Podcasts about to the batpoles

Quarter-Bin Podcast #182 Ms. Tree's Thrilling Detective Adventures #1, Eclipse Comics, cover-dated February 1983, for #CrimeComicsMonth."Death Do Us Part," written by Max Allan Collins, with art by Terry Beatty.What happens when Professor Alan tackles a gritty, street-level, noir detective story? Does he make it out alive? Does anyone?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 Batpoles!Link: Max Allan Collins' website Next Episode: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2022! 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: The Akron Comicon

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 #165Shatter Special,  First Comics, cover-dated June 1985.Untitled story written by Peter B .Gillis, with (computerized) art by Michael Saenz.What does the Professor think of this, "The First Computerized Comic?" Does this futuristic sci-fi detective story hold up? And how does this reflect the Professor's college years?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 Batpoles!Next Episode: The Comet #1 and The Web #2 , Impact Comics, cover-dated July 1991 & October 1991, respectively. 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

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.

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #055December 2019So what comics did Professor Alan read during December -- was it a large amount, now that he is on Christmas Break? And what was the analystical breakdown of the all the comics he read during the year? And which rad couple will win the coveted "Listener or the Year" award?Listen to this super-special episode #55 ... 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: To The Batpoles!Promo #2: Nutty BitesLink: The RaD Adventures Network Next Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during January? 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 #136Queen & Country 19 & 20, Oni Press, both cover-dated October 2003."Storm Front, parts 4 & 5," written by Greg Rucka, with art by Carla Speed McNeil.This wraps up the 5-issue storyline "Operation Storm Front," in which British MI6 agents handle the kidnapping of a British businessman in the Republic of Georgia.Click on the player below to listen to the episode:Right-click to download episode directlyYou may also subscribe to the podcast through the Apple Podcasts store or the RSS Feed.Promo: To The Batpoles!Next Episode: Time Warp #1  DC Comics, cover-dated October / November 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 @ProfessorAlanSource: World's Greatest Comics

Double-header episode! First, we tackle The Londinium Larcenies — yes, only part one — including the original treatment by Elkan Allan (two parts, no Batgirl, no Penelope Peasoup), the sets, the music, the appeals to the Dirty Old Man Market, and more. Treatment for The Transatlantic Terror (the basis for the Londinium trilogy) by Elkan Allan Then, at last, we examine Paul's video taken at the Batman '66 exhibit at the Hollywood Museum last July, and answer the burning questions: Why did Batman's costume keep turning purple? What item caused Paul to totally fanboy out? Are there any prospective TO THE BATPOLES topics lurking in the display cases? PLUS: The recent Dr. Demento album that features both a performance by Adam West, and this episode's version of the Batman theme, performed by the Hamburglars; and your mail! David Maska's screen grabs of Bruce's study in Death in Slow Motion (top) and Surf's Up, Joker's Under (click to enlarge):  

Quarter-Bin Podcast #118Free Comic Book Day 2018How 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? Did he have any company on his journey? How many of the books were worth the price?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 Comrades, whose music you can find at Blood & Ink Records. Promo #1: Comics for CouragePromo #2: To The Batpoles!Next Episode: Marvel Super-Heroes Megazine #2, Marvel Comics, cover-dated November 1994.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.

TO THE BATPOLES! returns this Thursday, March 15, with our long-promised discussion of the 1966 Batman comic strip! Next up, a look at the draft script for THE JOKER GOES TO SCHOOL! Still time to look it over and give your comments before we record that episode -- follow the links below! "The Joker Goes to School" PDF script "The Joker Goes to School" thread on the '66 Batman message board

Shortbox Showcase #52 - Watchmen II: Feedback BoogalooWe had or say, in Episode 50, about Moore & Gibbon's seminal work Watchmen. This episode, you have your say about the comic, and you have your say about our say about the comic.We also talk about the movie, Before Watchmen, After Watchmen, and the possible role of Watchmen in DC Rebirth. How many listeners agreed with us on Watchmen, how many disagreed, and how many were impressed by Em's take on the pirate story?Listen to this super-sized episode ... and find out!Click on the player below to listen to the episode:Right-click to download episode directlyPromo: To The Batpoles!Send 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.

Quarter-Bin Podcast #95Sandman 47, 48, & 49, DC Comics / Vertigo, cover-dated March, April & May 1993."Brief Lives: Parts 7, 8, & 9," by Neil Gaiman, with art by Jill Thompson, Vince Locke & Dick Giordano.Dream and his kid sister Delirium are on a road trip to find their brother Destruction, who abandoned his responsibilities three centuries ago. Will they find him, and if so, at what cost? Will they be able to convince him to rejoin the Endless family and take up his duties again? Are these comics as good as the hype would have us believe? 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 Episode: 100 Bullets #11, The Vertigo line of DC Comics, cover-dated January 2000.  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