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Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

Henry Bernstein, Brandon Bernstein

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“Where Judaism appears in the panels.” Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content. This includes, stories that contain quotes from Jewish texts/liturgy, characters that embrace openly their heritage. Characters using Hebrew, praying in a synagogue, celebrating Jewish holidays, and living a Jewish experience.
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, Paul Kupperberg returns to join hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about Direct Creativity, the creators that rock Paul’s boat, Paul’s transformative Comic Con party, working on Archie and World of Krypton, the outrage of One Million Moms, and the podcast gets a new name. Timestamp Segme…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, Alex Segura joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about breaking into the comics industry, the world of Legendary Lynx, getting to work on Dick Tracy comics, exploring the Spider-verse, trying to make it on social media, and Alex’s exciting November releases, and David is unimpressed …
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, Denton J. Tipton joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about Denton’s early introduction to reading comics, the best and worst times for product launches, moving to San Diego, Magma Comix’s fast growth, and exciting upcoming Magma titles. Also, Tom Waltz gets a promotion, David launch…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, Kirt Burdick returns to join hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about the new Death of Power issue, how issue #4 challenged Kirt’s skills, the 3D comic craze, the best awful movies, and how Kirt’s art has transformed since Fae Archaic, and Kirt entered a contest that didn’t exist, John i…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about Omnibus shutting down, Larry Hama and GI Joe, the reality of comic book royalties, what Filip and Jamie are really up to, Boom!’s exciting future, and what Peepshow means in 2024, and David gets a mission briefing, and John makes a mistake. Timestamp…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock attempt to solve comics by talking about how comics transformed throughout the 80s, when the codification of comics started, the launch of Eclipse Monthly, Coyote’s comically bad ending, the changing perception of nostalgia, and some major highlights from the m…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, Tom Waltz joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock in Part 2 of this conversation to talk about seeing the success of Turtles, the story behind Last Ronin, getting into projects outside of Turtles, and Tom’s ability to discover great talent, and David hints at a secret project. Timestamp Segment…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, comic book industry luminary, Tom Waltz, joins hosts John and David in Part 1 of this conversation to talk about Tom’s 157-year journey with TMNT, how he got into comics, plotting major milestones, when he realized he was on the right track, and introducing a 5th Turtle! Also, David becomes John, J…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, creators, Andrew Maxwell and Max Davenport, join us to talk about the history behind their up-coming Kickstarter project, First Place Losers. We dive into how to work through designs, how a Jim Lee pinup book got Max into comics, Andrew’s work on the successful Rum Row, and how John did the pandemi…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock ditch today’s topic to talk about skateboarders, a new Superman character, David’s new appreciation of Ladrönn’s work, the only Kickstarter that was more successful than theirs, and the evolution of Blackhawk comics, and John struggles to chew, and David teases…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, current Eisner Award Nominee, Tim Seeley, joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about the creative flexibility of Hack/Slash, the advent of the writer-artist, the story behind Local Man, what the collaboration process looks like, the power of manga, the future of Local Man, and creati…
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Welcome to Funny; They Don’t Look Jewish, “Where Judaism appears in the panels.” Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content. In this episode Brandon and Henry wrap of their coverage of DC's The Golem! Comics and TV covered in this episode: Swamp Thing (Vol. 2) #153, Apr 1995 “River Run, Ch…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, Jim Zub, joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock in Part 2 of this conversation to talk about Jim’s history with Conan, becoming known as a writer, his 18-year pitch, what it takes to write effortlessly, and the exciting future of Conan. Timestamp Segments · [00:58] Jim can’t be Jim. · [02:34] …
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Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast Website Greetings, and welcome to Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast, Your guide to the vast universe of digital comic books from the Golden Age to the present. With a history of over 40 years immersed in comic book lore, my enjoyment for them remains undiminished— an enthusiasm I strive to ignite in both old and new fans. With…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, the Love Zub, Jim Zub, joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock! In Part 1 of this conversation we talk about when Jim became a comics fan, his extensive Marvel collection, the massive creative influence of DnD, Jim’s journey into a creative career, and Scott McCloud’s pure kindness. Also, Jim l…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about their formative years at comic conventions, the unimaginable growth of Comic Con, attending conventions as professionals, what they look for in portfolio reviews, when quality art gets lost in the process, and John wears a fantastic shirt, and the sh…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about their successfully funded Kickstarter campaigns, the ephemerality of comics, possible solutions to the lack of discourse, and the low quality of conversations on social media, David starts a new project, and John makes a bold promise. Timestamp Segme…
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Welcome to Funny; They Don’t Look Jewish, “Where Judaism appears in the panels.” Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content. In this episode Brandon and Henry move over to the "Distinguished Competition" of Marvel and cover DC Comics' The Golem! Comics covered in this episode: Recap of Gol…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock return to talk about their now-completed Kickstarters, their current favorite artists (excluding Eisner Award Winning Dave Baker), their all-time faves, how to get into Moebius, and John makes a best friend over the phone. Timestamp Segments · [00:52] Kickstart…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, Joel Elad joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about how Magma Comix is revolutionizing the industry, their three exciting launch titles, making it easier to get an incentive cover, the changing world of collecting comics, the power of foil, and how Whatnot is affecting the market, a…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, Eisner-nominated Dave Baker joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about the fall of WonderCon, why IDW’s turnover was so low, the push for creator-owned comics, David and John’s Kickstarter launches, David went diving with turtles, John visited a big shell, and Dave educates us on the…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about John’s exciting 3D job, the origins of Buck Rogers, how John got lured deeper into the world of Buck Rogers, the holes in the narrative, how the book treats women and technology, why everyone should read the book, and David reveals Dave Baker’s true …
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Episode Summary On today’s episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about another comic universe launch, how Kurt Russell saved the Godzilla: Monarch series, remembering TV Guide, when comics let go of the weight of continuity, DC’s confusing shared universe(s), and the new and exciting voices in the industry, and John …
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Episode Summary In today’s episode of The Corner Box, Kirt Burdick joins hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock to talk about Kirt’s journey into Death of Power, telling a story without using text, why the industry should be giving inkers more credit, hand lettering vs digital lettering, and David tries to describe Death of Power, and Kirt reveals t…
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Episode Summary On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about the books they’re currently reading, the right way to use technology in creating art, the difficulty of finding Moebius in print, the changing nature of comics criticism, the greatness that is Moebius art, David reads something other than Captain Car…
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