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Quarter-Bin Podcast #236John Carter Warlord of Mars 23, Marvel Comics, cover-dated April 1979."The Master Assassin of Mars Chapter 8: The Man Who Makes Murder!" by Chris Claremont, with art by Mike Vosburg and Ricardo Villamonte. What happens when Professor Alan jumps into part 8 of a 12 (!) part storyline? Can he make sense of the story? Is this a "running down corridors" issue? How does Claremont do at channeling the purple prose of Burroughs?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. Link: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.Promo: Fanholes PodcastNext Episode: Star Trek 62 & 63, DC Comics, August & September, 1994.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 @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social  Source: Half Price BooksMusic in the episode:Friendzoned, by Gritz16 Music promoted by Pixabay

In this 36th episode, Alan continues a (fingers crossed) monthly series of episodes featuring the comic book genre assigned to that month. Which makes this episode a discussion of ... romance comics! And also romances IN comics.What romance comics has the Professor been reading the last few years? How do Iowa's Joe and Derek Crabbe answer dating questions from 50 years ago? Who are their (and some listeners) favorite couple?Listen to the episode ... and FIND OUT!!!Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode directly Promo:V for VendettaLink: Derek's Fanholes podcastSend e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com  You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and Professor Alan @ProfessorAlan You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.

Quarter-Bin Podcast #235Star Wars Annual 3, Marvel Comics, cover-dated 1983. "The Apprentice," by Mary Jo Duffy & Klaus Janson.What happens when sci-fi author Derek Kunsken returns to the show to discuss (this time) a sci-fi story? Will he like it more than he did the Adam-12 he covered last time he was 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 directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Link: Derek's author websiteLink: Buy Derek's books from Em's store Promo: Hither Came ConanNext Episode: John Carter Warlord of Mars 23, Marvel Comics, cover-dated April 1979.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 @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.socialSource: Friends of the CML book saleMusic in the episode: Symphony of Hope, by Kulakovna Music promoted by Pixabay

 DOOMED 2099 #1, Marvel Comics, cover-dated 2025.Written by Frank Tieri, with art by Delio Diaz & Frank Alpizar.What happens Doom returns from 2099 to battle the Doom of 2025, who also happens to be the Sorcerer Supreme? Will Doom emerge victorious from this Doom vs Doom battle? 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: Doomspeak!Next Time: Amazing Spider-Man #5, Marvel Comics, cover-dated October 1963.  Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com  "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeeky You can follow the network on X @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social  

Quarter-Bin Podcast #234Sun Devils 1 - 3, DC Comics, cover-dated July, August, & September 1984. "The Gathering: Books 1 - 3," by Gerry Conway & Dan Jurgens. What happens when Sir Iowa's Joe joins the podcast to talk about one of his favorite comic series from his younger days? Do the issues hold up to scrutiny 4 decades later? And does a new wave style skinny tie hold up to scrutiny 4 decades later?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 Comics: Black PantherNext Episode: Star Wars Annual 3, Marvel Comics, cover-dated 1983.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 @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.socialSource:World's Greatest ComicsMusic in the episode: Follow the Stars by Audio AtlantMusic promoted by Pixabay

The show has been going a long time, but we didn't have a promo ... UNTIL NOW!Thanks to any and all podcasting buddies who use this promo in their shows.Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode directly   Music used in the promo is Dark and Sinister Cello Symphony, by Nick Panek, which I discovered at Pixabay. 

In this 35th episode, Alan begins a (fingers crossed) monthly series of episodes featuring the comic book genre assigned to that month. Which makes this episode a discussion of ... science fiction comics!What sci-fi comics has the Professor been reading the last few years?What classic comic titles does he recommend? What new books?  Listen to the episode ... and FIND OUT!!!Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode directly Promo: Action Film Face-OffSend e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com  You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and Professor Alan @ProfessorAlan You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.

Alan's Eyes & Ears #034 - 2025: The Year in ReadingIn this 34th episode of the podcast, Professor Alan covers a bit of feedback before launching into a "Year in Review" discussion. He talks about the comics, sci-fi and fantasy magazines, and books he read during 2025, as well as talking about the past, present, & future of the podcast network.Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode directly Promo #1: Warlord WorldsPromo #2: Magazines & Monsters  Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com  You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and Professor Alan @ProfessorAlan You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.

Quarter-Bin Podcast #233DC Comics Presents 57, DC Comics, cover-dated May 1983."Days of Future Past," by Dan Mishkin & Gary Cohn, with art by Alex Saviuk & Frank McLaughlin.What happens when Kirk Spencer joins Professor Alan to discuss the final story of the Atomic Knights? What comparison does the Professor make to the Super Sons? And how much time do they spend talking about defunct restaurant chains?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 Huntress PodcastLink: Kirk's account on XNext Episode: Sun Devils 1 - 3, DC Comics, cover-dated July, August, & September 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 @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.socialSource:Ollie'sMusic in the episode: Classical Success by SonicanMusic promoted by Pixabay

DOOM 2099 43 & 44, Marvel Comics, cover-dated May & June 1996. "Homecoming," and "Entangling Alliances," by John Francis Moore, with art by Jeff Lafferty & Vince Russell.What happens to DOOM 2099 when original scripter John Francis Moore returns to bring the title back to 2099, and ... to an end? And after covering the entire series, where does the Professor rank it among his personal pantheon of comic book series? 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: Earth Destruction DirectiveNext Time: Doomed 2099 #1, cover-dated October 2025.  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 and the host @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social  

In this 33rd episode, Alan talks to debut author Peter Nordgren, a few weeks before his neo-noir thriller Eastern Shadows is released. { NOTE: The release date of Eastern Shadows has been changed from the date mentioned in the episode, to December 19. }What connection does Alan have to the content of the novel? How did Peter manage the switch from technical writing to fiction? And which fictional British super-spy is Peter a super fan of?Listen to the episode ... and FIND OUT!!!Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode directly Promo: The Law of Equivalent Exchange Link: Peter's author websiteLink: Peter's James Bond blogLink: Buy Peter's book from The Book LoftLink: Buy Peter's book on AmazonLink: Kieren Westwood's writing advice on YouTube Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com  You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and Professor Alan @ProfessorAlan You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.

Quarter-Bin Podcast #232Superman 295, DC Comics, cover-dated January 1976."Costume, Costume -- Who's Got the Costume," by Elliot S! Maggin, with art by Curt Swan & Bob Oksner. What happens when Professor Alan continues his coverage of The Great Disaster by covering a story wherein Superman battles Father Time? Is it a trap? And what does special guest Sir Sir Martin of Gray think of all this 1970s-era wackiness?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. Link: Martin's Too Dangerous for a Girl blog Promo:Avengers SpotlightNext Episode: DC Comics Presents 57, DC Comics, May 1983.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 @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social  Source:Ollie's (via Showcase Presents The Great Disaster)Music in the episode: A New Dawn by Kaazoom |Kaazoom's SiteMusic promoted by Pixabay

Quarter-Bin Podcast #231Tales of the New Teen Titans #3 cover-dated August 1982."The Changeling," by Marv Wolfman, with art by George Perez & Gene Day.What happens when Teen Titans expert Tom Panarese joins Professor Alan to talk some Wolfman / Perez goodness? And which name do they like more -- Changeling or Beast Boy?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: 8TW Audio WorksLink: Tom's Pop Culture Affidavit podcastNext Episode:Superman 295, cover-dated January 1976.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 @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social  Source: Half Price BooksMusic in the episode: Harmony by JayJen | https://soundcloud.com/jayjenmusicMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)

(Bronze Age) Reflections #03 In the Clutches of the Code (UBA #5, from October 2014) Professor Alan and Em convene to reflect on one of the network's crowning achievements, episode 5 of Em's late, lamented solo show, Uncovering the Bronze Age. In the introduction, they talk broadly about Em's process in researching and producing the episode. Then, they replay the episode in it's entirety, before returning to provide some reflections, 11 years after its original airing.   If you are unfamiliar with the episode, Em delves into one of the most terrifying, bone-chilling topics known to comic fandom -- Seduction of the Innocent and the Comics Code Authority!Follow along on the journey through the mind of one of the most infamous names in all of comic book history. What you find may SURPRISE, THRILL, and DISTURB you!Intellectual analysis and academic criticism abound in this PULSE-POUNDING episode. And prepare for the SHOCKING twist ending that closes out our tale.How does the episode stand up? How many comments and ideas would Em revise and amend, if preparing the episode anew? Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly Featuring the Voices of:Noel Thingvall: Masters of CarpentryStephen Lacey: The FantasticastPaul Spataro: Back to the Bins.The Irredeemable Shagg: Fire & Water Podcast(The late) Shawn Engel: Just One of the Guys Promo: Pop Culture AffidavitLink: Dr. Carol Tilley's article on Wertham's work 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 @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social  

Quarter-Bin Podcast #230Teen Titans #6, cover-dated November-December1966."The Fifth Titan," by Bob Haney, with art by Bill Molno & George Roussos.What happens Bob Haney's best friend on the Internet, Billy D, joins Professor Alan to discuss an early Teen Titans issue? On the Haney Scale, just how Zany is this issue?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: Days of High AdventureLink: Billy's Magazines & Monsters PodcastNext Episode:Tales of the New Teen Titans #3 cover-dated August 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 @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social  Source: Half Price BooksMusic in the episode: Feel by Limujii | https://soundcloud.com/limujiiMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)

DOOM 2099 41 & 42, Marvel Comics, cover-dated May & June 1996. "Burn," by Tom Peyer & Evan Skolnick, with art by John Royle & 3 inkersand"Bitter Choices," by Tom DeFalco, with art by Jeff Lafferty & 5(!) inkersWhat happens to DOOM 2099 when the creators churn, as the title heads towards it's onrushing conclusion? And how many inkers is too many inkers? 3? 5?  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:Bailey's Batman PodcastNext Time: The final 2 issues of this title! 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 and the host @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social 

Quarter-Bin Podcast #229Legends of the Dark Knight 24, 25, & 26, cover-dated November 1991, December 1991, & January 1992. "Flyer," by Gil Kane & Howard Chaykin.What happens when a blogger from Boston joins the podcast to talk about a Batman story from one his favorite creators? Is this more of a Batman story ... or a Howard Chaykin 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: Comics for Fun & ProfitLink: Dr Anj's Comic Box CommentaryNext Episode:Tales of the New Teen Titans #3 cover-dated August 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 @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social  Source:  In The BallparkMusic in the episode: The Haradrim by Justin Allan Arnold | https://www.ifnessfreemusic.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Alan's Eyes & Ears #032 - The Great DisasterIn this 32nd  episode of Alan's Eyes & Ears, Professor Alan covers some feedback before continuing his coverage of The Great Disaster, as presented in the Showcase volume of the same name, featuring the Atomic Knights. This is the third part the sub-series Calm, Cool, & Collected, in which Alan covers trade paperbacks, collections and graphic novels from his bookshelves.Click on the player below to listen to the episode:Right-click to download episode directlyPromo: The Bat-PodSend e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and Professor Alan @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.

Shortbox Showcase #71.1 - Our 500th Network Episode! Em and Professor Alan celebrate this being the 500th episode for the network, by reminiscing about some of their podcasting highlights, saying nice things about listeners and guests, and talk just a bit about the future. And Em tells a story of a recent Actual Celebrity Experience. Who did Em meet? And how did Em behave? Listen to this episode ... and find out! Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode directly Promo: Deconstructing ComicsSend e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com  You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and Professor Alan @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social   You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.

 Alan's Eyes & Ears #031 - The Great DisasterIn this 31st episode of Alan's Eyes & Ears, Professor Alan covers some feedback before continuing his coverage of The Great Disaster, as presented in the Showcase volume of the same name, featuring the Atomic Knights. This is the second part the sub-series Calm, Cool, & Collected, in which Alan covers trade paperbacks, collections and graphic novels from his bookshelves.Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right-click to download episode directly Promo: Is it Jaws? Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com  You can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and Professor Alan @ProfessorAlanYou can follow the network on  Bluesky @relativelygeeky.bsky.social  You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed.