Roger Corman's Cosmic Comics on The Corner Box S2 Ep34

The Corner Box

On this Solid Gold episode, hosts John and David “Cold Finger” Hedgecock to talk about the process of making 3D comics, John’s renewed interest in affordable European graphic novels, the shocking reason Roger Corman’s Cosmic Comics went out of business, and the true weirdness of comics in the ‘90s, and David comes up with his first superhero comic.

Timestamp Segments:

• [00:44] What’s the best James Bond song?
• [01:32] Sugar Bomb.
• [05:13] Making 3D comics.
• [12:17] The problem with K-tones.
• [16:02] John gets into European graphic novels.
• [18:58] Margot in Badtown: an affordable graphic novel.
• [25:57] David discovers Death Race 2020.
• [31:27] The shocking reason Roger Corman’s Cosmic Comics failed.
• [41:31] The weirdness of ‘90s comics.

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Notable Quotes:

• “We got too goofy to go into something else, at this point.”
• “We got too good at formalizing rules for things.”
• “This is what’s called getting old.”

Books Mentioned:

• Billy Bud, KGB, by Jerome Charyn & Francois Boucq.
• Black Panther (1977-1979), by Jack Kirby.
• Caged Heat 3000, by Jerry Prosser, Matt Thompson, Dan Schaefer, & Coop.
• Death Race 2020, by Pat Mills, Tony Skinner, & Kevin O'Neill.
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol. 1 & 2, Black Dossier, Century, Nemo, The Tempest), by Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill.
• Madman in Your Face 3D Special, by Christian LeBlanc, Laura Allred, & Mike Allred.
• Margot in Badtown, by Jerome Charyn & Massimiliano Frezzato.
• Marshal Law, Nemesis the Warlock, by Pat Mills & Kevin O’Neill.
• Moon Knight (1989-1994).
• New Mutants #98 New Mutants #98 Pan-Dimensional 3D Edition.