The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show – Details, episodes & analysis

Rapper, producer, and comic writer: Esoteric (of 7LES & Czarface) is on the show to talk about all things comic books and hip-hop. Eso breaks down the origin of Czarface and the group’s comic book influences, his writing/ creative process, fatherhood, working with LaMour Supreme, MF DOOM and Ghostface, meeting comic book royalty like Todd McFarlane, his friendship with Tom Hardy (and Frankie Pulitzer), and talks about his new Czarface comic series: Stress Fracture (out now on czarcomics.com) 

Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: HERE

LINKS: 

• Pre-order a shirt or hoodie from the new merch drop: HERE
• Join our Patreon Community, and get access to bonus episodes, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: HERE
• Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, by shopping online at Gotham City Limit!
• The Schiller Kessler Group  

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• Check out the music from the show: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats

DSTLRY founders and Comixology pioneers, David Steinberger and Chip Mosher, are on the show to talk about their new digital comics platform: Neon Ichiban, and what comic fans can expect from the digital storefront and their patent-pending feature: Neon Ichiban Remarques. David and Chip also settle the digital collectibles vs NFT debate, reflect on the golden years of Comixology, champion creator rights and equity, and discuss what the future holds for DSTLRY. 

Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: HERE

LINKS: 

• Pre-order a shirt or hoodie from the new merch drop: HERE
• Join our Patreon Community, and get access to bonus episodes, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: HERE
• Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, by shopping online at Gotham City Limit!
• The Schiller Kessler Group  

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• Get access to COVRPRICE for one month for $1: HERE

Support the show

REACH OUT AND FOLLOW FOR MORE 🤝🏼

• Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com 
• Follow Badr on IG , X, and Bluesky
• Website: theshortboxentertainment.com
• Check out the music from the show: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats

Six-time New York Times bestselling comics' writer, novelist, and playwright: Fred Van Lente, joins the show to talk about Jack Kirby, writing educational comics like Action Philosophers, the success of the YA graphic novel market, writing Archer & Armstrong, Marvel Zombies, Incredible Hercules, getting his own holiday (Fred Van Lente Day), and talks about his new noir-meets-zombies comic series for Dynamite Entertainment: Die!namite: Bood Red (coming out Oct. 8th).

Watch the uncut video version of this episode: HERE 

Check out a preview of the first issue of Die!namite: Blood Red : HERE 

LINKS: 

• Buy merch from the official Short Box Merch Store: HERE
• Join our Patreon Community, and get access to bonus episodes, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: HERE
• Take your comic shopping experience to the limit, by shopping online at Gotham City Limit!
• The Schiller Kessler Group  

Click here to text us Fan Mail!

• Get access to COVRPRICE for one month for $1: HERE

Support the show

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• Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com 
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• Website: theshortboxentertainment.com
• Check out the music from the show: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats

Recorded live from New York Comic Con 2023! Podcasting has never been more popular, and it especially reigns supreme in the world of comics. In this panel, hear from the hosts of some of the BEST comic podcasts in the industry (The Oblivion Bar, Comic Book Couples Counseling, and Rex Co Comics), and learn how they got their start, the comic creators and publishers they've worked with, and the best tips and tricks to start your own show!

Watch the video version of this podcast: Here

LINKS & THINGS: 

• Join our Patreon Community and get VIP treatment, bonus episodes, and other perks and rewards! 
• Get 10% off anything in The Short Box Store by using the discount code: "YOO"
• Take your comic shopping experience to the LIMIT by shopping online at Gotham City Limit

Click here to text us Fan Mail!

• Get access to COVRPRICE for one month for $1: HERE

Support the show

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• Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com 
• Follow Badr on IG , X, and Bluesky
• Website: theshortboxentertainment.com
• Check out the music from the show: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats

Kyle Willis (Cowabunga Comics & Collectibles) joins Badr for Ep. 404 to talk about his first creator-owned comic (The Adventures of Wyatt and Pouches), online arguments with Rob Liefeld, and what it takes to run a comic shop in the digital age of retail. 

Attending NYCC this year? Catch our panel (The Awesome Power of Comic Book Podcasts, and How You Can Start One Yourself!) on Saturday, Oct 14th, from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the River Pavilion

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: 

• From brick and mortar to online: Tips for selling comics online - 09:19
• How to launch a successful Kickstarter & The Adventures of Wyatt and Pouches - 23:05
• Arguments with Rob Liefeld: Pouches vs The Pouch, who came first? - 31:22
• Full Time Comic Con hustle: Advice for selling your comics and original art at comic conventions - 38:44

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

• Join our Patreon Community and get VIP treatment, bonus episodes, and other perks and rewards! 
• Get 10% off anything in The Short Box Store by using the discount code: "YOO"
• Take your comic shopping experience to the LIMIT by shopping online at Gotham City Limit

Click here to text us Fan Mail!

• Get access to COVRPRICE for one month for $1: HERE

Support the show

REACH OUT AND FOLLOW FOR MORE 🤝🏼

• Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com 
• Follow Badr on IG , X, and Bluesky
• Website: theshortboxentertainment.com
• Check out the music from the show: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats

Chris Hacker (The Oblivion Bar podcast) joins us for Ep. 403 to talk about our upcoming New York Comic Con panel, how to prepare for NYCC as a first-time goer, and helps us recap some recent comic news and headlines. Ben also calls in and shares a spicy top-three comic list ❤️‍🔥. Check the timestamps below, and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! Listen to Part two of this show over on our Patreon (click here)

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: 

• Our first NYCC panel:  The Awesome Power of Comic Podcasts and How You Can Start One - 04:53
• Tips for attending New York Comic Con for the first time - 08:42
• Daniel Warren Johnson’s Transformers #1 already sets new records for Skybound comics with over 153,000 Orders -  12:53 
• Bill Willingham beefs with DC Comics over royalties and ownership of Fables - 21:52
• Jonathan Hickman relaunches Ultimate Spider-Man, is he a good fit for the character? - 33:27
• Rick Remender signs 3-year exclusivity deal with Image comics - 45:04
•  Ben's Top 3 Comic Picks for November 2023 - 56:14 (Red Light #1, Batman #139, Barbaric: Wrong Kind of Righteous #1)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

• Join our Patreon Community and get VIP treatment, bonus episodes, and other perks and rewards! 
• Get 10% off anything in The Short Box Store by using the discount code: "YOO"
• Take your comic shopping experience to the LIMIT by shopping online at Gotham City Limit

Click here to text us Fan Mail!

• Get access to COVRPRICE for one month for $1: HERE

Support the show

REACH OUT AND FOLLOW FOR MORE 🤝🏼

• Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com 
• Follow Badr on IG , X, and Bluesky
• Website: theshortboxentertainment.com
• Check out the music from the show: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats

One of the best comic creators working in the industry today, Daniel Warren Johnson (How To Do A Powerbomb, Murder Falcon, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth) joins us for episode #402 to talk about his artistic influences, favorite manga, behind-the-scenes stories, and gives us a preview into his new Skybound / Hasbro Transformers comic series, hitting shops next month! (get a first look here). Watch the video version of this episode over on YouTube (here)

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Introducing Daniel Warren Johnson, a crash course! - 03:06
• Early comic memories and Bill Watterson's influence - 11:53
• Working with Zack Snyder on Rebel Moon - 17:35
• The making of Murder Falcon & Wonder Woman: Dead Earth - 23:27
• Dan ranks his favorite comic artists of all time - 35:19
• What to expect from Transformers #1 - 43:30
• Working with comic colorist, Mike Spicer, for the last seven-years - 53:00
• Dan's advice to aspiring comic artist - 01:07:15

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

• Check out Mecca Tha Marvelous' new album "DAVID" anywhere you stream music
• Join our Patreon Community and get VIP treatment, access to exclusive episodes, and other rewards! 
• Get 10% off anything in The Short Box Store by using the discount code: "YOO"
• Take your comic shopping experience to the LIMIT, with Gotham City Limit! Shop here

Click here to text us Fan Mail!

• Get access to COVRPRICE for one month for $1: HERE

Support the show

REACH OUT AND FOLLOW FOR MORE 🤝🏼

• Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com 
• Follow Badr on IG , X, and Bluesky
• Website: theshortboxentertainment.com
• Check out the music from the show: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats

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 of the rare comics and original artwork that will be going up for auction in the Comic & Comic Art Signature Auction #7341 taking place Sept. 14-17th. 

Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, here

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: 

• The life of a comic auctioneer - 07:33
• Setting the world record for the most expensive Batman comic ever sold - 10:20
• The world's most valuable page of original comic book artwork - 18:21
• Advice for comic buyers and how to bid at comic auctions - 28:35
• Stand-out items in this month's Comic & Comic Art Signature Auction #7341 - 35:27
  • Brian’s picks:
    • Punch Comics #12 CGC VF 8.0 
    • Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood Veronica #28 Cover Original Art
  • Badr's picks:
    • Frank Frazetta Death Dealer VI Painting 
    • Action Comics #1 CGC PR 0.5 
    • The Avengers #4 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM/MT 9.8 
    • Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC VG- 3.5 
    • TMNT #21 Casey Jones Original Art 
    • John Byrne - Wolverine Illustration Original Art (1979)
    • Dave Gibbons Watchmen Movie Concept Illustration 
    • Stan Lee - Spider-Man Sketch

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Welcome to an epic celebration, 11 yrs in the making, Short Box Nation. We finally made it to the 400 Club! 

In this episode, we review the best comics to ever reach 400 issues, discuss one of the weirdest X-Men stories possibly ever written, take a trip down memory lane with friends and listeners of the show (big shout-out to everyone who sent in something!), and Cesar treats everyone to an epic roast of Badr. Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!

• The Best 400th Issue Comics roundtable discussion - 00:09:32
• X-Men #400: The Craziest X-men Comic We've Ever Read  - 00:31:54
• Call-in Show Segment - 00:51:40 (in order of appearance:) 
  • Jamie - 0052:26 (and the origin of The Short Box)
  • Zack from ComicVentures - 01:03:21
  • Drew - 01:05:17
  • Malcolm - 01:08:07
  • Austin - 01:10:16
  • Trey - 01:12:01 (and the best graphic novels and trades we've recently picked up)
  • Blythe - 01:14:51
  • Chris - 01:18:30
  • Adam - 01:25:27
  • David - 01:26:40 (and the first comics that made us fans)
  • Eli - 01:34:53
  • Jeff from ItsGeekToMe- 01:36:20
  • Mac - 01:38:11
  • TheBlackToilet - 01:42:02
  • Nick Wagner - 01:43:27
  • The Oblivion Bar podcast - 01:45:41
  • ShaggyBlack from Cinema Villains - 01:52:24
  • Kory from TWIMB podcast - 01:53:47
  • T Mix - 01:55:47
  • Warren from Simpsons is Greater Than podcast - 01:56:58
  • Walt - 01:59:17
• The Roast of Badr - 02:00:49

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

• Check out Mecca Tha Marvelous' new album "DAVID" anywhere you stream music
• Join our Patreon Community and get VIP treatment, access to exclusive episodes, and other rewards! 
• Get 10% off anything in The Short Box Store by using the discount code: "YOO"
• Take your comic shopping experience to the LIMIT, with Gotham City Limit! Shop here

Click here to text us Fan Mail!

• Get access to COVRPRICE for one month for $1: HERE

Support the show

REACH OUT AND FOLLOW FOR MORE 🤝🏼

• Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com 
• Follow Badr on IG , X, and Bluesky
• Website: theshortboxentertainment.com
• Check out the music from the show: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats

As we put the finishing touches on the 400th episode (dropping next week!), here's a special episode, unlocked from our Patreon, to hold you over: Three interviews recorded live from Collective Con 2023, featuring Amy Jo Johnson (the OG Pink Ranger!), Francois Petit (Mortal Kombat), and John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings)

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: 

• Amy Jo Johnson interview - 00:01
• Francois Petit interview - 04:12
• John Rhys-Davies interview - 16:36

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

• Join our Patreon Community and get VIP treatment, access to exclusive episodes, and other rewards! 
• Get 10% off anything in The Short Box Store by using the discount code: "YOO"
• Take your comic shopping experience to the LIMIT, with Gotham City Limit! Shop here

Click here to text us Fan Mail!

• Get access to COVRPRICE for one month for $1: HERE

Support the show

REACH OUT AND FOLLOW FOR MORE 🤝🏼

• Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com 
• Follow Badr on IG , X, and Bluesky
• Website: theshortboxentertainment.com
• Check out the music from the show: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats