The Corner Box
Welcome to The Corner Box, where we talk about comic books as an industry and an art form. You never know where the discussion will go, or who’ll show up to join hosts David Hedgecock and John Barber. Between them they’ve spent decades writing, drawing, lettering, coloring, editing, editor-in-chiefing, and publishing comics. If you want to know the behind-the-scenes secrets—the highs and lows, the ins and outs—of the best artistic medium in the world, listen in and join the club at The Corner Box!
The Corner Box
Kirby's Galactic Size Legacy on The Corner Box - S3Ep21
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John and David put on their reading glasses and get into Jack Kirby’s Galactic Bounty Hunters, Steve Ditko’s Art, The Conan Revolution, The Return of Bill Schanes, and the Uncertain Future of the Will Eisner Library.
Timestamp Segments
- [00:33] John can see clearly now.
- [02:21] It IS possible to collect all of G.I. Joe.
- [05:01] Jack Kirby: Galactic Bounty Hunters.
- [13:29] How to get through Invincible.
- [18:59] Steve Ditko: The Commerce of Art.
- [22:50] The Conan Revolution.
- [25:26] Gabe Rodriguez makes his mark.
- [29:00] The Will Eisner Library.
- [31:08] The thing about The Spirit.
- [33:37] Who will buy it?
- [36:13] Bud Plant: The Return of Bill Schanes.
- [40:48] The best company for the Eisner Library.
- [44:18] The Public Domain.
- [45:25] This is just for David.
Notable Quotes
- “Congratulations, and welcome to getting old.”
- “Remember, we live in a world where Steve Ditko did Indiana Jones comics.”
- “You’ve just been Corner Boxed.”
Books Mentioned
- A Contract with God, by Will Eisner, Dave Gibbons, Denis Kitchen, & John Lind.
- Adventures of Superman (2013-2014).
- Amazing Fantasy, by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko.
- Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers, by Jack Kirby.
- Conan the Barbarian.
- Cosmochasm, by Alejandro Jodorowsky & Gabriel Rodríguez.
- Cyber Force, by Marc Silvestri.
- The Dreamer, Invisible People, by Will Eisner.
- Galactic Bounty Hunters (2006-2007), by Jack Kirby, Michael Thibodeaux, & Karl Kesel.
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
- Groo the Wonderer, by Sergio Aragones.
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2008-2010).
- Hack/Slash.
- Indiana Jones: The Further Adventures.
- Invincible, by Robert Kirkman, John Rauch, & Ryan Ottley.
- Last of the Viking Heroes, by Jack Kirby & Michael Thibodeaux.
- Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, by Eric Shanower, Gabriel Rodriguez, & Nelson Daniel.
- Locke & Key, by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez.