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
Extra Credit
Mega Ran is back to claim his three-peat guest appearance and he's brought friends. Kadesh Flow and Alfred Banks join us hours before their performance to talk touring, new music, and the artistic process behind throwing a show.
Cute Enough For Chili
We talk about Justice League and attempt a spoiler free review of The Punisher. Ashley also shares her top three creepiest interactions at the shop, while Drew discloses his Rosario disdain.
Bags & Boards Vol.5
The 5th installment of our series that pays respect to the Short Box of past reunites Walt and Drew once again to share hot takes, reviews, and opinions on new comics and the latest industry news
The Pullout
The crew reunites to talk about the shakeups going on this week in the comic industry and in our very own backyard. Ed beats out Ashley for obsessive Norse God love, and spoiler warnings for Thor and Stranger Things!
Ep.181 "Artist Spotlight: Mike Mignola (Podcast of Doom)"
The second installment of our Artist Spotlight series is all about the creator of Hellboy and the appropriately named Mignolaverse, Mike Mignola! All things Mignola is the focus for this episode, and we even called a special guest to join in.&n...
The Peoples Choice
Thank you for voting us best local podcast! In return, we try our best to deliver a hard-hitting opinion piece before spiraling into the ridiculousness we're known for. Join us in our round table discussion about Shaq Fu & the merchants of diabetes
The Short Box Meets Agent M
Ryan Penagos aka Agent M joined us to talk about his start at Wizard magazine, working for Marvel and shaping it's digital and social media division, and some of the exciting things going on at the house of ideas!
Ep.178 "Artist Spotlight: Jack "King" Kirby"
The Marvel OG joins us for a celebration of the King of Comics: Jack Kirby. We share our praises, analyze the impact of the King, talk about IT, and get treated by an appearance from Etrigan-Z
Fin Fang Foom Money
Vacations are over and we're back to business! Join us for an in-depth review of The Defenders and an overdue GOT recap, and of course we're one step closer to unearthing Ashley's cover band material.
The New 8-bit Hero
Joe Granato , director of the video-game documentary, "The New 8-bit Heroes", talks with us about the August 11th special Pre-GAAM screening, Nintendo homebrew, and his journey creating a new 8-bit game for the NES.
Penis Parker
Ashley is preparing her Michelle Branch cover band debut while the rest of us take the new Spider-Man movie through our review gauntlet. We also discuss why we want more fast food team-ups in comics, and give a farewell to an American comic staple.
Trust Your DJ Pt.2
Nick Fresh and Mas Appeal join us for part two of our DJ appreciation episode. This time they bring along Duval rap icon, Tough Junkie, for a Tyler Durden style Q&A, and share more DJ stories and pet peeves.
Real Housewives of Comics
We've got a full cast together to discuss Ashley's wild Heroes Con weekend and the trials and tribulations of comic book marriages. We plunge head first into the rabbit hole of the weird and crazy reasons why heroes and companies tie the knot.
#SheIsWonderWoman
We're back in full force with Ashley and Adam back on the mics to tackle the new Black Panther teaser, and finally, give our review of the Wonder Woman movie! Even the Marvel OG makes a guest appearance to give some commentary.
Make GAAM Great Again
Another GAAM event is on the horizon, and that means the return of Ryan and Logan to the show. The GAAM Adventure Show is August 12th, and we wanted to know why you should attend and how to get in cheap. Ryan doesn't hold back on this at all.
Tales From The True North
We took this episode for a ride way up north for an interview with Tony White, the managing editor of Canadian comic book publisher, Chapterhouse. We were then joined by the cool dudes of Reader's Copy and the Comic Book Fiend Club!
Space Chlamydia
We spend some time reviewing the new GOTG movie, as well as recapping our free comic book day activities. Cesar also gives us a stern crash course into the Dark Tower series, and we welcome our new international listeners.
Violent Love
Frank J. Barbiere, writer for Image Comics, joins us to talk about his upcoming FCBD appearance and some of the many titles under his belt, including "Violent Love" Q& "Five Ghosts". Ashley and Ed also share some info on next Saturday's big events.
Trust Your DJ
DJ's Nick Fresh and Mas Appeal take us on a crash course of DJ'ing 101. From what it takes to produce a mix, breaking new records, pet peeves of the job, Soul Train fan clubs, and highlighting The Looseness mix show!
Weekend At Cesar's
Badr brings back Cesar early from recovery, despite doctor's orders, to join the crew in discussing Marvel's controversial PR nightmare this month, diversity, X-Men Gold, and Dr. Doom champions United Airlines.
Coming To a Theater Near You
We spend time discussing the new Spider-Man and IT trailer, while also analyzing the elements of what makes a trailer good or bad. Ed shares his thought's on the current Kong and Godzilla franchise, and Ashley chimes in on Iron Fist.
Bags&Boards Vol.4
It's been a while since Walt & Drew have been in the same room, but they made it happen just in time to beef with Scott Snyder, discuss Thor's worthiness, X-Men conspiracies, and our higher end choices of trap music.
Social Justice League
Adam returns from K'un-Lun alongside the Marvel OG to assist us in discussing the new Justice League Trailer and the Iron Fist Netflix series. There weren't enough snickers to go around for the surly cast, but we've got plenty of emails to read!
