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Heroes Con 2008 - June 20-22, 2008

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Heroes Con 08 - The Creative Household

By Dollar Bin • Jul 3rd, 2008

Pictured Left to Right: Evan Dorkin, Daughter, Sarah Dyer, Katheryn Immonen, Stuart Immonen, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Matt Fraction, and Tom Spurgeon

There are a surprising number of couples in comics where both partners are working in the industry in some capacity; and most of them are attending this year’s HeroesCon! Tom Spurgeon [...]

 
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Webcomics Roundup

By Dollar Bin • Jul 2nd, 2008

Join the Comics Reporter’s Tom Spurgeon for a roundtable discussion on webcomics, from conception and creation to marketing and–what?–profitability. With guests Nicholas Gurewitch, David Malki, Julia Wertz, Chris Harding, Danielle Corsetto, and more!
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Heroes Con 08 - Rick Remender

By Dollar Bin • Jul 2nd, 2008

After much trial and error Adam and Devin get a very informative and almost professional interview from Rick Remender (Fear Agent, XXXombies). That’s really all there is to it. The interview speaks for itself.
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Wanted and Other Comic Movie News

By Dollar Bin • Jul 1st, 2008

After such a big and exciting (plus tiring) Heroes Con 2008, the guys still manage to talk about what we read (or didn’t read) last week, the tragic passing of Michael Turner, the sad death of George Carlin and a little flick called Wanted on this friendly neighborhood edition of the Dollar Bin.
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Heroes Con 08 - State of the Industry Discussion

By Dollar Bin • Jun 29th, 2008

The Comics Reporter’s Tom Spurgeon moderates what’s sure to be one of the most fascinating conversations of the weekend, in this roundtable discussion featuring artist and Image publisher Erik Larsen, DC Executive Editor Dan Didio, writer/artist Jimmy Palmiotti (COUNTDOWN, JONAH HEX), and writer and Boom! Studios Editor-In-Chief Mark Waid.
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Heroes Con 08 - Rick Spears

By Dollar Bin • Jun 29th, 2008

At the very tail end of Heroes Con 08 Adam and Devin finally earned their chance to sit down (He was sitting. They were actually standing, buy whatever) with Rick Spears, writer of some of their favorite works including Pirates of Coney Island, Repo, and Dead West and ask the tough questions (ie. [...]

 
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Heroes Con 08 - The New Art Comics

By Dollar Bin • Jun 26th, 2008

From critical favorite his like MAGGOTS and POWR MASTRS, to prominence in influential anthologies like KRAMER’S ERGOT, “art” or “abstract” or “out” comics are pushing boundaries of the avant garde in comics. Join Tom Spurgen of the Comics Reporter as he sits down with Picturebox publisher Dan Nadel, KRAMER’S ERGOT editor Sammy Harkham and [...]

 
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Heroes Con 08 - Frank Cho with Jimmy Palmiotti

By Dollar Bin • Jun 26th, 2008

What could possibly be better than the Dollar Bin getting to interview Frank Cho? How about getting Jimmy Palmiotti to do it for us? As Saturday at Heroes Con 08′ drew to a close, we found Jimmy hanging around Frank’s table and had the opportunity to do just that. We think you’ll enjoy the results!
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Heroes Con 08 - Cemetery Blues

By Dollar Bin • Jun 26th, 2008

Recently at Heroes Con Adam had a chance to speak with the creators of one of his newest favorite titles Cemetery Blues. In this gathering of minds we learn much about Image publishing, the history of Cemetery Blues, the future of Cemetery Blues, and what else we might find from these creative gents.
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X-Men - Manifest Destiny

By Dollar Bin • Jun 25th, 2008

This summer, Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction begin their run on UNCANNY X-MEN starting with its milestone 500th issue– but what happens next? From a move to San Francisco to the Hellfire Cult and the Sisterhood of Evil Mutants, get all the X-Buzz straight from the horses’ mouths, as it were. Though [...]

 
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