Kirt Burdick joins hosts John and David to talk about Kirt’s new and extended Death of Power series, the problematic marketing of superhero comic tropes, how Batman memes will cause a nuclear meltdown, the future of digital art, and how extended copyright stifles creativity. Also, the podcast gets a new listener, Kirt dislikes musicals, David has his heart broken, and John takes down Diamond.
Timestamp Segments
- [00:39] Kirt’s new Kickstarters.
- [03:34] The El Santo rabbit hole.
- [05:00] Death of Power #6.
- [08:46] The problem with superhero comics.
- [11:42] A very likely AI future.
- [17:52] Concluding Death of Power.
- [22:08] The Expanded Death of Power Universe.
- [24:28] Kirt’s sales pitch.
- [29:18] Diamond’s bankruptcy.
- [35:24] David’s broken heart.
- [36:24] Making comics for kids.
- [39:43] What is Kirt reading?
- [41:49] Does digital art suck?
- [53:35] What else is Kirt reading?
- [55:35] Fair use in comics.
- [60:16] Evolving kids’ cartoons.
- [62:07] One more time, for those at the back.
Notable Quotes
- “That’s the equivalent of narrative fast food.”
- “Netflix will start owning nuclear power plants.”
- “I’m just not into musicals.”
- “Don’t put lyrics in your comics.”
- “When we’re protecting the rights of corporations, and not the rights of human beings, that way lies folly.”
Relevant Links
Cornerbox.club
Death of Power #6, Galacto Pit-Fighter | Kickstarter
Books Mentioned
- #DRCL, Innocent, by Shin-Ichi Sakamoto.
- Action Comics #466.
- All-Star Superman, by Grant Morisson, Frank Quietly, & Neal Adams.
- American Flagg!, Fargo: Hell on Wheels, Time² Omnibus, by Howard Chaykin.
- America's Best Comics, The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic, by Alan Moore & Steve Moore.
- The Batman's Grave, by Warren Ellis & Bryan Hitch.
- Beano.
- BRZRKR, Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney, Rafael Grampá, & Clem Robins.
- Cobra Commander, by Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana, & Annalisa Leoni.
- The Death of Superman.
- Dog Man, by Dav Pilkey.
- Doom Patrol.
- Duke, by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly,