The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show

Malcolm "The Mayor" Jackson joins Badr and Drew for a 2hr-long conversation with a wide-array of topics including Kung-Fu flicks, Gundam, Age of Apocalypse, the Eisner Award nominations , and Malc's experience with the  recent protests. Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free listening, bonus episodes, and merch? Consider becoming a patron !  Stay up-to-date on the...

Four months after his Short Box first appearance , Bryan Brumleve returns to talk more about being a new comic collector, allowing Badr and Cesar to step into the shoes of a new fan, and share their tips on navigating the expanse world of comic books. Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free listening, bonus episodes, and merch? Consider becoming a patron !  Stay up-to-date on the...

This crew reunites for their first in-person recording since March! Shaggy Black joins as a guest co-host, as part of his last weekend in Jax, to help cover recent news and headlines. Check out the time-stamps below for topics: Topics by timestamps:  Newsarama joining GamesRadar - 00:10:01 Justice League Synder Cut - 00:17:51 HBO Max - 00:32:16  Champion Segment - 01:09:40  Want to support the sho...

The full crew is back to discuss recent news & announcements, their first bad comic book experience, and catch-up on listener emails. Check out the timestamps below for key topics: Comic Shops reopening -  00:07:50 SFWA adding Comic Book writers - 00:23:00 Mark Waid & Neal Adams Fantastic Four comic - 00:28:31 Sandman audio series - 00:30:53 Junji Ito coming to Adult Swim - 00:40:09 Listen...

Cesar hosts part two of our Hotline episode featuring more Short Box friends and patrons. Find out what comics, movies, books, and activities fellow listeners are championing this round.  Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free listening, bonus episodes, and merch? Consider becoming a patron !  Stay up-to-date on the latest Short Box episodes and happenings by following us on soci...

Ryan Paul Thompson of the video game culture and charity company, GAAM, calls in for a conversation about E3, Fortnite, and other video game industry news. Ryan informs us how he's adapting GAAM events to continue serving the gaming community, and chats about the influence of the Marvel vs Capcom series. Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free listening, bonus episodes, and m...

This episode is dedicated to our patrons , longtime listeners, and SBX alumni. We invited a few of them to call into the SBX hotline to champion the comics, videogames, animes, books, and projects that have kept them busy during quarantine. Some of them are running a business amid this pandemic, some are helping their communities, and so much more. A big shout-out to everyone that called in!  (P.S...

Our True Believer tier patrons voted Frank Frazetta, as the winner of the first artist spotlight episode this year.  Frazetta is considered by many as the God father of sword and sorcery fantasy art. He has created iconic works for not only comic books, but also movie posters, paper book covers, paintings, and album covers.  You've probably been mesmerized by his work and didn't even kno...

Altered Egos comic shop owner and fellow podcaster, Jonathan Bates, called in to chat about Diamond's recent announcement postponing all future comic shipments and what customers can do to help local shops. Jonathan discussed how he's navigating his business during this pandemic, and recommended a handful of titles to check out while isolating Want to support the show in exchange for com...

Thomas Tenney joins us for our first interview episode of the year to share some stories from his extensive comic career, including co-creating Marvel's Force Works series ,  drawing for AC/DC, working on Shudder's Creepshow, and lessons learned from the  comicbook greats. Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free listening, bonus episodes, and merch? Consider becoming a p...

Drew and Badr share how they've been passing the time while social distancing (0:12:14) , and finally get a chance to talk in-depth with Mecca Tha Marvelous (0:46:53), 1/2 of the show's  music team, about his anime picks, music production , and contributions to the podcast Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free listening, bonus episodes, and merch? Consider becoming a p...

The crew is back to cover another week of comic headlines and news including comic convention cancellations (0:15:30), The Last of Us TV series (0:22:33), and an update on the New Mutants and Thor movies (0:30:23). A big shout-outs to our guest photographer, Duval Joe , for stopping by this episode. Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free listening, bonus episodes, and merch? Cons...

The crew is back to catch-up on the latest comic headlines and more. Topics covered in this episode include Dan Didio's departure from DC Comics (0:21:27), Bob Igor's retirement from Disney (0:44:04), Toy Fair 2020 highlights (0:48:56), and questions from listeners (1:04:20). Listen to this episode to hear how you can win a pair of 3-day passes to Collective-Con ! Click here to text us F...

The Short Box crew unite to discuss the upcoming Disney+ MCU shows (0:06:40), a new comic publisher (BAD IDEA) on the scene (0:43:32), Birds of Prey (1:06:21), Wally West as Dr. Manhattan (0:52:31) and Drew's salty loathing for Sam Raimi (0:29:50).   Want to support the show in exchange for commercial-free listening, bonus episodes, and merch? Consider becoming a Short Box patron !  Stay up-t...

We invited an emerging fanboy and new comic book reader on the show to talk about his journey so far, navigating comic book culture, and starting a comic collection. If you've ever asked : “How does a new person get into comics?”, this episode is for you!   Want to support the show in exchange for bonus episodes and merch? Consider becoming a patron !  Stay up-to-date on the latest Short Box...

We decided to try something different this week with a commentary episode about everyone's favorite flaming-skull bike rider film. That's right, we went through the painstaking, but humorous, task of re watching 2007's Ghost Rider movie . Watch along with us (it's available on Netflix , commentary starts at the 00:17:59 mark),  and play the most lethal superhero-movie drinking...

The Bag & Board Boys (Badr, Drew, and Walt) are reunited to discuss Marvel's big upcoming comic event, Empyre , and two new X-men series on the horizon.  As well as list their most anticipated 2020 pop-culture offerings Want to support the show in exchange for bonus episodes and merch? Consider becoming a patron !  Stay up-to-date on the latest Short Box episodes and happenings by followi...

Our first episode of 2020 finds us chatting about the latest comic book & movie headlines/news of the year so far, and Shaggy Black talks about his short-lived internet fame. Check out the timestamps below for specific topics: TIMESTAMPS: Morbius leaked image (*pre-trailer)  - 00:12:15 Dr. Strange 2  - 00:20:56 Christian Bale/Beta Ray Bill casting- 0027:40 The New Mutants movie - 00:36:00 DC C...

Our last episode of the year is a special artist spotlight (as voted by our Patrons!) on the life and career of comic book legend, and icon, Will Eisner.  We discuss his influence, and most critically acclaimed bodies of work: A Contract with God (00:10:46) & The Spirit (1:22:41 mark). Want to support the show in exchange for bonus episodes and merch? Consider becoming a patron !  Stay up-to-d...

Lars & Warren join Badr and Cesar for an in-depth review ( SPOILER WARNING! ) of the latest Star Wars Rise of the Skywalker movie, and discuss what's next for the franchise. Check out the time stamps below to avoid spoilers: 00:07:54 - 01:45:34 - Star Wars Review 01:45:37 - (Spoiler Free), Emails 01:52:30 - (Spoiler Free) Champion Season Segment 2:12:56 - Special Message from Palpatine Wa...

This episode contains audio from the TEDxFSCJ event : Unmasked! We had the opportunity to host the panel alongside some of our favorite SBX alumni and  hometown representatives of the geek/nerd scene.  The panel revolved around comics, cosplay, and conventions, and how these fandoms have become defining icons of today's popular culture.  Want to support the show in exchange for bonus episodes...

The crew review the third episode of The Mandalorian and catch up on this week's latest headlines and news. Ashley also reveals the next Patreon gift and explains the origin of her beef with James Franco.  Timestamps : Mandalorian Ep.3 review - 00:12:57 Channing Tatum & Maxx -  00: 38:30 Ultraman x Marvel -  00:49:10 Nickelodeon x Netflix -  00: 53:55 Robocop Sequel -  00: 56:57 #Releaset...

Assistant GM of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp , Noel Blaha, stops by to talk about the club's latest campaign, and custom comic book: Into the Shrimpverse . The project introduces Captain Crustacean and Dr. Cocktail Sauce into the Shrimp's expanding character universe.  Noel also finds time to chat about baseball's rich history in Jax and it's ties to comic books and Americana....

Our special guest Star Wars correspondent, Lars Lundquist, joins us to talk about the initial launch of Disney +, and a deep dive into the first two episodes of the Mandalorian and extended universe lore Join us for our upcoming TedxFSCJ: Unmasked event on December 5th at the Museum of Science & History Planetarium.  You can register for FREE tickets using Eventbrite or Facebook .  Want to sup...

The crew is reunited in full to recap the Comic-Swap food-drive (thank you to everyone that attended!), talk about their upcoming TedX event (December 5th), discuss the latest headlines (see the timestamps below), and listen to Cesar share an intimate memory from his childhood thanks to a listener email.  Timestamps: Comic-Swap Recap - 0:08:30 Batman Casting - 0:23:20 Moon Knight - 0:30:45 G4 Docu...