The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show
by Badr Milligan of The Short Box Entertainment Company | Comic Book Podcast
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From Doom to Darkseid: Sanford Greene Talks Darkseid vs. the World, Spider-Verse and Bitter Root Movie
Sep 30, 2026
1h 26m 48s
How Chuck Brown went from working in IT to writing award-winning comics, Bitter Root, and Supernatural's Dean Winchester
Sep 23, 2026
59m 07s
Ben Kingsbury takes on Batman Day 2026 and Picks the Best Comics of The Summer
Sep 16, 2026
1h 12m 17s
Greg Pak on Planet Hulk, ThunderCats & Why Monsters Matter
Sep 9, 2026
1h 16m 00s
Jason Fabok Speaks On The Physical Toll of Drawing Comics, Life After Batman, and Ghost Machine
Sep 2, 2026
1h 30m 34s
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7K to 38K🎙 ~2x weekly·602 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
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5.6K to 30K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 |  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’... | 1h 26m 48s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 |  How Chuck Brown went from working in IT to writing award-winning comics, Bitter Root, and Supernatural's Dean Winchester | Eisner and Ringo Award-winning comic writer Chuck Brown joins The Short Box to talk about his career, Bitter Root, and taking Dean Winchester on a brand-new hunt in Dynamite Entertainment’s Supernatural: Dean Winchester. Chuck breaks down how a seemingly throwaway line from the very first episode of Supernatural inspired his new comic, what it takes to write a character with 15 seasons of history, and his early beginnings in South Carolina, his years of self-publishing and working in IT befor... | 59m 07s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 |  Ben Kingsbury takes on Batman Day 2026 and Picks the Best Comics of The Summer | Gotham City Limit owner Ben Kingsbury is back on the podcast for a Batman-heavy episode celebrating Batman Day 2026! Recorded live inside the shop, Ben breaks down why Absolute Batman continues to bring new readers into comic stores, whether classics like The Dark Knight Returns and The Long Halloween still hold up as essential Batman recommendations, and his personal favorite Batman stories. Then we put his Dark Knight knowledge to the test with a round of Batman trivia, followed by a previe... | 1h 12m 17s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | comic writingMarvel stories+3 | Greg Pak | Planet HulkWorld War Hulk+2 | — | Greg PakPlanet Hulk+4 | — | 1h 16m 00s | ||
| 9/2/26 | comic book artcreative ownership+4 | Jason Fabok | Ghost MachineBatman: Three Jokers+3 | — | comic booksdrawing comics+6 | — | 1h 30m 34s | ||
| 8/26/26 | Hip-HopDuval Hip-Hop history+4 | Paten Locke | The Short Box Entertainment Company | Jacksonville | Paten LockeHip-Hop+5 | — | 2h 09m 30s | ||
| 8/19/26 | hip-hopcomic book crossovers+4 | Zach Norris | Now or Never ComicsThe Hundreds+1 | — | hip-hopcomics+5 | — | 1h 35m 58s | ||
| 8/12/26 | horror comicsinterview+3 | Patrick Horvath | IDWBeneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees+2 | — | Beneath The Trees Where Nobody SeesRite of Spring+5 | — | 37m 56s | ||
| 8/5/26 | comic journalismEisner Awards+3 | David Harper | SKTCHD | SDCC | Eisner Awardcomic journalism+5 | — | 1h 35m 21s | ||
| 7/29/26 | manga huntingtravel tales+4 | Drew | X-Men ’97 | TokyoJapan+1 | mangaTokyo+6 | — | 1h 24m 28s | ||
| 7/22/26 | comic marketcomic collection+3 | Matt DeVoeJohn Sulaitis | CovrPrice | — | comic bookgrail+5 | — | 1h 20m 11s | ||
| 7/15/26 | indie comicscomic conventions+3 | Eli Schwab | Cosmic Lion Productions | Jacksonville | indie comicspitching+3 | — | 38m 18s | ||
| 7/1/26 | comic booksinterview+4 | Kenny PorterTyrell Cannon | The SchlubOperation: Iron Coffin+3 | — | Kenny PorterTyrell Cannon+5 | — | 1h 03m 35s | ||
| 6/24/26 | comicswriting+3 | Erica Schultz | MarvelX-23+2 | — | comicswriting+5 | — | 1h 32m 37s | ||
| 6/17/26 | indie comicscomic conventions+3 | Kasra Ghanbari | IDWJack Kirby Awards | — | comicsIndie Comic Creator Con+3 | — | 1h 28m 56s | ||
| 6/3/26 | Marvel artcomics+4 | Mike Del Mundo | MarvelMass Appeal+3 | — | Mike Del MundoMarvel+4 | — | 1h 27m 34s | ||
| 6/3/26 | comic book historyArchie Comics+3 | DrewWalt | Archie ComicsAmazing Spider-Man #500+3 | — | 500th episodecomic books+3 | — | 1h 53m 36s | ||
| 5/27/26 | milestone episodecomic book discussion+4 | — | Amazing Spider-Man #300 | — | Amazing Spider-ManVenom+5 | — | 1h 42m 39s | ||
| 5/20/26 | comic book writinginterview+5 | Joshua Williamson | DC ComicsNailbiter+4 | — | Joshua WilliamsonDC Comics+6 | — | 1h 09m 00s | ||
| 5/13/26 | comic book reviewsX-Men stories+3 | CesarEd | X-Men | — | comics400 issues+5 | — | 2h 14m 09s | ||
| 5/6/26 | comic book writingsci-fi adventure+3 | Matthew Rosenberg | IDEAS DON'T BLEEDIF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT+4 | — | Matthew RosenbergTodd McFarlane+5 | — | 1h 27m 54s | ||
| 4/29/26 | Free Comic Book Daycomic industry+3 | Ben Kingsbury | Gotham City Limit | — | Free Comic Book DayBen Kingsbury+3 | — | 1h 16m 21s | ||
| 4/22/26 | comic book culturehyperspecific comic book topics+4 | Brad GullicksonDavid Harper | Comic Book Couples Counseling PodcastSKTCHD+2 | — | comic bookscomic culture+5 | — | 1h 21m 15s | ||
| 4/15/26 | comicsart+5 | Jay HowellAndrew Robinson+1 | Bob's BurgerTransformers+1 | — | Jay HowellAndrew Robinson+8 | — | 30m 39s | ||
| 4/8/26 | comicsmusic+3 | Ben Reilly | SAVE!Spider-Man+1 | — | Ben ReillyHEROMAN+6 | — | 1h 03m 02s | ||
| 4/1/26 | comic book coversDave Johnson+4 | Dave Johnson | 100 BulletsSuperman: Red Son+3 | — | comic coversBillboard philosophy+5 | — | 46m 39s | ||
| 3/18/26 | comic artauction+4 | Chuck Costas | PropstoreCapt+3 | — | comic artauction+4 | — | 56m 26s | ||
| 3/11/26 | comic shop ownershipindustry challenges+3 | Daniel Hastings | Black Cat Comics | Jacksonville | comic shopDaniel Hastings+5 | — | 1h 23m 45s | ||
| 3/4/26 | horror comicsindependent publishing+3 | Stephen Bissette | Lighthouse PressJoe Kubert School+3 | — | Stephen BissetteTyrant+5 | — | 1h 31m 48s | ||
| 2/25/26 | Original Art Expocomic art+3 | Dave | West Coast Davengers | OrlandoWest Coast | comic artOriginal Art Expo+3 | — | 36m 22s | ||
| 2/18/26 | comic coversartistic process+4 | Michael Cho | Dynamite EntertainmentThundarr The Barbarian+3 | — | Michael ChoJack Kirby+5 | — | 1h 19m 52s | ||
| 2/11/26 | comic newsSal Buscema tribute+3 | Edmund Dansart | Absolute UniverseUniversal Monsters: The Invincible Man+3 | — | comic newsSal Buscema+3 | — | 52m 43s | ||
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Chart history for The Short Box Podcast: A Comic Book Talk Show
Peaked at #93 in Ireland, currently #93 in Ireland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | — | #93 | #93 | — |
| PT | — | #119 | #119 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #126 | #126 | — |
| Canada | — | #137 | #137 | — |
| AE | — | #158 | #158 | — |
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.