Dollar Bin Bandits

He's back! And this time, he's solo. That's right, editor/writer Terry Kavanagh jumps back into the hot seat to reminisce about his career at Marvel Comics. During his time as editor there, from 1985…

Paul Levitz and Paul Kupperberg were fast comic fans and friends growing up in NYC in the late sixties. Soon, they were producing amateur fanzines and then The Comic Reader as they made their way int…

Independent comic creator Dave Baker has a phenomenal stable of characters he's developed, including Halloween Boy and Mary Tyler Moorehawk. He's also written for Star Trek and other titles as well.

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Yes, that Terry Moore: the mastermind behind Strangers in Paradise, the groundbreaking self-published series about the adventures of Francine and Katchoo (and David). But if SiP is all you know him f…

If you were a 90s kid, Bobbie Chase may be one of the first editors you ever knew the name of. She was omnipresent in the pages (especially the letter pages) of Peter David's 10-year run on The Incre…

Patrick Olliffe makes his return to the Dollar Bin Bandits, this time as a solo guest! It's fitting, because he's done a lot of work on solo books, including Spider-Girl and Untold Tales of Spider-Ma…

How many folks can say they’ve written for DC and Tiger Beat? Well, author Arie Kaplan can. He was also a longtime writer for MAD Magazine, wrote books about Taylor Swift, and penned children’s stori…

Breaking in at Milestone with a distinctive style and artistic approach, ChrisCross is always one to keep an eye on. From those early years on Blood Syndicate and the Xero miniseries (w/ Christopher …

Return to the world of independent comics as David Whalen makes his second appearance on the pod. The founder of Correct Handed Comics has a variety of books in his stable. He recently created an omn…

Today's guest, Ann Nocenti, has been there and done that. Not only did she break in as a writer with Marvel on titles such as Bizarre Adventures, Spider-Woman, and the Dazzler and Beast miniseries Be…

The Svengoolie family is growing, and the Dollar Bin Bandits got a chance to talk to the new additions! Bill Leff (Nostalgiaferatoo) and Sarah Palmer (Gwengoolie) are quickly becoming fan favorites a…

In a 30+ year career, Mike Deodato has penciled just about every major character under the sun! Starting with Wonder Woman in the early 90s (where he co-created Artemis of Bana-Mighdall), and continu…

From comics to the Weekly World News, Jeff Rovin has put together an incredible career. Besides working at DC, Jeff pretty much ran Atlas Comics in the 1970s, handling a variety of titles from some o…

For the first DBB episode of 2024 (and season 4), we're joined by the workhorse editor of DC, Mr. Mike Carlin! Mike started at DC way back in 1974 as a high school intern, before becoming an assistan…

Actor, creator and comic book writer Kevin Grevioux is living every fan’s dream. From co-creating and starring in the Underworld trilogy to working with Marvel and DC, he’s steeped in the geek cultur…

It's the last Wednesday episode of the Dollar Bin Bandits for 2023 and, with Christmas a few days away, the Bandits are bringing you some holiday magic with a "Just Joe" episode featuring none other …

Thanks to Cliff Biggers and his publication Comic Shop News, comic fans get the inside scoop of what's going on in the industry. A comic shop owner himself (Dr. No's Comics & Games Superstore), he's …

Alex Maleev doesn't do many interviews, preferring to let his work speak for him. And if you could illustrate like he can, you'd probably take the same approach. Most know Alex from his defining run …

Brooklyn's own Dean Haspiel joins us for a spell, pontificating on his career and recent work. If you're not familiar with this independent creator, he cut his teeth at Upstart Associates, assisting …

From drawing for Marvel to working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, Geof Isherwood has had quite the career. The artist has worked on Daredevil, Conan and Dr. Strange along with numerous …