Tales from the Short Box

Top Stories: Hellions #5 and We Live #1. Also, a deep dive into the Summers family tree, mutant swamp monsters, and what will Cacey mutate into?

Pull List (With Spoiler Time Stamps):

• 00:11:34 – Hellions #5
• 00:30:22 – Devil's Red Bride #1
• 00:38:32 – New Mutants #13
• 00:51:08 – Dracula MotherF*****
• 01:01:40 – Cable #5
• 01:16:30 – Vain #1
• 01:23:33 – Bleed Them Dry #4
• 01:30:38 – Usagi Yojimbo #13
• 01:37:19 – Swamp Thing Twin Branches
• 01:47:03 – We Live #1

Top Stories: Legend of the Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular #1 and Marauders #13. Also, bad relationship advice, an out of place Alpha Flight reference, and the potential new Jar-Jar of X of Swords. Pull list (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:08:44 – Thor #8
• 00:19:25 – Locke and Key in Pale Battalions Go #1
• 00:29:29 – Fire Power #4
• 00:40:18 – Black Widow #2
• 00:48:33 – TMNT Best of Raphael
• 00:55:48 – Norse Mythology #1
• 01:03:34 – Coffin Bound #7
• 01:13:36 – The Dreaming Waking Hours #3
• 01:27:59 – Legend of The Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular #1
• 01:48:37 – Marauders #13

Top Stories: Department of Truth #1 and X-Force #4. The gang has dessert first and jump right into Dept of Truth. Also, Adam tries his very best to recap the first two issues of X-Ray Robot, RJ gives us a wild history lesson about an underrated WWII hero, and more X-Men madness.

Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:04:56 – Dept of Truth #1
• 00:25:16 – Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
• 00:33:51 – Shang-Chi #1
• 00:42:55 – Immortal Hulk Threshing Place #1
• 00:53:02 – Artemis and the Assassin #5
• 01:02:08 – John Constantine: Hellblazer #10
• 01:17:06 – X-Ray Robot #2
• 01:28:08 – Ascender #13
• 01:34:47 – Dark Knight's Death Metal: Multiverse's End #1
• 01:48:12 – X-Factor #4 (X of Swords part 2)

Top Story: X of Swords Creation #1. Also, the gang celebrates the autumn equinox with some of our favorite spooky and witchy books new and old. Pull list (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:06:03 – Autumnal #1
• 00:18:40 – An Unkindness of Ravens #1
• 00:26:21 – Justice League Dark
• 00:40:10 – Shadow Service #2
• 00:41:03 – Miles to Go #1
• 00:48:12 – Wynd #4
• 00:59:29 – Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Something Wicked #3
• 01:08:35 – Juggernaut #1
• 01:17:48 – Daredevil #22
• 01:28:41 – X of Swords Creation #1

Top Stories: Excalibur #12 and Finger Guns #5. Also how many nicknames did we come up with for Chip Zdarsky (seriously someone tell us, we lost count), Daddy Grampocalyps, and Adam writes an episode description for an episode he wasn't on! Pull List (with Spoiler Timestamps):

• 00:06:36 – Ice Cream Man Quarantine Comics Special
• 00:07:28 – Thor #7
• 00:17:01 – Heavy #1
• 00:23:52 – G.I. Joe #8
• 00:38:00 – Stillwater #1
• 00:48:22 – Billionaire Island #6
• 01:04:21 – Bleed them Dry #3
• 01:11:52 – Slaughterhouse Five
• 01:15:00 – X-Men #12
• 01:17:07 – Once and Future #11
• 01:17:38 Seven Secrets #2
• 01:18:19 – Money Shot #8
• 01:18:41 – Hellions #4
• 01:20:25 – Excalibur #12
• 01:29:50 – Finger Guns #5

Top Stories: Fire Power #3 and We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1. Also, microwaved food mishaps, Sex-robot beta testing, and a possible rabbit heel turn.

• 00:09:05 – Sea of Stars #6
• 00:17:41 – Hellblazer: Rise and fall #1
• 00:29:27 – Harley Quinn Black White and Red #11
• 00:39:22 – Be Gay Do Comics
• 00:50:44 – Lonely Receiver #1
• 01:04:57 – Die #13
• 01:20:20 – the dreaming waking hours #2
• 01:34:15 – Usagi Yojimbo # 12
• 01:39:59 – Black Widow #1
• 01:44:13 – Firepower #3
• 01:55:34 – We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1

Top Stories: Hellions#3 and X-Men #11. Also, mutant beanie babies, Shaun learns about Mojo World, and racehorse unicorn breeding. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:10:49 – Justice League Dark #25
• 00:19:32 – Hellblazer #9
• 00:27:37 – Daredevil Annual #1
• 00:40:49 – X-Factor #2
• 00:57:11 Amethist #5
• 01:04:14 – Plunge #6
• 01:14:11 – Wynd #3
• 01:28:27 – TMNT #108
• 01:35:22 – That Texas Blood #3
• 01:40:11 – Hellions #3
• 01:48:06 – X-Men #11

Three Top Stories this week! Thor #6, Wonder Woman:Dead Earth #4, and Excalibur #11. Also, Adam Pitches his worst idea (again), X-Men Philly shout outs, and relatable post apocalyptic dystopias.

Pull List (With Spoiler Time Stamps):

• 00:08:52 – Once and Future #10
• 00:16:04 – G.I. Joe #7
• 00:26:36 – Cable #3
• 00:36:42 – Shadow Service #1
• 00:44:15 – A Man Among ye #2
• 00:52:58 – Artemis and the Assassin#4
• 00:58:05 – Voyage to the Stars #1
• 01:02:04 – Gideon Falls #16
• 01:03:42 – Faithless II ##
• 01:16:30 – Thor #6
• 01:24:51 – Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #4
• 01:31:53 -Excalibur #11

Top Stories are Marauders #11 and Empyre #5. Lots of Empyre and X-Men Books this week. One of them is both! Plus lots more. Pull List (with spoiler time stamps):

• 00:07:55 – X-Men Empyre #3
• 00:19:11 – Captain Marvel #19
• 00:32:11 – Billionaire Island #4
• 00:39:53 – The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
• 00:47:25 – Something is Killing the Children #9
• 00:57:09 – Discussion about the current state of DC Comics
• 01:06:25 – Seven Secrets #1
• 01:15:47 – Empyre Avengers #2
• 01:24:42 – X-Force #11
• 01:36:07 – Marauders #11
• 01:48:53 – Empyre #5

We sit down with best selling author and illustrator Brian Brown to discuss his new book "Child Star." We also talk about some of his other works such as "Andre the Giant: Life and legend," and "Cannabis: the Illegalization of Weed in America." Brian also talks with us about some projects he has coming up, so you don't want to miss this one.