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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.thedollarbin.net/articles/the-nerdy-dozen-the-dollar-bins-best-from-2009.html" title="&lt;span class=&quot;thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;javascript:showFullImage(\'/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2Farticles%2Fgrouphugs.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1261246846554\',453,604);&quot;..." target="_self">The Nerdy Dozen : the Dollar Bin?s Best from 2009</a><br />');
document.write('<span class=\"thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable\"><span><a href=\"javascript:showFullImage(\'/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2Farticles%2Fgrouphugs.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1261246846554\',453,604);\"><img src=\"http://www.thedollarbin.net/storage/thumbnails/1270854-3877177-thumbnail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1261246849543\" alt=\"\" /></a></span></span>I figured that in addition to our third annual Dollar Bin Awards, I could use this now somewhat regular feature to reflect on some of what I considered the &ldquo;best&rdquo; of 2009. The <a href=\"http://forums.thedollarbin.net/viewforum.php?f=8\">nomination process</a> for our third annual awards show is now underway on <a href=\"http://forums.thedollarbin.net/\">our forums</a> with voting to follow soon-ish here on the main site. But this list, unlike most of our DB Awards, will actually just about the Dollar Bin itself. So here is what I consider to be the best content and experiences the Dollar Bin had to share with our listeners, viewers and readers in 2009.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.thedollarbin.net/articles/interview-with-derek-fridolfs.html" title="&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;javascript:showFullImage(\'/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2FSuperman_Batman_39_cover_inks_by_dfridolfs.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D..." target="_self">Interview with Derek Fridolfs</a><br />');
document.write('<p><span class=\"thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable\"><span><a href=\"javascript:showFullImage(\'/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2FSuperman_Batman_39_cover_inks_by_dfridolfs.jpg%3F__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION%3D1260259768224\',1797,1200);\"><img src=\"http://www.thedollarbin.net/storage/thumbnails/1270854-5000669-thumbnail.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1260259771946\" alt=\"\" /></a></span></span>If you have been enjoying <em>Batman: Streets of Gotham</em> or <em>Green Lantern Corps</em> recently you have no doubt run across the work of <a href=\"http://dfridolfs.deviantart.com\">Derek Fridolfs</a>. While he may not be well-known yet he is that rare individual who can fill in as a writer, artist, or inker when needed. I had the opportunity to&nbsp;meet Derek at the Second Annual <a href=\"http://www.super-con.com/\">Bakersfield Super-Con</a> recently and he was kind enough to to allow me to bother&nbsp;him with a few questions.</p> <p><strong>Where did you grow up?</strong><br />In the Central Valley of California. Right in the hot middle area smack dab between LA and San Francisco.</p> <p><strong>What was your first introduction to comics?<br /></strong>The earliest I can remember was getting comics during road trips with the family. Like we would stop off at a convenience store or somewhere along the way, and I&#8217;d see some and get a few. Nothing too memorable, but something to pass the time in the car. It wasn&#8217;t until around the 3rd grade that I was introduced to GI JOE and Transformers comics (I was a kid of the &#8217;80s). Those two properties hooked many of us from that generation. And that&#8217;s when I really got into comics&#8230;</p>');
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