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 , Justice League , Green Lantern , and The Flash . After a brief stint as EIC at AfterShock , he's bac...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 82
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 episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits . If you like this podcast, please rate, revie...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 81
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: http://kck.st/4dNkUfk . You can follow Michael on Instagram @michalfitzgeraldtroy or on Facebook . ___...
Sep 27, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 80
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, House of M , Secret Invasion, Secret War, Mighty Avengers , Dark Avengers, Spider-Woman, Siege, Scarle...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Season 4Ep. 79
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, Marvel, Boom, and IDW , just to name a few. His most recent books include Batman Incorporated , The ...
Sep 23, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 78
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, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts . And if you really like this podcast, suppor...
Sep 20, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 77
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, KISS , Mars Attacks, and Clive Barker's The Great and Secret Show . Chris also co-created a number of...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 75
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 ___________________ Check out video versions of this and other episodes on YouTube : youtube.com/dollarbinbandits ! If yo...
Sep 17, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 76
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 bring him back into the mainstream. To back the project head to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Sep 16, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 75
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 work out through Kickstarter . Speaking of which, you should back issue #2 of My Neighbor Necromancer ...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 74
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 than nine years inking The Flash in the 90s. You can follow Jose at his site, josemarzan.com , or on...
Sep 11, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 73
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 rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts . And if you really like this podcast, support what we d...
Sep 06, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 72
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 Eisner for the latest edition of Blacksad . But before that, of course, she spent 25 years in a var...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 71
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 of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits . If you like this podcast, plea...
Sep 02, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 70
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 new comic book company headed by Hollywood producer Eric Gitter and alongside former IDW head Jamie S...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 69
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 original crossover and the anniversary issue came together, and then it's on to Ron Marz, whose semin...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 68
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. You've got until next Friday, August 30, to back the project here: http://kck.st/3LYaAVG. As always,...
Aug 23, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 67
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 much more! We get to as much of his career as we could, including the oft-debated subject of Wolverin...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 66
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 those golden tix), visit terrificon.com . You can also follow TerrifiCon and Mitch on X @itsterrific...
Aug 16, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 65
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 on X @TheRealDanDiDio and Instagram @dan.didio2020 . ____________________ Check out a video version ...
Aug 14, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 64
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 channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits . If you like this podcast, please rate, review, and subscrib...
Aug 09, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 63
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) in Weirdo . He struck it big with two solo series at Fantagraphics : Neat Stuff and Hate , the lat...
Aug 07, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 62
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, comicsoncoffee.com , or follow them on Instagram @comicsoncoffee . _____________________ Check out a...
Aug 02, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 61
From comics to Hollywood, Matt Haley has superhero know-how! His art on books like Ghost , Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl and Batgirl , Batman: Batgirl , the Superman Returns movie adaptation and The Order spans Dark Horse, DC, and Marvel. But Matt's also worked behind the camera (in art direction and creative consulting) on such projects as the Morgan Spurlock documentary Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope and both seasons of Stan Lee's Who Wants To Be A Superhero TV series. The man is a visual ...
Jul 31, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 60
Glenn Herdling is a Marvel Comics legend. Not only was he assistant editor to Jim Salicrup on the Spider-Man titles in the 80s, he was soon promoted to running the custom publishing division , where he formatted the quarterly and annual reports as comic books! Glenn then took on a long writing gig on Namor, the Sub-Mariner before leaving Marvel in the mid 90s. After a short stint at the Spiderwebart Gallery, he became Wizard Entertainment 's Director of Business Development, helping launch its n...
Jul 26, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 59
It's another Mike-on-Mike episode, this time with long-time comics editor Mike Marts ! Mike has been all over the comic book world, with stints at Marvel (3 times!), DC , Acclaim (Valiant), and AfterShock . He's worked on just about all your favorite characters, including Batman and the X-Me n, and now serves as Editor-in-Chief of Mad Cave Studios , which is tearing up the joint with its mix of licensed and original properties. We're talking things like Gatchaman , Battlecats , Stargazer , Dick ...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 58
Yes, David Donovan, the man behind HurriCon in East Rockaway, NY is here to tell us why you should support this bi-annual comic art convention. It's easy: proceeds from the show go directly to the Bethany Congregational Church, where the show will be held tomorrow (7/20/24) and one of the community's relief centers during Hurricane Sandy. Here's another reason: past guests Keith Williams and Phil Russert will be there. And another: it's fun! For more info, follow David on Instagram @hurriconli !...
Jul 19, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 57
When you have the team of Larry Hama and Guy Dorian Sr. working together, you know something special is about to happen. In their new Kickstarter, Mounties vs. Werewolves, the duo bring horror and action together into an upcoming series of books that are sure to be a huge hit! Both are well know and highly respected in the field and Hama has been putting this story together for many years. Be sure to check the prelaunch in the link below along with some other phenomenal projects Dorian Sr. is wo...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 56
In this audio-only episode, we talk to author Shane Berryhill . You may know him from his YA novel series, Chance Fortune , but Shane is a comics guy through and through! His latest, the original graphic novel Deathslinger , just published earlier this year and is garnering all kinds of praise. So check out this interview and then check out the book! You can follow Shane on Instagram @shaneberryhill1 . _____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtub...
Jul 12, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 55
And our next guest is cartoonist, Kubert School alum and teacher, and Bigfoot enthusiast Darren Auck ! Darren was actually trained at the Kubert School (by Joe Kubert himself) in the early 80s before freelancing for DC on titles like Sgt Rock , Talent Showcase and Elvira's House of Mystery . Then he moved to the Marvel Bullpen , where he served as letterer and later art director throughout the 90s. Aside from the production work there, he also got to work on a few art assignments, most notable o...
Jul 10, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 54
