Guest Dave Baker stops by the show as David and John dig into the industry shake-up following Mike Richardson’s exit from Dark Horse and ask: is the “one guy” publisher era over? The conversation hits the rise of indie collectives and webtoons, then Dave’s new OGN, Punk’n Heads, and wraps with a deep-cut dive into Stephen R. Bissette’s Tyrant. Also, the zen of marathon tattoo sessions.
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- "You don't sell to Embracer and then be like, 'everything's gonna be exactly like it was.'" — Dave Baker
- "Comics is always reliant on one guy doing the right thing. All these companies are always one dude." — Dave Baker
- "These are people that are getting into this to maximize the value of IP, not to make things." — John Barber
- "You look at those pages and they are the monastic, obsessive, maniacal renderings of like a crazy person." — Dave Baker
- "Jack Kirby by way of a Tijuana Bible style is just so rad." — Dave Baker
- "Most cartoonists are doomed to a life of anonymity and crushing poverty." — Dave Baker
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- [00:03:40] – The Dark Horse Clearing: Discussing the departure of Mike Richardson and the "synergistic" corporate speak that followed.
- [00:08:37] – The Changing of the Guard: Why the next CEO probably won't greenlight meticulous Richard Corben collections.
- [00:10:41] – DC's Creative Oxygen: How the "All In" initiative is attracting readers by letting creators breathe.
- [00:13:08] – Peow Studio and the 80s Manga Vibe: Spotlighting the small publishers making noise in the indie sphere.
- [00:21:23] – The Ken Landgraf Mystery: Discovering the 1970s journeyman who drew the first solo Wolverine story.
- [00:26:31] – The Return of the Tyrant: Stephen R. Bissette’s T-Rex masterpiece hits Kickstarter
- [26:47] – The Tyrant Returns: Discussing the ambitious $200,000 Kickstarter for Steven R. Bissette’s dinosaur masterwork.
- [32:12] – The Punk Rock Creative Grind: Dave Baker shares the seven-year journey and eight drafts behind Punk'n Heads.
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