Dollar Bin Comics

Dollar Bin Comics

Back from the dead and returning from retirement, Dollar Bin Productions posts occasionally to support the comic book community through interviews, convention panel recordings, and general announcement about stuff you shouldn’t miss.

Episodes

July 7, 2025
2025 marks twenty years of Indie Island here at HeroesCon. Join AdHouse Books publisher Chris Pitzer, as he sits down with Dustin Harbin and J. Chris Campbell, who between them came up with the idea of Indie Island, the creamy center of the HeroesCon chocolatey treat!
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Join Andrew Aydin (March/Run), Jonathan Marks Barravechia (Bear Pirate Viking Queen), Matthew K Manning (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Marvel Action: Avengers), Laura Martin (colorist, if you are a fan of the Dollar Bin podcast, you know who she is), and Chris Sparks (Team Cul De Sac) for insights and updates as we launch the kickstarter campai...

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We are back and Shawn is excited to talk about her recent trip with J Chris Campbell to the Borderlands Comics and Games annual sale.
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Since the day we met Jim Rugg at Heroes Aren't Hard to Find as part of the Afrodesiac tour, he has been a favorite of the Dollar Bin. It is funny to realize that over the last 8 or so years, this is the first Dollar Bin vs Jim Rugg interview. Sure, he has made appearances and has been reviewed and talked about in detail, but this is our first in-depth interview with him. Let's see if we can figure out what makes Jim Rugg tick. (I...
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Here comes another installment of our Year 10 - Interview series. She first entered the scene as the "Lovely Shawn Reynolds" but before you could flip the page she became Mrs. Shawn Daughhetee. Adam interviews his favorite wife about her career in comics and the important role the Dollar Bin played in shaping her life. Shawn opens up and tells rarely heard personal stories about her inspiration in Rachelle Goguen, her relationship ...
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It could be claimed that J Chris Campbell is the non-direct Dollar Bin member most integral to the podcasts success and longevity. In this interview Adam and J Chris journey through the many years of J Chris' career in comics as well as his very close, healthy, and fruitful relationship with the Dollar Bin.
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January 25, 2017 32 mins
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South Carolina has a plethora of great comic book creators, including writers, artists, colorists, and more! Join moderator Adam Daughhetee of the Dollar Bin podcast and talented South Carolinians, Sanford Greene, Megan Wilson, Chad Bowers, and Chris Sims to discuss their art and comics.
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April 26, 2016 58 mins
Painting was declared dead in the early 19th Century, but it is still alive and breathing here at SC Comicon! Join John Hairston Jr., Chris Hamer, Joe Everson, and Mark Poole as they discuss their love of painting. Here's hoping moderator Shawn Daughhetee doesn't paint them into a corner!
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It's been a while since our last post and they seem fewer and further in between, but when we post, we are making it count. Case in point, this week on the Dollar Bin, Joel and Adam bring you an interview with one of the principle founders of CrossGen Entertainment, for the first time in over ten years, Mark Alessi. In the interview Alessi shoots straight in an attempt to put an end to the inaccuracies and noise that surrounds hi...
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July 28, 2015 61 mins
What makes a great cover stand out on the crowded comics’ shelves? Mental Floss columnist RICH BARRETT discusses this with FRANCIS MANAPUL (Flash), DAVE JOHNSON (Silk), JIM RUGG (Street Angel), TULA LOTAY (Supreme: Blue Rose) and NATHAN FOX (Captain Victory).
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July 21, 2015 56 mins
The Dollar Bin’s ADAM DAUGHHETEE talks with JEREMY WHITLEY (Princeless), JOEY ELLIS (Leaky Timbers), MIKE MAIHACK (Cleopatra in Space), JOEY WEISER (Mermin), JASON HORN (Ninjasaur) and ROYDEN LEPP (Rust).
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The Dollar Bin’s ADAM DAUGHHETEE talks Hip Hop Family Tree-the groundbreaking series from Fantagraphics- with writer/artist and Eisner Award winner, ED PISKOR
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The Dollar Bin’s ADAM DAUGHHETEE discusses the challenges and influences involved with creating historically based comic stories with CHRIS SCHWEIZER (Crogan’s Adventures), ED PISKOR (Macedonia, The Beats) and MATTHEW ROBERTS (Manifest Destiny).
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Whether it is Watchmen, Maus, Batman, or Spider-Man all comics are a representation of the time of their creation. Join us as we consider how best to put comics in a historical context. In this discussion we will be focusing on how comics can give insight into history and vice-versa. Panelists include WILL ALLRED (University of Arkansas), TOM HEINTJES (Hogan’s Alley), ANDY KUNKA (Comics Alternative, USC Sumter), BRIAN PUACA (Christ...
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A few months back now, Adam and Joel got to interview the incredible comics writer, John Ostrander (Grimjack, Star Wars, Suicide Squad). Thankfully they didn't talk about anything too timely. Enjoy.
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What does it take to turn a raw idea into a completed book? Learn from great story craftsmen Van Jensen, Chris Schweizer, and David Weber, as they walk you through their creative process.
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April 29, 2015 43 mins
Sci-Fi is a staple theme in comic books, yes, even superhero ones. Artists Tony Shasteen (Star Trek) and Georges Jeanty (Serenity), discuss their contributions to the Sci-Fi genre of comics in a panel that is out of this world.
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April 28, 2015 57 mins
Learn from up and comers who are just entering the comics industry. Bridgit Connell, Joey Weiser, and Jackie Lewis talk about the trials and tribulations leading up to turning comics into a paying gig.
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April 27, 2015 68 mins
You walk into your local comic shop and what do you see? Comic book covers everywhere. In a sea of images, it’s the comic book cover’s job to draw your attention. Cover artists Dave Dorman, Chris Brunner, and Sanford Greene give you the low down on what goes into designing the right cover for the job.
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