<a href='https://www.instagram.com/cartoonistaaron/'>Aaron Hazouri</a> (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Toaster Guy, NECA) returns to the show after almost 12 yrs since his <a href='https://www.theshortboxpodcast.com/281000/episodes/1183229-reckless-driving'>first appearance</a> on the podcast! He&apos;s back to talk about his new career as a concept artist and illustrator for <a href='https://necaonline.com/'>NECA</a> toys, doing production art for their TMNT <a href='https://necaonline.com/category/licenses/movies/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1990/'>line of figures and collectibles</a>, meeting Kevin Eastman, working on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/DJuOrRcPNT3/?img_index=1'>Sesame Street</a>, and talks about his upcoming in-person signing at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/blackcatcomicsjax/?hl=en'>Black Cat comics</a> this <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/DSIkeTEEdpl/?hl=en'>Saturday, December 20th</a>. Watch the video version of this episode, <a href='https://youtu.be/PmsRzvU3QR8'>HERE</a>LINKS: <ul><li>Buy Short Box merch like hats &amp; shirts: <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>HERE</a></li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>Patreon Community</a>, and get access to bonus episodes, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>HERE</a></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><a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/'>The Schiller Kessler Group</a>  </li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms">We read Fan Mail, send us some! </a>Buy your tickets for <a href='https://www.collectivecon.com/'>Collective Con 2026</a>, Northeast Florida&apos;s largest pop culture convention: <a href='https://www.tixr.com/groups/boldbeastevents/events/collective-con-2026-143650?sort=RECOMMENDED&amp;COL=3208&amp;A=L'>HERE</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/">Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/">Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!</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! 🤝🏼 <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://www.instagram.com/cartoonistaaron/'&gt;Aaron Hazouri&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Toaster Guy, NECA&lt;/em&gt;) returns to the show after almost 12 yrs since his &lt;a href='https://www.theshortboxpodcast.com/281000/episodes/1183229-reckless-driving'&gt;first appearance&lt;/a&gt; on the podcast! He&amp;apos;s back to talk about his new career as a concept artist and illustrator for &lt;a href='https://necaonline.com/'&gt;NECA&lt;/a&gt; toys, doing production art for their TMNT &lt;a href='https://necaonline.com/category/licenses/movies/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1990/'&gt;line of figures and collectibles&lt;/a&gt;, meeting Kevin Eastman, working on &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/DJuOrRcPNT3/?img_index=1'&gt;Sesame Street&lt;/a&gt;, and talks about his upcoming in-person signing at &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/blackcatcomicsjax/?hl=en'&gt;Black Cat comics&lt;/a&gt; this &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/DSIkeTEEdpl/?hl=en'&gt;Saturday, December 20th&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Watch the video version of this episode,&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='https://youtu.be/PmsRzvU3QR8'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&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;Buy Short Box merch like hats &amp;amp; shirts: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and get access to &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&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;&lt;a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/'&gt;The Schiller Kessler Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;&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;p&gt;Buy your tickets for &lt;a href='https://www.collectivecon.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Collective Con 2026&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Northeast Florida&amp;apos;s largest pop culture convention: &lt;a href='https://www.tixr.com/groups/boldbeastevents/events/collective-con-2026-143650?sort=RECOMMENDED&amp;amp;COL=3208&amp;amp;A=L'&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&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;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!&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! 🤝🏼&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>

Aaron Hazouri (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Toaster Guy, NECA) returns to the show after almost 12 yrs since his first appearance on the podcast! He's back to talk about his new career as a concept artist and illustrator for NECA toys, doing production art for their TMNT line of figures and collectibles, meeting Kevin Eastman, working on Sesame Street, and talks about his upcoming in-person signing at Black Cat comics this Saturday, December 20th.  Watch the video version of this episod...

Aaron Hazouri is a Company Man: An interview about NECA, TMNT Toys, and Sesame Street

This episode was recorded at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/gothamcitylimit/?hl=en'>Gotham City Limit</a> comic shop, last month, where superstar comic-cover-artist, <a href='https://www.kirbyscomicart.com/aaron-bartling'>Aaron Bartling</a> was celebrating the release of his <a href='https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/final-boss-1'>Final Boss</a> shop <a href='https://gotham-city-limit.myshopify.com/products/final-boss-1-aaron-bartling-gotham-city-limit-exclusive'>exclusive variant</a>. Aaron was kind enough to chat with me about his life and career, working in the Death metal scene with bands like <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXn47Snxt4M'>Impending Doom</a>, his creative process and favorite tools of the trade, advice for new artists, and discussed the cover that put him on the map: <a href='https://recalledcomics.com/TMNTLastRonin1Bartling.php'>TMNT: Last Ronin</a> Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6boyjBUPGAc'>here </a>Enter in this month&apos;s giveaway contest, to win a copy of Aaron Bartling&apos;s exclusive variant of Final Boss #1: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/145317448'>HERE</a>LINKS: <ul><li>Buy official Short Box Merch: <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>HERE</a></li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>Patreon Community</a>, and get access to bonus episodes, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>HERE</a></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><a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/car-accident-lawyer/fort-lauderdale-fl/'>The Schiller Kessler Group</a>  </li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms">We read Fan Mail, send us some! </a>Buy your tickets for <a href='https://www.collectivecon.com/'>Collective Con 2026</a>, Northeast Florida&apos;s largest pop culture convention: <a href='https://www.tixr.com/groups/boldbeastevents/events/collective-con-2026-143650?sort=RECOMMENDED&amp;COL=3208&amp;A=L'>HERE</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/">Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/">Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!</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! 🤝🏼 <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;This episode was recorded at &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/gothamcitylimit/?hl=en'&gt;Gotham City Limit&lt;/a&gt; comic shop, last month, where superstar comic-cover-artist, &lt;a href='https://www.kirbyscomicart.com/aaron-bartling'&gt;Aaron Bartling&lt;/a&gt; was celebrating the release of his &lt;a href='https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/final-boss-1'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Final Boss&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; shop &lt;a href='https://gotham-city-limit.myshopify.com/products/final-boss-1-aaron-bartling-gotham-city-limit-exclusive'&gt;exclusive variant&lt;/a&gt;. Aaron was kind enough to chat with me about his life and career, working in the Death metal scene with bands like &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXn47Snxt4M'&gt;Impending Doom&lt;/a&gt;, his creative process and favorite tools of the trade, advice for new artists, and discussed the cover that put him on the map: &lt;a href='https://recalledcomics.com/TMNTLastRonin1Bartling.php'&gt;TMNT: Last Ronin&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6boyjBUPGAc'&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enter in this month&amp;apos;s &lt;b&gt;giveaway contest&lt;/b&gt;, to win a copy of Aaron Bartling&amp;apos;s exclusive variant of &lt;em&gt;Final Boss #1&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/145317448'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&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;Buy official Short Box Merch: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and get access to &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&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;&lt;a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/car-accident-lawyer/fort-lauderdale-fl/'&gt;The Schiller Kessler Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;&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;p&gt;Buy your tickets for &lt;a href='https://www.collectivecon.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Collective Con 2026&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Northeast Florida&amp;apos;s largest pop culture convention: &lt;a href='https://www.tixr.com/groups/boldbeastevents/events/collective-con-2026-143650?sort=RECOMMENDED&amp;amp;COL=3208&amp;amp;A=L'&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&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;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!&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! 🤝🏼&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>

This episode was recorded at Gotham City Limit comic shop, last month, where superstar comic-cover-artist, Aaron Bartling was celebrating the release of his Final Boss shop exclusive variant. Aaron was kind enough to chat with me about his life and career, working in the Death metal scene with bands like Impending Doom, his creative process and favorite tools of the trade, advice for new artists, and discussed the cover that put him on the map: TMNT: Last Ronin  Watch the video version o...

Aaron Bartling live from Gotham City Limit: An interview about variant covers, Death metal, and TMNT: Last Ronin

Comic writer <a href='https://www.instagram.com/groenbekk/?hl=en'>Torunn Grønbekk</a> (Catwoman, Carnage, Thor) joins the show to talk about her new ongoing comic series: <a href='https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/5159627/the-nightmare-before-christmas-the-shiver-of-christmas-town-1'>The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver of Christmas Town</a>, and explains how she broke into the comic industry, Co-writing <a href='https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/80610/valkyrie_jane_foster_2019_8'>Thor</a> with Jason Aaron, and explains what life is like for a comic writer living in Norway. Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, <a href='https://youtu.be/i0wV9fOJoC8'>here </a>LINKS: <ul><li>Buy official Short Box Merch: <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>HERE</a></li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>Patreon Community</a>, and get access to bonus episodes, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>HERE</a></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><a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/'>The Schiller Kessler Group</a>  </li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/281000/open_sms">We read Fan Mail, send us some! </a> Buy your tickets for <a href='https://www.collectivecon.com/'>Collective Con 2026</a>, Northeast Florida&apos;s largest pop culture convention: <a href='https://www.tixr.com/groups/boldbeastevents/events/collective-con-2025-99809'>HERE</a>  <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gothamcitylimit.com/">Proudly sponsored by Gotham City Limit!</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/">Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!</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! 🤝🏼 <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;Comic writer &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/groenbekk/?hl=en'&gt;Torunn Grønbekk&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;Catwoman, Carnage, Thor&lt;/em&gt;) joins the show to talk about her new ongoing comic series: &lt;a href='https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/5159627/the-nightmare-before-christmas-the-shiver-of-christmas-town-1'&gt;The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver of Christmas Town&lt;/a&gt;, and explains how she broke into the comic industry, Co-writing &lt;a href='https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/80610/valkyrie_jane_foster_2019_8'&gt;Thor&lt;/a&gt; with Jason Aaron, and explains what life is like for a comic writer living in Norway. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, &lt;a href='https://youtu.be/i0wV9fOJoC8'&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;Buy official Short Box Merch: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and get access to &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&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;&lt;a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/'&gt;The Schiller Kessler Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;&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;p&gt; Buy your tickets for &lt;a href='https://www.collectivecon.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Collective Con 2026&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Northeast Florida&amp;apos;s largest pop culture convention: &lt;a href='https://www.tixr.com/groups/boldbeastevents/events/collective-con-2025-99809'&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&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;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!&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! 🤝🏼&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>

Comic writer Torunn Grønbekk (Catwoman, Carnage, Thor) joins the show to talk about her new ongoing comic series: The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver of Christmas Town, and explains how she broke into the comic industry, Co-writing Thor with Jason Aaron, and explains what life is like for a comic writer living in Norway.  Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, here  LINKS:  Buy official Short Box Merch: HEREJoin our Patreon Community, and get access to bonus...

Torunn Grønbekk is feeling festive: An interview about Catwoman, Jason Aaron, and Christmas in Norway

This episode was originally released in September 2023, as <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/281000/episodes/13566808'>Ep. 401</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/heritagecomicsgrader/'>Brian Wiedman</a> a Comic Book Consignment Director at <a href='https://www.ha.com/'>Heritage Auctions</a>, joins the show for episode #401, to talk about the busy life of a comic auctioneer, setting a world record for the highest <a href='https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batman-1-comic-book-sells-for-2-2-million-4116291/'>Batman comic</a> ever sold, and gives a tour of some rare comics and original artwork that will be going up for auction in the <a href='https://comics.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?Ns=Price%7C1&amp;N=52+793+794+791+1893+792+2088+4294936789&amp;ic4=RemoveFilter-071515'>Comic &amp; Comic Art Signature Auction #7341</a>  Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, <a href='https://youtu.be/zsNqBUaQKsg'>here</a> LINKS: <ul><li>Buy official Short Box Merch: <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>HERE</a></li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>Patreon Community</a>, and get access to bonus episodes, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>HERE</a></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><a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/'>The Schiller Kessler Group</a>  </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> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/">Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!</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! 🤝🏼 <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;b&gt;This episode was originally released in September 2023, as &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/281000/episodes/13566808'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ep. 401&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/heritagecomicsgrader/'&gt;Brian Wiedman&lt;/a&gt; a Comic Book Consignment Director at &lt;a href='https://www.ha.com/'&gt;Heritage Auctions&lt;/a&gt;, joins the show for episode #401, to talk about the busy life of a comic auctioneer, setting a world record for the highest &lt;a href='https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batman-1-comic-book-sells-for-2-2-million-4116291/'&gt;Batman comic&lt;/a&gt; ever sold, and gives a tour of some rare comics and original artwork that will be going up for auction in the &lt;a href='https://comics.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?Ns=Price%7C1&amp;amp;N=52+793+794+791+1893+792+2088+4294936789&amp;amp;ic4=RemoveFilter-071515'&gt;Comic &amp;amp; Comic Art Signature Auction #7341&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, &lt;a href='https://youtu.be/zsNqBUaQKsg'&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;Buy official Short Box Merch: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and get access to &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&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;&lt;a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/'&gt;The Schiller Kessler Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;&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;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!&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! 🤝🏼&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>

This episode was originally released in September 2023, as Ep. 401  Brian Wiedman a Comic Book Consignment Director at Heritage Auctions, joins the show for episode #401, to talk about the busy life of a comic auctioneer, setting a world record for the highest Batman comic ever sold, and gives a tour of some rare comics and original artwork that will be going up for auction in the Comic &amp; Comic Art Signature Auction #7341    Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, he...

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This episode was originally released in May 2024, as <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/281000/episodes/15043801'>Ep. 427</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/sanfordgreene/?hl=en'>Sanford Greene</a> joins the show to talk about his new Marvel comic: <a href='https://www.cbr.com/doom-final-battle-jonathan-hickman-exclusive/'>Doom #1</a>, a passion project and love letter to Marvel&apos;s top super villain and monarch. Sanford also talks about the comic scene in the Carolinas, his early career, finding influence from MF DOOM&apos;s music, co-writing with Jonathan Hickman, and what makes Dr. Doom one of the best characters of all time. He also gives an update on the return of Bitter Root! Watch the video version of this episode on our YouTube Channel (<a href='https://youtu.be/AoEjJGRIu1E'>Here</a>)LINKS: <ul><li>Pre-order a shirt or hoodie from the new merch drop: <a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'>HERE</a></li><li>Join our <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>Patreon Community</a>, and get access to bonus episodes, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'>HERE</a></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><a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/'>The Schiller Kessler Group</a>  </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> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/">Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!</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! 🤝🏼 <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;b&gt;This episode was originally released in May 2024, as &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/281000/episodes/15043801'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ep. 427&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/sanfordgreene/?hl=en'&gt;Sanford Greene&lt;/a&gt; joins the show to talk about his new Marvel comic: &lt;a href='https://www.cbr.com/doom-final-battle-jonathan-hickman-exclusive/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doom&lt;/em&gt; #1&lt;/a&gt;, a passion project and love letter to Marvel&amp;apos;s top super villain and monarch. Sanford also talks about the comic scene in the Carolinas, his early career, finding influence from MF DOOM&amp;apos;s music, co-writing with Jonathan Hickman, and what makes Dr. Doom one of the best characters of all time. He also gives an update on the return of Bitter Root!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Watch the video version of this episode on our YouTube Channel (&lt;a href='https://youtu.be/AoEjJGRIu1E'&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;Pre-order a shirt or hoodie from the new merch drop: &lt;a href='https://theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Join our &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Patreon Community&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and get access to &lt;b&gt;bonus episodes&lt;/b&gt;, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/c/theshortbox'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;HERE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&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;&lt;a href='https://www.injuredinflorida.com/'&gt;The Schiller Kessler Group&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;&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;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.collectivecon.com/"&gt;Proudly sponsored by Collective Con!&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! 🤝🏼&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>

This episode was originally released in May 2024, as Ep. 427  Sanford Greene joins the show to talk about his new Marvel comic: Doom #1, a passion project and love letter to Marvel's top super villain and monarch. Sanford also talks about the comic scene in the Carolinas, his early career, finding influence from MF DOOM's music, co-writing with Jonathan Hickman, and what makes Dr. Doom one of the best characters of all time. He also gives an update on the return of Bitter Root!  Wat...

SBX Classic: Operation: Doomsday! An Interview with Sanford Greene about Dr. Doom, MF DOOM, and Bitter Root

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