Dollar Bin Bandits

Kerry Callen has gone from the greeting card industry to creating incredible art for various comics. From MAD Magazine to Big Bang Comics , his work has captured fans’ imaginations. He has also written his own graphic novels including Halo and Sprocket and Dirtnap . Follow his adventures at  kerrycallen.blogspot.com . ____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube ch...

Jim Krueger isn't just the "Alex Ross writer." Sure, he's had spectacular collaborations with the painter, from the Earth X trilogy and Justice to Project Superpowers . But Jim's body of work spans far and wide, even beyond those epics. He's worked on many licensed properties, including Star Wars , Micronauts, The Matrix, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And of course there's some Batman issues and C...

Barbara Slate has done it all in her over four decades in the industry. Not only is she one of the few female artists who has created, written, and drawn comics for both Marvel and DC, but her textbook, You Can Do a Graphic Novel , is a pioneering how-to for the comics field. She started in the mid-1970s with the comic strip Ms. Liz , which was featured in greeting cards and Cosmopolitan magazine....

Sarah Palmer was born to entertain and she’s taken her creativity and humor to Svengoolie as the popular Gwengoolie on the House of Svengoolie ! She’s also a dynamic YouTuber with her Pinup Palmer channel that gives makeup tips and explores locations of famous horror films.  Check it out at https://m.youtube.com/@pinuppalmer ____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our You...

Actor Scott Gryder has made his presence felt on stage and screen. One of the winners of the Spawn of Svengoolie contest, fans have fallen in love with his IMP character! Besides that role, he’s a singer, writer, and puppet maker. Be sure to check him out each Saturday night on Svengoolie on MeTV !  ____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/...

One of the most influential YouTubers in the comics community, ComicTom101 brings fans information on the most valuable and popular comics on the market. He’s also behind the Key Collector App , which gives collectors information on what books are worth and what books are going up and down in value. He’s also working on a comic book of his own, which will release later this year. Check him out on...

Brian Pulido is a one-man comics making machine! Based on his first character/comic, Evil Ernie , Brian developed and ran Chaos! Comics in the nineties, bringing characters like Purgatori and Lady Death to undead life. Chaos! also took on horror, heavy metal, and wrestling properties, including A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child's Play, Friday the 13th , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Megadeth , Hallo...

Eli Schwab is the ringmaster of his own circus: Cosmic Lion Productions! The publisher, which grew out of a music and event production house, is now known for some of the hippest indie comics around. We're talking everything from zines to fully produced graphic novel hardcovers, from newcomers and veterans alike. And they're even part of the podcast game! Today's ep delves into Eli's unique journe...

Hailing from NYC, independent comic book creator Luis Cruz is making a name for himself with a variety of titles. The Day They Made Contact , Fuel of Life , and others show off his creativity. For more information, check out: npccomics.com/creators/luis-m-cruz . ____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits . If you like this po...

Richard Isanove has colored so many big projects over the years, it's dizzying. He started out as an animation student, first in Paris, then in California. While on the West Coast, he was hired by Brian Haberlin as Top Cow 's staff colorist and eventual art director. From there, it was on to Marvel, where he brought his exacting eye to big titles like Daredevil: Father , Wolverine: Origin , Marvel...

If you know our podcast (and you should if you're reading this), you probably know that we're not the only game in town when it comes to comic book industry interviews. John Siuntres' Word Balloon podcast is the granddaddy of them all, having churned out thousands of interviews in two decades of existence! John has a background in Chicago radio and TV , but it's safe to say that Word Balloon is hi...

Jim Beard is one of us, Banditos! Not only is he a comics fan, he's actually written them since 2002, including work at DC and with the Star Wars and Ghostbusters properties. Plus, Jim is a writer about comics and pop culture, including the Monster Aces anthology, Gotham City 14 Miles , and Captain Action: Riddle of the Glowing Men . He also writes for Marvel.com and the Toledo Free Press . You ca...

Gene Ha is back with the Bandits for an in-depth discussion of his creator-owned series, Mae . That's because Mae: The Definitive Edition is dropping at your LCS and all fine book stores from Oni Press on April 8 ! The book features all 12 issues of Mae , remastered by Ha himself, and featuring loads of extras, including new pages, behind-the-scene featurettes, and more. Of course, we get into all...

Yes, another Sherlock Holmes book! The longtime EIC of Tripwire , Joel Meadows , joins the Bandits to talk about the second volume of his Sherlock Holmes and The Empire Builders story. You may know Joel as a journalist , who's written extensively about comics, film, and genre narratives throughout the UK. He's written two books about comics: Studio Space (as co-author) about where and how 20 of th...

Mike Baron is back with the Bandits, chatting up his new project with the most famous detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes ! In this new tale, illustrated by Richard Bonk , Holmes teams up with Captain Nemo on a quest to unravel a global criminal conspiracy and prevent world war. Adventure abounds! The Kickstarter campaign just ended, but you can still late-pledge here: http://kck.st/3YOtyoZ . O...

Writer Charles Soule and artist Ryan Browne are a dynamic duo. Having already teamed up on Curse Words and Eight Billion Genies (both with Image), the pair is back with another crazy fantasy title, this one called The Lucky Devils . It's "a tale of two rebellious demons who decide to start a revolution in Hell—and the two ordinary, 20-something humans they're going to manipulate to do it." And the...

Captain Action is a man of many faces, and this year his face is going to be everywhere! Our pal Ed Catto (TwoMorrows Publishing) and television and film producer Michael Polis are working hard to keep the Captain’s momentum going. Polis has worked on shows such as Yo Gabba Gabba, Kermit’s Swamp Years and many more films and shows. He and Catto have a blueprint in place that includes action figure...

You probably know Adam Hughes from his fun and sexy covers that adorn comics nearly every month. But did you know he's spent nearly 40 years in the industry, working with virtually all major and indie publishers? Adam's first regular gig was on Mike Barr's Maze Agency from Comico. He then did a short run on Justice League America (with a continued cover run) before moving to Atlanta to join Gaijin...

Alex Segura has spun plenty of yarns for comics, including for Marvel ( Star Wars, Spider-Verse ), DC ( The Question ), Archie (too many to list!), and others. But it's his novels that are really putting the world on notice. First with Secret Identity , and now with Alter Ego , Alex has written award-winning, crossover thrillers that still have one foot firmly planted in the comic book world. You...

We're getting into the holiday spirit by welcoming Rankin/Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt onto the show! Rick has a background in illustration and cartooning, with magazine illustrations, editorial cartoons, and caricatures among his early assignments. He labored for years to bring to life a coffee table book chronicling all of Rankin/Bass' specials, films, and TV series, which was finally publish...

Veteran artist Joe St. Pierre has a gift for all the good girls and boys this holiday season: a Dollar Bin Bandits interview! But also the Joe St. Pierre Sketchbook 2025 , which only has a couple days left in its campaign on Zoop . If you don't know, Joe's been around since the Valiant days, where he pencilled Rai and was the co-creator of the team book Secret Weapons . Since then, he's worked acr...

Whitney Matheson isn't our typical guest. While she does make daily comics, she writes in so many different formats, it's hard to keep track! Whitney's perhaps best known as the creative force behind Pop Candy , the pop culture column/blog that she wrote for over a decade at USA Today . But since then, she's branched out into writing for short films, theater, newsletters, comics, kids' books, and...

Headlocked Comics' Michael Kingston is back with the Bandits, and he brought Bigfoot with him! Mike's got the launch issue of a brand new series currently on Kickstarter, and he can't wait to share it with everyone. It's called Friday Night Bigfoot , and it expands on a story from the Tales from The Road anthology series that imagines a struggling wrestling promoter in Portland who stumbles upon t...

Phillip Kennedy Johnson is on fire! Not literally of course, but the writer is churning out hit after hit for the major publishers, and his upcoming Hellhunters is no different. Phillip broke onto the scene in 2015 with Last Sons of America and Warlords of Appalachia , both for Boom! Studios. Since then, he's bounced back and forth between Marvel and DC, tackling major characters and properties li...

He's the man behind Minimum Wage and way more: it's Bob Fingerman ! Bob started out early as a cartoonist and illustrator, leaving NYC's School of Visual Arts to produce work for publications like Cracked , Penthouse, Heavy Metal, National Lampoon and The Village Voice . But soon, he decided to focus on comics, breaking in with a year-long stint on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and shorter pieces f...