Dollar Bin Bandits

Just Joe Week starts today! Producer Sal Abbinanti and director Remsy Atassi of the new documentary, The Legend of Kingdom Come , are here to tell you all about the seismic comics event and why it deserves the deep-dive film treatment. With extensive interviews with original creators Alex Ross and Mark Waid , along with big-name admirers like Todd McFarlane, Bill Sienkiewicz, Amanda Conner, Paul D...

Bixby Grant is back on Kickstarter! And we've got his creator, Patrick Coyle , talking about the journey of bringing a supernatural star (and book) to life. Patrick has a background in comics, having co-created one of the first online comics sites, Komikwerks . There he worked with talent like Keith Giffen and Dwayne McDuffie, and even started a venture with Stan Lee ! Now, Patrick's pouring his h...

Brian Cunningham is the current EIC of Ghost Machine , where he keeps the trains running for the upstart Image imprint. But he started out at Wizard Magazine , where he did anything and everything to keep that publication, and associated ones like ToyFare, going strong. From there, Brian moved on to DC , where as Senior Story Editor/Producer, working on nearly every big book, including Superman ,...

Joe Ely Carrales III is the driving force behind indie darling The Improbable Girl and the Wonder Kitty ! In this interview, Joe talks about how he got into the world of indie publishing, where he gets his ideas, and how he got so darn prolific!  You can follow him on Facebook. Believe it or not, he's the only one there with that name! _____________________ Check out a video version of this episod...

Michael Fitzgerald Troy is an artist, writer, comic, and YouTuber. Check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdCzSCE3XPCfAMn5q7bwQwA .  In addition to the Big Bang Comics Anthology that he successfully crowdfunded earlier this year, he's now kickstarting The Elementals: Public Dominion Anniversary Tribute Scrapbook . Check it out and back the project before Oct 3 here: h...

Yup, it's our 300th episode, and it's super-sized! But if you're expecting a full write-up of the career of Brian Michael Bendis , well... we'd probably run out of server space. Instead, let's just tick off some of the amazing books he's developed and worked on over the past 30 years: Jinx , Sam and Twitch, Powers , Ultimate Spider-Man , Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Daredevil , Alias, New Avengers, Ho...

For the past decade plus, writer Ed Brisson has been making a name for himself all over the comics world. Starting with his self-published crime series Murder Book , and continuing with Image series like Comeback , Sheltered, The Field, The Mantle , and The Violent , Ed's stories broke through a crowded field to become big hits. He was soon in-demand throughout the industry and has worked for DC,...

Cartoonist Phil Yeh is back with the Bandits, talking about the latest graphic novel in his Frank the Unicorn series. We get into Frank's origins, the humor in the series, and more! You can follow all of Phil's adventures and creations at wingedtiger.com . _____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits . If you like this podcast...

Chris Ryall is practically synonymous with IDW Publishing , since serving as President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of the company for 15 years. But he started out running the parody site MoviePoopShoot.com for Kevin Smith before joining IDW. Once there, he both oversaw and wrote many adaptations and licensed books, including Shaun of the Dead , Land of the Dead, Transformers, Beowulf, K...

In this surprise bonus episode, the Bandits take a backseat to Mike Spring (Outtatime Comics) as he interviews the one and only Todd McFarlane ! They talk about Todd’s new Kickstarter for an updated Medieval Spawn figure and comic , which you can back right here: http://kck.st/3WQPxtm . There’s less than two days left to get in on the action, so check it out! Support the show ___________________ C...

What happens when the world’s most notorious supernatural gangster squares off with the man of 1,000 disguises? To find out, you’ll have to back the latest Kickstarter by J.C. Vaughn (Gemstone Publishing) as he presents Captain Action vs. Al Capone, Vampire! That’s right, Cap is back! And that’s no surprise because for years, Ed Catto (TwoMorrows Publishing) and others have been working hard to br...

Maybe you know him from Bear Arm Baby . (Or maybe not.) Maybe you know him from his Sweet Heart miniseries. Or maybe you know him from reading these show notes and your curiosity about a comic called My Neighbor Necromancer . We're talking with writer Dillon Gilbertson today: about how he got into comics, what it's like developing projects independently, pitching those projects, and getting his wo...

José Marzan Jr. has worked all over the comics industry for more than four decades! Primarily as an inker and painter , José's work has spanned DC , Marvel , Dark Horse , and Disney, including such titles as Action Comics , Adventures of Superman , Doctor Strange , Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur , and more. He won two Eisner Awards for inking Pia Guerra on Vertigo's Y: The Last Man , and spent more...

College student Ray MacKay has already been published in numerous comics because of his incredible writing abilities. From Big Bang Comics and 10 Ton Press to Alpha Red Comics and more, he is quickly becoming a known name is the comics community. ____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits . If you like this podcast, please ra...

Diana Schutz is back, and it's almost like she never left! After a bit more philosophizing, we dig into the three things we missed the first time: academia, Dark Horse, and translation. As you may know, Diana spends a lot of her time now as a professor at Portland State University , where she helped establish the Comics Studies program. And she's an award winning translator, having just won a 2024...

Gary Carlson gives old school comic fans what they love with his Big Bang Comics. But the journey to get here took him through Marvel, DC, Image and many more. In fact, he’s known as the grandfather of Image Comics, since he gave young talents Erik Larsen and Rob Liefeld some of their earliest work! To learn more,  check out bigbangcomics.com/about . ____________________ Check out a video version...

Until recently, you probably knew Filip Sablik as President of Publishing and Marketing at Boom! Studios . After all, he was a very public cheerleader for the company (and the industry as a whole), moving Boom! into kids comics, developing acclaimed titles like Lumberjanes and Something is Killing the Children , and innovating at the retail level and on Kickstarter. But now, he's forming a brand n...

It's a special, extended-edition, double episode of the pod, as we welcome writer/artist Dan Jurgens and writer Ron Marz for back-to-back interviews! And what's the subject? None other than the 30th Anniversary of DC's Zero Hour crossover , which is being celebrated today (8/28) with a special one-shot, follow-up comic. First, we talk to Zero Hour architect Dan Jurgens, who tells us how both the o...

Writer/editor Bob Greenberger is back on the Bandits! This time, he's talking about the latest in his series of pulp anthologies: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2025. With only a week to go on this Kickstarter, we get into the origins of pulp magazines, how Bob attracts talent like Michael Jan Friedman, Paul Kupperberg, and Christopher Priest, and what kinds of stories we can expect in the new volume....

Everybody knows Roy Thomas , right?! Staff writer for Marvel , working on titles like X-Men and The Avengers ; launcher of Conan the Barbarian ; co-creator of characters such as Man-Thing, Ultron, Carol Danvers, and more; the second editor-in-chief in Marvel's history (after Stan Lee); architect of the " Kree-Skrull War " and other major events; engineer of Marvel's Star Wars adaptation ; and so m...

The ringleader of Connecticut's craziest comicon is back with the Bandits, talking about this year's edition of TerrifiCon ! Mitch Hallock talks about the guests, the panels, and the behind-the-scenes intrigue of what may be the only event that all three Bandits attend together. And if you're lucky, you can still nab tickets for the August 16-18 event ! To see what the hubbub's all about (and get...

Dan DiDio is back... and so are Defenders of the Earth ! In the new series from Mad Cave Studios debuting today (8/14), DiDio and artist Jim Calafiore bring back one of the original superteams: Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician and Lothar . What reunites these usually solo adventurers? Find out that and more on today's thrilling episode of the Dollar Bin Bandits! You can follow Dan...

Jonah Newman knows a few things about young adult graphic novels. Working with Dav Pilkey, Jamar Nicholas and others as an editor has helped their work and his. Now he’s out with a book called Out in Left Field , which is garnering lots of praise from fans and those in the industry. Learn more at jonahnewmancomics.com . _____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube...

What can we say about Peter Bagge ? Maybe that he has one of the most unique art styles and careers of any creator we've had on the show? Yeah, that sounds right. The cartoonist with the most elastic, frenetic figures came up in the world of underground comics and alternative papers in New York City. Peter found a kindred spirit in R. Crumb , who gave him assignments (including the editorial reins...

Tony and Tanya Scholl had a dream: to one day combine their love of sequential art and caffeinated beverages into a mighty new venture. And thus, Comics on Coffee was born! On this episode, we get to know these two entrepreneurs, from how they fell in love with comics to what made them want to start a coffee company to developing their products, and more.  Check out Comics on Coffee on their site,...