Dollar Bin Bandits

From the superhero-infused immigration story Home to acclaimed graphic novels like Frontera, Sí, Se Puede, and This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story, Julio Anta has built a career around stories that explore identity, culture, history, and what it means to belong in America. On this episode, Julio joins the Bandits to discuss his path into comics, the personal experiences that shape his work, and the challenge of tackling serious social and political themes while still telling compelling, accessible stories. Along the way, he reflects on writing for both younger readers and adults, collaborating with artists across different projects, and why comics remain such a powerful medium for telling stories about communities and perspectives that haven’t always been centered in mainstream publishing.

You can follow him on his site, julioanta.com, or on Instagram @julioanta.

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Every great horror saga needs a fitting final chapter, and Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones are bringing theirs to a close with Dracula: Book IV – The Undead. On this episode, the returning guests join the Bandits to discuss the conclusion of their acclaimed Dracula series, the mythology they’ve built together, and the creative chemistry that has carried the project across four books. Matt and Kelley also reflect on how their interpretation of Dracula has evolved, the visual and thematic choices that define this last installment, and what it means to finally bring such an ambitious passion project to its end.

You can back Dracula: Book IV – The Undead on Kickstarter here: kck.st/4zc3NOQ.

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Wolverine heads to Miami, and returning guest Dan Panosian is driving the bus. On this episode, Dan joins the Bandits to discuss Wolverine: Paradise, his new Marvel series that lets him both write and draw Logan as he steps away from the X-Men and into a world of crime, heat, danger, and unexpected alliances. Dan talks about what attracted him to this chapter of Wolverine’s life, why Miami was the perfect setting, the role Dazzler plays in the story, and how handling both script and art changes the way he approaches pacing and character. Along the way, he reflects on his long career in #comics, the challenge of finding something fresh in an icon as enduring as Wolverine, and what he hopes readers discover about Logan beneath the claws and attitude.

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From Excalibur and X-Factor to Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and beyond, Tini Howard has built a career around bold characters, sharp genre instincts, and stories about identity, power, and control. On this episode, Tini joins the Bandits to reflect on her path through Marvel, DC, and creator-owned comics before diving into Sicko, her new Ignition Press series with artist Amilcar Pinna. The conversation explores the book’s wild central premise, its mix of body horror, humor, action, and emotional vulnerability, and the way it uses superhero storytelling to examine illness, autonomy, and the uneasy line between care and control. Along the way, Tini talks about reuniting with Pinna, the freedom of creator-owned work, and what this new chapter represents for her as a writer.

You can follow Tini on Instagram @tinihoward.

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History, crime, and social conflict collide in The Mafia vs. The Klan, the new graphic novel from C.E. Massari. On this episode, C.E. joins the Bandits to discuss his career, including his work on Six Swords, the path that led him into comics, and the real-world history that inspired this latest project. The conversation explores the challenge of turning a volatile chapter of American history into compelling sequential storytelling, balancing research with drama, and using the crime genre to examine power, prejudice, and resistance. Along the way, C.E. reflects on his evolution as a writer, the appeal of historically grounded comics, and what he hopes readers take away from The Mafia vs. The Klan, now crowdfunding on Kickstarter: kck.st/4xPtBjo.

You can follow C.E. on Instagram @c.e.massari or his site, cemassari.com.

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