Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, Denton J. Tipton joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about Denton’s early introduction to reading comics, the best and worst times for product launches, moving to San Diego, Magma Comix’s fast growth, and exciting upcoming Magma titles. Also, Tom Waltz gets a promotion, David launches a new project, and John has a special bond.

Timestamp Segments

• [00:00] Disclaimer.
• [01:48] Congratulations to Tom Waltz.
• [04:53] Denton’s first comics.
• [07:33] Denton’s first professional job in comics.
• [10:16] Comics people with law backgrounds.
• [10:48] Launching in ’99.
• [15:34] Moving to San Diego.
• [17:00] Denton’s IDW highlights.
• [22:57] Miss Mina and the Midnight Guardians.
• [23:59] Launching Magma Comix.
• [29:52] Keeping up with the changing industry.
• [32:40] Magma’s growth plan.
• [34:00] The first title launches.
• [38:02] The Pedestrian.
• [41:42] Hell’s Half Acre.
• [45:34] Ramon’s RV art life.
• [47:12] Being an editor and a writer.
• [48:23] John’s special bond.

Notable Quotes

• “People love comics.”
• “If you can get through that crucible and come out the other end, still alive, then you can work anywhere.”
• “Maybe we could sell the kids a meme comic.”
• “You need to have a good editor, no matter who you are.”

Relevant Links

Follow Your New Favorite Publisher - Magma Comix!
magmacomix.com

David's New Kickstarter is LIVE!
Fun Time Go, Inc.
Miss Mina and the Midnight Guardians

John is helping PugW take over the comic world!
https://www.pugworldwide.com/

For transcripts and show notes:
www.thecornerbox.club

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, Kirt Burdick returns to join hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about the new Death of Power issue, how issue #4 challenged Kirt’s skills, the 3D comic craze, the best awful movies, and how Kirt’s art has transformed since Fae Archaic, and Kirt entered a contest that didn’t exist, John is still himself, and David learns about combat kangaroo canon.

Timestamp Segments

· [01:40] About Death of Power.

· [03:18] Keeping an interest in comics.

· [08:10] Death of Power #4.

· [08:43] Invisible vehicles and a combat kangaroo.

· [13:48] Polymer Man.

· [17:37] Where to start with 3D comics.

· [21:00] Warhammer 40k is for cool kids.

· [22:45] Movies so bad they’re good.

· [29:43] Death of Power #5.

· [31:18] How Kirt creates a comic.

· [38:53] Kirt’s art from Fae Archaic to Death of Power.

· [54:01] Limiting exposure to violence.

· [56:51] Growing without social media.

Notable Quotes

· “It’s printed on better paper than most people draw on.”

· “John made Rob Liefeld.”

· “The less you get on social media, the happier you’re going to be.”

· “We all have fooled ourselves into thinking we have the ability to discern reality from lies.”

Relevant Links

Death of Power #5 Kickstarter!
Death of Power #5
Death of Power #5 Trailer

David's New Kickstarter launches AUGUST 27th. Reserve your copy!
Fun Time Go, Inc.

John is helping PugW take over the comic world!
https://www.pugworldwide.com/

For transcripts and show notes:
www.thecornerbox.club

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about Omnibus shutting down, Larry Hama and GI Joe, the reality of comic book royalties, what Filip and Jamie are really up to, Boom!’s exciting future, and what Peepshow means in 2024, and David gets a mission briefing, and John makes a mistake.

Timestamp Segments

· [01:55] David’s new alien research project.

· [05:40] Omnibus news.

· [13:58] Reading app vs physical prints.

· [16:43] Larry Hama’s GI Joe: Real American Hero.

· [22:50] The unsustainable royalty structures.

· [32:39] What are Filip and Jamie up to?

· [38:00] Boom! is off the market.

· [41:10] What it means for PRH.

· [49:20] Joe Matt’s Peepshow, in 2024.

Notable Quotes

· “David’s off to Afghanistan in the 1980s.”

· “So much of comics are based on licensed material or material that the creators don’t own.”

· “Our audience deserves the truth, John.”

· “Getting old is weird.”

Relevant Links

David's New Kickstarter launches late August. Reserve your copy!
Fun Time Go, Inc.

John is helping PugW take over the comic world!
https://www.pugworldwide.com/

For transcripts and show notes:
www.thecornerbox.club

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, Paul Kupperberg returns to join hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about Direct Creativity, the creators that rock Paul’s boat, Paul’s transformative Comic Con party, working on Archie and World of Krypton, the outrage of One Million Moms, and the podcast gets a new name.

Timestamp Segments

· [02:05] Paul’s latest book.

· [03:37] The Direct Creativity inspiration.

· [07:09] What is a DC Woodchuck?

· [09:56] John’s magical salad.

· [10:16] Paul’s Mount Rushmore of writers.

· [12:44] Paul must read it all.

· [16:58] A crazy Comic Con party.

· [18:55] Grant, Mark, and Frank.

· [22:00] Frank Quitely’s real name.

· [23:26] Working on Aztek.

· [24:48] The DC Implosion.

· [27:23] Archie.

· [36:36] Most successful stories.

· [39:56] Keeping track of 40 characters.

· [41:06] World of Krypton.

· [45:12] Living with John Byrne.

· [49:54] Forgetting to press record.

Notable Quotes

· “A good salad is hard to beat.”

· “If they were still doing comics that appeal to me, I would think comics are in bigger trouble than they actually are.”

· “Jim Shooter got on his knees in the men’s room with me.”

Relevant Links

Find out about all things Paul.
www.paulkupperberg.net

David's New Kickstarter launches late August. Reserve your copy!
Fun Time Go, Inc.

John is helping PugW take over the comic world!
https://www.pugworldwide.com/

For transcripts and show notes:
www.thecornerbox.club

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock attempt to solve comics by talking about how comics transformed throughout the 80s, when the codification of comics started, the launch of Eclipse Monthly, Coyote’s comically bad ending, the changing perception of nostalgia, and some major highlights from the magazine, and David and John find recordings made just for them.

Timestamp Segments

· [01:06] Eclipse Magazine.

· [03:42] Issue #1 creators.

· [05:31] The comics environment in the 80s.

· [10:37] John’s controversial opinion.

· [11:41] The codification of comics.

· [17:34] The launch of Eclipse Monthly.

· [18:56] The terrible ending of Coyote.

· [20:32] The new mature world of comics.

· [24:14] The changing perception of nostalgia.

· [26:52] Appeal across generations.

· [28:09] Gates of Eden.

· [30:15] Who is Tony Eastman?

· [32:23] Ditko’s Static.

· [33:25] Rio, the best-looking American comic.

· [34:42] Ads for other things.

· [36:46] Ms. Tree.

· [39:15] The business model.

· [42:07] John’s review of Englehart/Rogers Batman run.

Notable Quotes

· “There’s something nice about these comics that don’t feel the need to be that good.”

· “That’s what happens when you don’t have editors.”

· “I don’t know if we’ve solved anything, but I don’t know if we ever have.”

Relevant Links

David's New Kickstarter launches late August. Reserve your copy!
Fun Time Go, Inc.

John is helping PugW take over the comic world!
https://www.pugworldwide.com/

For transcripts and show notes:
www.thecornerbox.club

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, Tom Waltz joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock in Part 2 of this conversation to talk about seeing the success of Turtles, the story behind Last Ronin, getting into projects outside of Turtles, and Tom’s ability to discover great talent, and David hints at a secret project.

Timestamp Segments

· [00:53] Seeing Turtles everywhere.

· [05:11] Coming up with Last Ronin.

· [11:03] The signs of success.

· [14:40] Reimagining narratives for Last Ronin.

· [20:56] Expanding beyond Turtles.

· [22:58] Tom discovering other writers.

· [27:16] Writing for video games and VR worlds.

· [30:40] Tom’s editorial skills.

· [35:45] Upcoming IDW projects.

Notable Quotes

· “I dare anyone to go into any store in this world and not find a Turtles thing.”

· “The editor should never be the story, ever. Never. The editor should be almost faceless, nameless, for the most part.”

· “I never cared about names.”

Relevant Links

Follow Tom Waltz on Twitter/X:
@TomWaltz

David's New Kickstarter is almost here. Reserve your copy!
Fun Time Go, Inc.

John is helping PugW take over the comic world!
https://www.pugworldwide.com/

For transcripts and show notes:
www.thecornerbox.club

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, comic book industry luminary, Tom Waltz, joins hosts John and David in Part 1 of this conversation to talk about Tom’s 157-year journey with TMNT, how he got into comics, plotting major milestones, when he realized he was on the right track, and introducing a 5th Turtle! Also, David becomes John, John renames the show, and Tom stirs some controversy.

Stick around for Part 2 of this conversation next week!

Timestamp Segments

· [02:03] When comics go elsewhere.

· [06:06] Tom’s journey into comics.

· [18:25] The first Turtles pitch.

· [22:13] Going on the right track.

· [26:15] Plotting major milestones.

· [28:06] The 5th Turtle.

· [37:55] The infamous Issue #44.

Notable Quotes

· “No one can be more associated with a licensed property than Larry Hama.”

· “The punching in the nose has to be secondary to the human drama behind it that led to that moment.”

· “A lot of times, you are doing things you don’t want to do.”

· “You’ve still got 3 to go.”

Relevant Links

Follow Tom Waltz on Twitter/X:
@TomWaltz

David's New Kickstarter is almost here. Reserve your copy!
Fun Time Go, Inc.

John is helping PugW take over the comic world!
https://www.pugworldwide.com/

For transcripts and show notes:
www.thecornerbox.club

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, creators, Andrew Maxwell and Max Davenport, join us to talk about the history behind their up-coming Kickstarter project, First Place Losers. We dive into how to work through designs, how a Jim Lee pinup book got Max into comics, Andrew’s work on the successful Rum Row, and how John did the pandemic wrong.

Timestamp Segments

· [01:51] David and Max’s relationship.

· [06:17] Andrew joins the project.

· [09:10] Formula 1.

· [12:14] Mech designs.

· [16:32] From pinups to comics.

· [22:15] The main visual influences.

· [27:13] Andrew’s gateway comics.

· [31:13] The Kickstarter countdown.

· [32:33] Pandemic projects.

· [35:36] Fun Kickstarter rewards.

· [42:21] The story around the racing and robots.

Notable Quotes

· “What you’re saying, Max, is that you’re the reason that I got shown the door.”

· “So many robots.”

· “I was a professional Jackass.”

· “Some people support their friends, John.”

· “Even if you’re not into the racing or the robots, there’s still really solid drama happening underneath everything else.”

Relevant Links

Grab your copy of First Place Losers here:
First Place Losers #1

David's New Kickstarter is almost here. Reserve your copy!
Fun Time Go, Inc.

John is helping PugW take over the comic world!
https://www.pugworldwide.com/

Check out more of Max Davenport's work!
maxbarlowdavenport.com

For transcripts and show notes:
www.thecornerbox.club