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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.
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Send us a Text Message.What do you get by marrying wrestling and comics? Headlocked Comics of course! Mike Kingston is the man behind the indie publisher, which started in 2007 with barely enough funds to pay for printing. Mike and Headlocked have come a long way since then. Wrestlers themselves have contributed art and stories to the comics, and in 2017, the company raised $100K for their Kickstarter project! Headlocked is still going strong, and Mike tells us about all the ins and outs in t...
Send us a Text Message.Here's another masterful inker who eventually transcended those bold black lines to become a penciller and creator in his own right! We're talking about Art Thibert, who broke into the big time inking Dan Jurgens on Adventures of Superman in the early 90s. Big X-related gigs followed at Marvel before moving over to Image to take on cornerstone books like Spawn, Supreme, and Brigade. Back at Marvel and X-Men in the later 90s, Art took on X-Factor, Uncanny X-Men, Bishop, ...
Send us a Text Message.MeTV personalities Bill Leff (Toon in With Me, Svengoolie) and Johnpaul Ragusa (Collector's Call) absolutely love toys. From Hot Wheels to Megos and everything in between, they appreciate the memories and fun these pieces bring. In fact, Johnpaul owns The Imperial Castle Toy Shop in Pawling, NY.Be sure to watch Toon in With Me every weekday morning on MeTV and Collector's Call on Sundays at 6:30 PM.https://imperialcastletoyshop.com_________________Check out a video vers...
Send us a Text Message.An art dealer turned editor, Scott Dunbier has made an amazing career for himself in comics. Personally invited to join and then lead Wildstorm by founder Jim Lee, Scott oversaw the Cliffhanger line and Alan Moore's Americas Best Comics, editing Promethea, Tom Strong, Top 10, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, among others. He also created the Absolute line of prestige hardcovers after Wildstorm merged with DC. Later, after moving to IDW Publishing, Scott introduced...
Send us a Text Message.The sibling team of Nathan and Caleb Harms are making a name for themselves in the independent comic community with their teen and pre-teen targeted books. The duo have gained a loyal following and are two of the brightest creators working today. With titles such as Sammy the Hamster, The Colorless Monster, Friends of the Wind, and more, their creations have something for everyone.Follow the brothers on their website: harmspublications.com. Get their book collectio...
Send us a Text Message.X-Men is all the rage nowadays with the revival/continuation series X-Men '97 dominating Disney+. So we decided to go back to the beginning and find out how X-Men: The Animated Series got its start and sustained some serious comic book cred for five glorious seasons. And who better to guide us than Eric and Julia Lewald, a showrunner and writer (respectively) on the series! We get into everything, from how the series developed and which characters were chosen to how sto...
Send us a Text Message.The founder, president, and CEO of Mile High Comics is in the hot seat today, and Chuck Rozanski does not pull punches! The extremely forthright collector and retailer talks about how they got into selling comics, turning it into a career, and founding an institution that's still dominating the retail market today. You can follow Chuck himself on Instagram @chuckrozanski or buy something from Mile High's massive back-issue inventory at milehighcomics.com. * This in...
Send us a Text Message.Much like Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man, Chuck Austen can just about do it all. He's been a writer, artist, creator, animator, and producer over his roughly 40 years in entertainment. But Chuck started as a comics artist, starting at Eclipse and had a short stint on Alan Moore's formative Miracleman series. He subsequently did more mostly indie work before taking a comics hiatus to work on King of the Hill. Roaring back with Marvel Knights, he illustrated the...
Send us a Text Message.From Muppets to Ninja Turtles, Guy Gilchrist has had a remarkable career as a cartoonist. His works were part of so many people’s childhoods, and doing the Muppets newspaper strip brought him into millions of homes. He’s also an accomplished musician and has been part of numerous books. For more information, check out guyspops.com/pages/about-me._________________Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits.If y...
Send us a Text Message.An artist of the highest caliber, Zander Cannon broke into comics on The Tick spinoff, The Chainsaw Vigilante, and never looked back! He struck out on his own with The Replacement God series, then teamed up with Alan Moore and Gene Ha for Top 10, under Moore's America's Best Comics imprint. After the Top 10 spinoff Smax, Zander started a long-time partnership with Kevin Cannon (no relation) on creative and commercial endeavors. Then there was his own graphic novel Heck,...
Send us a Text Message.From helping move Marvel to a larger audience with the promotions department to writing and editing science fiction, Steve Saffel knows success. He’s also a former senior acquisitions editor at Titan Books. A noted author with numerous books under his belt, it seems like there’s nothing he can’t do. _________________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 ...
Send us a Text Message.Artist and multiple Rondo Award winner Mark Maddox has found a loyal following with his picture perfect renderings of horror icons. Doing DVD covers, working for SCREEM Magazine and crafting numerous comic book covers, his work is in high demand.To find out more, visit maddoxplanet.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 ...
Send us a Text Message.José Villarrubia is a colorist and artist who has collaborated with some of the best in the business. From Jae Lee, Bill Sienkiewicz, and J.H. Williams III to Paul Pope, Jeff Lemire, and Richard Corben, José doesn't just add color to illustrations, he completes the picture (and story). In addition to his coloring work on such titles as Hellshock, Promethea, Batman: Year 100 (which won the 2007 Eisner for Best Limited Series), Sweet Tooth (where he colored almost the ent...
Send us a Text Message.Jarrett J. Krosoczka is the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator behind more than forty books for young readers, including his wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, select volumes of the Star Wars™: Jedi Academy series, and Hey, Kiddo, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Krosoczka creates books with humor, heart, and deep respect for his young readers—qualities that have made his titles perennial favorites on the bookshelves of homes, libraries, and b...
Send us a Text Message.For our foil-enhanced, die-cut 250th issue, artist Cully Hamner joins the pod! Ever since his debut on Green Lantern: Mosaic in 1992, Cully has been going hard in the comics game: working at all the major publishers and providing visuals that end up on screens big and small. Besides Green Lantern, some of the highlights include Blue Beetle, where he designed the costume and look of the Jaime Reyes incarnation; Black Lightning: Year One; a run on Detective Comics that sp...
Send us a Text Message.Ed Catto is the man behind Ithacon: the scrappy upstate New York convention that is focused squarely on comic books! This year's edition takes place April 27 - 28 at Ithaca College, and Ed couldn't be happier to welcome you to this unique con that he manages along with students from Ithaca College's School or Business. As a branding and advertising executive, Ed’s career has evolved to include a focus on entertainment marketing, specifically with conventions. He h...
Send us a Text Message.Another editorial powerhouse, Bob Schreck has been all over the comics industry for the better part of five decades! He started out organizing and running conventions for Creation Entertainment in the mid 70s, then worked in marketing for Marvel before taking the reins at Comico (with then-wife and past guest Diana Schutz as EIC). From there, it was on to Dark Horse, where Bob expanded from his marketing role into editorial, overseeing such titles as Frank Miller's Sin ...
Send us a Text Message.Today, we welcome two of our own: comics interview titans Jason DeHart (Words, Images, & Worlds) and Terence Dollard (Comics Culture). We get into, what else: the world of comics, conducting interviews with comic book pros, and making shows about those two things! You can find Jason's Words, Images, & Worlds on YouTube and wherever you get podcasts, and Terence's Comics Culture on PBS. Check 'em out!_________________Check out a video version of this episode...
Send us a Text Message.If you know Daredevil, you should know the name Roger McKenzie. Roger was the writer during a redefining Daredevil run in the 80s with Frank Miller. But he's also done so much more! He started with Warren Publishing in the 70s, writing for series like Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella. He did some work on horror and western titles for DC, before moving to Marvel. There, aside from Daredevil, Roger wrote the Battlestar Galactica adaptation, Captain America, and Marvel Fanfar...
Send us a Text Message.With strong writing skills and a knack for being ahead of the curve in marketing, Corissa Grant is one of the most prolific independent creators today. With her Worth Chaos series, readers have embraced a variety of characters and worlds that are full of twists and turns. For more information visit: chartercomics.com/collections/corissa-grant.And be sure to back Corissa’s current Kickstarter project here: kickstarter.com/projects/worthychaoscomics/worthy-chaos-plushie._...
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