Calling-in all the way from the UK, is one of the most recognized and celebrated writers of the Transformers and robot-fiction: <a href='https://twitter.com/simonfurman3?lang=en'>Simon Furman</a> (Death&apos;s Head, Dragon&apos;s Claw, Doctor Who). Simon is on the show this week to talk about the release of his latest mech-inspired comic: <a href='https://massivepublishing.com/collections/astrobots'>Astrobots Vol. 1</a> (<a href='https://www.amazon.com/Astrobots-Vol-1-Simon-Furman/dp/1961012170'>available now!</a>), the 40th Anniversary of the Transformers, working at Marvel UK during its peak, and what robot characters can teach us about our own humanity.<a href='https://youtu.be/zKrJtxPvzC8'>Subscribe and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! </a>Want more episodes? Listen to HUNDREDS of unreleased and bonus episodes, over on our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox'>Patreon Channel</a>. Try a FREE seven-day membership: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox'>Here!</a> LINKS! : <ul><li>MERCH SALE! Get 20% off your next purchase from our <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>merch store </a>by using the discount code: “YOO“</li><li>Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, by shopping online at <a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'>Gotham City Limit</a>!</li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>Patreon Community</a> and get VIP treatment, bonus episodes, and other perks and rewards! Try out a free 7-day trial, <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>here</a>. No pressure!</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms">We read Fan Mail! Send us some </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/">Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!</a> Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox">Support the show</a>REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼 <ul> <li>Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com </li> <li>Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'>IG </a>&amp; tweet us at @<a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'>theshortboxjax</a> </li> <li>Website: <a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'>theshortboxentertainment.com</a> </li> <li>The Music Team: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'>DeftStrokeSound</a>, <a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'>Mecca Tha Marvelous</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'>DJ Crumbz</a>, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'>L.E.R.M.</a>, &amp; <a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'>Dialectable Beats</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Calling-in all the way from the UK, is one of the most recognized and celebrated writers of the Transformers and robot-fiction: &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/simonfurman3?lang=en'&gt;Simon Furman&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Death&amp;apos;s Head, Dragon&amp;apos;s Claw, Doctor Who&lt;/em&gt;). Simon is on the show this week to talk about the release of his latest mech-inspired comic: &lt;a href='https://massivepublishing.com/collections/astrobots'&gt;Astrobots Vol. 1&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Astrobots-Vol-1-Simon-Furman/dp/1961012170'&gt;available now!&lt;/a&gt;), the 40th Anniversary of the Transformers, working at Marvel UK during its peak, and what robot characters can teach us about our own humanity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://youtu.be/zKrJtxPvzC8'&gt;Subscribe and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more episodes? Listen to &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HUNDREDS&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt; of unreleased and bonus episodes, over on our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox'&gt;Patreon Channel&lt;/a&gt;. Try a &lt;b&gt;FREE &lt;/b&gt;seven-day membership: &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Here!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;LINKS! :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;MERCH SALE! &lt;/b&gt;Get &lt;b&gt;20% off&lt;/b&gt; your next purchase from our &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;merch store &lt;/a&gt;by using the discount code: &lt;b&gt;“YOO“&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take your &lt;b&gt;comic shopping&lt;/b&gt; experience to the limit, by shopping online at &lt;a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gotham City Limit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/a&gt; and get VIP treatment, &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, and other perks and rewards! &lt;b&gt;Try out a free 7-day trial&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. No pressure!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms"&gt;We read Fan Mail! Send us some &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at &lt;em&gt;theshortboxjax@gmail.com &lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Follow us on &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'&gt;IG &lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp; tweet us at @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'&gt;theshortboxjax&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'&gt;theshortboxentertainment.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Music Team: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'&gt;DeftStrokeSound&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'&gt;Mecca Tha Marvelous&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'&gt;DJ Crumbz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'&gt;L.E.R.M.&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;amp; &lt;a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'&gt;Dialectable Beats&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 peak, and what robot characters can teach us about our own humanity.Subscribe and watch the video version of thi...

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

Here&apos;s a preview of the latest <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/tgif-bonus-with-108888315'>Patreon bonus episode</a>: Drew and I recap <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/DBH2Z3Eu0FC/?img_index=1'>my wedding</a>, list off some <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/DBOkBeludkP/'>wedding-themed comics</a>, 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 <a href='https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox'>Patreon Channel</a>. Try a FREE seven-day membership: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox'>Here!</a> LINKS! : <ul><li>MERCH SALE! Get 20% off your next purchase from our <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>merch store </a>by using the discount code: “YOO“</li><li>Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, by shopping online at <a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'>Gotham City Limit</a>!</li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>Patreon Community</a> and get VIP treatment, bonus episodes, and other perks and rewards! Try out a free 7-day trial, <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>here</a>. No pressure!</li></ul> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms">We read Fan Mail! Send us some </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/">Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!</a> Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox">Support the show</a>REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼 <ul> <li>Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com </li> <li>Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'>IG </a>&amp; tweet us at @<a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'>theshortboxjax</a> </li> <li>Website: <a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'>theshortboxentertainment.com</a> </li> <li>The Music Team: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'>DeftStrokeSound</a>, <a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'>Mecca Tha Marvelous</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'>DJ Crumbz</a>, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'>L.E.R.M.</a>, &amp; <a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'>Dialectable Beats</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;apos;s a &lt;b&gt;preview &lt;/b&gt;of the latest &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/tgif-bonus-with-108888315'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Patreon bonus episode&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;: &lt;/b&gt;Drew and I recap &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/DBH2Z3Eu0FC/?img_index=1'&gt;my wedding&lt;/a&gt;, list off some &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/DBOkBeludkP/'&gt;wedding-themed comics&lt;/a&gt;, and we welcome some new Patrons and read some fan mail!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Listen to the rest of this episode, and a &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;TON &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;of other bonus episodes, over on our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox'&gt;Patreon Channel&lt;/a&gt;. Try a &lt;b&gt;FREE &lt;/b&gt;seven-day membership: &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Here!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;LINKS! :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;MERCH SALE! &lt;/b&gt;Get &lt;b&gt;20% off&lt;/b&gt; your next purchase from our &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;merch store &lt;/a&gt;by using the discount code: &lt;b&gt;“YOO“&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take your &lt;b&gt;comic shopping&lt;/b&gt; experience to the limit, by shopping online at &lt;a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gotham City Limit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/a&gt; and get VIP treatment, &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, and other perks and rewards! &lt;b&gt;Try out a free 7-day trial&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. No pressure!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms"&gt;We read Fan Mail! Send us some &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at &lt;em&gt;theshortboxjax@gmail.com &lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Follow us on &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'&gt;IG &lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp; tweet us at @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'&gt;theshortboxjax&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'&gt;theshortboxentertainment.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Music Team: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'&gt;DeftStrokeSound&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'&gt;Mecca Tha Marvelous&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'&gt;DJ Crumbz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'&gt;L.E.R.M.&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;amp; &lt;a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'&gt;Dialectable Beats&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 store by using the discount code: “YOO“Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, b...

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

<a href='https://twitter.com/Ssnyder1835?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor'>Scott Snyder</a>, 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&apos;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 (<a href='https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/2463692/absolute-batman-1'>issue #1 in shops today!</a>) and the Absolute Universe. <a href='https://youtu.be/hQysoh20Qko'>Subscribe and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! </a> LINKS! : <ul><li>MERCH SALE! Get 20% off your next purchase from our <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>merch store </a>by using the discount code: “YOO“</li><li>Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, by shopping online at <a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'>Gotham City Limit</a>!</li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>Patreon Community</a> and get VIP treatment, bonus episodes, and other perks and rewards! Try out a free 7-day trial, <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>here</a>. No pressure!</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms">We read Fan Mail! Send us some </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/">Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!</a> Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox">Support the show</a>REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼 <ul> <li>Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com </li> <li>Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'>IG </a>&amp; tweet us at @<a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'>theshortboxjax</a> </li> <li>Website: <a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'>theshortboxentertainment.com</a> </li> <li>The Music Team: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'>DeftStrokeSound</a>, <a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'>Mecca Tha Marvelous</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'>DJ Crumbz</a>, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'>L.E.R.M.</a>, &amp; <a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'>Dialectable Beats</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/Ssnyder1835?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor'&gt;Scott Snyder&lt;/a&gt;, 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&amp;apos;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 (&lt;a href='https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/2463692/absolute-batman-1'&gt;&lt;em&gt;issue #1 in shops today!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;) and the Absolute Universe. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://youtu.be/hQysoh20Qko'&gt;Subscribe and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;LINKS! :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;MERCH SALE! &lt;/b&gt;Get &lt;b&gt;20% off&lt;/b&gt; your next purchase from our &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;merch store &lt;/a&gt;by using the discount code: &lt;b&gt;“YOO“&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take your &lt;b&gt;comic shopping&lt;/b&gt; experience to the limit, by shopping online at &lt;a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gotham City Limit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/a&gt; and get VIP treatment, &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, and other perks and rewards! &lt;b&gt;Try out a free 7-day trial&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. No pressure!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms"&gt;We read Fan Mail! Send us some &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at &lt;em&gt;theshortboxjax@gmail.com &lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Follow us on &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'&gt;IG &lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp; tweet us at @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'&gt;theshortboxjax&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'&gt;theshortboxentertainment.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Music Team: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'&gt;DeftStrokeSound&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'&gt;Mecca Tha Marvelous&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'&gt;DJ Crumbz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'&gt;L.E.R.M.&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;amp; &lt;a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'&gt;Dialectable Beats&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 Universe. Subscribe and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!LINKS! : MERCH SALE! Get 20% off y...

All-In on Absolute Batman with Scott Snyder

Webcomics superstar, <a href='https://twitter.com/MrLovenstein'>Justin Westover</a> (J.L. Westover) joins the show this week to talk about his new book: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Lovenstein-Presents-J-L-Westover-ebook/dp/B0D9MXRVKP?ref_=ast_author_dp'>Mr. Lovenstein Presents: FEELINGS</a> (in stores everywhere now), the official sequel to 2022&apos;s Eisner-nominated OGN: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Lovenstein-Presents-J-L-Westover/dp/1534323457'>Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure</a>. Justin and I talk about making webcomics, tips for running a successful <a href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/presents-feelings'>Kickstarter campaign</a>, finding the perfect partnership with <a href='https://www.skybound.com/announcements/mr-lovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-feelings-kickstarter-launched'>Skybound</a>, the power of a Cyanide and Happiness co-sign, and more! <a href='https://youtu.be/--6AD1K494I'>Subscribe and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! </a> LINKS! : <ul><li>Read the J.L. Westover Reddit AMA that I mentioned, <a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/14f7vor/im_j_l_westover_creator_of_the_very_sweaty_mr/'>here</a></li><li>MERCH SALE! Get 20% off your next purchase from our <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>merch store </a>by using the discount code: “YOO“</li><li>Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, by shopping online at <a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'>Gotham City Limit</a>!</li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>Patreon Community</a> and get VIP treatment, bonus episodes, and other perks and rewards! Try out a free 7-day trial, <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>here</a>. No pressure!</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms">We read Fan Mail! Send us some </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/">Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!</a> Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox">Support the show</a>REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼 <ul> <li>Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com </li> <li>Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'>IG </a>&amp; tweet us at @<a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'>theshortboxjax</a> </li> <li>Website: <a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'>theshortboxentertainment.com</a> </li> <li>The Music Team: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'>DeftStrokeSound</a>, <a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'>Mecca Tha Marvelous</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'>DJ Crumbz</a>, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'>L.E.R.M.</a>, &amp; <a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'>Dialectable Beats</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Webcomics superstar, &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/MrLovenstein'&gt;Justin Westover&lt;/a&gt; (J.L. Westover) joins the show this week to talk about his new book: &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Lovenstein-Presents-J-L-Westover-ebook/dp/B0D9MXRVKP?ref_=ast_author_dp'&gt;Mr. Lovenstein Presents: FEELINGS&lt;/a&gt; (in stores everywhere now), the official sequel to 2022&amp;apos;s Eisner-nominated OGN: &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Lovenstein-Presents-J-L-Westover/dp/1534323457'&gt;Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure&lt;/a&gt;. Justin and I talk about making webcomics, tips for running a successful &lt;a href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/presents-feelings'&gt;Kickstarter campaign&lt;/a&gt;, finding the perfect partnership with &lt;a href='https://www.skybound.com/announcements/mr-lovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-feelings-kickstarter-launched'&gt;Skybound&lt;/a&gt;, the power of a Cyanide and Happiness co-sign, and more! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://youtu.be/--6AD1K494I'&gt;Subscribe and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;LINKS! :&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Read the J.L. Westover Reddit AMA that I mentioned, &lt;a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/14f7vor/im_j_l_westover_creator_of_the_very_sweaty_mr/'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;MERCH SALE! &lt;/b&gt;Get &lt;b&gt;20% off&lt;/b&gt; your next purchase from our &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;merch store &lt;/a&gt;by using the discount code: &lt;b&gt;“YOO“&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take your &lt;b&gt;comic shopping&lt;/b&gt; experience to the limit, by shopping online at &lt;a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gotham City Limit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/a&gt; and get VIP treatment, &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, and other perks and rewards! &lt;b&gt;Try out a free 7-day trial&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. No pressure!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms"&gt;We read Fan Mail! Send us some &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at &lt;em&gt;theshortboxjax@gmail.com &lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Follow us on &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'&gt;IG &lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp; tweet us at @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'&gt;theshortboxjax&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'&gt;theshortboxentertainment.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Music Team: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'&gt;DeftStrokeSound&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'&gt;Mecca Tha Marvelous&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'&gt;DJ Crumbz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'&gt;L.E.R.M.&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;amp; &lt;a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'&gt;Dialectable Beats&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Webcomics superstar, Justin Westover (J.L. Westover) joins the show this week to talk about his new book: Mr. Lovenstein Presents: FEELINGS (in stores everywhere now), the official sequel to 2022's Eisner-nominated OGN: Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure. Justin and I talk about making webcomics, tips for running a successful Kickstarter campaign, finding the perfect partnership with Skybound, the power of a Cyanide and Happiness co-sign, and more! Subscribe and watch the video version of this ...

An interview with Mr. Lovenstein (J.L. Westover) about webcomics, Kickstarter, and FEELINGS

We talked about his <a href='https://godzilla.com/blogs/news/tom-scioli-godzillas-monsterpiece-theatre-interview'>forthcoming IDW comic</a>: <a href='https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/1494961/godzillas-monsterpiece-theatre-1'>Godzilla Monsterpiece Theater</a> (in shops 10/23, with FOC being Monday, Sept. 6th. <a href='https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG241224'>Get your orders in with your LCS, NOW!</a>). He shares a few details about his artistic process, takes me through his career, and of course, we bring up the King (Jack Kirby talk!). LINKS!: <ul><li>MERCH SALE! Get 20% off your next purchase from our <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>merch store </a>by using the discount code: “YOO“</li><li>Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, by shopping online at <a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'>Gotham City Limit</a>!</li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>Patreon Community</a> and get VIP treatment, bonus episodes, and other perks and rewards! Try out a free 7-day trial, <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'>here</a>. No pressure </li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms">We read Fan Mail! Send us some </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/">Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!</a> Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox">Support the show</a>REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼 <ul> <li>Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com </li> <li>Follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'>IG </a>&amp; tweet us at @<a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'>theshortboxjax</a> </li> <li>Website: <a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'>theshortboxentertainment.com</a> </li> <li>The Music Team: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'>DeftStrokeSound</a>, <a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'>Mecca Tha Marvelous</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'>DJ Crumbz</a>, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'>L.E.R.M.</a>, &amp; <a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'>Dialectable Beats</a> </li> </ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;We talked about his &lt;a href='https://godzilla.com/blogs/news/tom-scioli-godzillas-monsterpiece-theatre-interview'&gt;forthcoming IDW comic&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href='https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/1494961/godzillas-monsterpiece-theatre-1'&gt;Godzilla Monsterpiece Theater&lt;/a&gt; (in shops 10/23, with FOC being &lt;b&gt;Monday, Sept. 6th.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG241224'&gt;Get your orders in with your LCS, NOW!&lt;/a&gt;). He shares a few details about his artistic process, takes me through his career, and of course, we bring up the King (Jack Kirby talk!).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;LINKS!:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;MERCH SALE! &lt;/b&gt;Get &lt;b&gt;20% off&lt;/b&gt; your next purchase from our &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;merch store &lt;/a&gt;by using the discount code: &lt;b&gt;“YOO“&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Take your &lt;b&gt;comic shopping&lt;/b&gt; experience to the limit, by shopping online at &lt;a href='https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gotham City Limit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/a&gt; and get VIP treatment, &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, and other perks and rewards! &lt;b&gt;Try out a free 7-day trial&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-across-2-84109306'&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. No pressure &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms"&gt;We read Fan Mail! Send us some &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/theshortbox"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;REACH OUT TO US! 🤝🏼&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email us at &lt;em&gt;theshortboxjax@gmail.com &lt;/em&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Follow us on &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/theshortboxjax/'&gt;IG &lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp; tweet us at @&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/TheShortBoxJax'&gt;theshortboxjax&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Website: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxentertainment.com/'&gt;theshortboxentertainment.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Music Team: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/deftstrokesound/'&gt;DeftStrokeSound&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://marvelousmecca.bandcamp.com/'&gt;Mecca Tha Marvelous&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/crumzart/'&gt;DJ Crumbz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/c/lermjv'&gt;L.E.R.M.&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;amp; &lt;a href='https://soundcloud.com/dialectable-beats'&gt;Dialectable Beats&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

We talked about his forthcoming IDW comic: Godzilla Monsterpiece Theater (in shops 10/23, with FOC being Monday, Sept. 6th. Get your orders in with your LCS, NOW!). He shares a few details about his artistic process, takes me through his career, and of course, we bring up the King (Jack Kirby talk!).LINKS!: MERCH SALE! Get 20% off your next purchase from our merch store by using the discount code: “YOO“Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, by shopping online at Gotham City Li...

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