Show 41: Fan Fiction

So what is fan fiction? Hunt around the net for information on your favorite characters and comics and chances are you'll run across it in one form or another. You'll find movies, animation, pictures, stories and even full comics done by fans. How good are they, who is doing them and why? On this edition of the Dollar Bin we talk about the good, the bad and the embarrassing in the online world of fan fiction.

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1. Cartoon bunnies reenact movies in 30 seconds at http://www.angryalien.com.


2. Elastic Lad? Who the heck is that? Jimmy Olson? How do these two guys fit together?


3. The official Fantastic Four movie was not as good as Pixar's The Incredibles which is seen by many as a rip off of the Fantastic Four.


4. Why do the Justice Leaguers have to call each other by their first names. Don't they have super hero names to protect their secret identities?


5. Did the Joker (or the Dollar Bin #40) influence a real man to shoot a manager at a fast food resturant when he didn't get what he wanted at the drive thru?


6. Kris talks about his currently lettering job with Hard Way Studios. It's called House at the Edge of Nowhere.


7. Apparently, Tre is having a hard time defining Fan Fiction. He thinks that professionals can not partake in creating fan fiction. Why?!


8. We pity the fool that bashes on Mr. T.


9. How the Star Wars movies should have ended.


10. Sue, Tre's girlfriend, steps in and talks about someone she met, one of the Super Friends creators' wife, Vivian LaBlonc.


11. Adam is most familiar with Hentai fan fiction. He's not the only one either. Marvel loves them some Hentai too. Check out Heroes For Hire 13. (Adam's note: Let me just say that I am not most familiar with Hentai and Kris is a liar!)


12. OMG! We talk about sex and girls. On a comic book podcast? Of course, why wouldn't we. SEX SELLS!

Show 40: The Joker

The Clown Prince of Crime, the Harlequin of Hate, the Ace of Knaves or you might just know him as The Joker. Is he a sick and sadistic lunatic or misunderstood genius with a warped sense of humor? The assembled Dollar Bin staff labels him the greatest comic villain ever and you can find out why in this weeks show.

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1. What's our topic for next week? Can we do Alex Ross? Nope, we just made a MiniCast. Darn.


2. Who's Marvel's equivilant to DC's Joker? Doctor Doom? Magneto? We discuss the difference between Marvel and DC's villains.


3. Tre said, "Golden Age comics had balls." Death was more prevalent during the Golden Age than you might think.


4. Greg Land is awesome but Huy at Acme Comics told me that he is being accused of tracing Steve McNiven of Civil War fame. Brian has read that he's ripping off magazine photos. Not cool Greg, not cool.


5. Harley Quinn's origin was originally in the cartoon and transfers to the comic world in the story "Mad Love." Earth 2 Joker procreated to have kids.


6. Watchmen has been greenlit in Hollywood. Mark Hamill, famous as the voice actor of the Joker in the Batman cartoons (oh, and Star Wars) is heavily being suggested as the actor to play Rorschach.

Show 39: Spider-man

Mary Jane loves Spiderman, Adam loves Spiderman Loves Mary Jane and The Dollar Bin guys all love Spiderman. We follow up the Spiderman 3 reviews (and arguments) by talking about what makes Spidey the comic book icon he truely is. What we love, what we hate, and everything else we remember on this edition of The Dollar Bin.

Show 38: Spider-man 3 Review

After 3 weeks of release Spiderman 3 has already broken box-office records and staked its claim as the biggest movie of 2007. But how does it stack up against the previous two installments of this huge movie franchise? Listen to the Dollar Bin webheads share their thoughts on the current film, the series and the future of Spidey at the movies.

DB 34: Collectors

Just comic readers or comic collectors? Do you bag and board or even have your comics graded? What do the Dollar Bin guys do with their comics and how seriously do they take it? Find out on the latest edition of The Dollar Bin.

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DB 33: Aquaman

Respected king of the sea or Cartoon Network comedy act? From founding member of the Justice League to Aquaman dance party, the Dollar Bin takes a look at the comic book and pop culture icon Aquaman.

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