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VITO x DINO
From the creators of STRAY, THE PURPLE HEART, PAY THE DEVIL, UNDERBOSS, CHEST FACE, COVID COP, BILLY DOGMA & THE RED HOOK! A Comics Adjacent Palaver between two veteran story makers from Pittsburgh & Brooklyn.
Episodes
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 93 - Are You My First?
“Money can’t buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.” — Spike Milligan This week, Dean and Vito discuss the rising costs of…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 92 - And Then It Hit Me
“After being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident.” — J.G. Ballard The Terrible Twosome…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 91 - Kickstarter Reward Sesh 7 with Steve Bearfield
“The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.” — Martin Mull As part of their recent Kickstarters, Dean and Vito offered guest spots to…
VITO x DINOVITO X DINO Episode 90.5 - SINO x MINO
While at Baltimore Comic-Con, Vito's wife (Michelle) and daughter (Sadie) took over the mic and recorded the pilot episode of the SINO X MINO Podcast! Listen…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 90 - Baltimore Comic Con 2026
“This award validates me finding the joy in comics again.” — Dean Haspiel Buckle up, kids, this is a big one! This year, at Baltimore Comic Con, we brought a…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 89 - Before You Know It
“Most men know what they hate; few what they love.” — Charles Caleb Colton THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO BALTIMORE COMIC CON! NO SPOILERS. This week, Dean…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 88 - Canceled Comics Cavalcade
“The young horse runs fast; the old horse knows how to run.”— Dr. Donald Simpson WELCOME BACK, DON SIMPSON! In this episode, we talk about Don's recent…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 87 - Kickstarter Reward Sesh 6 with Zack Rosenberg
“It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive.” —Bruce Springsteen As part of their recent Kickstarters, Dean and Vito offered guest spots to backers as a reward…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 86 - I Pay Different
“I want that I love it.” — little girl at Target This week, the fellas talk about the year 1986 in comics and seminal moments in the decades before and after…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 85 - In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” —Dolly Parton This week, the fellas remember Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, as well as comic creators Roger McKenzie…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 84 - Kickstarter Reward Sesh 5 with Dan Theodore
“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.” —Alan Watts As part of their recent Kickstarters, Dean and Vito offered guest spots to…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 83 - Kickstarter Reward Sesh 4 with John Fletcher Pasquini & Derek J. Bush
“Life’s no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe’s my own to fool with.” —Haruki Murakami As part of their recent Kickstarters, Dean and Vito offered guest…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 82 - Kickstarter Reward Sesh 3 with George Folz
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” —Raymond Chandler As part of their recent…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 81 - Kickstarter Reward Sesh 2 with Dave Slusher
“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” —T.S. Eliot As part of their recent Kickstarters, Dean and Vito offered guest spots to…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 80 - Kickstarter Reward Sesh 1 with Steve Bearfield
“It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow As part of their recent Kickstarters, Dean and Vito…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 79 - Another Eulogy is One Too Many Eulogies
“People without a sense of humor will never forgive you for being funny.” — Richard Osman This week, Dean and Vito discuss Marvel's move to Burbank and…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 78 - x Dirk Manning
“Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.” —John Churton Collins This week, Dean and Vito are joined by writer and publisher, Dirk Manning. Dirk details…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 77 - You Gotta Go Home Eventually
“I went to camp expecting to make friends, but ended up with family.” — Viola Gutierrez This week, Dean details his final days of his Yaddo residency, the boys…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 76 - The Shrug That Shrugged Back
“The more personal you are, the wider your audience.” — David Steinberg This week, the fellas talk about the John Romita, Jr Amazing Spider-Man 1000 cover…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 75 - Keep It Tight
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” — Ralph Waldo EmersonT his week, the boys "thank" President Trump (and…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 74 - Two Boys/One Plate
“He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.” - Ben Jonson This week, Dean and Vito talk about talk about Archie Comics' latest legal woes, the…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 73 - The Episode That Broke Vito
“I want to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one.” - Marjane Satrapi This week, Dean and Vito talk about Yaddo with a little tour of Dean's studio…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 72 - Power Bottoms
"Happiness is only real when shared." - Chris McCandless This week, Dean and Vito discuss how to properly layout a comic, the idea of introductory pricing for…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 71 - x Ann Nocenti
"Adventure is just a romantic name for trouble. It sounds swell when you write about it, but it's hell when you meet it face to face in a dark and lonely…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 70 - The Seventy Ep Itch
"Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet." This week, Dean and Vito do some amazing segue gymnastics, talking seamlessly about the newly named Jack…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 69 - The Yin to my Yang
This week, Dean and Vito try to figure out what piece of work they've done that was the most influenced by their greatest influences (Kirby:Haspiel and…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 68 - Opt In/Opt Out
"Never use a big word when a little filthy one will do." This week, Dean and Vito remember writer, Gerry Conway, and his incredible contributions to the comics…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 67 - x Josh Neufeld
"My view is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are blind to all the universe has to offer." This week, Dean and Vito are joined by…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 66 - Get Your Kicks!
New LIVE episode! This week, Dean and Vito welcome artists who contributed to the REAL LIFE COMIX: Only in New York! anthology.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:REAL…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 65.5 - An Inside Job
In this EXCLUSIVE TO SPOTIFY episode (and to all listeners NOT on YouTube), Vito and Dean discuss the script of Vito's forthcoming creator owned supercriminal…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 65 - Only in New York...COMIX
"No man is lonely while eating spaghetti: it requires so much attention." This week, Dean and Vito are joined by Eli Schwab and Doug Latino, the publisher and…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 64 - x Jeffrey Burandt
"A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing." This week, Dean and Vito are joined by Jeffrey Burandt, aka Jef UK of the Americans UK. Jeff talks about his…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 63 - x David Jaxon
"Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? He's a mile away and you've got his shoes." This week, Dean and Vito are joined by…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 62 - Setting the Record STRAY-t
"Don't keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone."This week, Dean and Vito are joined by returning guests, Charlie McElvy and Mat…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 61 - Days of Wine and Roses
"I must say, to my great regret, the cheapest tricks have the greatest impact."This week, Dean and Vito get back to basics and discuss recent comic reads (the…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 60 - x Chris Miskiewicz
"The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down."This week, Dean and Vito are joined by actor and graphic novelist, Chris Miskiewicz…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 59 - In Search of Justice
"Home is where somebody notices when you are no longer there."This week, Dean and Vito recap Dean's appearance at the Original Art eXpo and his short stay in…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 58 - x Joe Illidge
"If you're not gonna tell the truth, then why start talking?"This week, Dean and Vito welcome writer/editor/shepherd, Joseph "Joe" Illidge! After a discussion…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 57 - Give the Dog the Typewriter
"If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor."Dean and Vito tackle the comic industry's latest hot topic; story or art (thanks…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 56 - Black Ink/Blind Justice
"Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."Dean and Vito celebrate Black History Month by talking about their favorite Black…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 55 - x Nick Purpura
"In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention."Dean and Vito welcome musician and comics retailer, Nick Purpura, to the show…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 54 - x Steve Walker
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."Dean and Vito welcome cartoonist and comics art teacher, Steve Walker, to…
VITO x DINOVITO x DINO: Episode 53 - x Mark Waid
"I build the plane while I fly it."The new "season" begins right here as the fellas welcome legendary writer of your favorite comic books, Mark Waid! Mark…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 52 - x Whitney Matheson
"Economy of words/wealth of information."This week, the boys end their first year on a high note, with writer and all around fantastic human, Whitney Matheson…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 51 - Ya Burnt
"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."This week, boys step into…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 50!!
"Life has a funny way of becoming ordinary as soon as it can."This week, the gents welcome a few friends to celebrate their FIFTIETH episode...LIVE! It goes…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 49 - Damned If You Do
"Life has a funny way of becoming ordinary as soon as it can."This week, the fellas get ready for the holidays by talking about Vito's first art assignment…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 48 - ...You Wanna What?
"Have a healthy disregard for the impossible."This week, Vito talks about his decision to learn to draw comics. You read that right. Also, the gents talk about…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 47 - x Chris Stevens
"I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me."This week, Dean and Vito welcome writer and publisher, Chris Stevens, to talk about creativity, recovery and…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 46 - The Coming of the Axiom Age
"Glad to meet you, kid. You're a real horse's ass."This week...TRIGGER WARNING...Dean and Vito talk about death! Like, a LOT! Also, they discuss the Tim…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 45 - x Charlie McElvy
"It ain't the despair that gets you, it's the hope."This week, on a live session recorded on Thursday, November 20, Dean and Vito welcome writer and publisher…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 44 - 22 More Than 22
"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."This week, Dean and Vito the Silver Age and how we modern readers perceive it, some…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 43 - The Wall
"Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knock them down."This week, Dean and Vito discuss the successful ANTIMATTER Kickstarter and the…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 42 - LIVE!
"The greatest obstacle to pleasure is not pain; it is delusion."For the first time ever, Dean and Vito go LIVE! Join them as they talk about comic book…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 41 - The Harmonic Prime
"Being nostalgic is like taking an off-ramp and getting a sandwich. And then you get back on the highway. I don't want to be spending the rest of my life at…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 40 - This Is 40
"A goal without a plan is just a wish."This week, Dean gives his boots-on-the ground report of New York Comic Con and being banned on Instagram (!), Vito…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 39 - Semiprime Kinda Life
"Don't ever stop writing and dreaming and you'll see soon enough that they actually did you a favor; you have to kill the Fanboy to become the Writer."This…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 38 - No, 42 Long
"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."This week, Dean and Vito talk about Dean's upcoming Kickstarter…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 37 - In a Row?
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."This week, Dean and Vito remember the late Elijah Brubaker and discuss the pain of…
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VITO x DINO: Episode 36 - The Perfect Square
"Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it."This week, Dean and Vito discuss the idea of the "comfort movie," Dean gives his SPX report, they choose…