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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!
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S3E37 Is Clive Barker Responsible for The Matrix?! on The Corner Box - S3Ep37
David & John talk about the brutal math of making comics after the pages are done and the hard truth of the hard work behind every Kickstarter project. The guys talk about Marvel's changing of…
S3E36 David Harper Goes Off... Panel on The Corner Box - S3Ep36
John and David welcome Eisner-nominated comics journalist and podcaster David Harper for an Eisner Awards heat check. Absolute Batman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Assorted Crisis Events, Ghost Pepper,…
S3E35 The Ken Landgraf of it All on The Corner Box - S3Ep35
David & John get into Ken Landgraf, Ghoul Butcher, New York City Outlaws, and the strange thrill of “Outsider Comics” that feel half-feral but wonderfully alive. David maps out his…
S3E34 Kirt Burdick and His Epic Doujinshi on The Corner Box - S3Ep34
Kirt Burdick returns to talk Death of Power, the upcoming finale of his gloriously unhinged bootleg-superhero epic, and the creator realities of trying to turn Kickstarter momentum into something…
S3E33 The Most Charming Failure in Comics on The Corner Box - S3Ep33
This episode, things get spicy fast as Kickstarter loyalty gets tested. David lays out a frustration that hits a nerve: paying more, waiting longer, and watching cheaper versions hit shelves first.…
S3E32 All the Cool Kids Listen to The Corner Box - S3Ep32
Things gets weird when David decides he’s one of the cool kids now and starts reading the hot books everyone’s chasing. Join David and John as they get into D’orc, Tigress Island, White Sky, and…
S3E31 Groo Boat Rules and Other "Hot" Takes on The Corner Box - S3Ep31
David admits that his comic collecting is a full-blown lifestyle problem, complete with eBay piles, office deliveries, and one gloriously baffling Rob Liefeld ashcan. John and David then bounce from…
S3E30 Top Ten Hottest Artists - April 2026 on The Corner Box - S3ep30
David survives a once-in-a-century storm in Hawaii, and it’s back to business as John and David break down the creative DNA of comics — including the return of the “Top 10 Hottest Artists” list! From…
S3E29 Mignola, Miller, and Missing Sam Keith on The Corner Box - S3ep29
A new segment hits The Corner Box this week as John and David roll out “Here’s What We Read This Week!” John dives into Alien: Salvation, arguing that Mike Mignola and Kevin Nowlan teaming up is just…
S3E28 Dave Baker Punks The Corner Box - S3Ep28
Guest Dave Baker stops by the show as David and John dig into the industry shake-up following Mike Richardson’s exit from Dark Horse and ask: is the “one guy” publisher era over? The conversation…
S3E27 The Pettiest War in Comics History Concludes on The Corner Box - S3Ep27
John breaks down the final chapter of a decades-long war that makes the Avengers Civil War look like a playground spat. That’s right! We are back in the archives to wrap up the "Anything Goes" saga,…
S3E26 Shooter, Shills, and a Dark (Horse) Ending on The Corner Box - S3Ep26
David and John break down the fallout of a massive industry earthquake and step back in time to the most surreal courtroom drama in comic book history. It’s the kind of "inside comics" that reminds…
S3E25 Anything Goes! The Harlan Ellison Lawsuit on The Corner Box - S3Ep25
In this episode, Anything Goes! John rises from the dead (again) to team up with David, for a deep dive into the wildest comics scandal of the 1980s: the Harlan Ellison interview that sparked a $2…
S3E24 Flat Out Loving Comics on The Corner Box - S3Ep24
David and John dive into the state of comics, using insights only decades in the industry can provide, and yet another Corner Box prediction comes true. At this point, should we be worried?David…
S3E23 The Miracle Man Legal Saga on The Corner Box - S3Ep23
David is joined by Editor-in-Chief of Fun Time Go, Inc., Chase Marotz, for a free-dive into the wild world of comics, from their weekend adventures with snare drums, cold beers, and tall stacks of…
S3E22 In the Public Domain on The Corner Box - S3Ep22
David and John "Transformers Hall-of-Famer" Barber are joined by regular guest, Chase Marotz, for a deep dive into the wild and wonderful frontier of public domain. This is where expired copyrights…
S3E21 Kirby's Galactic Size Legacy on The Corner Box - S3Ep21
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…
S3E20 Our Best of 2025 Concludes on The Corner Box - S3Ep20
Our Best of 2025 continues! We find out which comics and artists made it on to the comics industry’s most prestigious (and accurate!) awards list: The Corner Box Best of 2025! This week's awards…
S3E19 The Best of 2025 According to The Corner Box - S3Ep19
John and David bring us their BEST OF 2025! They take a look at the comics that took the world by storm, the stories that shaped the industry, the artists that made it all possible, and a few…
S3E18 Conan Editor Chris Butera Savages The Corner Box - S3Ep18
Heroic Signatures Editor, Chris Butera, joins David and John to talk about all things Conan the Barbarian! They get into Jim Zub’s mastery of Conan lore, the expansion of the Howard-verse, the…
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The Corner Box has published 148 episodes since September 2023, covering topics in Arts, Books.
The Corner Box is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 46m.
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