Everyone's favorite comic YouTuber, Dave from West Coast Davengers, joins me live from Original Art Expo in Orlando, to record a recap of the event. We talk about our experiences at the convention as a first-timer and a seasoned attendee, the incredible original comic art we saw, the difference between collecting and engaging with art, the inaugural Kirby Awards, tips for new art collectors, and Dave lists the mandatory comic shops you have to visit next time you're on the West Coast.

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World renowned illustrator and cartoonist, Michael Cho joins the show to talk about his new comic covers for Thundarr The Barbarian and Space Ghost (for Dynamite Entertainment). We also deep dive into his artistic process, Jack Kirby and Silver Age comic influences, "meeting" Captain America in The Avengers in the Verocity Trap, and Mike takes a moment to remember his friend Darwyn Cooke.

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• Check out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus, the raddest TMNT event of the decade!

• Buy your tickets for Collective Con 2026, Northeast Florida's largest pop culture convention: HERE

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Edmund Dansart is back from hiatus to join the show for a special tribute episode. In this one, we celebrate the life and career of comics fast and furious artist Sal Buscema, followed by recapping comic news from the year so far, like the global Supergirl anthology and the Absolute Universe's latest reprint run. Ed also chimes in with his favorite comics at the moment (Universal Monsters: The Invincible Man, James Stokoe's Orphan in the Five Beasts, This Ends Tonight)

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Calling all comic book art fans, get your tickets for the Orlando Art Expo next weekend, February 20 -22nd (HERE)

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• Join our Patreon Community, and get access to bonus episodes, free comics, and other rewards! Try a FREE 7-day trial: HERE
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• The Schiller Kessler Group

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• Check out Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Nexus, the raddest TMNT event of the decade!

• Buy your tickets for Collective Con 2026, Northeast Florida's largest pop culture convention: HERE

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REACH OUT! 🤝🏼

• Email us at theshortboxjax@gmail.com
• Follow us on IG & tweet us at @theshortboxjax
• Website: theshortboxentertainment.com
• The Music Team: DeftStrokeSound, Mecca Tha Marvelous, DJ Crumbz, L.E.R.M., & Dialectable Beats