The Short Box: Comics Podcast

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 favorite episodes, B-list mutants, reminisced about the forgotten Pizza Hut X-Men collectibles, and debated who was the Read More

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 the extended video version of this episode on YouTube! We're also partnering with the Shortboxed app to give Read More

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 Remender. The video version of this podcast is available on YouTube We're also partnering with Read More

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 video version of this episode on YouTube! THE WISHLIST (starting at 00:06:34): Mega Man Official Complete Read More

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?" TOPICS:Dan Slott leaves Fantastic Four - 00:01:58She-Hulk, Disney+, and HBO Max - 00:13:19Milestone Generations documentary review- Read More

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?" TOPICS:Dan Slott leaves Fantastic Four - 00:01:58She-Hulk, Disney+, and HBO Max - 00:13:19Milestone Generations documentary review- Read More

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 Silver Age comics. Watch the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel! Read More

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 talking about the founding fathers of Image. Watch the video version of this episode on YouTubeTOPICS: 30 Read More

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 talking about the founding fathers of Image. Watch the video version of this episode on YouTubeTOPICS: 30 Read More

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 Earthsea) chat about the intricacies of world-building, their approach to illustrating fantasy genre comics, give their best advice for aspiring Read More

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 the video version of this episode on YouTube! TOPICS: Super7 Toy announcements - (00:08:15)Beavis and Butthead, King of Read More

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 full time YouTuber (00:23:17), talks about the most prized books in his collection (00:46:25), Read More

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 member of the class and the Director of Photography on the DMX documentary. Ben and Travis share the lessons Read More

Eisner Award-winning comic creators: David Petersen (Mouse Guard, The Wind in the Willows)  and Charles Vess (Sandman, The Books of Earthsea) chat about the intricacies of world-building, their approach to illustrating fantasy genre comics, favorite deep-cut fantasy novels, their mutual appreciation for Mike Mignola, and give their best advice for Read More

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 epic Thor story: The God Butcher, for us to revisit, as we get ready for Read More

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 comic creators, and answer some questions from the audience (00:43:53). Check out the video version of this panel on YouTube! SUPPORT THE Read More

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 & Little America. We’re happy to have him on the show to talk about how Read More

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, Captain America).  It's set in the cold winter of 1942, and follows a Soviet Sniper named Read More

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 working together as one of the comic industry's most recognizable and prolific art duos for the last Read More

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 Artist Spotlight series (as selected by our Patrons). We explored his extensive career, recounted the many contributions Read More