The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show
The Short Box is the best way to feel like you’re at your local comic shop, without ever leaving the house! Join your friendly neighborhood podcast host, Badr Milligan, every Wednesday for news, reviews, and interviews about comic books and comic culture, and hear insightful conversations with the top comic creators in the world.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 84 minutes
- Episodes
- 555
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Inside Hoopla: How Digital Comics Reach Your Library with Catherine Zappa, VP of Digital Acquisition at Hoopla Digital
Hoopla gives readers free access to THOUSANDS of digital comics, manga, and graphic novels from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image, and more—all with just a library card. Catherine Zappa, VP of Digita…
Fred Van Lente celebrates Jack Kirby's Birthday, and talks comic book history and new Die!namite series
Six-time New York Times bestselling comics' writer, novelist, and playwright: Fred Van Lente, joins the show to talk about Jack Kirby, writing educational comics like Action Philosophers, the success…
Kyle Starks Knows Where The Monsters Lie: An Interview About Horror Comics, Peacemaker, and Kickstarter success
3x Eisner Nominated comic creator, Kyle Starks (Rick & Morty, Peacemaker Tries Hard, I Hate This Place), joins the show to talk about the new projects he's working on (Where the Monsters Lie: Dead En…
SBX CLASSIC: NYCC 2023 Panel: The Awesome Power of Comic Book Podcasts ft. Comic Book Couples Counseling and The Oblivion Bar podcasts, and Troy Jeffrey-Allen
Are you attending NYCC this year? If so, come join us for a LIVE COMIC BOOK CROSSOVER SHOW on Friday, October 10th at 12:45 PM at Javits Center, Room 1C03. The panel will ft. Badr, along with the hos…
Inside the Art of Mike Del Mundo: An Interview about Marvel Comics and Hip-Hop
Award-winning Marvel cover artist: Mike Del Mundo stops by the show to talk about his brand-new book: The Marvel Art of Mike Del Mundo. We talk about landing his first gig with Marvel after impressi…
Catching up with Walt: Fantastic Four & Superman Movie reviews, Comic Book Kickstarters, and Is Real Hip-Hop back?!
This episode was originally released last week, exclusively for our Patreon subscribers (aka the Patronies!), but since I've been busy with Jax Podcast Camp for the last two weeks, here it is for eve…
Jeff Lemire Tells The Story Of Jeff Lemire: An Interview About 10,000 Ink Stains, Unreleased Projects, and Breaking Into Comics
Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Essex County, Green Arrow, Moon Knight) is on the podcast to talk about his new graphic memoir: 10,000 Ink Stains, a hardcover memoir collection which features a ton of essa…
The Big Blue Boy Scout Returns! James Gunn's 'Superman': Movie Review and Breakdown
The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show - Ep. 466:
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a new Short Box Pod!
Before making our way to First Coast Comic Con, Drew and I recorde…
Jimmy Palmiotti And Amanda Conner Are Comics' Favorite Power Couple: An Interview About Marriage, Comic Con Life, And Harley Quinn
The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show - Ep. 465:
Married couple and comic book icons: Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner join the show to talk about their life together as full-time comic creat…
A Live Comic Podcast Crossover Event: The Short Box meets Comics Are Dope meets Cosmic Lion Productions at Heroes Con 2025
THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED AT HEROES CON 2025
The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show Ep. 464:
Badr, BJ Kicks (Comics Are Dope), and Eli Schwab (Cosmic Lion Productions) meet IRL for the first ti…
Heroes Con 2025 Through The Eyes Of First-Timers w/ Brad and Lisa Gullickson of Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast
This episode was recorded at Heroes Con 2025!
Brad & Lisa Gullickson, hosts of the Comic Book Couples Counseling podcast, found time away from the busy convention floor to join me to talk about their…
Mark Spears Turned Rejection Into a Horror Hit: From Monsters to McFarlane
Mark Spears, the artist behind the breakout horror hit: MARK SPEARS MONSTERS, joins The Short Box to talk about his rise from rejection to recognition. He unpacks the eerie origins of MONSTERS, and h…
Inside the Mind of Zack Kaplan: Masterminds, Kill All Immortals, and the Freedom of Creator-Owned Comics
Fan-favorite sci-fi comic writer: Zack Kaplan is back on the show for his third appearance to talk about his upcoming Masterminds comic (coming out through Darkhorse in August), the success of Kill A…
Godzilla's New Shared-Universe: The Kai-Sei Era with IDW Comic Editor Jake Williams
IDW Comic Editor: Jake Williams, is on the show to talk about the new Godzilla comic book shared-universe: The Kai-Sei Era. It's an ambitious project which brings three new Godzilla comics series to …
From Comics to Animation and Back Again: An Interview with Greg Weisman about Gargoyles, Young Justice, and Fandom
Greg Weisman, the creator and producer of the hit Disney cartoon series: Gargoyles, is on the podcast to talk about his new comic series: Gargoyles: Demona, and shares some details about the upcoming…
Mail Bag Episode: The Moon Is Following Us, Superman Trailer, and Ranking MCU Phase 5
Here's something a little different from normal, thanks to our awesome Patronies, we had a fun mail bag episode and talked about everything from the Superman Trailer, Andor season two, new comics, me…
Invincible Comics Are Back! The Return of Battle Beast with Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley
Invincible Co-Creators, Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley are reunited once again for the brand-new Invincible Universe: Battle Beast series. (The first issue is in comic shops today!) Kirkman and Ottle…
How Radiant Black And The Massive-Verse Are Redefining The Superhero Genre - With Writer Kyle Higgins
Comic writer and filmmaker, Kyle Higgins, joins the show to talk about the return of Radiant Black, and it's new Rebuild Arc. Kyle also shares details about the upcoming Radiant Black Audiobook (feat…
Get Ready For Free Comic Book Day 2025 with Ben Kingsbury of Gotham City Limit!
Ben Kingsbury (Gotham City Limit Comic Shop) joins the show to talk about this year's Free Comic Book Day event (taking place Saturday, May 3rd). We discuss how GCL is celebrating the event, the free…
From Reveal to DC Comics: Al Letson Talks Reinventing Michael Holt in Mr. Terrific: Year One
Al Letson — award-winning journalist, Godzilla: Monarch writer, and Emmy winning host of Reveal — joins the show to talk about his upcoming DC Comics debut: Mr. Terrific: Year One. We dive into the e…