We continue our series of “RJ forces us to read manga” with Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys.  We talk giant robots, doomsday cults, childhood nostalgia and so much more! Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon! All paid members get acces to your Discord Server: patreon.com/BraveNewWorldsComics

Join the TFTSB gang as we kick off our Manga series with Kamome Shirahama’s Witch Hat Atelier! We dive deep into a world of magic, curiosity, and beautifully detailed art. And the occasional cuteness overload. Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon! All paid members get acces to your Discord Server: patreon.com/BraveNewWorldsComics

It’s our season finale! We are joined by friend of the show and host of Man Thing Minute, Adam Teterus to talk about everyone’s second favorite muck-man. We discuss the nexus or all realities, the fall and immediate rise of Howard the Duck, Floridian cryptids, and so much more! Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon! All paid members get acces to your Discord Server: patreon.com/BraveNewWorldsComics

Top story this week is our love letter to Tim Sale with Superman For All Seasons. Also more love for horror anthologies, infinite swamp battles, and a new cute giant friend. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:09:19 – The Silver Coin #15
• 00:16:51 – X-Men #16
• 00:2:01 – Crypt of Shadows #1
• 00:29:10 – Wynd: Throne In The Sky #3
• 00:37:22 – Superman: For All Seasons

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More Grant Morrison! More X-Men! We got New X-Men on the top story this week! Also stray demons, multiple Nightcrawler angels, and Beefcake Logan. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:09:57 – Immortal X-Men #7
• 00:22:00 – Chilling Adventures of Salem #1
• 00:25:28 – Batman vs Robin #2
• 00:34:04 – New X-Men Ultimate Collection #1

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It’s classic X-Men time! We start our two week series on X-Men with Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s masterpiece, The Dark Phoenix Saga. Also demonic animal control, post-death hangovers, and we all pour one out for Mothman. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:12:04 – Action Comics #1047
• 00:18:09 – The Roadie #1
• 00:24:54 – Briar #1
• 00:32:56 – The Department of Truth #21
• 00:42:31 – X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga

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The gang dives head first into DC comics lore as we celebrate the late George Perez with Crisis on Infinite Earths on the top story. Also vampire minotaurs murderous Gritty piñatas, and one poor unfortunate DC research assistant. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:09:29 – X-Terminators #1
• 00:21:01 – Fantastic Four #47
• 00:27:19 – Nightwing #96
• 00:36:34 – Creepshow #1
• 00:43:54 – Crisis on Infinite Earths

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Join us as we dive into Hickman’s run of Fantastic four in our top story. Also weaponized mushrooms in the mail, Batman’s contingency plan, and we spend just a little too long talking about how Reed’s powers work. Pull list (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:14:17 – Captain America Sentinel of Liberty #4
• 00:22:14 – Poison Ivy #4
• 00:30:56 – Batman #127
• 00:42:52 – Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Complete Collection Vol 1

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Join us for our love letter to Jack Kirby as we start our two part series on the Fantastic Four. Also geriatric Spider-Man, variant covers of variant comics, and The Watcher being just plain bad at his job.

• 00:07:51 – Fantastic Four: Full Circle
• 00:16:17 – The Variants #3
• 00:22:54 – Amazing Fantasy #1000
• 00:30:39 – X-Men #14
• 00:39:50 – Fantastic Four: Marvel Masterworks Volume 5

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We break from our usual format to pay tribute to beloved writer Dennis O’Neil as we dive into the hard boiled neo noir classic The Question on the top story. Also supervillain D-listers, occult music theory, and new takes on dusty old characters. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:09:22 – Detective Comics #1063
• 00:17:04 – AXE Judgment Day #3
• 00:24:57 – Minor Threats #1
• 00:33:46 – The Question by Dennis O’Neil

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