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CRJ #099 (FINAL EPISODE) - August 2023
Relatively Geeky Network - September 01, 2023 06:45 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #099 (FINAL EPISODE) August 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many featured the strangest cosmic entities and ideas ever, as part of #JackKirbyMonth? And what SHOCKING SECRETS does Alan reveal about the REAL REASONS beh...
QBP #196 - Marvel Triple Action 35
Relatively Geeky Network - August 22, 2023 07:24 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #196 Marvel Triple Action 35, Marvel Comics, cover-dated May 1977. "Color Him ... The Red Guardian!" by Roy Thomas, with art by John Buscema and George Bell. What happens when Professor Alan takes on an issue of a reprint title? Was the story worth re-printing? If so...
RGP #049 - Doom 2099 30 & 31
Relatively Geeky Network - August 11, 2023 07:22 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsDOOMPEAK DOOM 2099 #30 & 31, Marvel Comics, cover-dated June & July 1995. "American Way" and "American Dream," both written by Warren Ellis. The art in issue 30 was by Pat Broderick and John Nyberg, and in issue 31 by David Klein. What happens when Doom institutes his slightly, possibly, mo...
CRJ #098 - July 2023
Relatively Geeky Network - August 03, 2023 07:50 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #098 July 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many featured gunfighters, sheriffs, and owlhoots, as part of #WesternComicsMonth? Listen to the episode and FIND OUT! Click on the player below to listen to the episode: ...
RGP #048 -- Em & Alan Reflect on 10 Years of Podcasting
Relatively Geeky Network - July 27, 2023 07:26 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsRelatively Geeky Presents - Podcasting Reflections In this new episode, Alan and Em talk about their 10 years as podcasters, reflect upon the very first Shortbox Showcase episode, and talk about where the network is going in the future. How have their approaches changed as they've gotten old...
Flashback: Shortbox Showcase #1, from 2013
Relatively Geeky Network - July 20, 2023 07:34 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsIn celebration of our network's 10th anniversary, we are proudly (mostly) re-presenting Alan and Em's first-ever podcast team-up, on Shortbox Showcase #1, originally airing July 20, 2013. Forgive the very shaky audio quality, and forgive some of the very shaky opinions, as well. In this, Alan...
QBP #195 - New Adventures of Superboy 35
Relatively Geeky Network - July 11, 2023 07:51 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #195 New Adventures of Superboy 35, DC Comics, cover-dated November 1982. "The Yellow Peri Peril!," by Bob Rozakis, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger & Joe Giella. and "Fate is the Killer," by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Curt Swan & Dave Hunt. and "Who's Who Among He...
CRJ #097 - June 2023
Relatively Geeky Network - July 03, 2023 07:32 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #097 June 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #AdventureComicsMonth? What was the balance between spies, cavemen, barbarians, and pulp heroes? Listen to the episode and FIND OUT! Click on the player belo...
QBP #194 - X-Men #1
Relatively Geeky Network - June 22, 2023 07:09 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #194 X-Men #1, Marvel Comics, cover-dated October 1991. "Rubicon," by Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, & Scott Williams. What happens when Professor Alan has Head Fanhole in Charge Derek WC to teach him about the glory of Magneto? Does a comic selling 8 million copies mean it ...
RGP #047 - Astonishing Tales 2 & 3
Relatively Geeky Network - June 12, 2023 06:55 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsDOOMPEAK Astonishing Tales #2 & #3, Marvel Comics, cover-dated October & December 1970. "Revolution!" by Roy Thomas, with art by Wally Wood. and "Doom Must Die!" by Larry Lieber, with art by Wally Wood. What happens when Doom faces not one, not two, but THREE adversaries in his first solo...
CRJ #096 - May 2023
Relatively Geeky Network - June 01, 2023 07:27 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #096 May 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #CrimeComicsMonth? How many featured the ACTUAL world's greatest detective? Listen to the episode and FIND OUT! Click on the player below to listen to the ep...
QBP #193 -- Free Comic Book Day 2023!!!
Relatively Geeky Network - May 23, 2023 10:00 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #193 Free Comic Book Day 2023 It's time to celebrate the official holiday of The Quarter-Bin Podcast! How did Professor Alan do at 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...
QBP #192 - Shazam! 26!
Relatively Geeky Network - May 11, 2023 07:50 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #192 Shazam! 26, DC Comics, cover-dated December 1976 "The Case of the Kidnapped Congress," by E. Nelson Bridwell, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger. What happens when Professor Alan has the option of rescuing Congress from the distant past? Does he save the politicians, ...
CRJ #095 - April 2023
Relatively Geeky Network - May 02, 2023 07:02 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #095 April 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #HumorComicsMonth? Did the Professor enjoy his annual trek through funny books that actually try to be funny? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click ...
SS #070 - Identities
Relatively Geeky Network - April 24, 2023 07:16 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsShortbox Showcase #70 - Identities: Secret & Public Em and Professor Alan talk about the topic of secret identities among superheroes. How critical is that trope to the genre? Does it matter how "realistic" maintaining a secret identity is these days? Which host is sick of Marvel movies? Whic...
QBP #191 - Nightwing 128
Relatively Geeky Network - April 13, 2023 07:45 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #191 Nightwing 128, DC Comics, cover-dated March 2007. "Targets, Part Four," by Marv Wolfman, with art by Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, & Rodney Ramos. What happens when Professor Alan prese Listen to the episode and find out! Click on the player below to listen to the ...
CRJ #094 - March 2023
Relatively Geeky Network - April 03, 2023 07:36 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #093 March 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #GlobalComicsMonth? Did the Professor enjoy his annual trip around the world? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the player below to listen ...
QBP #190 - Maze Agency 12
Relatively Geeky Network - March 16, 2023 07:34 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #190 The Maze Agency 12, Innovation Comics, cover-dated May 1990. "Murderer's Mask," by Mike W. Barr, with art by Adam Hughes and Rick Magyar. What happens when Professor Alan presents a "fair play" mystery involving a rich dude, the long-dead love of his life, his 3 kid...
CRJ #093 - February 2023
Relatively Geeky Network - March 02, 2023 08:11 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #092 February 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #RomanceComicsMonth? Did all of that kissy-kissy make the Professor's heart grow three sizes? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the playe...
RGP #046 - Doom 2099 28 & 29
Relatively Geeky Network - February 21, 2023 08:44 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsDOOMPEAK DOOM 2099 #28 & 29, Marvel Comics, cover-dated April & May 1995. "Borderlines" and "American Caesar" both written by Warren Ellis, with art by Pat Broderick and John Nyberg. What happens when Doom has his first new adventure under the stewardship of Warren Ellis? Has he changed h...
QBP #189 - The Falcon #1
Relatively Geeky Network - February 10, 2023 08:20 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #189 The Falcon #1, Marvel Comics, cover-dated November 1983. "Winners and Losers," by James Owsley, Paul Smith, and Vincent Colletta. What happens when Professor Alan tackles one of the early Marvel Limited Series, and gets street level with Sam Wilson aka The Falcon? ...
CRJ #092 - January 2023
Relatively Geeky Network - February 01, 2023 08:25 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #092 January 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #SciFiComicsMonth? Spoiler: It was a lot! And how many were sent in as Christmas presents from lovely listeners? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Cl...
RGP #045 - Astonishing Tales #1
Relatively Geeky Network - January 16, 2023 07:54 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsDOOMPEAK Astonishing Tales #1, Marvel Comics, cover-dated August 1970. "Unto You Is Born ... The Doomsman!" by Roy Thomas, with art by Wally Wood. What happens when the show jumps back to the early Bronze Age, to those glorious days when Doctor Doom had his own comic book, which he gracious...
CRJ #091 - December AND 2022
Relatively Geeky Network - December 31, 2022 19:07 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #091 December 2022 So 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? Listen to this super-spe...
QBP #188 - Fantastic Four 361
Relatively Geeky Network - December 23, 2022 07:41 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #188 Fantastic Four #361, Marvel Comics, cover-dated February 1992 for #HolidayComicsMonth "Miracle on Yancy Street," by Tom DeFalco, Paul Ryan, and Danny Bulanadi. What happens when Professor Alan and Kirk Spencer discuss that time that Doctor Doom came THIS CLOSE to el...
RGP #044 - Galaxy Con 2022
Relatively Geeky Network - December 14, 2022 08:18 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsRelatively Geeky Presents - Galaxy Con 2022 In this new episode, Alan talks about his experiences at eh recent Galaxy Con Columbus! How many comic books did he have signed? How many Doctor Doom sketches did he get? How many comics did he buy? And which dreamy Star Trek actor did Mrs Quarter-...
CRJ #090 - November 2022
Relatively Geeky Network - December 01, 2022 07:54 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #090 November 2022 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #WarComicsMonth? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode direc...
QBP #187 - Guns of the Dragon #1
Relatively Geeky Network - November 18, 2022 07:56 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsQuarter-Bin Podcast #187 Guns of the Dragon #1, DC Comics, cover-dated December 1982 & January 1983, for #WarComicsMonth.(sort of) "Dragon Island Chapter 1," written, penciled, and inked by Tim Truman. What happens when Professor Alan and Doctor Anj journey China between the World Wars? Do ...
CRJ #089 - October 2022
Relatively Geeky Network - November 04, 2022 05:30 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsProfessor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #089 October 2022 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #HorrorComicsMonth? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!! Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode di...
RGP #043 - Super Blog Team-Up 2022
Relatively Geeky Network - October 26, 2022 05:51 ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsSuper Blog Team-Up 2022 Afterlife with Archie 1 - 6, Archie Comics, cover-dated All issues written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, with art by Francesco Francavilla. As part of the SBTU 2022 event, Professor Alan re-presents two episodes from 2014, in which Shawn Engel and Bill Robinson joined P...
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