Episode Summary

On this episode of The Corner Box, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about the genius of Dav Pilkey, life lessons from Captain Underpants, the true main character in Dog Man, the limitless possibilities of comics, and the promising future of comic book readers, and John gets a puppy, and David goes down an Avengers rabbit hole.

Timestamp Segments

• [00:35] Everything that has happened since the last episode.
• [01:52] David’s Avengers rabbit hole.
• [06:09] Getting into Dog Man.
• [09:02] Dav Pilkey’s origin story.
• [13:12] Introducing Captain Underpants.
• [16:06] The wild success of Captain Underpants.
• [17:11] Captain Underpants Fun Facts.
• [18:05] Captain Underpants life lessons.
• [20:12] John’s theories of what comics are.
• [21:37] The brilliance of Pilkey.
• [25:23] The Adventures of Ook and Gluk.
• [28:58] The origin of Dog Man.
• [32:47] What makes kids’ jokes work?
• [34:43] The Golden Age of Dog Man.
• [41:15] The Tale of Two Kitties.
• [49:29] Cat Kid Comic Club.
• [51:50] Influencing and encouraging youth.
• [54:02] Dog Man’s impossible success.
• [57:15] The future of comic book readers.

Notable Quotes

• “She’s a squishy little puppy.”
• “If Pilkey did nothing else, that Captain Underpants is a true masterwork.”
• “It’s okay to try things and fail.”
• “The possibilities of comics are limitless.”
• “If we could just get North American comics out of the superhero space for half a second and do anything else…”

Relevant Links

David's Fun Stuff!
Did Someone Say Fun Time? Let's GO!

John is at PugW!
Pug Worldwide

Dave Pilkey is Awesome!
pilkey.com

For scary transcripts and spooky show notes!
www.thecornerbox.club

Books Mentioned

• Captain Underpants, Cat Kid Club, Dog Man, Dragon, The Dumb Bunnies, The Paperboy, Super Diaper Baby, World War Won, by Dav Pilkey.
• Action Comics #1.
• Axe Cop, by Malachai and Ethan Nicolle.
• Crisis on Infinite Earths, by Marv Wolfman and George Perez.
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney.
• Doctor Fate.
• G.I. Joe, by Larry Hama.
• JetCat Clubhouse, Tutenstein, by Jay Stephens.
• Justice League of America #87.
• Justice League,