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 published as The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass in 1997. Rick has many stories to tell about our favorite c...
Dec 20, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 112
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 across the industry, including at Marvel (various Spider-Man books), DC ( Aquaman, Green Lantern ), Image...
Dec 18, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 111
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 more! Whitney shares a studio with Dean Haspiel in Brooklyn, and just recently published her short s...
Dec 16, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 110
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 the legendary Bigfoot. Co-created by Dave "Gangrel" Heath , you'll have to listen to the episode to l...
Dec 13, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 109
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 like Superman , Action Comics, Alien, Green Lantern: War Journal , and more. While balancing other cre...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 108
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 for Eros Comix, Dark Horse, and Vertigo. His first graphic novel was a sci fi satire called White Lik...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 107
Like a rock supergroup or Voltron, four comics superstars have come together to bring you a brand new story in a brand new world! That's right, we've got the whole gang -- Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Brian Pulido, and Billy Tucci -- talking about their currently Kickstarting project, The Deadly Trio: Doomsayer . We talk about how the four pals met, the characters they each created, how they co-wrote issue #1, all those variant covers, and the rest of the creative team, including artist Adria...
Dec 04, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 106
Boy, has returning guest Chris Ryall been busy! Not one, not two, but three projects are hitting just in time for the holidays. First up, it's the Deluxe Edition of the Origins of Marvel Comics , a reprint of the classic Stan Lee book with a new Alex Ross cover, multiple essays and interviews, and of course, the origin stories of some of our favorite heroes. Next, it's the Mighty Marvel Calendar Book: A Visual History , another look back at Marvel lore, reprinting the 1975-81 calendar in their e...
Dec 02, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 105
Inker Scott Hanna has worked on more pages of comics (22,000+) than virtually anybody else in history! The prolific artist's work has been featured on all of the big books at Marvel and DC , including The Avengers , Iron Man, X-Men, Wolverine, Hulk , Superman, Justice League , Green Lantern Corps, and Suicide Squad . Scott is perhaps best known for his five year run on Detective Comics and his continued association with Spider-Man, frequently collaborating with John Romita Jr. on the web-crawler...
Nov 22, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 104
Veteran artist Bret Blevins joins the show today to talk about his 40+ year career in comics and animation. He first hit the scene in the early 80s, adapting films like The Dark Crystal , Krull , and The Last Starfighter for Marvel. Bret continued at Marvel throughout the 80s, illustrating The Bozz Chronicles with David Michelinie for Epic, working on Cloak and Dagger in Strange Tales , completing a major run on New Mutants , and introducing Sleepwalker . Then he was off to DC, where he worked o...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 103
After years of trying, we've landed the one and only Denys Cowan ! The veteran artist has been in the game for 40+ years, and with executive Michael Stadford , has launched a retrospective art book on Kickstarter: Graphic Samurai: The Art of Denys Cowan . Denys' art has graced the pages of so many of our favorite comics over the years, including Deathstroke , Batman: Lovers & Madmen, Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers, The Question , Hardware , Static , and Deathlok . He's a cofounder of Mi...
Nov 18, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 102
Hart Seely is the publisher of AHOY Comics . But he spent most of his career as a journalist and prose writer, including as a longtime reporter for the Syracuse Post-Standard . He's written for many other publications, including The New Yorker and New York Times , and authored many books, including Mrs. Goose Goes to Washington and Juju Rules , in addition to three books of " found poetry ". We get into it all, from his New York roots and baseball to the publishing world and all things AHOY. Tal...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 101
John Gallagher is the award-winning writer/artist of the Max Meow: Cat Crusader graphic novel series from Random House. He previously worked with Rich Faber on Buzzboy and Roboy Red . John is a co-founder of Kids Love Comics ( kidslovecomics.net ), an organization that uses comics to promote literacy. And if that isn't enough, he also serves as Art Director for Ranger Rick , a kids magazine from the National Wildlife Federation! You can follow the ongoing adventures of Max Meow on his website, m...
Nov 13, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 100
Chances are, you know cartoonist Jerry Craft from one of two projects: his syndicated comic strip Mama's Boyz or his award-winning series of graphic novels: New Kid, Class Act , and School Trip . But he got his start as an advertising copywriter and magazine editor , eventually doing his first comics work at Marvel and Harvey Comics. Now, in addition to his highly successful graphic novel work, he runs cartooning workshops at schools, camps, and libraries across the country. You can follow Jerry...
Nov 11, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 99
Josh Blaylock is the writer/artist founder of Devil's Due Studios , the publisher that burst onto the scene in the late 90s with revivals of licensed properties like G.I. Joe, Voltron , and others. During his 25 years in the industry, he's also created a number of original books, including Mercy Sparx , The Encoded , and Arkworld . Now, Josh is back with The Disavowed , a G.I. Joe-meets-The Boys 80s adventure illustrated by Pop Mhan. For more information on the upcoming The Disavowed Kickstarter...
Nov 08, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 98
Yes, we have THE Mike Allred : father of Madman , creator of Doop , iZombie , and so many others, artist extraordinaire, and lover of comic books! If you didn't know, Mike started out in broadcasting, first on the radio and then as a TV reporter in Europe. But soon he's back in his native Oregon, chewing up the independent comics scene with graphic novels like Dead Air , Graphique Musique , and Grafik Muzik , as well as contributions to Creatures of the Id . One of those stories featured Frank E...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 97
Like some of its characters, Atlas Comics is rising from the dead and ready to take over the world! Mego recently announced it’s putting out the first phase of Atlas figures featuring reprints of the original comics. Jeff Rovin, who edited and put together the Atlas universe, has been working to revive the line and joins us with some breaking and exciting news! ____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits . If you like this p...
Nov 04, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 96
Writer Chris Condon broke onto the comics scene in a major way with the ongoing Image series That Texas Blood and its spinoff, The Enfield Gang Massacre , both with artist Jacob Phillips. He then adapted Barry Gifford's Night People for Oni Press and has moved into the big leagues with Marvel's Ultimate Wolverine and DC's Green Arrow . You can follow Chris on X @ChristophCondon . _____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits ...
Nov 01, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 95
The man, the myth, the father of Shi: that's right, it's Billy Tucci ! Billy and Shi crashed onto the comics scene in 1994, and they never looked back. For the first dozen years, it was all about the half-Japanese, naginata-wielding woman warrior and her solo and crossover adventures. And crossovers there were: with Avengelyne, Gen-13, Cyblade, Daredevil, Grifter, Vampirella, Lady Death, and Wolverine, just to name a few! Billy eventually branched out to other publishers, working on Heroes for H...
Oct 30, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 94
Creating a talent pool of future comics book artists and writers is vital to the industry, and Jim Keefe (Flash Gordon) and Vannotes (Spy Ninjas) are both doing their part to make that happen. The duo join the show to discuss how steps are being taken to get younger people interested in the field of comics and their thoughts on the future of the industry. _____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits . If you like this podcas...
Oct 28, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 93
Comic book veterans Danny Fingeroth and Arie Kaplan discuss the Jewish impact on the industry, from the early creation of the medium through today. _____________________ 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 do as a member of the Dollar Bin Boosters : buzzsprout.com/1817176/support . Looking for more ways ...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 92
Absolute Wonder Woman #1 drops today, and we have its writer, Kelly Thompson , in the hot seat! After graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Sequential Art (how cool is that?!), Kelly started as a writer about comics, doing reviews and a column for CBR, but moved into the industry proper with a long run on IDW's Jem and the Holograms . Then it was on to Marvel , where she tackled a number of amazing titles, including Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps (with Kelly...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 91
It's the 45th anniversary of Svengoolie, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with a comic book. The Dollar Bin Bandits are honored to welcome the man himself, Rich Koz, along with Toon in With Me's Bill Leff, to the show to talk about the project and more. Rich is a lifelong comic book fan and is now part of his third comic book. The beloved host wrote his own story and helped with the direction of the project. Our pal Bill (Nostalgiaferatoo) also penned his own tale and included his new...
Oct 21, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 90
Christopher Jones is an artist who's contributed to all kinds of comics over the years, most famously animation-based properties like Young Justice , The Batman Strikes , Justice League Adventures , and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes . But he's worked everywhere, from DC , Marvel, and Image to Titan , Slave Labor Graphics, Malibu, and more! Other work for DC (his primary publisher) includes Batman & Robin , Day of Judgment and Young Heroes in Love . Chirstopher is a massive Doctor Who fa...
Oct 18, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 89
Mark Morales is an inking veteran who's been all over the comics world, from Marvel and DC to Image, Dark Horse, and Chaos! Some of his past projects include Thor , Daredevil , Batman , X-Men , Avengers vs. X-Men , Spider-Man/Deadpool , Astonishing X-Men , Heroes Reborn, and The High Republic. Mark has worked with many pencillers including multiple collaborations with Olivier Coipel. Check out his new creator-owned project The Magical on Zoop: zoop.gg/c/themagical ! And follow Mark on Instagram ...
Oct 16, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 88
On his Secret Galaxy YouTube channel, Dan Larson breaks down pop culture icons from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. We sat down with the viral video sensation to talk all things toys, comics, and TV/movies. It's nother nostalgia fest for the older set! If you haven't already, you can check out and subscribe to Dan's channel here: youtube.com/@SecretGalaxyTV . _____________________ Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits . If you like this podcast, pl...
Oct 14, 2024•48 min•Season 4Ep. 87
"ThunderCats, ThunderCats, ThunderCats, Hooooo!!!" As the voice of Lion-O , it was Larry Kenney 's job to express those immortal words. But Larry has had a long career that goes beyond ThunderCats . He was a radio DJ for decades, including doing voices for Imus in the Morning from 1973 to 2007. Among other characters, Larry provided the voice for animated characters including Karate Kat , Bluegrass ( SilverHawks ), Dolph ( TigerSharks ), Count Chocula , and Sonny the Cuckoo Bird (Cocoa Puffs). Y...
Oct 11, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 86
Ghost Machine is on fire! The creator-owned Image imprint is churning out some of the best comics on the market, and the future looks no different. Next month, writer Peter Tomasi will be debuting The Rocketfellers with Francis Manapul and Hornsby and Halo with Peter Snejbjerg . Joe talks to all three talents in this episode, getting the inside scoop on these Family Odyssey titles: what they're about, how they were created, and what we can expect. You can follow all the Ghost Machine happenings ...
Oct 09, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 85
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 Dini, and more, it's a 90s comic fan's dream! The doc is on Kickstarter now, so go back it: http://kc...
Oct 07, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 84
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 heart and soul into Bixby Grant, a mummy detective with plenty of cases to solve in monster-rich Harb...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 83
