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The Corner Box S1Ep25 - Top 5 of 2023 with Special Guest Dave Baker!
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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
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www.heydavebaker.com
www.thecornerbox.club
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