Tales from the Short Box
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Tales From The Short Box #182 - 20th Century Men by Deniz Camp
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
Last Week's Comics #9 - Thor's Minotaur Mentor
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 fi
Tales From The Short Box #181 - The Ballad of Halo Jones by Alan Moore
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 sh
Last Week's Comics #8 - It's Raining Lobos!
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
Tales From The Short Box #180 - Superman: What Ever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by Alan Moore
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 ico
Last Week's Comics #7 - Are you Content?
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 ha
Tales From the Short Box #179 - Fables
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
Last Week's Comics #6 - Zombie Kitties With Rabies
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
Tales From the Short Box #178 - Criminal by Ed Brubaker
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 abs
Last Week's Comics #5 - More Cobra-La Lore
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