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Can’t make it to your local comic shop? The Short Box Podcast brings the comic shop experience straight to your headphones. Join host Badr Milligan every Wednesday for comic book news, reviews, and in-depth interviews with the writers, artists, and creators behind your favorite comics. Discover new releases, hear the stories behind how comics are made, and stay connected to comic book culture. Whether you’re a longtime collector or casual reader, The Short Box is your New Comic Book Day companion and a must-listen comic book podcast for fans and collectors. Join The Short Box Nation at Patreon.com/theshortbox for bonus episodes and exclusive perks.

Recent Episodes

Tony Fleecs Turns Fairy Tales Into Slasher Horror in The Princess Murders

What if a Disney princess movie turned into a blood-soaked slasher? Tony Fleecs, the creative mind behind comics like Stray Dogs, Feral, and Local Man, returns to the show to talk about The Princess Murders, his new Image Comics series with Tim Seeley that combines animated fairy tales with Italian horror. Tony explains why he loves turning childhood nostalgia into nightmares, how he and Tim incorporated musical numbers into a comic book, and what makes their creative partnership work. We al...

66 MIN

Christian Ward Talks Reinventing Himself, Batman, and Event Horizon

Multi-Eisner Award Winning comic writer and artist, Christian Ward (ODY-C, Blood Stained Teeth, Batman: City of Madness) joins the show to talk about his humble beginnings as an art teacher, creative reinvention, finding his voice as a writer, his new projects with Oni Press (The Forever Home), Ignition Press (The Patron), and IDW (Event Horizon: Pandemonium), what he learned working with writers like Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson, Alfred's true connection to Batman, and why learnin...

93 MIN

Marvel Masterworks Returns! Hank Kanalz talks Clover Press and The Origin of The Image Comics Logo

After a short hiatus, Marvel Masterworks is back! Hank Kanalz, publisher of Clover Press, joins the show to explain how the beloved hardcover collection found a new home, what goes into restoring and preserving classic Marvel artwork, and what's next for the legendary line. Hank also breaks down the first wave of titles, including Chris Claremont and Jim Lee's Uncanny X-Men, Walter Simonson's Thor, Tomb of Dracula, and Super-Villain Team-Up. Plus, surprise questions from comic artists Tyler K...

67 MIN

Does Lanterns Feel Like Green Lantern? Lanterns Review, Plus Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and Comic Reviews (Unlocked Patreon Episode)

Originally recorded on 8/26/26 for Patreon, Drew and Badr don’t exactly see eye-to-eye on DC’s Lanterns show. After watching the first two episodes, Drew is already sold, while Badr wonders if the Green Lantern series has gone a little too far in the True Detective direction. Then it’s over to Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the new Marvel fighting game that unexpectedly won us over. Plus: remembering Dolly Parton, revisiting Big Hero 6, and plenty of comic book recommendations and reviews, inc...

94 MIN

From Doom to Darkseid: Sanford Greene Talks Darkseid vs. the World, Spider-Verse and Bitter Root Movie

Award-winning comic artist Sanford Greene returns to The Short Box to talk about his massive new DC project, DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World #1, and the surprising connection between Darkseid and his acclaimed 2024 Doom one-shot. Sanford reveals how a conversation with a comic shop retailer helped spark the idea for his Darkseid story, working with Snyder and Joshua Williamson, and the Jack Kirby and manga influences behind the book The conversation also dives into Sanford’...

85 MIN