The Short Box: A Comic Book Talk Show

Jan 15 2025 521 ep. 85 mins 182
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The Short Box is the best way to get your weekly dose of comic shop vibes without ever leaving the house! Join your host, Badr Milligan, every Wednesday, for news, reviews, and interviews about comic books and comic culture, and hear exclusive talks with the top comic creators in the world. 

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Short Box Classic: Bill Watterson Artist Spotlight & Calvin Hobbes Retrospective

Jan 15 2025 94 mins  
This episode was originally released in January 2023 as Ep. 379. Dust off your favorite Calvin and Hobbes book, and join us for the latest installment of our artist spotlight series! Today, we're analyzing the life and career of one of comic's most private and beloved creators: Bill Watterson. Hear us talk about our first exposure to Calvin & Hobbes, the best strips to read as

Comics Going Global! A Chat with GlobalComix CEO: Christopher Carter

Jan 01 2025 66 mins  
Christopher Carter is the CEO & Founder of GlobalComix, a new digital comic platform and comic reader app that's quickly growing in popularity among comic fans and comic creators around the world. Chris joins me to talk about the future of digital comics, old-school manga fan forums, hot spots around the globe for indie comics, and how GlobalComix is helping creators around the

(Patreon Episode Unlocked) Comic News Recap with Drew: Battle Beast Returns, Godzilla vs Marvel, and One Piece Lookalikes

Dec 18 2024 61 mins  
This week's episode was originally recorded for Patreon, but it's the holidays, so we're sharing it with everyone! Drew and I celebrated another Friday bonus pod by answering fan mail questions and talking about some recent comic news (Invincible S3 trailer, new Battle Beast series, & Godzilla vs Marvel ). We also get into some random tangents about our favorite gangster movies

The Best Comics of 2024: Early Edition w/ Ben Kingsbury of Gotham City Limit

Dec 04 2024 86 mins  
I'm back at Gotham City Limit for Ep. 443, chatting with everyone's favorite comic shop owner, Ben Kingsbury, about what it was like to run a comic shop in 2024. We talked about what's new at the shop, industry trends we want to see stay/ leave in 2025, and got an early head start on awarding the best-selling books, most pulled titles, and best sleeper comics of the year, stand-out

Short Box Classic: Green Lantern John Stewart Spotlight

Nov 27 2024 99 mins  
In honor of the John Stewart statue that was unveiled this month, this week's episode is a re-release of Ep. 338! Revisit our contribution to the 2021 Justice League-themed podcast crossover event: UNITE THE SEVEN, and join us as we explore the creation of John Stewart by comic legend Neal Adams, Stewart's military ties, and how Phil Lamar's monumental portrayal of the character in

The Worldwide Walt Tour: Fan Mail, Favorite Back-Up Stories, and more!

Nov 20 2024 61 mins  
Walt stops by the show this week, to join Badr & Drew for a long overdue catch-up session! The SBX OGs read some fan mail, and talk about their favorite back-up stories, the state of Spider-Man comics, favorite Tom King books, the genius of Kieron Gillen, and a new segment is introduced this episode that's dedicated to the reading piles/ stacks everywhere.Want more episodes? Li

An Interview with Chris Ryall about Syzygy, Marvel History, and The Mighty Marvel Calendar Book

Nov 13 2024 80 mins  
Chris Ryall, the former President, Publisher, Chief Creative Officer, and Editor-in-Chief of IDW Publishing, and now co-founder of Syzygy Publishing, is on the show this week to talk about his LONG career in comics, working for Kevin Smith, creating Zombies vs Robots & Syzygy with Ashley Wood, and his new book: The Mighty Marvel Calendar Book (available now!)...and Locke &

Talking Astrobots, Transformers, and Marvel UK with writer Simon Furman

Oct 30 2024 65 mins  
Calling-in all the way from the UK, is one of the most recognized and celebrated writers of the Transformers and robot-fiction: Simon Furman (Death's Head, Dragon's Claw, Doctor Who). Simon is on the show this week to talk about the release of his latest mech-inspired comic: Astrobots Vol. 1 (available now!), the 40th Anniversary of the Transformers, working at Marvel UK during its

Patreon Preview: Wedding recap, comics about weddings, and more!

Oct 23 2024 28 mins  
Here's a preview of the latest Patreon bonus episode: Drew and I recap my wedding, list off some wedding-themed comics, and we welcome some new Patrons and read some fan mail! Listen to the rest of this episode, and a TON of other bonus episodes, over on our Patreon Channel. Try a FREE seven-day membership: Here! LINKS! : MERCH SALE! Get 20% off your next purchase from our merch st

All-In on Absolute Batman with Scott Snyder

Oct 09 2024 83 mins  
Scott Snyder, one of the most celebrated and accomplished Batman writers of all time, joins me this week to talk about his career and how he started writing comics, DC's new All-In Initiative, reinventing Batman for the modern age today, the most important lesson he learned from Stephen King, and what you can expect from Absolute Batman (issue #1 in shops today!) and the Absolute U