Dean Haspiel

Brooklyn's own Dean Haspiel joins us for a spell, pontificating on his career and recent work. If you're not familiar with this independent creator, he cut his teeth at Upstart Associates, assisting the likes of past guests Howard Chaykin, Walter Simonson, and Bill Sienkiewicz with some of their most acclaimed projects. His first major work was the anthology Keyhole, where he introduced one of his longest running characters, Billy Dogma. Dean collaborated with Harvey Pekar on American Splendor and The Quitter and with writer Jonathan Ames on The Alcoholic and the HBO series Bored to Death. He is also a big proponent of webcomics, having worked in the medium since its inception, and creating the acclaimed The Red Hook series.Most recently, Dean's taken to Kickstarter to crowdfund two books, Covid Cop and Billy Dogma, both of which you can purchase here:etsy.com/shop/deanhaspiel. You can follow Dean on X @deanhaspiel and on Instagram @deanhaspiel_art._____________________Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits.If you like this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And if you really like this podcast, support what we do as a member of the Dollar Bin Boosters: buzzsprout.com/1817176/support.Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on X._____________________Dollar Bin Bandits is the official podcast of TwoMorrows Publishing. Check out their fine publications at twomorrows.com.Support the show___________________Check out video versions of this and other episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits!If you like this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you found this episode. And if you really like this podcast, become a member of the Dollar Bin Boosters on Patreon: patreon.com/DollarBinBoosters.You can follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky, or @DBBandits on X. You can email us at [email protected].___________________Dollar Bin Bandits is the official podcast of TwoMorrows Publishing. Check out their fine publications at twomorrows.com. ___________________ Thank you to Sam Fonseca for our theme music, Sean McMillan for our graphics, and Pat McGrath for our logo. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.