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Heroes Con 08 - Minicomics - The Best Little Comics In the World

By Dollar Bin • Jul 18th, 2008

Join cartoonist and educator Ben Towle for a minicomics panel featuring the awesome might of Dan Zettwoch (IRONCLAD), Alec Longstreth (PHASE 7), Rob Ullman (GRAND GESTURES), Liz Baillie (MY BRAIN HURTS), and Joe Lambert (BAIT & SWITCH). Who better to ask what the deal is with these little handmade comics? Learn the answers to this [...]

 
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Hellboy 2

By Dollar Bin • Jul 15th, 2008

We shuffle the deck a bit this week and draw two wild cards for our fullhouse as Adam, Brian and Tre are joined by semi-frequent visitor Jack and Shawn of Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find fame. Even with this bunch of jokers we still manage to not only review the latest comic book movie Hellboy [...]

 
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Heroes Con 08 - Jason Aaron

By Dollar Bin • Jul 10th, 2008

Very near the end of Heroes Convention 08… Shortly after wrestling with Matt Fraction and going toe to toe with Rick Remender the Dollar Bin pulls in reinforcements… Rachelle of Livin’ B’tween Wednesdays (Welcome to th South). Listen in amazement as she actually interviews Jason Aaron with questions and everything. Also note [...]

 
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Vast Nothingness

By Dollar Bin • Jul 8th, 2008

We go topic light and comics heavy this week as we talk about many things including: our continuing unhappiness towards Grant Morrison’s crossovers at DC, our love of letter columns, our unsureness about the new Astonishing X-Men, Adam’s thoughts on Hancock and more contests for great Heroes Con swag on this edition of the Dollar [...]

 
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Heroes Con 08 - Religion and Philosophy in Comics

By Dollar Bin • Jul 6th, 2008

Can comics go deeper than surface metaphors concerning myth and worship and explore foundational truths? Can comics depict where human experience touches on the unknowable? And if it can, should it? Two of North America’s finest young cartoonists, Sammy Harkham (Crickets, The Poor Sailor, Kramer’s Ergot) and Kevin Huizenga (Ganges, Curses) explore the [...]

 
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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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