Boldy going where no one dares to go! Eisner Nominated Dave Baker joins regular host David Hedgecock to talk about his essay on John Byrne’s Star Trek: New Visions, the launch of The Comics Courier, the phenomenon of Noble Failures, theories about why this work exists, and the exciting prospect of a Star Trek: New Visions Season 2.

Timestamp Segments

• [01:45] Dave’s research for today’s episode.
• [02:05] John Byrne’s masterpieces.
• [03:40] The Comics Courier.
• [07:30] The worst comic of all time.
• [12:23] Noble Failures.
• [13:39] Dave’s essay: Part 1.
• [15:15] David, the outsider.
• [19:34] Dave’s essay: Part 2.
• [20:33] Why did John Byrne make this?
• [23:47] Dave’s essay: Part 3.
• [25:09] David’s thoughts.
• [29:58] The two styles of issues.
• [32:36] Dave’s essay: Part 4.
• [34:35] The fun short stories.
• [36:18] Does it get better towards the end?
• [40:40] What is Byrne trying to do?
• [41:48] Dave’s essay: Part 5.
• [44:32] Byrne’s pre-production process.

Notable Quotes

• “Star Trek: New Visions, John Byrne’s other masterpiece.”
• “Your perspective on this matter is all dependent on how hard you squint.”
• “Comics will absolutely break you.”
• “The obsessive, monastic ritual of making comics has to be fuelled somewhere.”

Relevant Links

David's Fun Stuff!
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John is at PugW!
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For scary transcripts and spooky show notes!
www.thecornerbox.club

Episode Errata
The Comics Courier
Deep Cuts Podcast

Books Mentioned

• Star Trek: New Visions, by John Byrne.
• Alpha Flight, Babe, Danger Unlimited, Fantastic Four, Man of Steel, Next Men, She-Hulk, Uncanny X-Men, by John Byrne.
• Incredible Hulk (art: Dale Keown, Gary Frank, George Perez, Jeff Purves, Liam Sharp, Todd McFarlane), X-Factor, Young Justice, by Peter David.
• Justice League: Cry For Justice, by JT Krul.

More spooky goodness! John & David return for Part 2 of the Halloween Special! The guys talk about more of their favorite spooky comics, how to create a jump scare in a comic book, the perfect artist/writer balance, and the problematic trajectory of superheroes. Also, David has beef with Eisner Nominated Dave Baker.

Timestamp Segments

• [00:45] John’s spooky pick: When I Arrived At The Castle.
• [05:23] Creating a jump scare in a comic.
• [06:51] David’s spooky pick: Batman: Long Halloween #1.
• [10:32] A return to the true Batman.
• [12:28] The artist/writer balance.
• [18:10] When superheroes became too good.
• [23:03] John’s spooky pick: Dracula Book 1: The Impaler.

Notable Quotes

• “I think a good game. I can’t talk it, though.”
• “The writers keep thinking that they’re the most important thing, and they need to stop thinking that.”
• “Thanksgiving is Halloween for turkeys.”

Relevant Links

David's Frightfully Fun Stuff!
Did Someone Say Fun Time? Let's GO!

John is jump-scaring at PugW!
Pug Worldwide

For scary transcripts and spooky show notes!
www.thecornerbox.club

Episode Errata
www.emcarroll.com

Kickstarter: Dracula Book 2, by Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones

Bleeding Cool: DC To Give Fans What They Want

Books Mentioned

• Through The Woods, When I Arrived At The Castle, A Guest In The House, by E.m. Carroll.
• Batman: Long Halloween, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.
• Dracula: Book 1 - The Impaler (Kickstarter), by Marr Wagner and Kelley Jones.
• ACME Novelty Library, by Chris Ware.
• Batman: Dark Victory, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.
• Batman: Hush, by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee.
• Batman & Dracula, by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones.
• Batman: Year One, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.
• #DRCL, by Shin’Ichi Sakamoto
• Eightball, by Daniel Clowes.
• Grendel, by Matt Wagner.
• Groo, by Sergio Aragones.
• Hate, by Peter Bagge.
• PeePee PooPoo, by Caroline Cash.

Get into the Halloween Spirit! On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about some of their favorite spooky comics, the advantage of public domain, how Japan has stayed ahead of the graphic storytelling curve, and the many eras of Malibu comics. Also, David scratches an itch, and John dreams of teeth.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of The Corner Box Halloween Special.

Timestamp Segments

• [00:53] The new Beetlejuice.
• [03:35] David’s writing success.
• [07:42] Jack Kirby’s Crest commercial.
• [12:08] John’s spooky comic: #DRCL.
• [18:18] The beauty of public domain.
• [19:49] Japan dominates graphic storytelling.
• [23:32] David’s spooky comic: Evil Ernie.
• [32:57] Dinosaurs for Hire.
• [35:15] Untangling Malibu.

Notable Quotes

• “This is the thing that we’ve been robbed of by all these properties that have existed for almost 100 years still not being in public domain.”
• “There’s plenty of mangaka that we don’t hear about.”
• “I don’t know how you get this in the United States, unless you buy my book.”

Relevant Links

David's Frightfully Fun Stuff!
Did Someone Say Fun Time? Let's GO!

John is jump-scaring at PugW!
Pug Worldwide

For scary transcripts and spooky show notes!
www.thecornerbox.club

Books Mentioned

• SUPER KAIJU ROCK-N-ROLLER DERBY FUN TIME GO!
• Miss Mina and the Midnight Guardians.
• #DRCL Midnight Children, by Shin’Ichi Sakamoto.
• Evil Ernie #1, by Brian Pulido.
• Dinosaurs for Hire, by Tom Mason.