We were going to take this week off, but DC Fandome was too good an event not to record. And instead of trying to cover every announcement that came out of the event, we focused on our favorite and most anticipated projects and movies, and of course: Batman (00:13:54)Support the Read More
We decided to officially celebrate the spoooky season with a show & tell of our favorite horror comics (see our picks below), but the real scare, came in the form of a frightening email we received this week (01:07:57) Plus, regular segments: Fistful of Comics (00:48:30) & Champion Season (01:14:52) Read More
Is John Stewart the best Green Lantern? That's what we aim to answer as part of our contribution to the Justice League-themed podcast crossover event: UNITE THE SEVEN. Join us as we explore the logical creation of the character by comic legend Neal Adams, Stewart's military ties, and how Phil Read More
Badr invites Chris Hacker, co-host of The Oblivion Bar podcast, to talk about the new Hawkeye trailer (00:03:42), his Mt. Rushmore of comic artists (00:17:33), finding comradery in the military and comic community (00:31:42), and his master plan to unite seven incredible comic podcasts for an event unlike any other Read More
Comic book writer, Jeremy Holt, joins Badr this week to describe their 12 yr journey working in the industry, finding inspiration in unpacked trauma, Asian representation, NYC restaurants, and describes how it feels to have their first Image series ( Made in Korea ) and first Marvel publication (Marvel Voices: Read More
The crew spend the first half of the episode highlighting Shang-Chi's comic origin and his dubious ties to the pulp villain, Fu Manchu, as well as Asian representation in comics, Gene Luen Yang's updated version of the character, and how it all ties into the upcoming movie. The crew also Read More
This episode was originally released for our Patreon community as the sixth episode of our new spin-off series: PILOT'S LICENSE, which are episodes dedicated to revisiting popular comic book cartoons and animated shows. We not only rewatched the first episode of the Spawn animated series, but also discussed Spawn's comic Read More
The late great, French comic artist, cartoonist, and writer: Jean Giraud, aka Moebius, is the topic of the 15th installment of our Artist Spotlight series. Cesar sets the stage with a crash course into French comics, and it's rise in popularity post WWII (00:04:34), Ashley sheds light on the role Read More
The crew have a show and tell of their favorite stories from the What If comic series, and Ed steals the show with an absurd Conan pick (00:17:32). Also, Badr shares some interesting tidbits about the upcoming Disney+ show (00:49:32), and teams-up with Cesar to review the new Suicide Squad Read More
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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
