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Zack Armour (of Comic Ventures) joins Badr, Ashley, and Ed for a spotlight dedicated to John Ostrander & Luke McDonnell's seminal 1987 Suicide Squad comic (00:04:53), a landmark series that heavily inspired James Gunn, the director of the new upcoming film of the same name. The crew also discusses their Read More

The crew discusses recent comic news, including a handful of SDCC (00:02:50), Mondo (00:07:49), and MCU Phase 4 (00:20:43) announcements from last week, and examines a story about an unpublished "Loki for America" comic that inspired the Disney+ show (00:23:26). AND recurring segments: Fistful of Comics (00:34:01) & Champion Season Read More

Badr and Drew share a casual conversation looking back at the season finale of Loki, and share their favorite moments, ideas about the remaining plot points,  who their dream MCU interview would be, and discuss what Loki could become after this seasonListen to extended versions of weekly episodes, and get Read More

This episode contains audio from a panel moderated by Badr for the Jacksonville Public Library's Lit Chat series, featuring Michael Regina. Michael is a graphic novelist and creator of the Webtoon featured comic: Adamsville. He spoke with Badr about writing for YA novels, being inspired by Daniel Warren Johnson and Read More

20+ yr comic veteran and variant cover artist extraordinaire, Tyler Kirkham, joins the show for a chat about his upcoming Moon Knight #1 variant, breaking in at Top Cow studios, working at DC comics, go-to whiskey cocktails, and his new original graphic novel paying homage to classic fighting games: Final Read More

The crew revisit the Taskmaster's first appearance from Avengers #195-196, to celebrate the upcoming release of the Black Widow movie. In addition to sharing their thoughts on the upcoming MCU film: the crew receives a very provocative email (00:51:15), a tattoo giveaway from Blackhive Tattoo is announced! (01:00:33), and things Read More

Badr reunites with Drew and Walt for another  "Bags & Boards" edition of the show. The trio have a laid back conversation all about the X-Men's new status-quo, thanks to the Dawn of X relaunch— Specifically  jumping-on points for new readers, time wasted on X-Twitter drama, Jonathan Hickman’s genius, and Read More

Los Angeles-based comic creator-duo: Dave Baker and Nicole Goux, join the show to talk about their new original graphic novel coming out from Dark Horse, titled Everyone Is Tulip (00:22:22), which follows a young woman who moves to LA in order to pursue a career as an actress, but instead discovers Read More

The Short Box crew (sans Cesar) catch up on recent comic news (see list below),  announce a coffee giveaway, debate which  upcoming blockbuster will be a snoozer or a sleeper (00:42:52), and Ashley finally gets to share her opinion on Loki TOPICS:2021 Eisner Nominations (00:09:49)Masters of The Universe: Revelations (00:17:41) Bad Read More

The Short Box crew (sans Cesar) catch up on recent comic news (see list below),  announce a coffee giveaway, debate which  upcoming blockbuster will be a snoozer or a sleeper (00:42:52), and Ashley finally gets to share her opinion on Loki TOPICS:2021 Eisner Nominations (00:09:49)Masters of The Universe: Revelations (00:17:41) Bad Read More

Badr and Drew record a quick, casual conversation about the debut episode of Loki, and discuss the God of Mischief's role in The Avengers, his best moments, and time-travel in the MCU. SPOILER WARNING: Make sure you've watched the first episode of Loki! For more Loki content: Give our Loki Read More

With the release of the Loki Disney+ series today, we're examining the first volume of Kieron Gillen & Doug Braithwaite's 2011 Journey Into Mystery (#622-626) comic series. The Fear Itself tie-in finds Loki reborn as a child, and in the middle of a war between Odin’s army and the Serpent! (Odin’s brother Read More

The Short Box crew took a break this week, but here's a preview of a new bi-weekly bonus series: Pod Boys, hosted by Badr and frequent Short Box guest turned podcast host (Simpsons is Greater Than): Warren Evans aka The Bart of Darkness! Think of Pod Boys as the aftershow Read More

Eli Schwab loves comics, and stays pretty busy creating them himself and helping other creators reach their goals. He's the founder of Cosmic Lion Productions (home of the WEEN Zine and Wizerd magazine), host of the comic podcast: Can I Thwipp It?, and the head-guy in charge of the seminal Read More

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

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