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Saturday
19Dec2009

The Nerdy Dozen : the Dollar Bin’s Best from 2009

I figured that in addition to our third annual Dollar Bin Awards, I could use this now somewhat regular feature to reflect on some of what I considered the “best” of 2009. The nomination process for our third annual awards show is now underway on our forums with voting to follow soon-ish here on the main site. But this list, unlike most of our DB Awards, will actually just about the Dollar Bin itself. So here is what I consider to be the best content and experiences the Dollar Bin had to share with our listeners, viewers and readers in 2009.

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Monday
07Dec2009

Interview with Derek Fridolfs

If you have been enjoying Batman: Streets of Gotham or Green Lantern Corps recently you have no doubt run across the work of Derek Fridolfs. While he may not be well-known yet he is that rare individual who can fill in as a writer, artist, or inker when needed. I had the opportunity to meet Derek at the Second Annual Bakersfield Super-Con recently and he was kind enough to to allow me to bother him with a few questions.

Where did you grow up?
In the Central Valley of California. Right in the hot middle area smack dab between LA and San Francisco.

What was your first introduction to comics?
The earliest I can remember was getting comics during road trips with the family. Like we would stop off at a convenience store or somewhere along the way, and I’d see some and get a few. Nothing too memorable, but something to pass the time in the car. It wasn’t until around the 3rd grade that I was introduced to GI JOE and Transformers comics (I was a kid of the ’80s). Those two properties hooked many of us from that generation. And that’s when I really got into comics…

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Sunday
01Nov2009

The Nerdy Dozen : Comics Most Memorable Deaths

Since the dead continues to rise with the assistance of jewelry over at DC, I thought it might be a good time for a list about death in comics. But I struggled with the title of this list because who wants to make a “best of death” list? It’s kind of a morbid thing even for fictional characters. You also have to factor in the fact that deaths rarely have a lasting effect in superhero comics (which is the source for most of this list) so it can be hard to label a comic book death as meaningful. But despite all of that here’s my list of the top twelve most well crafted or “memorable” deaths in comics.

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Thursday
15Oct2009

2009 Harvey Award Winners

Saturday night at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con the prestigious Harvey Awards were handed out. The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry’s oldest and most respected awards perhaps because they are the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. Below is a list of this year’s award winners for more information check out the official site for the awards.

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Tuesday
22Sep2009

Things I Have Learned While Working at a Comic Book Store

I have a small bit of advice for all of you: Buy comics because you enjoy reading them. Simple, right? Don’t buy comics you don’t enjoy reading and don’t buy comics because you think they will be worth money in the future. Both of these things lead to you becoming disenchanted and disgruntled with comics. Too many people read comics out of some weird sense of obligation and this limits their ability to expand their horizons and get into other comics that they might actually enjoy. Also, too many people speculate on comics often to the detriment of the industry. Buy a certain cover because you like it, not because you think you can flip it or because you think it will be worth even more later on. Chances are that comic will go down in price over time.

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