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.
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Episodes
610 episodes
Ep.260 Box Office Potential
Shaggy Black fills-in to help us recap GAAM night and discuss the latest New Mutants' movie news, plagiarism accusations against Hickman and House of X, and starts an unnecessary Popeyes vs Chik-Fil-A "dialogue". Timestamps:
Ep.259 "Bart of Darkness"
We sat down with Warren Evans aka the Bart of Darkness himself. Warren is the creator and owner of one of the most prolific Simpsons fan & collector pages around. He shared what it takes to foster an extensive online community, details abou...
Ep.258 "The Super Drought"
The crew discuss this week's latest headlines including the road to Spawn #300 and the future of DC comics under AT&T, and finally get around to talking about The Boys. Timestamps:@11:10 - Theme park stories@17:13 - Spa...
Ep.257 "Newish Comics"
Badr, Cesar, and Drew review a few of their favorite new comic book series including House of X, Superman Year One, Batman Last Knight on Earth, and Batman Curse of the White Knight; all great jumping on points for new and classic readers alike...
Ep.256 Philistine-Con 2019
Ep.256 - The crew recap Comic-Con, squeal in excitement over the latest MCU Phase 4 news, and question Cesar's taste in musicals, with special guest co-host, Shaggy Black!Want to support the show in exchange for bonus episodes an...
Ep.255 "Artist Spotlight: Todd Mcfarlane (In Todd We Trust)"
Todd Mcfarlane gets the artist spotlight treatment in our latest installment of the series. His iconic work for DC, Marvel, and Image are all discussed in detail, and his many business ventures too
GAAM E3 Recap
Ryan Paul Thompson recaps in detail the GAAM team's E3 experience this year and provides an insightful look into what it takes to plan for and succeed at the event
Old Guy Hour
Cesar and Ed bond over old guy music and both shed a tear hearing Badr's comic book tastes mature. The crew also cover Vertigo's cancellation, Moon Knight casting rumors, and Marvel's tricky new Spider-Man roll-out
Comics, Generally Crossover
The Ohio-based comic book podcast duo, Comics, Generally, unite with the SBX for a podcast crossover episode! The two teams talk podcasting, conventions, and recount their Heroes-Con experience in detail.
"The Demmy's"
Cesar creates a new type of award in celebration of all the topics covered in this week's Short Box Stories segmentWant more and to support the show? Consider becoming a patron!
The Demmy's
Cesar creates a new type of award in celebration of all the topics covered in this week's Short Box Stories segment
Game of Thrones Last Watch
The crew perform their last Game of Thrones special episode by discussing the documentary and recounting their favorite heroes and deaths of the season and series
Creepshow
This episode contains audio from our joint LIVE podcast show with the Straight Chilling podcast! Centered around the movie and comic adaptation of the George A. Romero and Stephen King horror movie classic, CREEPSHOW
Game of Thrones Episode 6 Reaction
The crew review the last episode of this season and try their best to channel their emotions while Ed demands Wormbowl!
Game of Thrones Episode 5 Reaction
Confusion, skepticism, and a slew of other emotions are shared by the crew after this episode. Badr shares his worst season-finale prediction yet and the top 5 survivor list is revisited
TKO by Tze Chun
This interview with Gotham writer/director and TKO Studios co-founder, Tze Chun, has been long awaited and we’re happy to finally talk with the man behind our favorite new comic publisher about TKO, Batman, and representation
Game of Thrones Episode 4 Reaction
The crew review episode four still in shock and discuss Daenery's possible spiral into madness, and champion power moves by Cersei and Sansa.
The Other Avengers Endgame Review
Badr, Cesar, Drew, and Walt go into even more detail about their reaction and review of Avengers Endgame and speculate what could be next for the MCU
Game of Thrones Episode 3 Reaction & Review
The crew have a very emotional recap of episode 3 and share their top 5 survivor list. Plus, bonus interview with Miltos Yerolemou, aka Syrio Forel, included!
Sanford Greene Interview
Sanford Greene's artwork has graced the pages for MANY comic book publishers. The talented artist shared a few minutes to talk about his creator owned work, working with the legendary Pete Rock, and his thoughts on Luke Cage
Ep.243 "Artist Spotlight: Bernie Wrightson"
In anticipation for our upcoming Creepshow focused live show in May we pay homage to horror artist master in the latest installment of our artist spotlight series.
Remix To The Remix
The crew talk about the finished Disney and Fox deal and what it means for Marvel and the movies. Ed talks in depth about his ideal Shang Chi movie and Walt calls in to share his excitement about Hickman's return to Marvel.
Umbrella Academy
Badr, Cesar, and a very special guest review episode one of the new Netflix series, Umbrella Academy
