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Just in time for Halloween, the Bandits sit down with comics creators Dan Brereton and Cullen Bunn to explore the dark, strange, and endlessly inventive world of horror comics. From Brereton’s richly painted monsters and cult-favorite Nocturnals to Bunn’s chilling blends of supernatural menace, dark fantasy, and visceral scares, the conversation digs into what makes horror work on the page, how ar...

From Hawaiian Dick and The Leading Man to his latest creator-owned projects, B. Clay Moore has built a career on sharp genre storytelling, memorable characters, and high-concept premises. On this episode, Clay joins the Bandits to reflect on his journey through comics and discuss his current work with Ignition Press , including Bloodland , his political horror series with artist Mack Chater, which...

What starts as a love of comics can turn into a whole community, and Chad Farley has helped build exactly that with Collectors Confessions . On this episode, Chad joins the Bandits to talk about the origins and growth of the YouTube channel he co-hosts with Brian VanNostrand, their shared passion for comics and collecting, and how the show evolved from an audio podcast into a destination for creat...

From the superhero-infused immigration story Home to acclaimed graphic novels like Frontera , Sí, Se Puede , and This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story , Julio Anta has built a career around stories that explore identity, culture, history, and what it means to belong in America. On this episode, Julio joins the Bandits to discuss his path into comics, the personal experiences that shape his wo...

Every great horror saga needs a fitting final chapter, and Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones are bringing theirs to a close with Dracula: Book IV – The Undead . On this episode, the returning guests join the Bandits to discuss the conclusion of their acclaimed Dracula series, the mythology they’ve built together, and the creative chemistry that has carried the project across four books. Matt and Kelley...

Wolverine heads to Miami, and returning guest Dan Panosian is driving the bus. On this episode, Dan joins the Bandits to discuss Wolverine: Paradise , his new Marvel series that lets him both write and draw Logan as he steps away from the X-Men and into a world of crime, heat, danger, and unexpected alliances. Dan talks about what attracted him to this chapter of Wolverine’s life, why Miami was th...

From Excalibur and X-Factor to Catwoman , Harley Quinn , and beyond, Tini Howard has built a career around bold characters, sharp genre instincts, and stories about identity, power, and control. On this episode, Tini joins the Bandits to reflect on her path through Marvel, DC, and creator-owned comics before diving into Sicko , her new Ignition Press series with artist Amilcar Pinna . The conversa...

History, crime, and social conflict collide in The Mafia vs. The Klan , the new graphic novel from C.E. Massari . On this episode, C.E. joins the Bandits to discuss his career, including his work on Six Swords , the path that led him into comics, and the real-world history that inspired this latest project. The conversation explores the challenge of turning a volatile chapter of American history i...

New York has always been a city of stories, and Real Life Comix: Only in New York turns more than 50 of them into #comics. Co-editors Doug Latino and returning guest Dean Haspiel join the Bandits to discuss the new hardcover memoir anthology from Cosmic Lion Productions , featuring nearly all-new material from an extraordinary lineup that includes Roz Chast, Drew Friedman, Peter Kuper, Josh Neufel...

From Firestorm and Captain Atom to Micronauts and Green Lantern , Pat Broderick has spent decades bringing bold energy and distinctive design to some of comics’ most memorable characters and worlds. On this episode, Pat joins the Bandits to look back on his career at Marvel and DC, the artists and editors who helped shape his approach, and the evolution of his style across superhero, science-ficti...

From animation and television to comics and creator-owned storytelling, Heath Corson has built a career around sharp character work, big genre ideas, and an instinct for collaboration. On this episode, Heath joins the Bandits to reflect on his path through projects like Justice League: War , Batman: Assault on Arkham , Bizarro , and the expanding Minor Threats universe, including his work on The B...

From breakout creator-owned hits like Spencer & Locke and Going to the Chapel to major work for Marvel and beyond, David Pepose has built a career on high-concept storytelling with plenty of heart, humor, and momentum. On this episode, David joins the Bandits to look back at the path that took him from comics journalism into writing, the lessons he learned breaking in through creator-owned wor...

From editor and publisher to creator, David Hedgecock has spent his career helping shape comics from nearly every angle. On this episode, David joins the Bandits to reflect on his time at Ape Entertainment and IDW , the lessons he learned working across publishing and editorial, and how those experiences eventually led him back to creator-owned storytelling. The conversation then turns to Miss Min...

Few editors have had a front-row seat to as many eras of modern superhero comics as Lysa Hawkins . On this episode, Lysa joins the Bandits to look back on a career that began in the legendary Marvel Bullpen under Virginia Romita before taking her through major editorial roles at Marvel , DC , and Valiant . She reflects on working with some of comics’ biggest characters, helping shape titles like B...

More than three decades of satire, fandom, anger, absurdity, and dairy-fueled mayhem come together in Nerd Inferno: The Essential Evan Dorkin . Returning guest Evan Dorkin joins the Bandits to celebrate the massive new 648-page Dark Horse omnibus collecting the complete Milk & Cheese comics, the entire Eltingville Club saga, and the strips, stories, and assorted madness of Dork . Evan looks ba...

In this special episode, we hand over the feed to AFOLs Welcome, a weekly podcast where co-host Gr!ncH and W3st have discussions about the brick built world of LEGO. In this week’s episode, Grinch and Cat are joined by Krypto_Bricks, who is a certified DC Comics enthusiast. Today we’re going to dive into the history of the LEGO Batman and DC themes and discuss the current state of the theme. What’...

The man behind Sex, Spies & Rock ‘n Roll returns! That's right, Jeff Messer is back on the show to talk about his partnership with Mike Grell , his experience as an independent writer, and what influences his creativity. There's still time to back the latest SSRNR story, Sex, Spies, & Rock 'n Roll: Origins 2 , here: kck.st/4ztaflA! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

Few cartoonists have pushed the possibilities of the graphic novel as consistently as  Bryan Talbot . From the groundbreaking  The Adventures of Luther Arkwright  and the deeply personal  The Tale of One Bad Rat  to the wildly imaginative world of  Grandville , Bryan joins the Bandits to reflect on a remarkable career as a writer, artist, and comics innovator. The conversation explores his approac...

The world knew  Stan Lee  as the larger-than-life face of  Marvel Comics , but the final years of his life tell a far more complicated and heartbreaking story.  Filmmaker Jonathan Bolerjack  joins the Bandits to discuss  Stan Lee: The Final Chapter , his powerful new documentary built from hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage he captured while working closely with Stan during the last fo...

What happens when the horror host becomes part of the horror story? Returning guest  Chris Irving  joins the Bandits to discuss  Joe Unknown #1 , the first in his new three-issue miniseries with artist Nick Justus about a comic book horror host facing what may be his final story. Chris digs into the inspirations behind the series—from classic horror comics and  The Twilight Zone  to Mike Allred’s ...

Before they became writers, editors, historians, filmmakers, and some of the most familiar names in comics, they were  DC’s Junior Woodchucks . On this very special episode,  Michael Uslan, Jack C. Harris, Paul Levitz, Bob Rozakis, Anthony Tollin,  and  Steve Mitchell  reunite to look back at their early days as young fans working behind the scenes at  DC Comics  during the  1970s . More than 50 y...

Australian cartoonist  Campbell Whyte  has built a career around the idea that comics can be as much about place and community as they are about storytelling. On this episode, Campbell joins the Bandits to discuss his acclaimed, Eisner-nominated  Home Time   series and his latest graphic novel,  Luna Express , exploring how his hometown of Perth, childhood memories, manga, video games, and Austral...

Comics can do so much! Author/artist double-threats Gideon Kendall, Miss Lasko-Gross, and Rick Parker assemble to discuss how they have used comics to explore their stories and real-life experiences. Sometimes they probe memories and at other points they use comics to bend reality as they share in words and illustration. Gideon is known for his work on  WAIT...It Gets Worse, I Am the Audience, WHA...

Few people have chronicled the modern comics industry as closely—or for as long—as  Heidi MacDonald . On this episode, the longtime journalist, editor, and founder and editor-in-chief of  The Beat   joins the Bandits for a wide-ranging conversation about her career and the ever-changing world of comics. Heidi reflects on launching  The Beat  in 2004, her earlier work as an editor at Disney and DC/...

Comic book history is best preserved by the people who were there—and by those determined to capture their stories before they disappear. On this episode, comics historian and longtime collector David Armstrong joins the Bandits to share his extraordinary journey through more than six decades of comics fandom, beginning with attending some of the earliest comic conventions in the 1960s. David disc...