The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show

This episode comes from our Patreon vaults! Back in February, we had an X-cellent conversation about one of the best comic cartoons that has ever aired: X-Men: The Animated Series. We discussed our f…

The crew catch-up with some of the latest comic news and headlines from the past week, and unearth a very incriminating photo from Ashley's past. Check out the timestamps below for topics, and watch …

Ashley & Ed are back in action this week to continue our celebration of 30 yrs of Image Comics with a dedicated, and sentimental, discussion about one of our favorite writers of all time: Rick Remend…

Badr & Drew workshop a new episode series, and flip through this month's PREVIEWS catalog and come up with a wishlist of comics, figures, and other stuff they could only dream of owning. Watch the vi…

Walt joins Badr for some big synergy talk this week. The two address a few topics for warm-up before diving into the main discussion: "What famous and iconic comics have you still not read?"

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Badr talks with J. Gonzo, a Chicano artist who resides in Phoenix, AZ, about creating his own comic book title: La Mano Del Destino, which is a love letter to Luche Libre, his Latinx culture, and Sil…

To celebrate 30 yrs of Image Comics, our Patrons voted on Chicago PD's finest (and greenest) for us to deep dive. We're reviewing the first few issues of Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon series and talkin…

This episode is finally being unlocked from our Patreon archives!

Eisner Award-winning comic creators: David Petersen (Mouse Guard, The Wind in the Willows)  and Charles Vess (Sandman, The Books of E…

Warren Evans (Bart of Darkness, Simpsons is Greater Than), joins Badr and Ed to discuss a variety of San Diego Comic-Con news and announcements. Check out the timestamps below for topics, and watch t…

The Uncanny Omar, is the host & producer of the comic YouTube channel: Near Mint Condition, the "home of the collected editions". Omar joins the show to share some honest insight into the life of a f…

Joining the podcast this week is Ben O’Grady, the editor of: Tales from the Cloakroom, a multi-genre anthology by creators from Scott Snyder's inaugural comics writing class, and Travis Libin, a memb…

Badr kicks off the show with a story about meeting an eccentric comic legend this past weekend at HeroesCon, and to coincide with the new Thor movie, our Patrons selected Jason Aaron & Esad Ribic's e…

Two giants in the industry talk about their long-time friendship and memorable meetings with other creators. Both professionals also share insight into their creative process, advice for aspiring com…

This episode was originally released in 2019 as Short Box #248

Tze Chun is the co-founder & publisher of the comic company, TKO Studios, as well as the writer and director for shows like Gotham & Lit…

Selected by our Patrons, from our last episode poll, is Sara. A gripping war story inspired by true events, released by TKO Studios in 2018, from Garth Ennis (Preacher, Boys) and Steve Epting (Velvet…

The successful career and captivating art style of the married comic couple: Mike & Laura Allred, get our full attention for the 17th installment of our Artist Spotlight series. The couple have been …

We're re-releasing this classic episode in honor of the recent passing of George Pérez

Back in September 2019, The remarkable career of George Pérez was the subject for the 9th installment of our Art…

Cesar is back with us this week, so we've got a lot of catching up to do. We covered a handful of topics, and made sure to dedicate plenty of time to celebrate the careers of two comic legends who re…

Badr & Drew say farewell to their pals, Marc, Steven...and Jake?! And discuss what happened in the season finale, and contemplate on what two MCU cameos were possibly cut from this episode.  Watch th…

The 2006 limited series: New Avengers: Illuminati, which chronicled the earliest clandestine adventures of Marvel's secret society, gets the spotlight treatment (thanks to our Patron's pick) to celeb…