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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is all I could think of watching the boat scene in Lanterns Ep 7

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I feel like I caught history tonight. George Lucas on Jeopardy asking a Jack Kirby question. NERDS UNITE 🗣️

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

While everyone else is debating the merits of The Wolverine game, I’m still playing the one I’ve been on since April. It doesn’t help that I have the attention span of a squirrel and I do every quest but the main one (lol)

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

@zachxnorris.bsky.social (manager at Now or Never Comics, and indie writer himself) shares three valuable gems when it comes to helping other indie comic creators get noticed by local comic shops: 1. Attitude and expectations 2. Quality and presentation 3. Build community

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Comics love Rap" @zachxnorris.bsky.social , writer of the Hip-Hop and Comics zine: Comics Rule Everything Around Me, talks about how important the Marvel Hip-Hop Variant Covers campaign was to uniting both artforms together

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

We have to give props where props are due and that goes extra for @stephwilliams.bsky.social . She had a historic run at Comic Con this year, with several new project announcements and a history making Eisner nomination. @sktchd.bsky.social and I talk about witnessing her star power skyrocket

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

What’s it like to win the most prestigious award in the comic book industry, after devoting the last decade+ of your life to comics, only to have the moment almost spoiled because of an early leak? Award winning comic journalist, @davidharper.bsky.social talks about the Eisner leak:

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

r/AccidentalRenaissance 👉🏻 👈MCU

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What’s it like to win the comic industry’s most prestigious award after devoting the last decade of your life covering it? The EISNER AWARD WINNING @davidharper.bsky.social can tell you all about it on this week’s The Short Box podcast 🏆 www.theshortboxpodcast.com/281000/episo...

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A good Spider-man story is like Chicken Noodle Soup For The Soul

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I’ll need a tetanus shot now, but I kissed the ground when I landed back in Jax

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

FUCKING PROUD of my guy @sktchd.bsky.social for winning his first, and well overdue, Eisner. Journalism is still alive and he’s proof of it

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The next great comics universe starts here Join me for my first ever panel at #sdcc (shout out @darkhorse.com !) this Friday, featuring Jonathan Hickman, Nick Spencer, and other creators as they discuss collaboration, worldbuilding, and more, exploring the sci-fi mythology of @3w3m.bsky.social

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Comic publishers like @imagecomics.com , @madcavestudios.com , and @boom-studios.com are having a MAJOR moment right moment. First issues like D'Orc & White Sky are flying off the shelves and fetching big $$$ on resale sites My LCS owner thinks the end of PREVIEWS magazine is the cause of this:

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

From David's own annual @sktchd.bsky.social zine, to the monthly @comicsthemagazine.bsky.social , BLITZ from RAID Press and @ramonperez.bsky.social, and all the great things @explodingarrow.bsky.social is doing with The Comics Courier - There's A LOT of great print comic publications right now

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The Walter Cronkite of comics journalism @davidharper.bsky.social weighs in on print comic journalism having a comeback and what that means for fans

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

There's no better feeling as a comic fan than when the interior art matches the cover art 😮‍💨🤌🏻 @mouthdork.bsky.social & @davidharper.bsky.social also weighed in on the A Cover vs Variant Cover debate

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

One hour and 17 restarts later (or "power cycles"as Mr. IT @davidharper.bsky.social calls them), this is the only evidence that remains of the now "lost episode" with @mouthdork.bsky.social and David. What did we do to deserve this Riverside?

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

This is entry #3 in my Hip-Hop sketchbook project. It joins these two: Slick Rick by @thekylestarks.bsky.social and @mahdikhene.bsky.social

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I’m at Collective Con, and I asked Andrew Robinson for a #jayz sketch And he delivered a classic 🔥

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I’m assuming these are all the great Luchadores that have fought and performed in this stadium.

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

My amateur videos don’t capture even a fraction of the energy you feel in person at a Lucha Libre event. The crowd is HYPE from the first round to the last. Obscenities and “Mexico” chants for three hours straight without a dip in enthusiasm or passion. Just incredible

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

This was one of the best sporting events I ever went to. I felt like a superhero last night. I lost my voice, drank a couple of Micheladas, and watched a Luchadores lose his mask! I can’t recommend watching a Lucha Libre in Mexico enough.

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

A second print worth seeking out is Assorted Crisis Events #8. It’s printed on newsprint and worth every penny. @denizcamp.bsky.social, whose idea was it for the newsprint, and where do I sign the petition to make this the industry default again?

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

If you want to learn more about Tyrant, or hear some incredible stories about Saga of The Swamp Thing, or learn some interesting dinosaur facts (he's chockfull of them), check out the full interview! theshortboxentertainment.com/stephen-biss...

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The good news is that @lighthousecomics.co.uk is collecting & re-releasing Bissette's dinosaur masterpiece in both complete and original art editions later this month (with help from the talented Jim Rugg!)

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Here's Bissette talking about his original plans for Tyrant and the golden years of indie publishing. Tyrant sold 30k+ copies per issues before Diamond went exclusive

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Can you imagine retiring from comics at the height of your career and skills? That's what Eisner Hall of Fame legend Stephen Bissette was forced to do in the late 90's after the implosion of the direct market. Leaving behind one of the best dinosaur comics of all time unfinished

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Mike was kind enough to share not only his time, but also a lot of great insight his artistic process, and an insane amount of love was shown to Jack Kirby in the full interview www.theshortboxpodcast.com/281000/episo...

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

World famous cartoonist/ illustrator, Michael Cho, explains "The Batman Rule" he follows when it comes to traditional art vs digital

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

@cliffchiang.bsky.social was gracious enough to share his time and a number of BTS stories and process talk on the latest podcast. It was one of those interviews that left me wanting to revisit all of Cliff's bibliography again www.theshortboxpodcast.com/281000/episo...

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

We ALMOST got a pulpy noir Batman comic from Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang before DC New 52...but it never happened. I've been mad thinking about it since Cliff shared the story with me

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Big shout-outs to @jimzub.bsky.social for sharing some incredible stories and introspection from his tenured career. Talk about a great way to kick off a new year of podcasting theshortboxentertainment.com/jim-zub-the-...

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Here's world renowned comic writer, @jimzub.bsky.social explaining why Conan is STILL one of the most iconic and popular characters in not just the sword and fantasy genre, but all of pop-culture

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Besides Conan comics, what's best in life? I think @jimzub.bsky.social and @comicstitan.bsky.social might know

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I remember getting our first local magazine coverage and thinking, “WOW. This is the top, there's nowhere else to go with this podcasting thing” LOL. I was short by a couple of years and not dreaming big enough. Anyway, thank you to everyone that has ever pressed play!

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I wish I could travel back in time to tell this baby face kid to take this podcast thing more seriously, and take more photos! FYI, 13 years ago, The Short Box podcast made its debut with our first ever episode.

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

There's plenty more soundbites where that came from, on this week's podcast with @gronbekk.bsky.social , including a pretty funny convo about trying a Twinkie for the first time with Jason Aaron, and feeding Brian K. Vaughn's family reindeer theshortboxentertainment.com/torunn-gronb...

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

She also talked about living in the woods in Norway and surviving the winters. I don't know if I could do without the sun for months, but Norway sounds pretty cozy during Christmas

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

First, I know I'm late to this, but the origin of her name is already pretty badass (Torunn = "Thor's love"), and the fact she started her career with Thor? This is some Lifetime movie shit!

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

You can't walk into a comic shop now and NOT see @gronbekk.bsky.social name on several high-profile books Some highlights from my convo with a real-life Norwegian badass comic writer 🧵

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Since @heritageauction.bsky.social has been in the news for setting another world record for a comic book sale, I think it's a perfect time to remind everyone of the auctioneer who yet again is part of comic history:

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Yoo! New SBX Merch is here. I'm talking about all new shirt designs, and for the first time ever: long sleeves and hoodies! And none of that DTG bullshit, these will be high quality screen printed on Comfort Colors. Pre-orders going on now! theshortboxstore.bigcartel.com

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

There's plenty more hip-hop stories and comic book talk where that came from, as well as some great introspection about fatherhood and creating art for the next generation, in the full interview theshortboxentertainment.com/mc-esoteric-...

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

And we can't forget about the merch game! Czarface takes it to another level when it comes to their branding and visuals

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Talking about the overlap between the two art forms of comics & hip-hop, Esoteric points to both art forms overexaggerated sense of confidence and cartoonish violence and braggadocio

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Still trying to wrap my head around this one: We almost got Big L, Inspectah Deck, and Esoteric on the same track. Esoteric talks about the forming the group and some early song ideas:

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Badr Milligan @badrm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Everything about Czarface, from the music, branding, and merchandise, is all steeped in Silver-Age comic book lore. And it's not just for show. A few highlights from my conversation with group member @czarfaceeso.bsky.social 🪡

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