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
Short Box #351: Batman: The Long Halloween (Comic Review)
The 1996 award-winning comic, Batman: The Long Halloween, won our last
Bonus Episode: Q&A Pt.2 with Drew
Drew joins in on the celebration, and talks about his most treasured comics of all time, shares a pitch for his favorite Z-list Marvel character, and recalls his favorite convention memories, and the "grails" that got away. Plus, some Batman &a...
Ep.350 - Q&A Special
To celebrate this epic milestone (350 episodes!!), we answered your questions about our favorite comics of all time, the most treasured items in our collections, and talked about our favorite moments from the past 10 years, in this extra-sized ...
Ep.349 - Bongo Comics with Bill Morrison
Bill Morrison, is a comic artist, the former editor-in-chief of MAD Magazine, and one of the co-founders of Bongo Comics. He joins the show this wee...
Ep.348 - Jim Lee Artist Spotlight
The expansive career of Jim Lee, one of the most revered and respected artists in American comics, is the topic of our latest Artist Spotlight series. We talked about how his work has personally impacted us (00:09:18), the promise he made to hi...
Ep.347 - SBX News ($3M Spider-Man, Astro City, & Batman: Caped Crusader)
We're covering the latest comic news and pop culture headlines from the past month. Topics include: a record setting Spider-Man art piece (00:05:40), Jeff Lemiere's Image exclusive deal (00:14:41), the return of Astro City (00:20:10), Marvel's ...
Bonus Episode: Justice League Unlimited
This week, we're unlocking the Justice League Unlimited episode of our spin-off podcast series: Pilot's License (a bonus series where we discuss the best comic book cartoons and animated series) Topics include:
Ep.346 - Boba Fett & The Star Wars Expanded Universe Spotlight
It's the first recording of the new year, and we discussed a lot of topics in this episode. For starters, we shared our thoughts on the first episode of The Book of Boba Fett (00:08:03), and then talked about the original Expan...
Bonus Episode: Spider-Man: No Way Home Review
After a long unplanned hiatus, we're back to close out the year with an overdue conversation about No Way Home. Spoiler Warning if you haven't seen the movie yet, because we're talking in detail about our favorite scenes, moment...
Ep.345 - Spider-Man Live Show (Sinister Six Spotlight)
This week's podcast is audio from our Spider-Man live show that was recorded in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium at M.O.S.H. , where we talked about each of Spider-Man’s villains set to make a return in the No Wa...
Ep.344 - Radioactive Man with Warren Evans
Warren Evans (of Simpsons is Greater Than) joins the show to talk about Bart Simpson's favorite comic book,
Bonus Episode: Hawkeye Ep.1-2 Reaction
Badr & Drew share their reactions and thoughts about the first two episodes of the new Hawkeye Disney+ show Support the show and buy some Short Box Merch!
Ep.343 - Hawkeye Comic Spotlight
The full crew is back together this week to talk about Matt Fraction & David Aja's seminal 2012 Hawkeye comic run, and its obvious influence on the upcoming Disney...
Ep.342 - SBX News (Disney+ Day, X-men '97, The Incal)
In this episode, we're discussing the new Marvel Studio projects announced from Disney Plus Day(00:05:59), the return of the X-Men animated series (00:19:19), and other comic industry news like Taika Waititi direct...
Ep.341 - Justice League Infinity with Nick Filardi
Nick Filardi has colored for just about every major comic book publisher including DC, Marvel, Image, and Dark Horse. He's currently coloring the
Ep.340 - Eternals Spotlight
The Eternals are making their MCU debut later this week, so we're spotlighting Jack "The King" Kirby's 1976 Eternals ...
BONUS EPISODE: DC Fandome Reaction
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 ...
Ep.339 - Spooky Season (Horror Comics Spotlight)
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)
Ep.338 - Green Lantern (John Stewart) Spotlight
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 explor...
Ep.337 - Unite The Seven with Chris Hacker
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...
Ep.336 - Made in Korea with Jeremy Holt
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 ...
Ep.335 - Shang-Chi Spotlight
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...
Patreon Unlocked: Pilot's License Ep.6 - Spawn
This episode was originally released for our Patreon community as the sixth episode of our new spin-off series: PILOT'S...
