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Issue 121: Comics and the AIDS Crisis

Our latest deep dive tackles how comics confronted (and often struggled to confront) the AIDS epidemic throughout the 1980s and 90s. There's everything from groundbreaking moments of compassion to outrageously offensive books. We check out what the medium got right, what it got very wrong, and why these stories still matter. 

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Native American Edition

This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery theme honors Native American Heritage Month with a look at comics with Native characters across the decades.
Mike read Avengers #682, where a legacy hero gets swept into a cosmic crisis, while Jessika explored the trippy, time-bending world of Timespirits #1.

Issue 120: Dan Dare (2007)

This week we're diving into Garth Ennis’s 2007 Dan Dare series. It's a grim, yet surprisingly heartfelt reboot of a character better known for stiff-upper-lip sci-fi adventures.

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Elderly Icons Edition

This week on Dollar Bin Discoveries, we’re celebrating comics’ Elderly Icons... because heroes don’t retire, they just get grumpier. Mike visits a superpowered retirement community in Welcome to Tranquility #1, while Jessika rides into battle with Crone #1. 

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Pumpkin Spice Edition

This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery is serving up some Pumpkin Spice chaos! Jessika conjures up Curse Words #3, while Mike brews trouble with Wolverine & The X-Men #3. The perfect blend of magic, mutants, and cozy autumn vibes.

Issue 119: Tron

Greetings programs! We're downloading into The Grid and checking out Tron: Ghost in the Machine! A comic sequel to a video game that Disney would rather we forget. It tried to keep the Grid alive before the next reboot came along and derezzed it from canon.

Dollar Bin Discoveries: "Horrotica" Edition

Today, we’re turning down the lights for some "Horrotica" comics. Jessika dives into Chains of Chaos #1 from Harris Comics, while Mike explores Jenna Jameson’s Shadow Hunter #0. It’s monsters, mayhem, and just a little bit of questionable seduction. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

Issue 118: Eclipso the Darkness Within

This week, we’re diving into one of DC’s most chaotic crossovers: Eclipso: The Darkness Within. It’s a 90s comic event where black diamonds turned heroes into villains, friends into enemies, and comic covers into storage hazards. 

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Indy Horror Edition

This week on Dollar Bin Discoveries, we’re getting spooky with our Indy Horror theme! Mike braves the chaotic carnage of Scotch McTiernan’s Halloween Party, while Jessika dives into Spend the Night #1, a slasher throwback with serious scream-queen energy. Indie scares, dollar bin style! 

Issue 117: Legacy

In 1993, Majestic Entertainment launched their first comic, Legacy — except it wasn’t just a comic, it was also a series of trading cards. It dropped right as the comic bubble burst, but the behind-the-scenes drama ended up way more entertaining than the book itself.