The Black Box

The Tales From The Attic July marathon begins as Donny Salvo tells you a tale of magic gone awry, rock and roll, and a jerk named Reggie in "Archie Meets KISS" #1! Peace to Paul Stanley.

Shawn and special guest Julian Lytle (Ants: The Webcomic) discuss the polarization of Prometheus, the issues of social media and the lack of ability to discuss things, why cartoons are a business, Blade Runner, the Nicki Minaj/Hot97 beef and women in Hip-Hop, Dark Knight Rises, G.I. Joe Retaliation, R. Kelly, DC Animation, HBO GO, the use of the word A-List and why Bruce Wayne needs his own dollar bill.

Get ready for a "Dead Ringer" as GL John Stewart and Katma Tui encounter dangers in space as Donny sings Iron Butterfly covers and tells you the tale of Green Lantern #193!

Shawn is joined by Donny Salvo and Darrell Taylor as the discuss their TV review podcast "Nothings On," why reality TV is destructive, reasons why viewers are walking away from network TV, how NBC lost its identity and stays losing, Darrell's Muppet hate, 60's Batman, sci-fi shows and tangents aplenty. Make sure to listen to the after-show segment.

Jon Carroll and guest Dean Stahl talk wrestling and more!

Get set for a webcomics explosion as Shawn interviews Jules Rivera (creator/artist of Valkyrie Squadron) and Kenny Keil (creator/artist of Ferrari Boyz). Shawn also talks about his comic convention journeys this year so far, and opens up with a "real talk" segment while answering listener e-mail.

Storm Shadow is dead! Zartan disguised as Rip-Cord! Rip-Cord disguised as Zartan! A special appearance from a man named Slaughter! Then there's someone named Candy and Gung Ho has a bad case of indigestion as Donny Salvo tells you the tale of Marvel Comics G.I. Joe #48!

Donny, Shawn & Jon discuss some of their favorite runs of Marvel Comics "The Avengers" from yesteryear to today, and Donny sends a special shout-out to his #2 favorite comic book butler of all time!

Donny Salvo tells you the tale of a Radioactive Lizard gone wild and everyone talking like Sato from Karate Kid Part 2 in "Godzilla: Kingdom Of Monsters #1" by IDW!

It's a pop culture overload as Donny Salvo returns to the Black Box to give reviews of Teen Titans: Games, Emperor Doom, Jew Gangster, and Secret Society of Super-Villains. Shawn later gives a movie review, mentions a classic TV show making its return, weird moments in 90's stand up comedy, and then Big Daddy Kane is mentioned because he is AWESOME. Enjoy.

Get ready for a "Date Worse Than Death" as The Thing, Wyatt Wingfoot and everyone's favorite gamma-powered woman take on Mahkizmo in the Sensational She-Hulk #39 by Marvel Comics!

Shawn talks some Eisner award news, upcoming episodes, and then gives you a replay of the Comic Timing (Episode 131) as he and Martheus Wade do their thing to talk about Free Comic Book Day, digital comics, Hollywood, and much more.

Jon Carroll previews the MLB with Phillip Duncan and talks Wrestlemania with Dean Stahl!

Shawn is joined by special guest Taylor Pithers as they discuss the many facets of Hip-Hop from the U.S. to the U.K., the rise and saturation of Def Jam, LL Cool J, the difficulties of music labels, Bad Boy Entertainment, Ghostface Killah and the future of Hip-Hop production, Odd Future, and tangents aplenty.

Host Donny Salvo leaps into his longbox of comics to tell you a tale of deceit, lust, and a super hero run amok in Irredeemable #11 from BOOM! Studios.