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Hello, Internet! Welcome to Shortbox Summary, a podcast that covers the biggest comic book stories of the 2000’s. Each week, we’ll discuss a different series or event that helped make comics the coolest medium of the millennium, and what set them up as the most popular source material at the box office.

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Shortbox Summary Issue 002 - Some Disassembly Required (Avengers 500-503 and Avengers Finale)

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12/14/21 • 83 min

Covering material from Marvel’s Avengers (1963), issues 500-503 and Avengers Finale (2004).

This was the first episode produced and George recorded with the wrong microphone because he’s a dumb-dumb.

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Shortbox Summary Issue 003 - Questions and Answers?

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12/17/21 • 35 min

George recorded with the right mic this time, friggin’ rocket surgeon

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Shortbox Summary Issue 001 - And There Came a Pod Unlike Any Other...

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12/14/21 • 2 min

Shortbox Summary was created to go into detail of the most influential comics of the 2000's. Between major storylines, tie-in's, random one-shots, mini-series, mega-events, series debuts, and everything in between, we'll be covering the books, the movies, the games, and the comics that made up a wild decade of nerdy things before they became some of the biggest properties in the world.

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Shortbox Summary Issue 004 - Blood Raves and Silver Stakes (Blade 1998)

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12/22/21 • 75 min

Covering Material from Marvel Enterprise and New Line Cinema’s film Blade (1998).

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Shortbox Summary Issue 005 - Secret War Crimes (Secret War 1-5)

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12/29/21 • 74 min

Covering material from Marvel’s Secret War (2004), issues 1-5

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Shortbox Summary 017 - How to Watch (and Read) the MCU

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04/01/22 • 81 min

this episode is really f’n good.

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Shortbox Summary Bonus - Broken Planet by Robert Smothers III

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07/30/22 • 29 min

Robert Smothers III, creator of the graphic novel Broken Planet stops by to let us pick his brain! We cover the inspiration for the story, what it was like actually producing a graphic novel, its themes, and what it pairs best with. This was a super fun conversation with a super talented creator! Check out their work on www.globalcomix.com to help support the sequel!

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Shortbox Summary 035 - The Other ft. Carlos (and Spider-man)

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01/13/23 • 92 min

The Parker Luck is never a good thing but seldom has it been this bad! In fact, things were so bad, we had to bring in a Peter Parker expert to help break everything down in THE OTHER (Evolve or Die): a Spider-man crossover event! Find Carlos on Twitter at @carlos_esconde and hit up him up with any Spider-man questions you may have!

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Shortbox Summary 027 - The Winter Soldier of Our Discontent (Captain America Vol. 5 7-14)

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07/30/22 • 105 min

And then came the Winter Soldier! Robert of Red22 Studios, the creator behind the comic Broken Planet joins us today to talk about the Winter Soldier, how it compares to the movie, International Borders, what it means to "remember everything", and the top banger songs of 2005! Be sure to check out Broken Planet on www.globalcomix.com and give the dude a follow on twitter at @red22studios!

Shortbox Summary Issue 009 - Child's Play (Young Avengers [2005] 1-6)

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01/26/22 • 62 min

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