The Short Box: A Comic Book Talk Show

Badr & Drew share their reactions and thoughts about the first two episodes of the new Hawkeye Disney+ show Support the show and buy some Short Box Merch!HELPFUL LINKS:Come out to our December Live Show!Music by: Mecca Tha Marvelous Podcast logo by: Ashley Lani Hoye Follow The Short Box on IG, Badr, Cesar, & Ed We read Fan Mail! Send us some Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive...

Warren Evans (of Simpsons is Greater Than) joins the show to talk about Bart Simpson's favorite comic book, Radioactive Man, and the character's ties to the Golden/Atomic age of superheroes. Warren also defends his title as the Simpsons "Trivia King" (01:06:19).....

This week's podcast is audio from our Spider-Man live show that was recorded in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium at M.O.S.H. , where we talked about each of Spider-Man’s villains set to make a return in the No Way Home movie (Doc Ock, Green Goblin, etc). No spoilers for the film, just a spotlight on their comic origins, and what makes them tick. And don’t forget to check out the first trailer for the upcoming Short Box documentary movie, Faceless & Famous: Rise of The Short Box Podcast...

After a long unplanned hiatus, we're back to close out the year with an overdue conversation about No Way Home. Spoiler Warning if you haven't seen the movie yet, because we're talking in detail about our favorite scenes, moments and characters, predictions for the future of the franchise, and sharing our updated Spider-Man movie rankingsWant to support the show? Buy some merch!HELPFUL LINKS:Music by: Mecca Tha Marvelous Podcast logo by: Ashley Lani Hoye Follow The Short Box on IG, ...

It's the first recording of the new year, and we discussed a lot of topics in this episode. For starters, we shared our thoughts on the first episode of The Book of Boba Fett (00:08:03), and then talked about the original Expanded Universe comics (00:24:23), spotlighted a Boba Fett comic done by two British comic icons (00:39:50), shared our favorite Star Wars comic recommendations (00:59:23), talked about No Way Home some more (01:12:52), and paid our respects to George Perez in light ...

This week, we're unlocking the Justice League Unlimited episode of our spin-off podcast series: Pilot's License (a bonus series where we discuss the best comic book cartoons and animated series) Topics include: Justice League Unlimited Ep.1 and Justice League Infinity #1, Bruce Timm and the "Timmverse", the infamous Bat-embargo, and B-list characters who rose to prominence because of the show. Join our Patreon for access to the entire Pilot's License series...

We're covering the latest comic news and pop culture headlines from the past month. Topics include: a record setting Spider-Man art piece (00:05:40), Jeff Lemiere's Image exclusive deal (00:14:41), the return of Astro City (00:20:10), Marvel's Netflix shows (00:30:14), and updates on the new Batman animated series (00:36:59)...

The expansive career of Jim Lee, one of the most revered and respected artists in American comics, is the topic of our latest Artist Spotlight series. We talked about how his work has personally impacted us (00:09:18), the promise he made to his parents, and his early career (00:19:04), setting a world record at Marvel, and then leaving to create his own studio (00:34:35), his meteoric rise at DC with Batman (00:55:53), and how he raised almost a $1M for charity with his sketches alone (01:14...

Bill Morrison, is a comic artist, the former editor-in-chief of MAD Magazine, and one of the co-founders of Bongo Comics. He joins the show this week for a comic-heavy conversation about his love of golden age Batman, working with Matt Groening on the Simpsons, the origin of Radioactive Man, run-ins with comic legends, becoming a Marvel fanboy, and recounts the time he partied with Princess Leila!Want to support the show? Buy some merch with the discount code "YOO" to save 10%. Want access to...

To celebrate this epic milestone (350 episodes!!), we answered your questions about our favorite comics of all time, the most treasured items in our collections, and talked about our favorite moments from the past 10 years, in this extra-sized episode. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions. We couldn't do this without you, Short Box Nation! (Q&A starts at 00:09:34)Plus, our regular segment highlighting the best entertainment picks worthy of your time (02:00:41) Want to suppor...