Dust off your favorite Calvin and Hobbes book, and join us for the latest installment of our artist spotlight series. We're analyzing the life and career of one of comic's most private and beloved creators: Bill Watterson.  Watch the video version of this episode on YouTubeTOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Remembering our first Read More

Dust off your favorite Calvin and Hobbes book, and join us for the latest installment of our artist spotlight series. We're analyzing the life and career of one of comic's most private and beloved creators: Bill Watterson.  Watch the video version of this episode on YouTubeTOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Remembering our first Read More

Shaggy Black (Cinema Villains) makes his glorious return to the show and joins Badr and Ed to catch up with the latest comic news and headlines. Watch the extended video version of this episode on YouTubeTOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: Nic Cage is not returning to play Spider-Man Noir - 00:10:35Jeremy Renner now Read More

The Co-founder & Co-Publisher of WhatNot Publishing, Kevin Roditeli, joins the show to talk about the company's inaugural slate of books  (Alpha Betas, Ninja Funk, Quested, and The Exiled), and more! Watch the extended video version of this episode on our YouTubeTOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: What is the role of a Co-Publisher? Read More

The Co-founder & Co-Publisher of WhatNot Publishing, Kevin Roditeli, joins the show to talk about the company's inaugural slate of books  (Alpha Betas, Ninja Funk, Quested, and The Exiled), and more! Watch the extended video version of this episode on our YouTubeTOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: What is the role of a Co-Publisher? Read More

Badr invites some friends and fellow comic podcasters to close out the year. Alongside Chris Hacker (The Oblivion Bar), Lance (Comic Book Keepers), and Jake Hull (Spec Tales), no stone is left unturned when it comes to recounting the year's best comic books, movies, and superhero offerings. Watch the extended Read More

This episode was recorded during the Short Box Christmas party, where we reunited in person to celebrate the holidays and the 10th anniversary of the show! This rowdy episode is brought to you by friendship, Christmas cheer, and Ashley's famous spiked eggnog 🎅🏽TIMESTAMPS:Our Holiday Traditions - 00:12:39Christmas Comics Spotlight - Read More

Badr & Drew discuss the best comics they've read all month, and then compare notes on the most interesting comics, manga, toys, and merch hitting shops soon, according to this month's PREVIEWS catalog. Check out the merch below, and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! PREVIEWS Wishlist Read More

Finally unlocked from our Patreon: Recorded immediately after their first viewing of the movie, Badr, Drew, and returning guest, Blythe Brumleve, hopped on the mics to discuss their thoughts and fresh reactions to Wakanda Forever. BEWARE OF SPOILERS if you haven't seen the movieSUPPORT THE SHOW: Click here to join our Read More

We dedicate this episode to the impactful careers and recent passing of comic legends: Kevin O' Neil and Carlos Pacheco, and the definitive voice of Batman: Kevin Conroy. May they all rest in peace. Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.  TOPICS:Kevin O' Neill Tribute - 00:07:52Carlos Pacheco Read More

We're excited about the upcoming Black Panther movie, so this week's episode is dedicated to one of Marvel's oldest comic characters making his MCU debut this week: Namor, The Sub-Mariner. And thanks to the votes from our Patreon Subscribers, we also reviewed the scariest version of him ever written TOPICS:Namor Comic Read More

This episode was recorded LIVE from the Duval Comic & Zine Fest, and features Badr's Lit Chat interview with Eisner Award-winning cartoonist, illustrator and YouTuber, Jim Rugg! The two conversed about self-publishing, creator-owned comics, and hosted a Q&A session with a packed audience (starting at 00:36:51)Photo by: K Torjussen Photography Read More

Zack Armour (of ComicVentures) joins us in gearing up for the upcoming Black Adam movie, with a dedicated spotlight on the character and his first solo comic series: Black Adam: The Dark Age, and we award Marvel's Werewolf by Night with the highest level of praise possible. Watch the video version Read More

Kory Torjussen (host of the TWIMB podcast) joins a Halloween-ready Short Box crew for their annual horror comics show and tell. Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! And don't forget, this is the last week to enter our giveaway for a CGC 9.8 Deadly Class #1! Click Read More

This episode comes from our Patreon vaults! Back in February, we had an X-cellent conversation about one of the best comic cartoons that has ever aired: X-Men: The Animated Series. We discussed our favorite episodes, B-list mutants, reminisced about the forgotten Pizza Hut X-Men collectibles, and debated who was the Read More

The crew catch-up with some of the latest comic news and headlines from the past week, and unearth a very incriminating photo from Ashley's past. Check out the timestamps below for topics, and watch the extended video version of this episode on YouTube! We're also partnering with the Shortboxed app to give Read More

Ashley & Ed are back in action this week to continue our celebration of 30 yrs of Image Comics with a dedicated, and sentimental, discussion about one of our favorite writers of all time: Rick Remender. The video version of this podcast is available on YouTube We're also partnering with Read More

Badr & Drew workshop a new episode series, and flip through this month's PREVIEWS catalog and come up with a wishlist of comics, figures, and other stuff they could only dream of owning. Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! THE WISHLIST (starting at 00:06:34): Mega Man Official Complete Read More

Walt joins Badr for some big synergy talk this week. The two address a few topics for warm-up before diving into the main discussion: "What famous and iconic comics have you still not read?" TOPICS:Dan Slott leaves Fantastic Four - 00:01:58She-Hulk, Disney+, and HBO Max - 00:13:19Milestone Generations documentary review- Read More

Walt joins Badr for some big synergy talk this week. The two address a few topics for warm-up before diving into the main discussion: "What famous and iconic comics have you still not read?" TOPICS:Dan Slott leaves Fantastic Four - 00:01:58She-Hulk, Disney+, and HBO Max - 00:13:19Milestone Generations documentary review- Read More