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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 your friendly neighborhood podcast host: Badr Milligan, every Wednesday for news, reviews, and interviews about comic books. Learn how your favorite comics are made, with the creators who make them, and celebrate comic culture with other diehard fans. Whether you’re a longtime collector or a casual reader, The Short Box is essential listening on New Comic Book Day, and a must-listen comic book podcast for all fans. Don't forget to join The Short Box Nation on Patreon.com/theshortbox to listen to bonus episodes and get other exclusive perks!

Recent Episodes

Hyperspecific Things About Comic Books That We Love with David Harper & Brad Gullickson

APR 22, 2026

Hyperspecific Things About Comic Books That We Love with David Harper & Brad Gullickson

Brad Gullickson (Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast) and David Harper (SKTCHD, Off-Panel Podcast) join me for the second annual "Hyperspecific Comic Book Fantasy Draft", a celebration about the niche and esoteric things in comics and comic culture that we can't get enough of (like Dollar-Bin competition, themed sketchbooks, and Marvel Superhero Island) . We also chat about comic journalism's print resurgence, CBCC's new YT series: The Stacks (aka the Criterion Collection for comics), and D...

81 MIN

Jay Howell, Andrew Robinson, and Mike Spicer talk comics and art, and Bob's Burger - Interviews from Collective Con 2026

APR 15, 2026

Jay Howell, Andrew Robinson, and Mike Spicer talk comics and art, and Bob's Burger - Interviews from Collective Con 2026

Recorded at this year's Collective Con, here's three back-to-back-to-back interviews starting with Bob's Burger character designer Jay Howell about zine culture and working in animation, and then artist/ painter Andrew Robinson speaks on longevity and the art of creating covers, and last but not least, comic colorist Mike Spicer talks about Transformers and Batman, and being Daniel Warren Johnson's right-hand man Watch the uncut video versions of this interviews on YouTube LINKS:&nb...

30 MIN

Rapper Ben Reilly reveals the origin of HEROMAN, Spider-Man influences, and SAVE! The Album

APR 8, 2026

Rapper Ben Reilly reveals the origin of HEROMAN, Spider-Man influences, and SAVE! The Album

Fresh off his Walk...Before You Fly Tour, Rapper Ben Reilly joins the show to talk about his favorite comics, and the origin of his superhero alter ego: HEROMAN. We also discuss his critically acclaimed album: SAVE!, securing a "Stan Lee" cameo, growing up on Spider-Man, the upcoming Spider-Man Noir TV series, and the origin of his East Coast meets down South rap style. Watch the uncut video version of this episode on YouTube LINKS: Join our Patreon Community, and get access to bon...

62 MIN

Dave Johnson explains his "billboard" philosophy, Soviet Superman, and designing 100 covers for 100 Bullets (Collective Con 2026 Panel)

APR 1, 2026

Dave Johnson explains his "billboard" philosophy, Soviet Superman, and designing 100 covers for 100 Bullets (Collective Con 2026 Panel)

Dave "The Reverend" Johnson (100 Bullets, Superman: Red Son, Pop Kill) joined me on stage for a live Q&A discussing his career as one of the most in-demand cover artists of all time. We discussed his "Billboard" philosophy for comic covers, his new Superman/ Spider-Man cover, coming up with the design of Soviet Superman, drawing 100 covers for 100 Bullets, the truth about designing the original Ben 10, and his new violent espionage comic: Pop Kill Watch the uncut video version of th...

47 MIN

A $1M Frazetta masterpiece is going to auction. An interview with Chuck Costas of Propstore about original comic art and preserving movie magic

MAR 18, 2026

A $1M Frazetta masterpiece is going to auction. An interview with Chuck Costas of Propstore about original comic art and preserving movie magic

Joining us is Chuck Costas, an OG comic art collector and VP of Business at Propstore—one of the world’s premier auction houses for entertainment memorabilia—to preview their massive 3-day Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction happening in Los Angeles and online this March 25–27. We dive into the "holy grail" items hitting the block, including iconic props and costumes from Batman Begins, Blade, and Arrow, as well as the auction's crown jewel: Frank Frazetta’s hand-painted masterpiece, "Capt...

57 MIN