In this episode, we sit down with indie creator James Coats to talk shop about building comics from the ground up, from his creator-owned projects Dino Beasts and Galaxy Gods to his role in co-founding Power Pulp Comics. Coats breaks down how his love of big concepts, retro genre energy, and hands-on collaboration shapes both his own books and the wider Power Pulp lineup. The conversation digs into the realities of indie publishing, cultivating a shared creative vision, and why grassroots comics communities remain vital to the medium’s future.

You can follow James on Instagram @jacoats and Power Pulp at powerpulpcomics.com.

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In this special Dollar Bin Bandits roundtable episode, legendary Marvel editors Tom DeFalco, Terry Kavanagh, and Ralph Macchio return to reflect on their shared history shaping Marvel Comics during some of its most influential eras. The trio swap behind-the-scenes stories about editorial life, breaking in new creators, and steering major characters and events, while offering candid insights into how Marvel’s editorial process has evolved over the years.

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In a lively episode, we're joined by veteran actor Julian Glover to dig into his legendary film career. Julian reflects on how he first fell for stories and characters as a kid, and then traced his path from British theater to iconic roles in The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, For Your Eyes Only, Game of Thrones, and more. He shares funny behind-the-scenes anecdotes from his time on set and talks about the emotional craft of playing villains versus heroes.

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We sit down with legendary artist Geof Darrow to discuss the new Dark Horse collection, The Shaolin Cowboy: Beginning of the End Results--21 Years of Blood, Sweat, and Chainsaws HC, celebrating over two decades of his hyper-detailed, Eisner Award-winning series about an unnamed former Shaolin monk wandering with his talking mule. Geof shares how the series was inspired by Kung Fu, Kurosawa's Yojimbo, and Zatoichi, his collaboration with Frank Miller who advised against putting "cowboy" in the title (which he ignored), his Matrix storyboard work with the Wachowskis who wrote the opening dialogue for the original Burlyman run, and his approach to creating densely detailed pages filled with absurd violence like battling a giant shark using two chainsaws tied to a stick. We get into his "I thought it would be funny" creative philosophy and celebrate what 21 years of this gonzo series means in one definitive collection.

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Today we welcome back Tom Marvelli, head of Another Door Comics, to discuss his newest project, Apparition Metempsychosis: Book One – The Moment of Sin, the first installment of a supernatural thriller trilogy. Tom shares details about this all-new story that explores the world of Michael Landry, a mercenary whose life is mystically saved after a mission but who returns consumed by overwhelming darkness. We discuss Tom's dual role as both publisher and creator, the Kickstarter campaign that closes tomorrow, his collaboration with Portuguese artist Daniel Maia, and how this 48-page graphic novel (plus extras) sets the foundation for the larger trilogy.

You have until tomorrow (12/20/25) to back Apparition here: kck.st/4oX8Uh2! And you can always find more about Tom and Another Door Comics at their website, anotherdoorcomics.com.

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Today, we sit down with prolific artist Scott Koblish, who entered comics through Marvel’s Romita Raiders program and built a 15-year inking career before transitioning to penciling in 2008. Scott talks about his work on hundreds of comics across Marvel, DC, Image, and more, including his acclaimed six-year run on Deadpool and the Guinness World Record–breaking Deadpool #27 cover. We also get into his darkly funny project The Many Deaths of Scott Koblish, collaborations with Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, and his approach to densely detailed crowd covers, like his recent New History of the DC Universe series.

You can follow Scott on Instagram @scottkoblish.

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We wrap up our miniseries on Bloomsbury’s Marvel Age of Comics books with a deep dive into returning guest Chris Ryall’s take on Daredevil: Born Again. Chris walks us through what pulled him toward revisiting the Miller–Mazzucchelli classic and why the arc’s themes of identity, faith, and total breakdown still hit so hard. He sheds light on the creative partnership behind the original story, digs into the roles of Kingpin and Karen Page, and shares some behind-the-scenes insights and visual details fans may have overlooked.

You can listen to Chris's first interview here: buzzsprout.com/1817176/episodes/15757310. And his second interview here: buzzsprout.com/1817176/episodes/16202747.

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We welcome back Stuart Moore to discuss his new Marvel Age of Comics book, Doctor Strange: A Decade of Dark Magic. Stuart explores Doctor Strange's first ten years from his 1963 debut through the early '70s, examining how the Steve Ditko/Stan Lee stories' trippy, philosophical approach influenced 1960s counterculture, and how that counterculture in turn shaped the minds of later creators like Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner. We dive into his research on the East Village location of the Sanctum Sanctorum, the succession of writers and artists including Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, Gardner F. Fox, and Marie Severin who expanded on Ditko's mind-bending concepts, and Strange's evolving roles as mystic, super hero, and leader of the Defenders.

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