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Avoid Your Family During the Holiday with The Corner Box - S3Ep11

December 09, 2025 • David & John • Season 3 • Episode 11

John and David go undercover in search of the answer to the ultimate question: Why? They get into the magic of great creators and their stories, do a deep dive on the recent Batman/Deadpool comic by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora, and discuss David’s unchecked comics spending. Also, John has a revelation.

Timestamp Segments

[01:06] Why?
[02:07] David’s Why? Salvation Run.
[05:46] John’s Why? Youngblood #1.
[09:04] The most Garth Ennis of Garth Ennis books.
[14:00] The thing about Hitman.
[19:05] The DC One Million controversy.
[20:34] Grant Morrison writes the comic book of the moment.
[22:11] Batman/Deadpool.
[23:11] All the Morrison layers.
[31:15] Marvel vs DC stories.
[34:36] The magical Carlos Ezquerra.
[36:45] The Stainless Steel Rat.
[40:43] John’s revelation.
[44:15] Spawn: The Dark Ages.
[49:24] The return of the Swat Kats.
[54:01] Spending too much on comics.

Notable Quotes

“In general, he’s just too smart for me.”
“I take it all back, man. He’s great.”
“I think I may have spent more money in comics than I’ve made.

Books Mentioned

Animal Man (1988-1995).
Back to the Future: Untold Tales & Alternate Timelines.
Batman: No Man’s Land.
Batman & Robin (2009-2011).
Bloodstrike, by Rob Liefeld, Dan Fraga, Danny Miki, & Thomas Mason.
The Boys, by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson.
Conan the Barbarian.
Crisis on Infinite Earths, by Marv Wolfman & George Perez.
DC K.O.
DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool.
DC One Million.
The Demon Annual #2: Introducing Hitman, Dicks, Hitman, Troubled Souls, by Garth Ennis & John McCrea.
Ernest & the Dream Stone, by Corey Perkins, M. Arief Russanto, Mariam Yasser.
Final Crisis, by Grant Morrison & J.G. Jones.
For a Few Troubles More, by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, & Wendy Simpson.