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RJ's random fav pick this season is 20th CENTURY MEN by Deniz Camp and Stipan Morian. This 6 issue mini drags you through the depths of the horrors of war, in a heightened fictionalized history where the Cold War was escalated with different we
It's another short list of comics with a lot to say as we once again talk about comics from last week. Thor takes on late stage capitalism, Wonder Woman smashes the patriarchy, and Cobra Commander fights..... Cobra. We also try to answer one
Part 2 of our Alan Moore series, we're jumping into 2000AD for the first time and reading THE BALLAD OF HALO JONES with art by Ian Gibson! This hyper-futuristic dystopia follows the titular lead as she tries to escape the "Hoop," and find her
It's Wednesday! Which means it's once agian time for week old comics. It's an action packed week with cartoon dads, noir Sue Storm, and Magneto is back in the classic purple outfit. Plus intergalactic biker guys falling from the sky! Pull Li
It's time for RJ's writer pick: none other than the incomparable, the indomitable, the immortal ALAN MOORE! And for his superhero pick, we went with WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW? This iconic 2 issue story tells the "final" Superma
It's time once again for the comics of yester-week! An evil corporate Minotaur buys the publishing rights to everyone's favorite god, Poison Ivy's toxic past, and General Zod's embarrassing facial hair. Tune in for all of this and more! Pull
Shaun's personal favorite is the topic of this week's episode: FABLES by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, and Mark Buckingham. Once upon a time, all the characters from all the fairy tales lived together in harmony in their own realm, until one day
It's the middle of the week, which means it's time for Last Week's Comics! We've got alternate Batman, regular Batman, and a whole toy box of GI Joes. Also, what really killed Edgar Allen Poe? Tune in and find out! Pull List (with spoiler tim
Part two of our ED BRUBAKER double feature continues with CRIMINAL vol. 1 & 2, with art by Sean Phillips and colors by Val Staples. This one is a tried and true classic for a reason, and we had an absolute blast with it! It's the perfect vehicl
It's Wednesday again, which means more comics from last week! We've got some new indie sci-fi this week as well as expanding some old lore. Also pets in space, proprietary robot design, and tripping off of the stuff that grows on Swamp Thing.
We begin our two week double feature on none other than Ed Brubaker this week! We're diving into the beginning of his iconic run on Daredevil wtih art by Michael Lark. Matt finds himself in prison with his secret identity exposed. Can he keep
Join us for another look back at our favorite comics from seven days ago! We've got new number ones this week from Tom King, Stephaine Phillips and Rick Remender. Also, has Jim Steranko been Redskull this whole time? tune in and find out! Pu
This Week's deep dive is on All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, and Jamie Grant. We explore all the reasons why this book is the definitive Superman story and all the ways that Morrison and Quitely elevate the character to his
It's time for more 7-day-old comics! This week we have a Jed MacKay double header with Doctor Strange and The Avengers. Also mutant sleep paralysis demons, D&D Jumanji, and a poorly timed parade. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 00:11
This week we continue our Ram V double feature with These Savage Shores with art by Kumit Sumar and color by Vittorio Astone. It's the book that made Ram a household name and with very good reason! It's a five issue epic about how colonialism
If it's Wednesday, it's time for another episode of Last Week's Comics! Join us as we ponder the deep mysteries of the universe. What is Gritty's sheet cake budget? How fast can someone get in and out of a skin tight cat suit? Where do all th
Tales From the Short Box is back! Join us for part one of a two part series celebrating writer Ram V. It's a night at the opera with Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne Overture & Act 1. Also, a song that makes you kill, super villain gentrificat
It's the first episode of our new format! the Last Week's Comics segment now has it's own show! Join us as we solve a murder mystery with extra fingers, fight a giant lady, and have a good old fashioned chainsaw fight. Pull List (with Spoile
We round off this season's Manga series not with giant robots, murder mysteries, or alien invasions... but with volleyball. That's right! We're talking aobut Haruichi Furudate's Shonen sports Manga: Haikyu!
We continue our "RJ makes us read Manga" series with Urasawa and Tezuka's adaptation of a beloved Astro Boy story. Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon! patreon.com/BraveNewWorldsComics
We're taking a break from our regular weekly schedule so RJ can make us all read manga. We kick it off with the genre defining Astro Boy by Father of Manga, Osamu Tezuka. Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon! patreon.com/
It's our season finale! And there is no better way to do a finale than with Doom Patrol. We jump into the tragically under-printed and under-read Rachel Pollack run on the top story. Also unsolicited cyber security advice, underground snake c
Join us as we fight space colonialism in the top story with Flash Gordon by Jeff Parker and Doc Shaner. Also a new Ultimate universe, a robot arms race, and some wild speculation about the end of the 60s. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):
We dig into another MCU adapted Captain america tale on the top story with Captain America: Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker. Also action figure conspiracies, badly planned worst case scenarios, and a reverse fastball special. Pull Liust (with s
It's double Captain Americas on the top story with Mark Gruenwald's Captain America. Also Snake Regan, Santa Clause, The Jersey Devil and other things that definitely exist. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 00:09:26- Batman-Santa Claus:
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