Our True Believer tier patrons voted Frank Frazetta, as the winner of the first artist spotlight episode this year.  Frazetta is considered by many as the God father of sword and sorcery fantasy art. He has created iconic works for not only comic books, but also movie posters, paper book Read More

Altered Egos comic shop owner and fellow podcaster, Jonathan Bates, called in to chat about Diamond's recent announcement postponing all future comic shipments and what customers can do to help local shops. Jonathan discussed how he's navigating his business during this pandemic, and recommended a handful of titles to check Read More

Thomas Tenney joins us for our first interview episode of the year to share some stories from his extensive comic career, including co-creating Marvel's Force Works series,  drawing for AC/DC, working on Shudder's Creepshow, and lessons learned from the  comicbook greats. Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free Read More

Thomas Tenney joins us for our first interview episode of the year to share some stories from his extensive comic career, including co-creating Marvel's Force Works series,  drawing for AC/DC, working on Shudder's Creepshow, and lessons learned from the  comicbook greats. Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free Read More

Drew and Badr share how they've been passing the time while social distancing (0:12:14) , and finally get a chance to talk in-depth with Mecca Tha Marvelous (0:46:53), 1/2 of the show's  music team, about his anime picks, music production, and contributions to the podcastWant to support the show in Read More

The crew is back to cover another week of comic headlines and news including comic convention cancellations (0:15:30), The Last of Us TV series (0:22:33), and an update on the New Mutants and Thor movies (0:30:23). A big shout-outs to our guest photographer, Duval Joe, for stopping by this episode. Read More

The Short Box crew unite to discuss the upcoming Disney+ MCU shows (0:06:40), a new comic publisher (BAD IDEA) on the scene (0:43:32), Birds of Prey (1:06:21), Wally West as Dr. Manhattan (0:52:31) and Drew's salty loathing for Sam Raimi (0:29:50).  Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free Read More

We invited an emerging fanboy and new comic book reader on the show to talk about his journey so far, navigating comic book culture, and starting a comic collection. If you've ever asked : “How does a new person get into comics?”, this episode is for you! Want to support the Read More

We decided to try something different this week with a commentary episode about everyone's favorite flaming-skull bike rider film. That's right, we went through the painstaking, but humorous, task of re watching 2007's Ghost Rider movie. Watch along with us (it's available on Netflix, commentary starts at the 00:17:59 mark),  Read More

The Bag & Board Boys (Badr, Drew, and Walt) are reunited to discuss Marvel's big upcoming comic event, Empyre, and two new X-men series on the horizon.  As well as list their most anticipated 2020 pop-culture offerings Want to support the show in exchange for bonus episodes and merch? Consider Read More

Our first episode of 2020 finds us chatting about the latest comic book & movie headlines/news of the year so far, and Shaggy Black talks about his short-lived internet fame. Check out the timestamps below for specific topics:TIMESTAMPS:Morbius leaked image (*pre-trailer)  - 00:12:15Dr. Strange 2  - 00:20:56Christian Bale/Beta Ray Bill Read More

Our last episode of the year is a special artist spotlight (as voted by our Patrons!) on the life and career of comic book legend, and icon, Will Eisner.  We discuss his influence, and most critically acclaimed bodies of work: A Contract with God (00:10:46) & The Spirit (1:22:41 mark). Read More

Lars & Warren join Badr and Cesar for an in-depth review (SPOILER WARNING!) of the latest Star Wars Rise of the Skywalker movie, and discuss what's next for the franchise. Check out the time stamps below to avoid spoilers:00:07:54 - 01:45:34 - Star Wars Review 01:45:37 - (Spoiler Free), Emails01:52:30 Read More

This episode contains audio from the TEDxFSCJ event: Unmasked! We had the opportunity to host the panel alongside some of our favorite SBX alumni and  hometown representatives of the geek/nerd scene.  The panel revolved around comics, cosplay, and conventions, and how these fandoms have become defining icons of today's popular Read More

The crew review the third episode of The Mandalorian and catch up on this week's latest headlines and news. Ashley also reveals the next Patreon gift and explains the origin of her beef with James Franco. Timestamps: Mandalorian Ep.3 review - 00:12:57Channing Tatum & Maxx -  00: 38:30Ultraman x Marvel -  Read More

Assistant GM of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Noel Blaha, stops by to talk about the club's latest campaign, and custom comic book: Into the Shrimpverse. The project introduces Captain Crustacean and Dr. Cocktail Sauce into the Shrimp's expanding character universe.  Noel also finds time to chat about baseball's rich history Read More

Our special guest Star Wars correspondent, Lars Lundquist, joins us to talk about the initial launch of Disney +, and a deep dive into the first two episodes of the Mandalorian and extended universe loreJoin us for our upcoming TedxFSCJ: Unmasked event on December 5th at the Museum of Science Read More

The crew is reunited in full to recap the Comic-Swap food-drive (thank you to everyone that attended!), talk about their upcoming TedX event (December 5th), discuss the latest headlines (see the timestamps below), and listen to Cesar share an intimate memory from his childhood thanks to a listener email. Timestamps: Comic-Swap Read More

We invited two zine creators & aficionados to dive into the subculture and it's impact on pop culture and Jacksonville. Lindsay Anderson is the creator of River City Raunch and co-organizing the city's first Comic & Zine Fest happening in March 2020. Thony Aiuppy is a visual artist, writer, and Read More

Short Box Nation! On this episode, the crew catch up on relevant topics and headlines from this week including Kevin Feige's latest promotion, HBO GO's newest addition, and movie/TV news. Check out the timestamps below for specific topics and mark your calendars on November 8th for our upcoming Comic-Swap & Read More