The Corner Box S1Ep43 - A Higher Level of Stupid Conversation

The Corner Box

Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about their successfully funded Kickstarter campaigns, the ephemerality of comics, possible solutions to the lack of discourse, and the low quality of conversations on social media, David starts a new project, and John makes a bold promise.

Timestamp Segments

· [00:56] Successful Kickstarter campaigns.

· [02:54] David upgrades his book.

· [04:15] The stress of a campaign.

· [06:03] Pleasant surprises.

· [10:04] Post-campaign things.

· [11:03] Fundamental comics.

· [13:05] The ephemerality of comics.

· [22:19] Repackaging with commentary.

· [23:42] The level of stupid conversation on social media.

· [31:26] More intelligent conversations on the podcast.

· [33:49] The decentralisation of the comic book space.

Notable Quotes

· “We’ll be doing this forever.”

· “You cannot have any level of intelligent conversation on social media.”

· “We’ll fix it later.”

Relevant Links

David is having a Fun Time. Let's GO!
Fun Time Go, Inc.
John is helping PugW take over the comic world!
https://www.pugworldwide.com/
For transcripts and show notes:
www.thecornerbox.club