Episode: Captain Storm #17, DC Comics, cover-dated January / February 1967.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 @ProfessorAlanSour

DOOMSPEAK Doctor Doom #7, Marvel Comics, cover-dated October 2020."Oath of Fealty," written by Christopher Cantwell, with art by Salvador Larroca.What happens when Doctor Doom has a new comic book on the stands for the first time in six months? How does he test the loyalty of his inner circle? And in what awesome way does he first appear in this issue? 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: Avengers SpotlightNext Time: Doctor Doom #8, which is schedule for release October 28. The episode should follow within a few weeks after that.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 #064 September 2020So what comics did Professor Alan read during September, the first full month after returning to teach classes? How many were old books? How many were new books? And how many were sent in by kind listeners? 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 WeirdLink: Roland Mann's Kickstarter Next Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during October -- and how many will be of the spooky and scary variety?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 #157(Classic) Battlestar Galactica, volume 2, #1, aka Steampunk Galactica 1880 #1, Dynamite Entertainment, cover-dated August 2014.Untitled story, by Tony Lee, with art by Aneke. What happens when Professor Alan tackles his first 25-cent Steampunk comic? Which is also based on a licensed property? Or at least one version of that licensed property? Sort of.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. Link: Battlestar WIKI Promo: The Huntress Podcast Next Episode: Tarzan the Warrior 1 & 2, Malibu Comics, cover-dated March & May 1992.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: Pulp Reality

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #063 August 2020So what comics did Professor Alan read during August? Well, a whole lot, actually. How many were old books? How many were new books? And how many were just plain fun ? 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: Fan Film FridaysNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during September as his Fall (online) semester of teaching is in full swing?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

DOOMSPEAK  Cloak & Dagger 10, Marvel Comics, cover-dated January 1987."Who'll Stop The Rain?" by Bill Mantlo, with art by Bret Blevins & Terry Austin.What happens when a couple of C- or D- listers (who somehow managed to nab a TV deal) arrive in Latveria on the trail of a drug kingpin? Do they get mesmerized by Doom's impressive beam of light? Do they have a political debate about the value of nuclear energy?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:To The Batpoles!Next Time: Something else Doom-related. But what will it be? We shall see!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 #156Teen Titans Giant #1, DC Comics, cover-dated 2018.4 separate reprint stories. What happens when Professor Alan examines one of the comics from the Wal-Mart 100-page initiative? Was it a well-curated collection? How were the stores? And what does the Professor think of some of DC's recent moves?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: Robin: Everyone Loves the Drake Next Episode: Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 #1, cover-dated August 2014.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: Pulp Reality

DOOMSPEAK Doom: The Emperor Returns 1 - 3, Marvel Comics, cover-dated January, February & March, 2002.All the stories were written by Chuck Dixon, with art by Leonardo Manco.What happens when Doom finds himself trapped in a world of Franklin Richards' creation? And then one of his own creation? And then in the Negative Zone? And what does Professor Alan think of the way Doom views his female advisor?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 Time: Something else Doom-related. But what will it be? We shall see!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 #155Sam Hill, PI #7, MLJ / Archie Comics, cover-dated August 1952.There are no writing credits, but the art in all 4 stories was by Harry Lucey.What happens when Professor Alan and guest Luke Jaconetti discuss a public domain private eye comic book from the early 1950s? 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: DC: OCDLink: Luke Jaconetti's Earth Destruction Directive podcastLink: Digital Comics MuseumLink: Comic Book PlusLink: Sam Hill, PI Kindle novelsNext Episode: Teen Titans Giant #1, cover-dated August 2018.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: Digital Comics Museum

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #061June 2020So what comics did Professor Alan read during June? Just many funny books did Alan read during with the combination of Coronavirus self-isolation and only one Summer class to teach? 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 Fanholes PodcastNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during July, as self-sequester continues to roll on? Listen to the next episode, which should be available the first week of August.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 #154Mighty Thor 20, Marvel Comics, cover-dated August 2017."Baptism by Fire," was written by Jason Aaron, with art by Russell Dauterman and Valerio Schiti.What happens when Professor Alan tackles a recent comic he picked up from his local library? How does Volstagg do as a babysitter? And what is it about the cover to this issue that DRIVES THE PROFESSOR BATTY ?!?!? 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: Deconstructing ComicsNext Episode: Sam Hill, PI #7, Close-Up Inc / Archie Comics, cover-dated August 1952.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: Columbus Metropolitan Library

Shortbox Showcase #67 - How We Spent Our Isolation VacationIn this episode, Em and Professor Alan talk about they have been spending their covid-based quarantine time. They talk about books, comics, TV shows, movies, work, cooking, cleaning, and other ways they've stayed occupied since mid-March.And they go over LOTS of listener feedback!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:Right-click to download episode directlyPromo: Hey Kids! ComicsSend e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and Professor Alan @ProfessorAlanYou may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #060May 2020 (5th year anniversary!)So what comic books did Professor Alan read during May, during a full month of covid-based self-isolation?And how does he celebrate the 5th anniversary of this podcast? By chatting with a sampling of the folk who have provided content for the show over the years, via the #ComicBookCircleOfLife.  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: Comics for CourageLink: Comics for ChristmasLink: The Comics Corps of CanadaLink: Michael Bailey: Fortress of BaileytudeLink: Derek William Crabbe: History of Comics on FilmLink: Iowa's Joe CrawfordLink: Luke Jaconetti: Earth Destruction DirectiveLink: Tom Panarese: Pop Culture Affidavit Link: Clinton Robison: Fan Film FridaysNext Episode: Alan talks about the comics he read during June. That episode should be out in early July.Send e-mail fe

Quarter-Bin Podcast #153Thor Annual #6, Marvel Comics, cover-dated August 1975."Thunder in the 31st Century," was written by Roger Stern and Len Wein, with artby Sal Buscema and Klaus Janson.What happens when Professor Alan decides to cover a book sent in by lovely listener Billy D, from Into the Weird? And what happens when Thor travels 1000+ years into the future, to team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy to take on Korvac and his team of bad guys?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: Justice League International PodcastLink: Billy D's Magazines & Monsters blogNext Episode: Mighty Thor 20, Marvel Comics, cover-dated August 2017.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 @

Relatively Geeky Presents #23: JLMay 2020The Return of Adam Strange 1 - 8, DC Comics, cover-dated November 2004 - June 2005.All stories written by Andy Diggle, with art by Pascal (or is it Pasquale?) Ferry.What happens when the entire planet Rann is Zeta-beamed completely out of existence? Listen to the episode and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download the episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.Promo: Earth Destruction DirectiveFollow the JLMay adventure through the following podcasts:Justice's First Dawn Coffee & ComicsViews from the Longbox The Fanholes Wonder Woman: Warrior for Peace The Birds of Prey Podcast Married with ComicsThe Longbox CrusadeRobin: Everyone Loves the DrakePop Culture Affidvait The Fire & Water Podcast Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com

Quarter-Bin Podcast #152JSA Classified #1, DC Comics, cover-dated February 2005."Power Trip, part I of IV," by Geoff Johns, with art by Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti. What happens when Professor Alan takes on a story featuring Power Girl? How much of the episode run-time is dedicated to covering the story's attributes, and how much to Power Girl's most ... famous ... attributes?Listen to this 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: JLMay 2020Next Episode: Thor Annual #6, Marvel Comics, cover-dated 1977. 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: Carolina Comics and More

Quarter-Bin Podcast #151Archie 101, Archie Comics, cover-dated August 1959.Many stories, with very few credits. What happens when Professor Alan starts a series of rule-breaking episodes, where he "expands" the definition of "quarter-bin?"In this case, he looks at a book he found on the Hoola Digital app, which runs through public libraries. And is it or is it not the oldest comic he's ever covered on the show?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:JLMay 2020Next Episode: JSA Classified #1, DC Comics, cover-dated September 2005.    .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: Hoopla Digital App

DOOMSPEAK DOOM 2099 #16, Marvel Comics, cover-dated May 2020."Long Live ... King Doom the First," written and drawn by Ernie Colon.What happens when Doctor spends quality virtual time with history's great dictators and warriors? Does he learn important lessons? Does any of this issue actually matter?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: Silent Knight - The Cassandra Cain PodcastNext Time: In May, Professor Alan and the Irredeemable Shagg will be discussing Adam Strange - Planet Heist, as part of the JLMay Event. In June, some type of Doom content will return!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.

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #083APRIL 2022So what comics did Professor Alan read during April, a 5-Saturday month? How many were sent in by generous listeners? And how many celebrated #HumorComicsMonth? 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: Palace of Glittering DelightsNext Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during May -- how many will be for #CrimeComicsMonth? Listen to the next episode, which should be out in early June.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