Jim McCann Boosts the Numbers on The Corner Box - S3Ep15

The one and only real Jim McCann joins John and David to talk about his secret careers in music and flower arranging, the truth behind the success of the podcast, a peek the behind-the-scenes in comic book publishing offices, and how to put a double-page spread to good use. Also, David wets himself, Jim wets his comics, and John gets a rock.Timestamp Segments[00:48] David’s leaky pipes.[04:28] Jim loses comics.[05:12] David finds comics.[06:16] The third best Jim McCann.[06:53] Jim is algorithm-optimized.[08:37] The world, summarized.[10:16] The best office locations.[17:53] The Other/Half.[19:30] Setting up a double-page spread.[22:33] The perfect page turn.[32:01] Working with Ignition Press.[42:11] Jim’s other secret projects.[43:25] John and G.I. Joe.Notable Quotes“I was there for, if I recall correctly, about another 435 years.”“Sometimes, rocks are bad. Sometimes, they’re good.”“I’m responsible for more failed relaunches of G.I. Joe than any other human being.”Books MentionedAvengers #800, by Brian Michael Bendis, Jed Mackay, Mark Bagley, Farid Karami, & Russell Dauterman.Avengers Disassembled.Civil War.Conan the Barbarian.Dazzler, by Jim McCann & Kalman Andrasofszky.Deluge, by Cullen Bunn & Marika Cresta.G.I. Joe.Green Lantern: Ganthet’s Tale, by John Byrne & Larry Niven.Green Lantern Mosaic, by Gerard Jones & Cully Hamner.Hawkeye & Mockingbird, by Jim McCann, David Lopez, & Paul Renaud.House of M.Mind the Gap, by Jim McCann.Morning Glories, by Joe Eisma, Nick Spencer, & Rodin Esquejo.Murder Podcast, by Jeremy Haun, Mike Tisserand, & Nick Filardi.Mutant Massacre.New Avengers: The Reunion, by Jim McCann, David Lopez, & Jo Chen.New Teen Titans.Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann & Janet Lee.Something is Killing the Children, by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, & Miquel Muerto.Star Trek: Year Five.