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
James Cameron 2099
The crew gets candid when talking about their fans and share an important update. Ed gives his official review of Alita: Battle Angel and Badr stirs up some chaos.
Fetish Con
The whole crew is here this week to discuss the latest comic & pop-culture headlines and news: Ashley defends Punisher season 2, Affleck exits Batman, and George Perez gets a Short Box sendoff.
Celebrity Supermax
The Bags & Boards crew assemble to help Walt manage his comic pull-list, shuffle through X-men rabbit holes, and debate, Is Wolverine a nice guy?
Dragon Ball Super: Broly Review
Badr, Drew, and Chris chat after their screening of the new Dragon Ball Super movie. The group talks about Broly's new origin story and what it means for fans and the future of the franchise.
Privilege Journal
Our semi-new segment makes a podcast world-premiere, the Punisher's real journal is unearthed, and a fake news scandal rocks the Short Box Network!
The Alpha
The crew looks back at 2018 one last time to highlight and take the best pop-culture and comic book trends into 2019. Cesar also gives a harsh crash course into what the 80's really was like, while Ed navigates Bandersnatch, and Badr shares TMI
A Fisherman's Dream
Badr and Drew toast (again and again) to one more last episode of the year by discussing their least favorite comic book TV series, best comic series of the month, and reviewing Aquaman's place in the DCEU.
Ep.268 "Artist Spotlight: Stan Lee Tribute Pt.2"
The second part of our tribute picks back up with the creation of Spider-Man and covers Stan's rise to prominence among college students, Hollywood, and the rest of the world.
Into the Spider-Verse
Badr and Cesar share their thoughts on "Into the Spider-Verse" immediately after their 1st viewing,and Ashley reviews the latest Avengers and Captain Marvel trailers, while giving a crash course on Harry Potter in the 2nd-half.
Ep.266 "Artist Spotlight: Stan Lee Tribute Pt.1"
For everything Stan "The Man" Lee has done for comics and what he means to us, it shouldn't come as a surprise that he gets a special two-part series. 'Nuff Said!
Nerd Holiday Guide
If you're looking for great comic-books, merch, and stocking stuffers for yourself or that special fanboy/girl in your life, we got you covered! Four local comic-shops and GAAM help steer us in the right direction for the holidays.
Black Friday
After scoring some great deals, Badr & Drew converse about the latest comic-book happenings, X-men X-Termination, Hellboy, and anticipation for the upcoming Spider-Man Spider-Verse movie
Born Again Live
This episode was recorded during our live show that took place at Coliseum of Comics Jax. The crew got to talk about Frank Miller's classic Daredevil story arc surrounded by fellow comic heads, fans, and friends!
John Poveromo
Standup comedian and writer, John Poveromo, stops by before his show to talk about his comedy beginnings, inspirations, and to fanboy out on the genius of the X-Men animated series.
Ep.221 "Artist Spotlight: Alex Ross (Mythology)"
The 4th installment of our artist spotlight series is dedicated to the proclaimed "Norman Rockwell" of comics, Alex Ross. The crew dives into his career, highlights, and the elements of what makes his art revered by so many.
Pog Hustler
Ashley settles the debate between Namor or Aquaman, Badr gets horology wrong, and Cesar teaches him a hard lesson about comedy.
The Devil You Know
Badr and Cesar review Daredevil Season 3 in its entirety episode-by-episode. These reviews are also available as videos, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel!
Family Friendly
This episode was recorded onsite at M.O.S.H. in front of our first live audience. Topics include the new Hellboy promo, Venom movie review, and a Q&A segment. A huge shout-out to the audience and museum staff that helped make this one happen!
Nate Does Short Box
One of Jacksonville's most prolific food bloggers, Nate Does Food, stops by to talk with us about his start, food and restaurant recommendations, Jax hidden gems, and the true cost of making a dream a reality.
Batdickgate
ShaggyBlack joins us to share his hot takes and review of the new Captain Marvel trailer, Joker origin movie, and we address Batman's Bat-Pole backlash!
Hall of Heroes
Paul Bourcier & GAAM Ryan join us to talk about two premiere events taking place at MOSH in less than two weeks! The Hall of Heroes exhibit and Retro Hero GAAM Night will be here before you know it, so let us get you spun up on why you should go.
Jason's Second Chance
Max Michaels stops by to announce the return of Ancient City Con and what to expect, and brings along Jason Marsden to talk about his voice acting career and Young Justice!
Ashley's Pyramid Scheme
The crew reunites for an overdue opportunity to play catch up on personal matters, review the latest pop culture headlines and comic book news, and hear-out Ashley's get-rich advice.
