Thinking Outside The Long Box

We have gone pretty far from where we started, when it comes to the Transformers, original film. Whether you've been along for the ride the whole time, or whether the 7th film is your starting point, which actually is possible, we hope that you'll stay! Transformers may not be for everyone, but with seven films, they're different enough for you to enjoy something from them! With that in mind, we're talking about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts! "Optimus Prime and the Autobots take on their biggest challenge yet. When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, they must team up with a powerful faction of Transformers known as the Maximals to save Earth." This serves as a sequel to the Bumblebee film, as well as a prequel to the original 2007 Transformers! At this point we're into the stories from the "beast wars" sub franchise of Transformers, and is supposed to be a starting point for the Maximals! We're along for the ride, that's for sure! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify

Say what you will about whether or not you like any Guillermo Del Toro movie, but you can't take away from the fact that man is a genius at making a film look great. His films just have a different look and feel to them, and that usually means that above all else, they're at least going to be super artistic. You can see that shining through in today's episode, which happens to be Del Toro's first feature film, Cronos! "Antique dealer Jesus Gris (Federico Luppi) stumbles across Cronos, a 400-year-old scarab that, when it latches onto him, grants him youth and eternal life -- but also a thirst for blood. As Jesus enjoys his newfound vitality, he's unaware that a dying old man, Dieter de la Guardia (Claudio Brook), has sent his nephew, Angel (Ron Perlman), to find the scarab and bring it back to him. But Jesus will not give immortality up easily, even risking the life of his orphan granddaughter (Tamara Shanath)." You might be thinking that this is your typical, run of the mill Vampire movie, but it's actually

There have been many monster movies in the history of movies, but I do think that while there are many Vampire movies in existence, that Vampires are underrepresented. Yes, many of those Vampire movies are very popular, but I do believe that it's a genre of film that is lacking. Today's episode comes to you from the latest Vampire film, The Last Voyage of the Demeter! "The crew of the merchant ship Demeter sets sail from Carpathia to London to deliver a cargo of 50 unmarked wooden crates. However, they soon discover they're not alone as Dracula's unholy presence turns the trip into a nightmarish fight for survival." While, yes, it IS a Dracula film, it's still worth at least one watch. We do have some issues with the film when it comes to the style, and how the film was shot, but we definitely didn't hate it. If you like this genre, it's definitely worth it if you have not already gone to see it! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think! Leave us a voicemail at

We had the pleasure to speak about a crazy cool comic book from Boom! Studios!! If you are not a regular reader of comic books from Boom! Studios, then you are definitely missing out! You should hit their YouTube account in order to check out their phenomenal comic book trailers! We had the opportunity to speak with Lee Bermejo about his book, A Vicious Circle! "A Vicious Circle focuses on Shawn Thacker, a futuristic assassin in pursuit of his rival Ferris. Both men are cursed with a unique ability - whenever they take a life, they immediately travel backward or forward through time." Imagine being an assassin as your main job, but when you kill someone, you have no idea where you'll end up. Do you continue being an assassin, not knowing where in time you're going to end up? Imagine killing someone, and then being right in front of a T-Rex, or the Jetsons! The comic book has such a fun concept, and is a great read, make sure that you have it in your normal comic book pull!! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Andr

We had the opportunity to speak with comic book writer Desiree Proctor! She was attending San Diego Comic Con 2023 with the amazing Fanbase Press! We have spent years speaking with the creators of Fansbase, and this interview is no different! Desiree spoke to us about her book, Nuclear Power! "October of 1962. The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union is at its peak when the unthinkable happens: nuclear war.  Sixty years later, the remaining 13 states rose from the ashes to form the American Union, governed by the authoritarian Joint Chiefs of Staff and protected by a border wall to keep out nuclear radiation . . . and the individuals who were enhanced by it.  Nuclear Power is a darkly poignant alternate history tale that posits the lengths to which a government will go to protect (or deceive) its citizens.  When the Joint Chiefs’ dark secrets are revealed, will survivors on both sides of the wall join forces to fight for their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, or will their differ

October's spooky season continues with even more Insidious than the last episode!! BUT, because we are reviewing these episodes in order from their respective universe, and not chronological order, today's episode is all about the very first film in the series. It was aptly title, Insidious! "Parents (Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne) take drastic measures when it seems their new home is haunted and their comatose son is possessed by a malevolent entity." If you're watching these in universal order, then you're already pretty familiar with a lot of the faces that you get to see throughout this movie, PLUS the timing of certain things makes more sense. This is the story of what one mom and dad will do, in order to try and get their son back. How far would you go in order to try and keep you son safe? Even if the danger lies beyond the mortal plane? Hopefully you're keeping up with these movies, or are catching up at this point, because they really are worth the watch! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotif

It's the beginning of spooky season AND the beginning of our fifth season! With the 500th episode comes some sweet new music for the podcast, and a month full of spooky episodes, mixed in with our normal set of fun episodes!! Our first set of spooky episodes, will be focusing on the complete insidious universe!! Today we're talking about Chapter 3 and Chapter 4!! "When teenager Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott) senses that her late mother is trying to contact her, she seeks help from gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye). However, Elise's tragic past makes her reluctant to use her abilities. After Quinn is attacked by a malevolent entity, her father (Dermot Mulroney) pleads with Elise for help. With support from two parapsychologists, Elise ventures deep into The Further -- where she finds a powerful demon with an insatiable craving for human souls." "Brilliant parapsychologist Elise Rainier receives a disturbing phone call from a man who claims that his house is haunted. Even more disturbing is the address -

We've had David Lucarelli on the show before, when we spoke to him about his comic book, The Children's Vampire Hunting Brigade!! Before you listen to this week's episode, make sure that you go and check out that episode HERE! For today's episode, we got to speak with David during San Diego Comic Con about his book, Tinseltown! "In 1915, Abigail Moore became one of the first female police officers in Hollywood. But beneath the glamorous surface of Tinseltown beats a rotten heart full of corruption, greed, and lies, and Abigail's about to dive head-first into all of it." We get to speak with David about the Tinsel Town origins, and we get to learn more about this super cool story! The story about the first female police officers is fantastic! Make sure that you go and check this out from David, plus all of his other fantastic stories! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think! Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148 Send us feedback and/or MP3's to outsidethelongbox@

Every once in a while we go outside of our bubble, to talk about something that we think is worth it, or is fun. In this case, today's topic hit both of those things for us. PLUS, there are different aspects of this game that tie into the comic book world that we like to live in! We had the chance to sit down with the two awesome creators of this new card game, and had the chance to play a round or two!! The name of the game is BAM! " In Earth Tau, you are a high-ranking super in charge of deploying teams throughout the known and unknown. Outscore your rival(s) before they can claim victory. Earth Tau is an ever evolving playground of in house systems, real world data, and creativity; all curated to develop great stories, new ideas, and new ways to deliver that content. We are also gamers, and felt something was missing in the market." Look out for all new sets and cards to come in the future, plus all of the stories that are behind every single card! That's a lot of world building that is being done, which

Still crushing it during San Diego Comic Con with some awesome interviews!! Boom! Studios is a great partner when it comes to interviews, especially during comic cons! One of these awesome interviews was with their team behind Sirens of the City! A comic book that I have subsequently added to my pull list! We spoke with Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph! "New York City. 1980s. Runaway teen Layla struggles to survive the mean streets, far from home. Meanwhile, every supernatural creature–from sirens to incubi–descend upon the city…all in vying for control of Layla and the child-to-be she never wanted growing inside her." This is a really cool concept! A concept that, sure, has been done before, but not in the way that Joanne and Khary are doing it now! Not only do we get a main character who is going through life, trying not to become the person that she was destined to be, but we also get a heavy dose of monsters in the form of sirens and incubi! Plus, Khary does a phenomenal job of recreating New York for

At our roots, we started as a comic book podcast! We've evolved since that point to include other topics, but we absolutely love going back to our home and talk about some awesome books! Today's interview is exactly that! We had the chance to sit down and speak with Jason Lego, an artist, and his new project Sewer Boyz! "Ink & Drink Long Beach has plunged deep within the sewers of Southern California (and beyond) to gather their largest roster of artists to bake a new pizza-powered comic book collaboration! SEWER BOYZ celebrates the classic New York City ninja fight which will be presented as a softcover comic book containing art by 31 artists in 120 black and white pages, including a pin-up section , and a sticker!" With over 31 artist, this is a true collaboration, and it ended with such a crazy cool book!! You can tell that Jason has a lot of love for this project, and the fact that this was funded already, and absolutely killed expectations definitely helped!! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Sp

Sometimes we take a side step out of the "pop culture" world, and into a different world that we are interested in. Now, for all intents and purposes, this still might be pop culture, and like I said, is only a side step away from normality, but today's interview comes from the world of wrestling!! During San Diego Comic Con, you never know who is going to show up, and who you might run into! In today's case, we ran into somebody that Albie has met in the past, during his past life as a wrestling referee! We got the honor to speak with champion, Leva Bates! "Leva Bates is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with All Elite Wrestling. She also had a successful tenure on the independent circuit, most notably for Shimmer Women Athletes. She has also appeared in WWE on their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Blue Pants." It's always fun talking to and meeting wrestlers! It's something that myself and Albi have been huge fans of since we were both young! Leva tells us a

If you've been listening to our show for any amount of time, you know that, aside from horror, we are pretty big fans of time travel topics! Today's topic is no different! We're learning about an expansive multiverse, one that you're familiar with, which is the Power Ranger Universe!! We got to speak with Boom! Studios creators, Melissa Flores & Meghan Camarena about their book, Power Rangers Unlimited: Hyperforce! This team was our in force during San Diego Comic Con! "Celebrate the Rangers’ 30th Anniversary as prolific Power Rangers storyteller Melissa Flores and acclaimed writer, media personality and voice of the HyperForce Pink Ranger in the HyperForce RPG, Meghan Camarena (Radiant Pink), bring the fan-favorite HyperForce Rangers from the screen to the page–for their first dedicated full-length story since their morphinominal first season! Mistress Vile, formerly known as Rita Repulsa, and Dark Specter have invaded the Morphin Grid, but it will take far more than just the Mighty Morphin and Omega Range

We had the opportunity to take a little bit of time from an awesome comic book creator! Not only did she create one of the first Latina superhero's but now she is expanding on that, and bringing a whole diverse team!! We are talking to Kayden Phoenix about the project, The Majestics! "Kayden Phoenix is a third generation Chicana from East LA. She was raised with the best movies from the 90's - Disney princesses and action films. After creating A LA BRAVA, Universe of Latina Superheroes, she delved into princesses. " Kayden has been creating great stories for a while now, and this team of diverse superhero's does nothing but add to what will be a great legacy! Not only are these great for adults, but they are also great for that child who maybe doesn't think that the superhero's enmasse represent them! We picked up copies ourselves, and you definitely need to do the same! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think! Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148 Send us feed

Back in full force at one of our favorite shows, San Diego Comic Con! We had a great reunion with a team whom we've done a lot with, and have spoken to almost every member of their creative force!! We are talking about the Fanbase Press team, and we were able to steal some time with Richard Fairgray, the creator of the Fanbase Press book, Four-Color Heroes! "Richard Fairgray (born 1985) is a New Zealand–born author and illustrator, working primarily in comics and children's books. He draws and colors and animates his work, in spite of being legally blind, with 3% vision in one eye and none in the other." "Four-Color Heroes is a touching love story which follows two star-crossed young men who—in spite of their disparate backgrounds—find escape and one another through the pages of a comic book." This is such a touching story, and we learned not only so much about it, but about Richard and what he is attempting to bring forth, through this book! Check out Richard's work, and the awesome other works from Fanba

Much like anything, all things must come to an end! The end comes for books, tv shows, stories, movies, etc. No matter how good or bad something is, at some point in time it will end. Now, today especially, while we debate how good or bad this film/franchise is, we can't help but reflect on the franchise, as the next couple of movies mark the end of a franchise that has been on our screens for more than a decade! We are talking about the latest movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise, Fast X! "Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they must confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced. Fueled by revenge, a terrifying threat emerges from the shadows of the past to shatter Dom's world and destroy everything -- and everyone -- he loves." Obviously, there is no love lost for the franchise when it comes to Doyle's position, but there is no denying that the franchise as a whole has had some impact on the i

Our time at Fan Expo came to and end pretty quickly, as many comic con's do. We're always excited to be there, and the weekend always flies by! With that in mind, our Fan Expo has come to an end, with an interview with an old friend. We had the chance to speak with AC Canales! An awesome artist, who we've had on the show before, and is always a pleasure to have on the show. AC is a nerd to the max, and has the ability to speak about almost every topic! This interview does touch base on his art, but we also had the opportunity to speak about some other topics! Check this interview out, and make sure that you go to our YouTube channel to check out some "AC & Me" episodes! SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts | Android |  Spotify | Pandora | RSS Tell us what you think! Leave us a voicemail at 970-573-6148 Send us feedback and/or MP3's to outsidethelongbox@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube! Support the podcast on Patreon! Credit - Doyle Daniels, Juan Muro, Alicia Muro

Are you looking for some fun and unique new toys!? Are you looking for some of the smallest toys in the market? Well guess what! We have an interview with the company whom you need to check out, in order to find BOTH of those types of toys! We spoke with Daniel with Super Impulse about their lineup at San Diego Comic Con, as well as the other awesome stuff that you can find from them right now!! "Super Impulse is committed to innovative toys, novelties and collectibles for kids and the young at heart. We offer licensed and non-licensed products designed to elicit smiles. Our products are both classic retro and trend-forward." We spoke to Daniel about all of the different IP's that they get to work with, as well as the many different types of toy lines that they have! Both Albie and myself picked up one of their newer toys from the Poptaters line, which was a signed Kevin Smith poptater! We get to learn more about that line, plus their "world's smallest" toys, and with Albie being a huge Star Trek fan, we ge

As our time at Fan Expo Denver went onward, we had the opportunity to speak with a super talented writer. Not only did we get to speak about his career, and what he is up to currently, but we had the opportunity to speak about our similar upbringing, and how that has informed what he has created! We spoke with writer, Aaron Duran! "Aaron has lived in Portland, OR for over 20 years, but spent his childhood in the desolate high desert of Northern California. He’s worn many hats over the years, going from film production to radio host, and writing has always been his first love. In addition to his young adult novels, Aaron has written stories for Oni Press, Image Comics, and Activision" Aaron spoke to us a lot about his upbringing, and how that helped him when he was creating the book, Season of the Bruja! The main character in Bruja has known her whole life that she is destined to have magical powers, but plagued with the idea of being the last of her kind. It follows her and her friends, while they work at w

Our time at Fan Expo Denver wouldn't have been the same had we not met Maria the Wolf! She was an absolute pleasure to speak with, and her thoughts on the industry, and her career, were very refreshing! What is also refreshing is her art style. It's super different without being too far out of the bounds of the subject, and is crazy detail oriented! I liked it so much that I ended up having her do a commission for my Carnage wall! "Maria “Wolf” Lopez is a Chicago based comic book artist and illustrator who has taken the world by storm with her intensely powerful inks and unrelenting detail. Her covers for Marvel and DC are some of the most highly sought after in the industry today. Prior to the WOLF cover renaissance, her work graced the pages of several short stories and anthologies like “Deer Women” and “The Lost Pages” and she’s illustrated work for the Smithsonian Museum - Native Knowledge 360." If Maria is at a comic con near you, then you NEED to do yourself a favor and go spend some time with her! Go