Started in October of 2006, The Dollar Bin is a small group in South Carolina who want to share their love of comic books thru podcasts, websites and live events.
In October of 2006 a small group of guys started to gather together at their local comic book store on Sunday nights with one thing in mind: to talk about and share their love of comics. But the idea was more than just to talk with each other, but to try to expand that small community of comic book fans. They wanted to take the atmosphere of a group of people talking at their local comic book shop or friends around their living room and share it with people who could not be there. And thus The Dollar Bin was born.
It started with a conversation between the owner of Acme Comics, Phil, and a customer , Kris. It would grow to include store customer and recording guru Adam and Acme employee Flaco and the concept was off and running. Brian, another customer at Acme was soon added, and the group began meeting and recording shows.
What began as a recording session on the off-day at Acme Comics would morph to begin recording on Wednesdays sometimes even during store hours. This would not only alter the shows sound but the voices involved as well. More and more customers of the store and friends of those getting involved would find their way onto the podcast. Guys like Tre, Devin, Josh and Robert would become regulars. Guests like Jody, Will, Desiree, Jeff and Huy among others would also be featured and add to the fun.
But the changes and expansion would not end there. The Dollar Bin would leave the confines of being at one store and look to expand their growing comic community. Taking the show to Richard’s Comics and Collectables, into their own homes, to Heroes Con in Charlotte and the journeys are not done yet. There are more friends to meet, more stores to visit and a never ending list of topics and comics to have fun with.
The cast of characters and even the style and format of the show has and continues to change since those first recordings, but the fun the guys obviously have still remains. The community the crew of the Dollar Bin hoped for continues to grow, and we hope you’ll be a part of it.
Who I'd like to meet: People who read and love comics and like to laugh and have a good time.
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Hey, thanks for becoming part of my "friend" space! I'm looking to get more plugged in with creatives worldwide through this social network.
My Xeric grant winning book "Jazz: Cool Birth" is now in September's Previews for preorder at comic shops, a murder mystery in a 1957 jazz bar, with art and type based on '50s album cover design, dig? Bebop for your glims.
I'm looking forward to exploring the MySpace pages of all of my new "friends" (Man, does that sound square).
