The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show
Badr Milligan of The Short Box Entertainment Company | Comic Book Podcast
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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!
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S10E500 The Short Box celebrates 500! A king-size podcast about Archie Comics, Universe of Superheroes, and the good old days
This is a King-size episode 14 yrs in the making! Badr, Drew, and Walt are reunited again to celebrate the podcast's 500th episode. Starting with a roundtable discussion about the most famous 500th…
S11E501 Mike Del Mundo: Back Like He Never Left. An interview about Marvel art, 3 Worlds / 3 Moons, and working with Nas
Mike Del Mundo makes a return visit to talk about what's changed in his life and career since his last visit. He's also got new comics and projects coming out this summer, including: the release of…
SBX Classic: The Short Box 300 meets Amazing Spider-Man 300 (and Rob Liefeld?!)
This episode was originally released in October 2020, as Ep. 300This is it, our milestone 300th episode! Not only do we discuss Venom's first full appearance in the iconic Amazing Spider-Man #300,…
S10E499 Joshua Williamson is mapping the future of comics. An interview about Iron Man, G.I. Joe, and the summer of Superboy
NYT Bestselling comic writer and world builder, Joshua Williamson (DC K.O., Superman, The Flash,) joins me for a conversation reflecting on how he broke into comics, and going from indie creator…
S10 SBX Classic: The Roast of Badr Milligan: A 400th Episode Celebration of Friends & Comics
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S10E498 From Ghostface to Spawn to Abe Lincoln: An Interview with writer Matthew Rosenberg
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S10E497 Ben Kingsbury previews Free Comic Book Day 2026, and Crowns the Best Comics of 2026 (so far)
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S10E496 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…
S10E495 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…
S10E494 Rapper Ben Reilly reveals the origin of HEROMAN, Spider-Man influences, and SAVE! The Album
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S10E493 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…
S10E492 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…
S10E491 Lessons from year one of owning a comic shop: An interview with Daniel Hastings of Black Cat Comics
Daniel Hastings is the owner of Jacksonville's newest comic shop in town: Black Cat Comics, and having just celebrated the shop's first anniversary, Dan sits down with us to pull back the curtain on…
S10E490 Stephen Bissette is bringing Tyrant back! The co-creator of John Constantine talks Dinosaurs, Swamp Thing, and indie publishing
A true architect of modern horror comics: Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing, Taboo, Tyrant) joins the show to discuss his incredible journey from the first graduating class of the Joe Kubert School to…
S10E489 Everything you missed at Original Art Expo with West Coast Davengers: Original Comic Art, Kirby Awards, and More
Everyone's favorite comic YouTuber, Dave from West Coast Davengers, joins me live from Original Art Expo in Orlando, to record a recap of the event. We talk about our experiences at the convention as…
S10E488 Michael Cho is channeling the King: An interview about Jack Kirby, Silver Age comics, and Thundarr
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S10E487 Comic News Recap: Sal Buscema Tribute, Supergirl goes global, and Absolute reprints
Edmund Dansart is back from hiatus to join the show for a special tribute episode. In this one, we celebrate the life and career of comics fast and furious artist Sal Buscema, followed by recapping…
S10E486 Doug Wagner is locked and loaded: An interview about 12-Gauge Comics, Narco, and the Materials Universe
Doug Wagner (writer of PLASTIC, PLUSH, VINYL) joins the show to discuss writing dark comedy horror comics like I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer, and the latest addition to his Image Comics…
S10E485 Cliff Chiang is planning his next big thing: An interview about process, Paper Girls, and DC Comics
Award-winning comic artist, Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman, Paper Girls) joins the show to talk about what it's like being in-between projects and gearing up for the next big thing. We also talk…
S10E484 Catching up with Walt: Black Panther 2's original script, how to improve digital comics, and Cyclops was right
Another January means another annual trip to visit the big homie, Walt. We hit the ground running so fast this episode, that we didn't even have time to record a proper intro. We talked about a bit…
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