Anything Goes! The Harlan Ellison Lawsuit on The Corner Box - S3Ep25

In this episode, Anything Goes! John rises from the dead (again) to team up with David, for a deep dive into the wildest comics scandal of the 1980s: the Harlan Ellison interview that sparked a $2 million libel lawsuit and divided the comic book industry.Stay tuned for Part 2: Everything Went!Timestamp Segments[01:11] Warner gets bought… again.[06:33] Anything Goes![08:04] Byron Preiss: The Trailblazer.[13:41] John meets Ellison.[15:11] The Comics Journal.[21:50] The Infamous Ellison Interview – What Really Happened?[33:05] *Listener break*[33:33] Ellison vs. Fleisher: Clash of the Titans.[51:23] Comics: A World Divided.[52:51] The start of Anything Goes!Notable Quotes“In the 1970s, comics were a childish disposable medium, and not even a good one.”“I don’t think I’ve ever been a bigger fan of Harlan Ellison than I am right now.”“Eventually, Disney rules the world.”Books MentionedAbsolute Green Lantern/Green Arrow, by Dennis O’Neil, Elliot Maggin, Dick Giordano, & Neal Adams.American Flagg!, by Howard Chaykin, Hilary Barta, Rick Burchett, Don Lomax, James Sherman, Joe Staton, & Larry Stroman.Anything Goes!Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, & Lynn Varley.Blackhawk, The Shadow, by Howard Chaykin.Blackmark, by Gil Kane, Archie Goodwin, & Gary Groth.Captain Victory, Silver Star, by Jack Kirby.Cerebus, by Dave Sim.Chandler: Red Tide, Dreadstar, by Jim Steranko.Chasing Hairy, by Michael Fleisher.Conan the Barbarian.Dial H for Hero, by Sam Humphries & Joe Quinones.The Divided States of Hysteria, by Howard Chaykin.ElfQuest.Essential Ellison, by Harlan Ellison.Frankenstein, by Bernie Wrightson.Hipster Detective Lloyd Llewellyn, by Daniel Clowes.His Name is... Savage!