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Alan J. Porter

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Alan J. Porter has been a regular writer on various aspects of popular culture and technology for over fifteen years.

He is best known as a writer of pop-culture reference books, as well as a critically acclaimed Beatles biography, business books focused on content strategy, and various comics.

He is also an Editor-At-Large at RevolutionSF.com where he mainly writes movie reviews.

He is president and founder of 4Js Group - a Content Strategy consulting company focused on helping companies and organizations recognize and leverage their largest hidden asset, their content.

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2025 – A Year of Words

2025 was a year like no other in my career so far when it comes to the number of books containing my words released into the wild over a given year. Not one, not two, but six titles.

Bristol Brabazon: The Ocean Liner of the Skies and its Ongoing Legacy (Air World)

No disrespect to the other titles on this list, but this is the one that means the most to me. My chance to tell a story I’ve been wa

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	Batman Unauthorized: Vigilantes, Jokers, and Heroes in Gotham City by Alan J. Porter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chris Roberson (Goodreads Author), Jake Black 3.68 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before They Were Beatles 4.27 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unofficial Companion to the Novels of Terry Pratchett 3.88 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cars: The Rookie by Alan J. Porter (Goodreads Author), Albert Carreres (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cars: Rally Race 3.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cars: Radiator Springs by Alan J. Porter (Goodreads Author), Albert Carreres (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star Trek: A Comics History 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cars: Route 66 Dash by Alan J. Porter (Goodreads Author), Allen Gladfelter (Illustrator) 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wiki: Grow Your Own for Fun and Profit 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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