Matt Lesniewski is a comic book artist and illustrator from Upstate New York, and the Eisner nominated creator of The Freak. He called in to talk about his new original graphic novel published by Dark Horse Comics: Static. It's a story about a mad scientist's muscle-for-hire named Emmett who hunts Read More

The late great Marie Severin gets the spotlight treatment this week. The "Mirthful Mistress of Comics" is best known for her color and art contributions for EC Comics during its heyday in the 50's, and later taking her talents to Marvel Comics for a long and successful career, where she Read More

The crew is analyzing the first volume of the comic series: Jupiter's Legacy, ahead of the Netflix adaptation set to premiere on May 7th. The comic was published by Image Comics in 2013, and created by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely. It explores the generational conflict between a group of Read More

After finishing the recording for this week's show (Ep.321, available now) Badr and Ed invited Ryan Paul Thompson (GAAM)  to discuss the finale of Invincible, it's crossover appeal for longtime and new fans, and what direction the show could go in the next two seasons if they follow the comic. Read More

The full crew is back this week to talk about some recent comic news (see list below) and discuss the finale of The Falcon & The Winter Soldier. And it's been a minute since we took questions from the Short Box Nation, so we answered a few and shared a Read More

The full crew is back this week to talk about some recent comic news (see list below) and discuss the finale of The Falcon & The Winter Soldier. And it's been a minute since we took questions from the Short Box Nation, so we answered a few and shared a Read More

Troy Jeffery-Allen is an Editor & Content Manager for PREVIEWS World, home of the monthly catalog: PREVIEWS, which contains hundreds and hundreds of pages of upcoming comics and related merchandise, and a pop culture network of the same name. Troy joins Badr and Cesar this week to chat about the Read More

This episode originally aired, exclusively, on our Patreon Community. Enjoy the unlocked show!Badr and Drew rewatch episode four of The Falcon & The Winter Soldier ("The Whole World is Watching") and react with real-time commentary, and share their best predictions about the special cameo character rumored to be in next Read More

This episode originally aired, exclusively, on our Patreon Community. Enjoy the unlocked show!Badr and Drew rewatch episode four of The Falcon & The Winter Soldier ("The Whole World is Watching") and react with real-time commentary, and share their best predictions about the special cameo character rumored to be in next Read More

Badr and Ed are joined by Drew & Bryan this week, to discuss the debut of the Invincible animated series (00:08:51). The new streaming series is based on the successful long-running comic book of the same name, by Robert Kirkman, Corey Walker, and Ryan Ottley. Together, the crew recap the Read More

The hosts of The Wait for It Podcast (Phil Smith & Eric Serna), join us this week to talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League movie. We discuss the differences in Snyder's cut from the theatrical release, highlight the best parts of the 4hr film, and analyze the films extensive comic Read More

This week we put a spotlight on the 2003 comic series: Truth: Red, White, and Black (00:08:55).  The series is written by Robert Morales and drawn by Kyle Baker, and follows Isaiah Bradley, and a battalion of black soldiers who undergo experiments in an attempt to recreate the super-soldier serum Read More

This week we put a spotlight on the 2003 comic series: Truth: Red, White, and Black (00:08:55).  The series is written by Robert Morales and drawn by Kyle Baker, and follows Isaiah Bradley, and a battalion of black soldiers who undergo experiments in an attempt to recreate the super-soldier serum Read More

Phil Smith, co-host of the Wait For It Podcast, joins us this week to recap and discuss the series finale of WandaVision and hypothesize what might come next in the MCU. The crew also share some worthwhile entertainment recommendations in the Champion Season segment (00:48:04) The Short Box is made Read More

British comic artist, writer, and colorist: Brian Bolland, is the subject of our latest Artist Spotlight segment (00:07:28).  Bolland has a hyper photo-realistic style that has made him a favorite among comic fans for decades. We're analyzing his catalog of work that includes critically acclaimed projects like Judge Dredd/2000 A.D., Read More

This week we're unlocking one of our favorite Patreon exclusive episodes for everyone to enjoy. It's our Batman: The Animated Series (episode one) spotlight from our bonus podcast series:Pilots License,  A series where we get to fanboy over great cartoons like this one, while talking about their comic counterparts. And since Read More

This week we're analyzing House of M, to continue our WandaVision-inspired comic reads. This 2005 Marvel Comic's event, done by Brian Michael Bendis and Oliver Coipel, tells the story of how the Scarlet Witch uses her powers to create a world in which mutants are in charge, by rewriting reality Read More

Inspired by the recent episodes of WandaVision, we're taking a look at  Young Avengers (Vol.1), created by Allan Heinberg & Jim Cheung. The original 2005 series helped reintroduce the Scarlet Witch's children: Billy Kaplan (Wiccan) & Tommy Shepherd (Speed), as members of a new team of teenage heroes.  In addition, Read More

Abraham Riesman is a journalist and essayist, writing primarily for New York Magazine about arts and culture. He has written a book chronicling the world-changing triumphs and tragic missteps of the extraordinary life of Stan Lee, titled: True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee. He called into the Read More

Badr and Drew record a quickstrike, casual conversation about the latest episode of WandaVision and the MCU.  SPOILER WARNING for WandaVision EP.4Support the show by becoming a Patreon subscriber, and receive early access to our weekly shows, bonus  episodes, merch, and other rewards. #makemineshortbox  Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit! Read More