John & David dive into the 1974 Famous First Edition facsimile reprint of Sensation Comics #1, the clumsy progressive attempts found in the book, and all the unhinged storylines. Then, John toots his own horn as we discuss the consequences of Diamond’s bankruptcy, and the damning Neil Gaiman report. Also, David finds a potential fart joke.

Timestamp Segments

• [01:21] John is Nostradamus.
• [02:28] The end of the Diamond era.
• [07:11] The Neil Gaiman report.
• [10:50] What to do with Neil Gaiman’s work.
• [16:49] Famous First Edition Sensation Comics #1.
• [22:13] The Wonder Woman art.
• [24:05] The unhinged story.
• [25:59] Walking through Wonder Woman.
• [35:36] The Black Pirate.
• [37:53] Attempting to appeal to a broader audience.
• [39:17] Mr. Terrific.
• [43:07] Defeating bad guys with math.
• [44:03] The Gay Ghost.
• [49:19] Gunner Godbee, a text story.
• [49:29] Little Boy Blue and The Blue Boys.
• [52:47] Fart jokes.
• [53:34] Wildcat.
• [55:26] Books and guns ads.
• [57:20] Progressive for the time.

Notable Quotes

• “It’s going to be chaos for the next couple of months.”
• “This whole story is unhinged.”
• “I’m explaining it badly, but I don’t know how to really explain it.”

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Books Mentioned

• Famous First Edition Sensation Comics #1.
• Action Comics #1.
• Captain Kidd's Cow, by Phil Strong.
• Detective Comics #27.
• The Invisibles, by Grant Morrison & Steve Yeowell.
• JSA.
• Preacher, by Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon.
• Starman, by James Robinson & Tony Harris.
• Transmetropolitan, by Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson.
• Watchmen, by Alan Moore & David Gibbons.
• The Yankee Captain in Patagonia, by Charles Finger.

The Corner Box goes INTO THE FUTURE (waver your voice and wiggle your hands when you read that)! John & David make their predictions for comics in 2025, talk about the different directions the big publishers are taking, the state of superhero movies, Rob Liefeld’s upcoming record-breaking comic, and the fall of Diamond! Also, John gets bleeped and David takes a vacation in the sun.

Timestamp Segments

• [01:26] John’s Nosferatu review.
• [02:07] John’s Christmas reading.
• [09:28] John reads 1000 pages of WildC.A.T.S.
• [14:48] David’s Christmas reading.
• [19:09] David’s Marvel prediction.
• [25:04] Marvel’s conservative approach.
• [29:30] John’s optimistic prediction.
• [34:14] David’s DC prediction.
• [43:28] John’s Superman prediction.
• [45:52] What’s happening with superhero movies?
• [48:44] David’s incredibly bold prediction.
• [53:26] John’s bold prediction.

Notable Quotes

• “We are the most qualified podcasters in the history of podcasting.”
• “I feel like, artistically, they’ve lost their way.”
• “Comic books are at their best, in my opinion, when they’re rock ‘n roll.”
• “You can’t predict what we’re going to do next.”

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Some Books Mentioned

• Absolute Batman
• Absolute Superman
• The Amazing Spider-Man
• Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham
• The Collected Toppi Vol. 1: The Enchanted World
• Danger and Other Unknown Risks, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
• DC Compact Comics
• Deadpool Team-Up, X-Force, Youngblood
• GLEEM
• Here
• Hexagon Bridge
• Houses of the Unholy, Sleeper
• It’s Jeff!
• Justice League U

John & David wrap up 2024 with their Top 3s (or 8s), and talk about John’s uncanny impressions, the new version of Jonathan Hickman, John’s disappointment in non-sex comics, the end of David’s Dog (Man) Days, and John revives a “classic” Corner Box joke.

Timestamp Segments

• [00:50] Kraven the Hunter.
• [03:39] John has fallen behind.
• [05:00] A spin on Top 3s.
• [05:58] All-time Top 3 Comics.
• [12:47] Top Image Books.
• [20:47] Top Marvel Issues.
• [30:03] A new version of Hickman.
• [31:59] Top DC Books.
• [38:12] Top One-Shot Reprints.
• [40:08] Top Artists.
• [45:36] John wants to quit comics.
• [48:03] Top Kickstarters.
• [54:21] David’s sad moment.
• [57:39] Surprise guests.

Notable Quotes

• “The villain of the next Spider-Man movie ought to be whoever green lights the Spider-Man Villain movies at Sony.”
• “I’ve never seen a worse title for something in my entire life.”
• “I should not be this entertained by a Sonic the Hedgehog movie.”

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Books Mentioned

• Absolute Batman, by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta.
• Absolute Superman, by Jason Aaron & Rafa Sandoval.
• Absolute Wonder Woman #1, by Kelly Thompson & Hayden Sherman.
• Alien, by Walter Simonson & Archie Goodwin.
• Aliens, by Mark Verheiden, Mark Nelson, Dan Beauvais, & Sam Keith.
• Aliens vs Avengers, by Jonathan Hickman & Esad Ribic.
• American Flagg!, by Howard Chaykin.
• Arzach, by Moebius.
• The Authority.
• Avengers, by Jonathan Hickman.
• Batman: Three Jokers, Rook, by Geoff Johns & Jason Fabok.
• Birds of Prey, by Kelly Thompson & Leonardo Romero.
• Blueberry, by Jean-Michel Charlier & Moebius.
• Bronze Star, by Mike Baron & Pat Broderick.
• Corto Maltese, by Hugo Pratt.