Tales From the Short Box #213 - The Dreamer by Will Eisner
Release Date: 04/25/2025
Tales From The Short Box #218 - Kingdom Come by Alex Ross and Mark Waid
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It’s part two of our Alex Ross series as Adam takes us through Kingdom Come. Mark Waid and Alex Ross team up to bring us a very stark warning about total power. Set in the not-too-distant-future of 1997 (aka now), Superman returns from a long absence to reign in the new generation of superheroes. With very mixed results. This book reads like a Where’s Waldo of fun easter eggs and “what if” characters. And the art is, of course, absolutely stunning. Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon!
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Tales From The Short Box #217 - Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross and Josh Johnson
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We’re back! It’s been a long break. Longer than we expected. But we are excited to be back doing what we do here. And that’s talk about our favorite comics! This season we are each picking an artist to showcase. We’re coming out swinging with one of the best to ever do it. Adam’s pick is Alex Ross, and we’re starting off with Fantastic Four: Full Circle. This was a special project that showcases Ross in ways we have never seen, and with some pretty fantastic results. So grab a sandwich… It’s Clobberin’ Time! Support...
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Special Announcement About Our Upcoming Season
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Hey Everybody! We've been gone a long time, and we're going to be gone a little while longer, but we wanted to get in your feed and talk to you all about what is coming up next season. We also have some changes coming that we wanted to give you a heads up for. As always, the best way to reach out to us or stay informed is through our discord (link below.) See you all soon! Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon!
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TFTSB Classics:She hulk by Rainbow Rowell
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We dig into our back issues once again for another episode of TFTSB Classics. This week it's TFTSB #190. Frined of the shop and long time listener JenaLee brought us SHE HULK by Rainbow Rowell, with art by Roge Antonio, Luca Maresca, & Takeshi Miyazawa. We had a lot of fun with this one. This book has a lot of heart and gets close to the character in ways we haven't seen before. Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon!
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TFTSB Classics: Uncanny X-Force: Apocalypse Solution by Rick Remender
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It's another round of TFTSB classics, where we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. This week we are coming back to TFTSB #192. We are joined by close friend of the Shop, Faust. They have brought us one of their favorite books, Rick Remender's run on Uncanny X-Force: Apocalypse. SPOILER WARNING! We do spoil the end of this arc AND talk a bit about the ramifications that has on the rest of the run Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon!
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TFTSB Classics: Land of the Lustrous by Haruko Ichikawa
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For this season's break, we are going back to some of our favorite episodes. This week, we’re going to revisit a conversation with one of our favorite writers (and friend of the show) Leah Williams (X-Factor, Power Girl, Gotham City Sirens). Leah brought us one of her favorite books, Land of the Lustrous by Haruko Ichikawa. It’s a weird, genre bending epic with a little bit of everything. Take a listen and find out why this was one of our all time favorites! Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon!
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TFTSB Classics: Tale Of Sand by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, and Ramon K Perez with special guest host Jackson Lanzing
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For this season's break, we are going back to some of our favorite episodes. This is TFTSB episode 199, where we talked to Jackson Lanzig(NYX, Batman Beyond, Star Trek) about one of his favorite books Tale Of Sand by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, and Ramon K Perez. In the spirit of re-runs, this felt like an obvious first choice given the infinite re-readability of this incredible visual story. This was such fun book, and Jackson was such a delight. Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon!
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Tales From the Short Box #216 - Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol 1: The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes
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It is our last episode of the season and it is RJ's turn to pick a title from last year. He has brought us the wonderfully quirky and strange murder mystery, Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol 1: The Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes. This was such a fun small town mystery with some really strange elements. Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon!
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Tales From The Short Box #215 - Starman by James Robinson
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It’s Rj’s turn to take us back to the year of his birth. It’s 1994, and we are diving head first into Starman by James Robinson, Tony Harris and Wade Von GanBadger. It was a great year for comics, and this is a great pick. We follow a reluctant hero as he deals with the generational baggage of being the third Starman. Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon!
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Last Week's Comics #39 - Squachin' Around
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It’s time for Last Week’s Comics! We’ve got a lot of fun, alternate universe action this week. Also Logan's body hair, gross science experiments, and Cacey over-shares. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps): 00:09:55 - Batgirl #7 00:17:46 - Ultimate Wolverine #5 00:25:23 - Absolute Superman #7 00:37:53 - Los Monstrous Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon!
info_outlineIt’s Adam’s turn to take us back to the year of his birth. And why not also go back to the birth of comics? It’s 1985 and we’re talking about The Dreamer by Will Eisner. This is the semi-autobiographical story of not only Eisner’s rise as one of the best to ever do it, but the story of comics itself. It’s a love letter to comics as told in one of the first “Graphic novels.”
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