Dollar Bin Bandits

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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New York has always been a city of stories, and Real Life Comix: Only in New York turns more than 50 of them into #comics. Co-editors Doug Latino and returning guest Dean Haspiel join the Bandits to discuss the new hardcover memoir anthology from Cosmic Lion Productions, featuring nearly all-new material from an extraordinary lineup that includes Roz Chast, Drew Friedman, Peter Kuper, Josh Neufeld, Moby, Julia Wertz, Ann Nocenti, and dozens more. Doug and Dean talk about curating such a wide range of voices, what makes a story feel uniquely New York, and how Jack Kirby’s autobiographical Street Code came to anchor the collection. Along the way, they reflect on memoir as a comics form, the challenges of editing a book this ambitious, and why the city continues to inspire stories that are funny, painful, strange, and unmistakably its own.

The crowdfunded anthology is available at local comic book shops as of October 7—so pick up your copy today!

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From Firestorm and Captain Atom to Micronauts and Green Lantern, Pat Broderick has spent decades bringing bold energy and distinctive design to some of comics’ most memorable characters and worlds. On this episode, Pat joins the Bandits to look back on his career at Marvel and DC, the artists and editors who helped shape his approach, and the evolution of his style across superhero, science-fiction, and cosmic storytelling. The conversation also explores his more recent work, what it’s like returning to the drawing board after a detour into advertising, and how his perspective on comics has changed while his love of visual storytelling has remained constant.

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From animation and television to comics and creator-owned storytelling, Heath Corson has built a career around sharp character work, big genre ideas, and an instinct for collaboration. On this episode, Heath joins the Bandits to reflect on his path through projects like Justice League: War, Batman: Assault on Arkham, Bizarro, and the expanding Minor Threats universe, including his work on The Brood. The conversation also digs into his current Dark Horse series Witness Point, co-created with Nathan Fillion and illustrated by Soo Lee, a darkly comic Midwestern noir about a small town thrown into chaos when its secret connection to the Witness Protection Program is exposed. Along the way, Heath talks about moving between screen and page, building

stories with strong creative partners, and what continues to excite him about comics as a medium.

You can follow Heath on Instagram @hcorson.

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