Tales from the Short Box

Top Stories: Hellions #5 and We Live #1. Also, a deep dive into the Summers family tree, mutant swamp monsters, and what will Cacey mutate into? Pull List (With Spoiler Time Stamps): 00:11:34 – Hellions #5 00:30:22 – Devil's Red Bride #1 00:38:32 – New Mutants #13 00:51:08 – Dracula MotherF***** 01:01:40 – Cable #5 01:16:30 – Vain #1 01:23:33 – Bleed Them Dry #4 01:30:38 – Usagi Yojimbo #13 01:37:...

Top Stories: Legend of the Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular #1 and Marauders #13. Also, bad relationship advice, an out of place Alpha Flight reference, and the potential new Jar-Jar of X of Swords. Pull list (with spoiler time stamps): 00:08:44 – Thor #8 00:19:25 – Locke and Key in Pale Battalions Go #1 00:29:29 – Fire Power #4 00:40:18 – Black Widow #2 00:48:33 – TMNT Best of Raphael 00:55:48 –...

Top Stories: Department of Truth #1 and X-Force #4. The gang has dessert first and jump right into Dept of Truth. Also, Adam tries his very best to recap the first two issues of X-Ray Robot, RJ gives us a wild history lesson about an underrated WWII hero, and more X-Men madness. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 00:04:56 – Dept of Truth #1 00:25:16 – Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio 00:33:51 – Sh...

Top Story: X of Swords Creation #1. Also, the gang celebrates the autumn equinox with some of our favorite spooky and witchy books new and old. Pull list (with spoiler time stamps): 00:06:03 – Autumnal #1 00:18:40 – An Unkindness of Ravens #1 00:26:21 – Justice League Dark 00:40:10 – Shadow Service #2 00:41:03 – Miles to Go #1 00:48:12 – Wynd #4 00:59:29 – Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Something Wick...

Top Stories: Excalibur #12 and Finger Guns #5. Also how many nicknames did we come up with for Chip Zdarsky (seriously someone tell us, we lost count), Daddy Grampocalyps, and Adam writes an episode description for an episode he wasn't on! Pull List (with Spoiler Timestamps): 00:06:36 – Ice Cream Man Quarantine Comics Special 00:07:28 – Thor #7 00:17:01 – Heavy #1 00:23:52 – G.I. Joe #8 00:38:00 –...

Top Stories: Fire Power #3 and We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1. Also, microwaved food mishaps, Sex-robot beta testing, and a possible rabbit heel turn. 00:09:05 – Sea of Stars #6 00:17:41 – Hellblazer: Rise and fall #1 00:29:27 – Harley Quinn Black White and Red #11 00:39:22 – Be Gay Do Comics 00:50:44 – Lonely Receiver #1 01:04:57 – Die #13 01:20:20 – the dreaming waking hours #2 01:34:15...

Top Stories: Hellions#3 and X-Men #11. Also, mutant beanie babies, Shaun learns about Mojo World, and racehorse unicorn breeding. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 00:10:49 – Justice League Dark #25 00:19:32 – Hellblazer #9 00:27:37 – Daredevil Annual #1 00:40:49 – X-Factor #2 00:57:11 Amethist #5 01:04:14 – Plunge #6 01:14:11 – Wynd #3 01:28:27 – TMNT #108 01:35:22 – That Texas Blood #3 01:40...

Three Top Stories this week! Thor #6, Wonder Woman:Dead Earth #4, and Excalibur #11. Also, Adam Pitches his worst idea (again), X-Men Philly shout outs, and relatable post apocalyptic dystopias. Pull List (With Spoiler Time Stamps): 00:08:52 – Once and Future #10 00:16:04 – G.I. Joe #7 00:26:36 – Cable #3 00:36:42 – Shadow Service #1 00:44:15 – A Man Among ye #2 00:52:58 – Artemis and the Assassin...

Top Stories are Marauders #11 and Empyre #5. Lots of Empyre and X-Men Books this week. One of them is both! Plus lots more. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 00:07:55 – X-Men Empyre #3 00:19:11 – Captain Marvel #19  00:32:11 – Billionaire Island #4  00:39:53 – The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist   00:47:25 – Something is Killing the Children #9 00:57:09 – Discussion about the curren...

We sit down with best selling author and illustrator Brian Brown to discuss his new book "Child Star." We also talk about some of his other works such as "Andre the Giant: Life and legend," and "Cannabis: the Illegalization of Weed in America." Brian also talks with us about some projects he has coming up, so you don't want to miss this one.

Top Stories: Empyre #4 and Finger Guns #4. Also, Cacey records an EVP, Adam airs his grievances about the original Superman films, and beloved childhood classics get a terrifying makeover. 00:10:38 – Coffin Bound #5  00:17:54 – Ice Cream Man #20 00:27:37 – Usagi Yojimbo #11  00:34:05 – Black Cat #12 00:39:45 – Giant Size X- Men Phantomex #1  00:50:56 – Vampire the Masquerade #1  00:57:26 – Money S...

Top Stories: X-Factor#1 and Pulp. Also, Kool-Aid Man biology, Adam incorrectly recollects a movie after watching the first five minutes, and Infinite mermaid fish fillets. Pull List (With Spoiler Time Stamps)  00:10:26 – Black Magic #12  00:16:31 – Hedrra #1 00:21:15 – Bleed them Dry #2  00:35:10 TMNT #107 00:44:10 – TMNT Annual 00:50:36 – Hellblazer #8   00:57:32 – Lost Soldiers #1 01:05:08 – Cab...

The gang sits down with the creative team behind one of our new favorite books, Finger Guns! New issue out this week!

Top Stores are Hellions #2 and Emperor Hulkling #1. Also, a 20 sided Earth? Magneto with claws? A million millipedes wearing tiny cowboy hats? Tune in and find out! Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 00:05:52 – Decorum #3 00:13:28 – Empyre X-Men 00:24:58 – Amethyst #4 00:34:15 – Usagi Yogimbo #10 00:40:26 – Die #12 00:42:36 – Daredevil #21 00:49:57 – Wynd #2  01:00:50 –  Justice League Dark #24...

Top Stories: Empyre #1 and Superman's Pan Jimmy Olsen #12. Also, Adam saves a bird, Magneto buys an island, and we say goodbye to one of our favorite titles. Pull list (with spoiler time stamps: 00:04:29 – TMNT #106 00:21:23 – Once and Future #9 00:25:36 – Giant Size X-Men Magneto #1 00:38:09 – Undone By Blood #4 00:47:52 – Family Tree #7 00:58:20 – Space Riders: Vortex of Darkness #2 01:03:24 – i...

Top Stories: Finger Guns #3 and Adventureman #2. Also, pharmaceutical discoveries, Adam still can't say wendigo, and the gang unpacks some heavy topics. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps: 00:10:05 – Money Shot #6 00:19:35 – Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics 00:38:24 – Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Something Wicked #2 00:46:00 – No One's Rose #3 00:56:20 – X-Force #10 01:01:46 – Doom P...

No Top Stories this week, but that doesn't mean there wasn't plenty of great books to chat about. Also, Adam eats poison ivy, Rj gives us an update on his full read through of X-Men, and Robert Kirkman is a swell guy. Pull list (with spoiler time stamps): 00:12:19 – God Damned: The Virgin Brides #1  00:19:28 – Ghostbusters Year one #4  00:24:20 – Firepower #1 00:35:20 – Negan Lives! #1  00:43:44 –...

Top Stories: Marvel Snapshots Captain America and Thor #5. Also, The Ever-Lovin' Blue Eyed John Carpenter's The Thing, an absolute genre salad of an issue one, and some Turtle 'ships we've been waiting forever for. Pull List (With spoiler Time Stamps): 00:05:14 – Batman: The Smile Killer #1  00:14:05 – That Texas Blood #1 00:24:12 –  Bleed them Dry #1 00:31:55 – Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #11 00:4...

Top Stories: Wonder Woman Dead Earth #3 and Wynd #1. Also, prescription hats, Kaiju Bebop and Rocksteady, and a discussion on the pronunciation of "Gigantapede" and "Wendigo" Pull list (with spoiler time stamps): 00:12:36 – Dying is easy #5 00:19:33 – Strange Adventures #2 00:31:43 – TMNT Power Rangers #5 00:38:42 – A Man Among Ye #1  00:44:43 – Ludocrats #2 00:54:08 – Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 ...

Top Stories: Adventureman #1 and Excalibur #10. We're back… again, as we recover from some outages and some protest adventures. Also, weird targeted ads, Batman's Jammies, and broken X-men Realities. Pull list (with spoiler time stamps): 00:05:29 – Decorum #2 00:09:23 – Daredevil #20 00:14:28 – Faithless II #1  00:21:20 – Batman the Adventure Continues #1 00:29:57 – Something is Killing the Childr...

Top Story: Marauders #10. Also, the power and glory of the He-Force, comic book smell, and Adam writes an angry letter about getting the same happy meal toy too many times in a row. Spoiler Time Stamps are back!! 00:04:24 – Bog Bodies 00:10:34 – TMNT Urban Legends #23 00:14:29 – Basket Full Of Heads #7  00:24:53 – He-Man and the Masters of the Multi-Verse #6 00:30:21 – G.I. Joe #6  00:35:;10 – But...

The gang is finally back! we've gotten the kinks worked out of our remote recording setups and we are ready to dig into the first batch of new comics in quite a while. Top Stories: Ludocrats #1 and Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #10. (Adam did not make spoiler time stamps. So uh… spoilers ahead…)

The Gang gets together via Zoom to talk about what we've been reading and share a few stories and funny moments during our government mandated isolation. We also discuss ways you can support your local comic shop during this difficult time for the industry at large.

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Top Stories – Strange Adventures #1 and Strange Academy #1 (lots of #1s this week.) Also Catfish Bernie Sanders, Emmaception, and Cacey shares some opinions about the ultra-wealthy. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 00:06:49 – Daredevil #19 00:18:06 – Billionaire Island #1 00:33:06 – Red Sonja #14 00:42:25 – Ghostbusters: Year One #2 00:53:31 – Join The Future #1 01:00:58 – King of Nowhere #1...