Shortbox Summary

Sean returns for the penultimate arc of Astonishing X-Men. Two of the biggest talents at Marvel are supported by an amazing team of letterers, colorists, and editors for a story that's... strictly fine? This is one of the most confusing arcs in this era of Marvel, because it is highly dependent upon you doing your homework and reading 50 issues of X-Men going back a few years... and if you didn't,...

CARLOS RETURNS. Dude has recommended I read a lot of books, and none of them have been bad, so when Carlos brought up Spider-man/Doctor Octopus Year One, I had to check it out. It's a retelling of a single issue of Amazing Spider-man 3 from 1963 across multiple issues, so we go back, and cover the first appearance of the character, and this delightful miniseries from 2004 made just in time for the...

Richard returns to Shortbox Summary to finish our discussion about Batman Hush. It's one of the best selling comics of the 2000's, but is it good? Well, yes, but mostly no. Usually no. Is it your first Batman comic? If so, yes, it's good... ish. See how we landed on our opinions!

We take a break from Marvel to talk about one of the hottest books of the early 2000's, Batman HUSH by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee! It's one of the most important comics of the last 20 years, but is it any good? Well, yes and no. Special guest Richard Fairgray makes his Shortbox debut to discuss what works and what doesn't in this deep dive back to the year 2002. Strap in, champions, this is a long one!...

It's 2003, and the last major comic book movie to come out this year wasn't a Marvel or DC superhero, but The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! This movie was HOSED upon release but y'know what? It's actually pretty decent. Listen to George, Aaron, and Collin break down why. Follow Shortbox Summary on twitter at @purplebird616

CARLOS RETURNS to discuss the second half of the disproportionately maligned Spider-man crossover, THE OTHER. Peter is dead... or is he? We talk about our feelings on the controversial Spidey story, how it ended, other Spidey stories to check out, and what's to come down the pipeline for your friendly neighborhood Spider-man. Please follow Carlos on twitter at @carlos_esconde and Shortbox Summary...

The Parker Luck is never a good thing but seldom has it been this bad! In fact, things were so bad, we had to bring in a Peter Parker expert to help break everything down in THE OTHER (Evolve or Die): a Spider-man crossover event! Find Carlos on Twitter at @carlos_esconde and hit up him up with any Spider-man questions you may have!

The Jackalope crew is back together to discuss a certified banger of a movie - X2 X-Men United! Put your shoes on and take a walk with us back to 2003, when movies were shot on location or had sets built and the effects were more or less practical. Guests: Aaron, Marty, Kyle

Wolverine is mad. Really mad. But that's ok because his claws are sharp. REALLY SHARP! He's on the revenge path and I've got some buddies from @LastComicShop to talk about it! From the minds of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., and the voices of Chad Smith and Andy Larson, here's an extra special episode of Shortbox Summary, please enjoy!

On November 10, 2022, beloved voice actor Kevin Conroy passed away. Although a working actor for more than 40 years, he's probably best known for his portrayal of Bruce Wayne and Batman on WB's Batman: The Animated Series. My friend Collin stops by Studio H to help me talk about Mask of the Phantasm, a landmark film for the character, for animation, and the start of something special from WB.

It's movie week again at Shortbox! This week Aleah and George tackle Daredevil from 2003, starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, and Collin Farrell in... honestly, we didn't live this movie. There's a lot to like. Maybe. Sort of. Butttt we did have a great time talking about the movie because it is 2003 as hell and this podcast is all about that post Y2K life.

It smashed the box office, but was it any good? And Lee gave us an incredible Bruce Banner story with a Hulk story of questionable-quality. It's the perfect movie for Marty, Aaron, Kyle, and George to break down, seeing it for the first time in nearly 20 years (and in Kyle's case, the first time ever.)

Andy Larson of @LastComicShop fame stops by the studio to talk all things WOLVERINE in Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s impressively violent story, Wolverine: Enemy of the State! The first half of what would become a year long run on the title features undead ninjas, psychic boogymen, a resurgent HYDRA death cult, and a plot to end the line of heroes in the Marvel Universe once and for all! You w...

The long-awaited return to the story of the Young Avengers! Austin (from Frame Skip, a video game podcast) returns to the studio to dish on the finale of Young Avengers Vol. 1. We get the origins of our heroes, their connections to to Avengers history, and what happens when an intergalactic war kicks off in downtown Manhattan! Strap in, this one gets exciting, emotional, and explosive!

Robert Smothers III, creator of the graphic novel Broken Planet stops by to let us pick his brain! We cover the inspiration for the story, what it was like actually producing a graphic novel, its themes, and what it pairs best with. This was a super fun conversation with a super talented creator! Check out their work on www.globalcomix.com to help support the sequel!

And then came the Winter Soldier! Robert of Red22 Studios, the creator behind the comic Broken Planet joins us today to talk about the Winter Soldier, how it compares to the movie, International Borders, what it means to "remember everything", and the top banger songs of 2005! Be sure to check out Broken Planet on www.globalcomix.com and give the dude a follow on twitter at @red22studios!

Aleah returns to Shortbox Summary to discuss just what about Spider-man is actually all that amazing and spoilers - it's MJ. Reading Amazing Spider-man 519-524 it's clear how important that relationship is to making AMS feel like a different book than anything else Marvel had on the stands, and this story that so fully integrates MJ into Peter's life as a New Avenger is a great example of why the...

This week we finally talk about everyone's favorite wall-crawler! On the docket is Sam Raimi's Spider-man movie from 2002, starring Toby Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco. It blew up the box office, it blew up bias towards comic book movies, and most importantly - it blew our minds. So please join Aaron, Collin, and George as they break down the significance of this movie 20 y...

Aleah is back at Shortbox Summary to discuss the finale of The Pulse! Jessica Jones gives birth, D-Man makes us sad, Jonah Jameson gets put in his place, and Luke asks Jessica to marry him on this SUPER special episode of Shortbox Summary! We're getting ready for the mega-chaos that is House of M so enjoy the calm-but-not-so-calm-before-the-storm while you can!

Indie comic author Anthony Stokes comes by to drink some wine and get nerdy as hell. We talk about their horror comic, Decay, and address what the best and most underrated comic book movies are.

So far, Shortbox Summary has only covered Marvel comics and movies, but that finally changes! This week, Fabio returns from too many episodes away to hear about what DC was doing after the millennium. These stories are what was happening while Marvel was Secret Warring, House of M'ing, and Secret Invasioning.

FINALLY! The origin of Spider-Woman as told by Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Reed, Jonathan and Joshua Luna, and VC's Cory Petit. In this episode we learn about Jessica Drew's complicated childhood, her bizarre adolescence, and the moment she decided to be a hero. Originally a a disaffected HYDRA youth, she sees the world as presented by Nick Fury and ultimately chooses what kind of person she wants...

The film crew is back to discuss the first sequel on Shortbox Summary - Blade 2! Marty, Aaron, Kyle, and George bark down what this movie meant for the greater comic book adaptation sub-genre that was really about to pop off, what this movie managed to accomplish coming out between the first two Matrix films, and so much more.

Aleah is back in the studio to record a show about the New Avengers! One of the criminals who broke out of the Raft is back in Japan, and he's been chosen by The Hand and Hydra to be their new leader! The Avengers can't let that stand so they enlist the help of a new hero named Ronin to help them out. Meanwhile, who is Spider-woman really working for? How can she be trusted? Get ready as we answer...

A bonus episode! Where we talk about something that happened this week! Marvel dropped a teaser trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder, and friends of the show Seth and Austin stopped by to share how excited they are about it. I explain the general summary of the comic it's based on, and we all get hyped about how hyped we are. Enjoy!