The Corner Box S1E3 - Kickstarter and Modern Distribution

10/10/23 • 36 min

Episode Summary
On today’s episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about how Kickstarter has started to disrupt the comic book business, how the distribution model has changed, and they highlight some notable examples of Kickstarter campaigns, including Labyrinth, The Few and Cursed, We Will No Longer Have to Cover Each Other’s Wounds, and the Sixth Gun Deluxe Omnibus Library.
Timestamp Segments

· [03:20] How Kickstarter has helped the comic book cause.

· [14:00] The Labyrinth campaign.

· [15:59] Variant covers on Kickstarters.

· [18:56] The Few And Cursed.

· [25:31] We Will No Longer Have to Cover Each Other's Wounds.

· [28:10] The Sixth Gun Deluxe Omnibus Library.

· [33:14] Kickstarter and WebComics.

Notable Quotes

· “The comic book industry has had decades of a monopoly in the distribution system.”

· “The direct connection between the comic and the person who wants to read it is front and center on something like Kickstarter.”

Relevant Links

Cornerbox.club.

The Few And Cursed.

We Will No Longer Have to Cover Each Other's Wounds.

The Sixth Gun Deluxe Omnibus Library.

10/10/23 • 36 min

The Corner Box - The Corner Box S1E3 - Kickstarter and Modern Distribution

Transcript

[00:00] Intro: Welcome to The Corner Box, where we talk about comics as an industry and an art form. You never know where the discussion will go or who will show up to join host 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, then listen i

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