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Here at “The Alternate Reality” we indulge in a weekly round table discussion/good natured debate of cool comics, movies, TV and other pop culture related foolishness. Recorded in the heart of beautiful downtown Mount Greenwood at the Alternate Reality Studio Center, “The Alternate Reality” is hosted by our regular contributors of south-sides sages and the occasional guest. We’re coming to you weekly so give us a listen at the player link below, or click here to download.

Feb 29, 2016

Guest: Bocepheus (aka: Larry Evans)

What is a kids comic? How is the industry serving the kids demographic? What in the world would is Bocepheus doing here? These questions and more we don’t really answer (except the Bocepheus one) but we do give it a good shot and come up with a couple of ideas. Comic shops need to...


Feb 21, 2016

Guest: Adam, an area teacher

Second Period is Shop Class as we take what we created in Part One and attempt to build it into something. You want to introduce comics into the classroom but which ones? Assuming you]re a teacher who isn’t trapped by routine, you may want to consider swapping classic lit for graphic...


Feb 15, 2016

This weeks guests: Adam and Jason, two area teachers.

Class is in secession. Little known fact: except for Comicbookman all the members of the flawless foursome are teachers at various schools in the Chicagoland area. This week we’re joined by Adam and Jason (also teachers) in this first part of a two part comics in...


Feb 8, 2016

After taking a week off we’re back with some weighty questions. What can one man do? What can one character or comic do? Sometimes a lot. Social issues have been the grist of comics stories going back to the days of EC Comics, through the “relevant 70’s” and into today’s push for diversity. Like movies and...