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EPISODE · Oct 28, 2025 · 39 MIN

The Joy of a Really Bad Comic on The Corner Box - S3Ep5

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John and special guest host, Chase Marotz, learn new things about old stuff! They get into pronouncing names they’ve never heard, the state of reproduced comics, and the joy of finishing a really bad comic. Also, John crosses the threshold.Timestamp Segments[01:44] How to pronounce things you’ve never heard.[05:15] Learning new things about old stuff.[07:47] Reading Weapon X.[10:09] The problem with reproduced comics.[14:35] The early years of manga in the US.[17:20] Ranma 1/2.[19:54] The WE3 hype.[23:36] Watching the wrong movie.[29:51] Little Lulu and Tubby at Summer Camp.[36:17] Hate-reading comics.Notable Quotes“People can bully me more today for the comics I only recently read.”“Somewhere, David felt a disturbance in the force, and he didn’t know why.”“I’ve never been happier to not be reading something…”Relevant LinksCornerbox.clubBooks MentionedAkira, by Katsuhiro Otomo.All-Star Superman, by Grant Morrison, Chip Kidd, & Frank Quitely.Appleseed, by Masamune ShirowArchie Comics.Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, & Lynn Varley.Batman: Odyssey, Blood, by Neal Adams.Casper, by Sid Jacobson.Conan.Dwellings, by Jay Stephens.Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown, by Walter Simonson, Louise Simonson, Jon J Muth, & Kent Williams.Hot Stuff.Inuyasha, Maison Ikkoku, Mao, Ranma 1/2, Rin-Ne, Rumic World, Urusei Yatsura, by Rumiko Takahashi.Manhunter, by Archie Goodwin & Walter Simonson.Marge's Little Lulu and Tubby At Summer Camp, by Marge Buell & John Stanley.Monsters, by Barry Windsor-Smith.Sin City, by Frank Miller.Sky Masters, by Jack Kirby & Wally Wood. 

John and special guest host, Chase Marotz, learn new things about old stuff! They get into pronouncing names they’ve never heard, the state of reproduced comics, and the joy of finishing a really bad comic. Also, John crosses the threshold. Timestamp Segments [01:44] How to pronounce things you’ve never heard.[05:15] Learning new things about old stuff.[07:47] Reading Weapon X.[10:09] The problem with reproduced comics.[14:35] The early years of manga in the US.[17:20] Ranma 1/2.[19:54] The W...

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