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.
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The Riverdale Podcast is excited to present the classic Archie Andrews old time radio show. These classic tales from Riverdale were first broadcast back in the 1940's on the NBC radio network. Please note that the original broadcast recordings contained in these episodes are in the public domain. The Riverdale Podcast claims no ownership of the broadcast recording in this episode. Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, and all of the other related characters are owned by Archie Comic Publications.
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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’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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“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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Paul Kupperberg joins me to discuss his run on Life With Archie. Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep53 - Paul Kupperberg Returns!
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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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Jon Dexter, creator of Dime-Store Detective, joins me to discuss Blacksad—a comic you probably never read and should! Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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Rik Offenberger is here to talk about some of the “Lost Universes” of comics— some of which you may remember and miss! Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep57 - The Alex Segura Interview: Dick Tracy and the Legendary Lynx
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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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The Corner Box S1Ep56 - The Denton Tipton Interview: Magma Comix Hot Like Lava!
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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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The Corner Box S1Ep55 - Kirt Burdick Punches Up!
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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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The Corner Box S1Ep54 - You Got Corner Boxed!
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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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It’s all about Betty And Veronica with Ross from Stop! Let’s Team-Up. Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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Rik Offenberger is here to discuss Archie’s The Mighty Crusaders. Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep52 - Howard Doody: The Movie
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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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The Corner Box S1Ep51 - The Tom Waltz Interview: Wolverine the Last Ronin
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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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The Corner Box S1Ep50 - The Tom Waltz Interview: Talking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
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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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Ross drops by to talk about Carmine Infantino’s time as Publisher of DC Comics in the 1970s. Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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Encore of Ross’s favorite taping. It’s a Christmas tale from December 2022, in which Ross talks about Justice League of America 110. Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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A special introduction to Ross’s (from Stop! Let’s Team-Up) favorite show. It was so long it got its own episode! Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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Talking Big Bang Comics—the indie publisher that everyone should be buying! Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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How well you KNOW the Man of Steel!?! Find out in this Super Quiz Show! Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep49 - First Place Losers
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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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Ross, from Stop! Let’s Team Up joins me to discuss the new comic and history behind Bing Bang Comic’s Dr. Weird. Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep48 - Pickled Polish Sausage
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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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Ray Palmer, aka The Atom, has to be the unluckiest hero! I cover his history from the early Bronze Age to the Infinite Crisis. Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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I’m doing a Retro Review of Showcase 100—where I break every one of my podcast AND fan rules! It’s that FANTASTIC of a comic! Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep47 - The Tim Seeley Interview: Local Man-splaining
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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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168 Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed
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Returning to the Bronze Age Batman arc “Where Were You on the Night Batman Was Killed? From Batman 291-294. It’s a classic every Batman fan should read. Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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Episode 30 - DC's The Golem (Part 2)
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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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Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast Website Since this is the Wedding Month-- I thought I would talk about some of the marriages in comics!By FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep46 - The Jim Zub Interview: Avengers, Conan and Beyond!
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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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Laurie Calcaterra, creator of Path of the Pale Rider, joins me in discussing The Walking Dead. You can look at it as a primer to a long-running comic book. You're missing out if you’ve seen the show but have not read the comics! Fantastic Comic Fan WebsiteBy FantasticComicFan
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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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The Fantastic Challenge is where I pick four arcs and challenge you, the fan, to read, and… that would be telling! Listen to the podcast for the REST of the challenge! Fantastic Comic FanBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep45 - The Jim Zub Interview: Love the Zub
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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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It’s all about Roy Thomas—you’ll never guess where I’m going with this show! https://fantasticcomicfan.com/By FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep44 - Full-On Fanny-Pack Spider-Man
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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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I found some fantastic picks that will surprise you and that you might want to seek out yourself! From the Silver Age to today-- AND some fantastic comic-centric magazines and books! Podcast Website Fantastic Comic Fan Link TreeBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep43 - A Higher Level of Stupid Conversation
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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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I have a few things on my mind about the industry past and present—AND some thoughts on what should be done! Fantastic Comic Fan Link TreeBy FantasticComicFan
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Episode 29 - DC's The Golem (Part 1)
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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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We’re traveling back to The Comics Journal 60 from 1980, featuring an interview with Jim Shooter, who had just wrapped his first year as Editor-in-Chief at Marvel. EPS 62 Jim Shooter Show Stop! Let’s Team-Up The Comics Journal Archive Subscription – Fantagraphics Fantastic Comic Fan Link TreeBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep42 - The 6 Must See Artists of Right Now!
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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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TwoMorrows Publishing celebrating 30 years of publishing! My go-to source for magazines and books about comic history, creators, and all things comics. Two Morrows Publishing Fantastic Comic Fan Link TreeBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep41 - The Joel Elad Interview: The Business of Comics
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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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This is a look at Marvel Unlimited and what I think of Marvel's titles. I think you'll be surprised because I take the show in a different direction.By FantasticComicFan
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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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The Corner Box S1Ep39 - Buck Rogers Created Ultron?!
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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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How the Star Wars comic came about and how it saved Marvel from going under during the late 1970s! Jim Shooter Link Fantastic Comic Fan Link TreeBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep38 - Kurt Russell Saves the World or How (Not?) To Relaunch Comics
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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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Wrapping up what’s so fantastic about DC these days! Magazines and Monsters Stop! Let’s Team-Up Fantastic Comic Fan Link TreeBy FantasticComicFan
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The Corner Box S1Ep37 - The Kirt Burdick Interview: Death of Power (How Superman REALLY died)!
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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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The Corner Box S1Ep36 - The All Positivity Episode
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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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