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Kirt Burdick’s Bringing Heat with “Death of Power” on The Corner Box S2Ep18

• David & John • Season 2 • Episode 18

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Kirt Burdick joins hosts John and David to talk about Kirt’s new and extended Death of Power series, the problematic marketing of superhero comic tropes, how Batman memes will cause a nuclear meltdown, the future of digital art, and how extended copyright stifles creativity. Also, the podcast gets a new listener, Kirt dislikes musicals, David has his heart broken, and John takes down Diamond.

Timestamp Segments

  • [00:39] Kirt’s new Kickstarters.
  • [03:34] The El Santo rabbit hole.
  • [05:00] Death of Power #6.
  • [08:46] The problem with superhero comics.
  • [11:42] A very likely AI future.
  • [17:52] Concluding Death of Power.
  • [22:08] The Expanded Death of Power Universe.
  • [24:28] Kirt’s sales pitch.
  • [29:18] Diamond’s bankruptcy.
  • [35:24] David’s broken heart.
  • [36:24] Making comics for kids.
  • [39:43] What is Kirt reading?
  • [41:49] Does digital art suck?
  • [53:35] What else is Kirt reading?
  • [55:35] Fair use in comics.
  • [60:16] Evolving kids’ cartoons.
  • [62:07] One more time, for those at the back.

Notable Quotes

  • “That’s the equivalent of narrative fast food.”
  • “Netflix will start owning nuclear power plants.”
  • “I’m just not into musicals.”
  • “Don’t put lyrics in your comics.”
  • “When we’re protecting the rights of corporations, and not the rights of human beings, that way lies folly.”

Relevant Links

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Death of Power #6, Galacto Pit-Fighter | Kickstarter

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