As a follow-up to the Dollar Bin episode, Getting Original Art, Joel and Adam call up Comic Art Fans founder Bill Cox to discuss the site as well as collecting today.
Runtime: 1 hour 01minutes 06 seconds
Art by Wes Brooks
What's that in the air? Why its old man Dollar Bin here to ring in the new year. That's right, Heather, Shaka, Brian, Wes, Ted, and Adam got together one more time to talk everything (comics(ish)). Welcome back.
Runtime 1 hour 1 minute 15 seconds
Image by Ashley HoltThis week on the Dollar Bin we present part one of our series of discussions with Ashley Holt. Looking back, this one really should have been posted before part two. Get to know Ashley and ease in to his view on the world of comics. Also, we discuss audio books.
Runtime 1 hour 7 minutes 33 seconds
Read MoreFinally and episode without Adam on it (sorta). Brian, Shawn, Danny, and Shaka talk comic current events including what they are reading and the Image Expo.
Runtime 1 hour 0 minutes 28 seconds
Read MoreAshley HoltThis week in the Dollar Bin I present to you a show like you’ve never heard before. A show of descent and intrigue, faith, hope, and disapointment. However, most setting it apart from any other show before it is Ashley Holt. Funny thing, this is part two. Keep and eye out for part one next week.
Runtime 1 hour 12 minutes 44 seconds
Read MoreHey guys, its Adam. I haven’t posted a show in a few weeks. Brian and Shaka came over to watch Wrestlemania and we recorded, so here is a raw/uncut discussion on random pop culture stuff and our predictions for Wrestlemania.
Runtime 1 hour 40 minutes 29 seconds
Sadly the holiday season is upon us and that means gatherings, shopping and gift giving for a variety of friends, co-workers and family. If you are lucky, you have some nerds on your list so you can buy some fun stuff and not just suffer in stores you don’t like all season. With that in mind, here is a helpful list of some fun items featuring or inspired by Marvel Comics characters for the Avenger on your list in escalating price order.
Sadly the holiday season is upon us and that means gatherings, shopping and gift giving for a variety of friends, co-workers and family. If you are lucky, you have some nerds on your list so you can buy some fun stuff and not just suffer in stores you don’t like all season. With that in mind, here is a helpful list of some fun items featuring or inspired by DC Comics characters for the bat-fanatic on your list in escalating price order.
The Dollar Bin is bringing you a packed house tonight. It looks like everyone has something to say about you friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Join us as we discuss comics’ very own web head and help us celebrate the coming of Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man 700.
Runtime 47 minutes 11 seconds
This week on the Dollar Bin Adam, Brian, and Danny talk geek. What does that mean? Well, that’s exactly what we plan to find out. Join us as we discuss the term geek and its connotations. Who the biggest geek of all? You will just have to listen and find out. Hint: It’s you.
Runtime 38 minutes 12 seconds
The Price:
I don’t normally buy the floppies anymore but decided to give this debut issue a look. The $3.50 cover price might give you a moment of pause, but that price is a steal considering that you get 48 pages of story and Marvel and DC routinely charge $3.99 for 20 something pages. Not to mention that all 48 pages are story with zero ads!
The Format:
I don’t consider myself any sort of expert in paper quality, but this seemed like better quality than your standard DC or Marvel release as well. But after consulting with myself, I seem to be of the opinion that most of the Image books I read could also make that claim. The exterior and interior pages are of the slick finish variety with the cover being just a bit thicker than the pages. Bonus points for no ink smudges on the book or my fingers when I was finished reading.
The Price:
As usual I used store credit at my local comic shop (and former employer) to purchase this book so the cover price of $14.99 wasn’t a big issue for me. However, considering that the cover price on the original issues was $2.99, this collection of a 4 issue mini-series is actually more expensive than the single issues. So much for waiting for the trade to save a few bucks…
The Format:
This is just the standard Marvel series trade release. There are no frills and only a few pages of covers, layouts and scripts to pass for special features. And did I mention that it is actually more expensive than the single issues?
While Adam, Devin, Shawn, and Ted were up in the panel rooms managing the sound for 73 panels Brian was holding down the fort at home base as well as hitting the isles hard with true journalism. Listen here as he grills Jackie Lewis and Yale Stewart.
Runtime 19 minutes 49 seconds
The Story: Batman: Earth One, written by Geoff Johns, is exactly what you expect. It retells Batman’s origin story in a way to keep it familiar while changing up things just enough to seem a little different. It not in anyway a bad comic, but better stories have been told of this period of Batman’s career.
The Price: I used store credit (and my discount) at my local comic shop to purchase this book so the cover price of $22.99 was agreeable for me. In fact looking at my recent purchases on my Bat-related book shelf I notice that it is a few bucks less for a few pages less than all of them.
The Format: I like the hardcover trade format. I like it more when they are over-sized like DC Comics has done with some of Grant Morrison’s recent Bat-books, but even at standard size I enjoy them more than a normal trade paper back (TPB). My complaint about Batman: Earth One’s format is that it does not read like a “graphic novel” as I thought it should, but instead it reads like the first TPB of a new Batman series. This might just be my individual expectations not being met more than anything else.
Image by Robbi RodriguezIts finally here folks, the HereosCon 2012 wrap-up show. Join Adam, Brian, Shawn, Ted, and Tee as they discuss their latest trip to HeroesCon. If we say anything snarky that offends you or completely forgot you then I apologize. 6 hours of sleep over 4 days will do that. In short, we had fun.
Runtime 1 hour 57 minutes 12 seconds
This week the DB makes up for lost time and closes out the last three rounds of the Comics Madness Elimination Tournament. Participants include: Invincible, Uncanny X-Force, Scalped, Unwritten, Fables, GI Joe, Batman, and American Vampire. Who will move on to greatness and who will fall short?
Runtime 48 minutes 11 seconds
This week the Dollar Bin tag teams you with the 3rd Round, aka the Round of 16, of the 2012 Q1 Dollar Bin Comics Madness Elimination combined a breakdown of the latest DC animated feature, Justice League: Doom.
Runtime 55 minutes 37 seconds
This week we, here at the Dollar Bin, bring to you a combination of comics love. First, a cary-over from Valentine’s day is the Dollar Bin Definitive Top 5 Comics Couples. That will be followed by round 2 of the Comics Madness Elimination.
Runtime 31 minutes 12 seconds
This week we discuss the first round of the Dollar Bin Comics Madness Elimination Challange 2012 Q1 R1. What the hell is that? Its our own little flavor of March Madness where we will be narrowing down (over the next few weeks) the cream of the crop comics currently on the shelves (except for Avengers vs X-Men) Dollar Bin style.
Runtime 37 minutes 11 seconds
Picking up right where we left off last week, we bring to you the second part of the 5 th Annual Dollar Bin Awards. Join Adam, Brian, Shaka and Shawn as they pick who will be the best of the best. Curious what made Best Moment, Most Under Appreciated or Best Series? Then tune in to find out!
Runtime 1 hour 13 minutes 19 seconds
It’s that time of year again folks. Its award season and we would be remiss to not cram another awards show down your throats, so we present to you the 5th annual Dollar Bin Awards… Part 1. Why part one? You’ll see.
Runtime 56 minutes 40 seconds
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We’re back and we are kicking things off with Shawn talking about her trip to the annual Borderlands Comics and Games sale. She talks hanging out with J Chris Campbell and picking up a few comics along the way.
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