Here's a preview of our latest Patreon bonus episode, with Badr and Cesar! The two friends have a free flowing conversation and catch up on life, and talk about Moebius and Miyazaki's 2004 art exhibit, Jodorowsky's unreleased Dune concept art, X-Men '97, and more! Listen to the rest of this episode, Read More

Here's a preview of our latest Patreon bonus episode, with Badr and Cesar! The two friends have a free flowing conversation and catch up on life, and talk about Moebius and Miyazaki's 2004 art exhibit, Jodorowsky's unreleased Dune concept art, X-Men '97, and more! Listen to the rest of this episode, Read More

This episode was recorded back in March, so there's been a lot of new updates and features from Omnibus since then, including the launch of their iPhone & iPad and Android apps!Travis Schmeisser, the CEO and Founder of Omnibus, a modern digital comic book store and reader carrying your favorite Read More

Highly acclaimed comic writer, Jason Aaron, joins Badr and Cesar for Ep. 428 to talk about his upcoming and highly anticipated run on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! (which begins in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Alpha #1, on sale June 5). Jason provides an insightful retrospective on his career, and also Read More

Sanford Greene joins the show to talk about his new Marvel comic: Doom #1, a passion project and love letter to Marvel's top super villain and monarch. Sanford also talks about the comic scene in the Carolinas, his early career, MF DOOM, co-writing with Jonathan Hickman, and what makes Dr. Doom Read More

This episode was recorded LIVE from C2E2 2024, where The Short Box and The Oblivion Bar and First Issue Club recorded a LIVE podcast crossover episode celebrating the best comics of the year (so far). We also talked about creators on the rise, and what makes for a good first Read More

Send us a Text Message.Join Badr for ten man-on-the-street style interviews recorded live on Free Comic Book Day 2024 at Gotham City Limit comic shop on Free Comic Book Day 2024. Meet the fans and the staff who were there, learn about the Jax comic scene, and hear what comics Read More

Ashton Greenwood is the official spokesperson of Free Comic Book Day, as well as a host on the PREVIEWSWORLD YouTube Channel, and a regular contributor to the PREVIEWS magazine. She joins Badr for Ep. 425 to talk about what goes into making FCBD happen every year, the FREE comics for Read More

David Pepose is a former crime reporter turned Ringo Award-winning comic book creator. He’s written on hit titles such as Punisher, Moon Knight, and Darth Vader: Black, White & Red. He's on the show this week to talk about his new Space Ghost comic series from Dynamite Entertainment ( which Read More

Here's a short preview of a bonus episode that was recorded earlier this month, with Badr, Chris, and Ed. The guys discuss the accusations against DC for the use of AI, and the growing and complicated presence of artificial intelligence in comics. We also discussed Daniel Warren Johnson's recent Extremity Read More

Maria Wolf Lopez (aka Maria the Wolf) is an up-and-coming and highly sought after cover artist, whose worked with almost every comic publisher in the industry. She's on the podcast for Ep. 423 to talk about the business of comics, how to sell yourself as an artist, working for Marvel, Read More

Maria Wolf Lopez (aka Maria the Wolf) is an up-and-coming and highly sought after cover artist, whose worked with almost every comic publisher in the industry. She's on the podcast for Ep. 423 to talk about the business of comics, how to sell yourself as an artist, working for Marvel, Read More

Maria Wolf Lopez (aka Maria the Wolf) is an up-and-coming and highly sought after cover artist for DC, Marvel, Image, BOOM Studios and more. She’s on the podcast for Ep. 423 to talk about the business of comics, how to sell yourself as an artist, working for Marvel, her five-year Read More

Ed is back! And so are The Comic Gents (Chris Hacker & Greg Licktieg), for Ep. 422, to talk about the best comics from the month of March, Steve Ditko's induction into the 2024 class of Disney Legends, X-Men '97, and the comics coming out in May that you don't Read More

We time travel back to March 2018, for this month's Short Box Classic (originally released as Ep. 196). This episode marked the third installment of our Artist Spotlight series, and is all about the creator of the Dragon Ball franchise, Akira Toriyama! Press play and learn a couple of new Read More

This week's podcast was recorded live at Collective Con 2024! Comic pros: Mike Spicer (Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, Extremity, Transformers), Karl Moline (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Route 666), and John Tyler Christopher (Avengers, Star Wars, Spider-Man) joined Badr for an honest conversation about what it's like working in the comic Read More

Highly acclaimed comic writer, Tom King, is on the podcast this week for Ep. 420 to talk about his new comic series, Helen of Wyndhorn, a new Gothic sword and sorcery epic from Darkhorse which reunites him with  Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow artist, Bilquis Evely! (Issue #1 is in stores Read More

Multi-award winning comic letterer, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, is on the podcast for Ep. 419 to talk about his busy comics career at DC, Dark Horse, Image, and Dynamite, the importance of comics journalism, and gives a comprehensive break down of the comic lettering process and what it takes to be great Read More

This episode was originally released in March 2022 as Ep. 354Badr, Drew, and Ed discuss a handful of the latest comic news and headlines from this month, including Metallica investing in Vault Comics, the Riddler prequel comic by Paul Dano, a new Mandalorian comic series, Daredevil reboot rumors, new comics Read More

Here's a short preview of a bonus episode recorded last week, with Badr and Cesar. The guys catch-up on life, talk about the mad genius that is Grant Morrison, and discussed what comic creators deserve a documentary  Listen to the full thing (here), along with a ton of other bonus Read More