The Corner Box S1Ep25 - Top 5 of 2023 with Special Guest Dave Baker!

The Corner Box

02/13/24 • 63 min

Episode Summary

It's our 25th issue! And that means a special, over-sized edition! On this episode of The Corner Box, Eisner-nominated Dave Baker, returns to join hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about their Top 5 comics from 2023, featuring In Summer, Roaming, Deadpool Badder Blood, Every Love Story is a Ghost Story, Monica, Spider-Boy, Dwellings, Death of Power, Acting Class, Halloween Boy, Ax-Wielder Jon, Blood of the Virgin, and Kaiju No.8.

Timestamp Segments

· [02:11] Dave’s Number 5: In Summer, by Seong Ryul.

· [07:13] John’s Number 5: Roaming, by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki.

· [08:48] Dave’s thoughts on Roaming.

· [11:36] David’s Number 5: Deadpool Better Blood by Rob Liefeld and Various.

· [14:56] Dave’s Number 4: Every Love Story is a Ghost Story, by D.T. Max.

· [21:54] John’s Number 4: Monica, by Daniel Clowes.

· [23:47] Did Dan Clowes loosen up?

· [25:34] David’s Number 4: Spider Boy by Dan Slott, Paco Medina, and Various.

· [27:53] Dave’s Number 3: Roaming, by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki.

· [29:15] John’s Number 3: Dwellings, by Jay Stephens.

· [31:07] Dave’s thoughts on Dwellings.

· [32:06] David’s Number 3: Death of Power, by Kurt Burdick.

· [34:48] Thoughts on Death of Power.

· [36:16] Dave’s Number 2: Acting Class, by Nick Drnaso.

· [39:38] John’s Number 2: Halloween Boy, by Dave Baker.

· [42:51] David’s Number 2: Ax-Wielder Jon, by Nick Pitarra.

· [45:43] Thoughts on Nick Pitarra.

· [51:32] Dave’s Number 1: Blood of the Virgin, by Sammy Harkham.

· [54:28] John’s Number 1: Blood of the Virgin, by Sammy Harkham.

· [59:08] David’s Number 1: Kaiju No.8, by Naoya Matsumoto.

· [60:53] Top 5 Recap.

Notable Quotes

· “I think Jillian Tamaki is the greatest living illustrator.”

· “Zoop rhymes with poop.”

· “This year seems to be the year of Kaiju.”

· “There’s certainly a lot of great work being produced right now.”

Relevant Links

Death of Power Review
Join the launch for David's new graphic novella:
Super Kaiju Rock n Roller Derby Fun Time Go!
Check out John's latest work:
PugWorldWide.com
www.heydavebaker.com
www.thecornerbox.club

02/13/24 • 63 min

The Corner Box - The Corner Box S1Ep25 - Top 5 of 2023 with Special Guest Dave Baker!

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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