The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show
Can’t make it to your local comic shop? The Short Box Podcast brings the comic shop experience straight to your headphones.
Join host Badr Milligan every Wednesday for comic book news, reviews, and in-depth interviews with the writers, artists, and creators behind your favorite comics. Discover new releases, hear the stories behind how comics are made, and stay connected to comic book culture.
Whether you’re a longtime collector or casual reader, The Short Box is your New Comic Book Day companion and a must-listen comic book podcast for fans and collectors.
Join The Short Box Nation at Patreon.com/theshortbox for bonus episodes and exclusive perks.
Episodes
610 episodes
Ep.282 Forceworks with Thomas Tenney
Thomas Tenney joins us for our first interview episode of the year to share some stories from his extensive comic career, including co-creating
Ep.281 "Nerd Distancing"
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...
Ep.280 "Fantastic Four"
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...
Ep.279 "Suck A Duck"
The crew is back to catch-up on the latest comic headlines and more. Topics covered in this episode include Dan Didio's departure from DC Comics (0:21:27), Bob Igor's retirement from Disney (0:44:04), Toy Fair 2020 highlights (0:48:56), and que...
Ep.278 "Salty Sunday"
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:...
Ep.277 "Die A Fan"
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 ...
Ep.276 "Penance Stare"
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
Ep.275 "The Rumblings"
The Bag & Board Boys (Badr, Drew, and Walt) are reunited to discuss Marvel's big upcoming comic event, Empyre, and two new...
Ep.274 "The Living Meme"
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:TIME...
Ep.273 "Artist Spotlight: Will Eisner (Dropsie Avenue)"
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 w...
Ep.272 "Rise of the Short Boxers"
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:...
Ep.271 "Unmasked"
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&nb...
Ep.270 "My Mando"
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<...
Bonus Episode: Into the Shrimpverse
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 Shrimpv...
Ep.269 "I Have Spoken"
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 TedxF...
Ep.268 "Little Turbo"
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 i...
Ep.267 "Raunch Bomb"
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 ...
Ep.266 "Head Nerd In Charge"
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 speci...
Ep.265 "Comic-Con with Latwan"
We invited Latwan Holland from the River City Gaming Squad, to talk about some select topics from New York Comic-Con, and X-men. Topics including: <...
Ep.264 "Amanda Miller Interview"
To celebrate Wasabi-Con 's 8th year taking place later this month, we interviewed one of their returning guests, Amanda Miller! She is be...
Bonus Episode: Gerald Home Interview
We teamed up with Ancient City Con to record an interview with Gerald Home! The actor responsible for playing not one, but two Calamari ch...
Ep.263 "Artist Spotlight: George Perez (The Nice Guy)"
George Perez was selected as the topic for our latest Artist Spotlight series, thanks to our Patrons! The crew shared their favorite moments in comics penciled by the legend and deep dive into the extensive career, and many contributions provid...
Bonus Episode: Introducing Jax to Jax
BONUS EPISODE!Toni Smailagic is on a mission to introduce Jacksonville to Jacksonville. He's the creator of Cre8Jax, one of the best photographers...
