Dollar Bin Bandits
WTF (or Armchair Expert or SmartLess) for #comics! We interview anyone involved in the making of comic books and animation about their careers and craft.
Episodes
341 episodes
Gene Ha Returns | Mae: The Definitive Edition
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 <...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:02:57
Joel Meadows | Sherlock Holmes and The Empire Builders: The Gene Genie
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 Jo...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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29:22
Mike Baron Returns | Sherlock Holmes: Leviathan
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 ques...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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40:04
Charles Soule & Ryan Browne | The Lucky Devils
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, ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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39:13
Ed Catto & Michael Polis | Captain Action
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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42:39
Adam Hughes
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:27:44
Alex Segura
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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42:44
Cartoon Corner: Rick Goldschmidt
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 ear...
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Season 4
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Episode 112
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41:10
Joe St.Pierre
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...
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Season 4
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Episode 111
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35:15
Whitney Matheson
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 col...
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Season 4
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Episode 110
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46:14
Michael Kingston Returns | Friday Night Bigfoot
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 Fr...
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Season 4
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Episode 109
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47:58
Phillip Kennedy Johnson
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 L...
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Season 4
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Episode 108
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1:04:39
Bob Fingerman
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
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Season 4
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Episode 107
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1:17:11
Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Brian Pulido, and Billy Tucci | The Deadly Trio: Doomsayer
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 -- ...
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Season 4
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Episode 106
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50:06
Chris Ryall Returns
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 cl...
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Season 4
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Episode 105
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40:05
Scott Hanna
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
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Season 4
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Episode 104
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53:50
Bret Blevins
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 S...
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Season 4
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Episode 103
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1:06:35
Denys Cowan & Michael Stradford | Graphic Samurai: The Art of Denys Cowan
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 Sam...
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Season 4
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Episode 102
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37:13
Hart Seely (AHOY Comics)
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 publication...
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Season 4
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Episode 101
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1:07:17
John Gallagher (Max Meow: Cat Crusader)
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-f...
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Season 4
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Episode 100
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45:39
Jerry Craft
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<...
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Season 4
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Episode 99
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39:58
Josh Blaylock (Devil's Due Studios) | The Disavowed
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 ...
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Season 4
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Episode 98
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57:39
Mike Allred
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 radi...
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Season 4
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Episode 97
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1:24:29