Comic News Insider
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Podcast Description
The podcast for everything comic book, animation, sci-fi and pop culture. Hosted by former roommates and old friends Joe Gonzalez and Jimmy Aquino, CNI is your weekly dose of industry news, reviews and interviews. Past guests include: Stan Lee, John Romita, Sr., Jerry Robinson, Brian K. Vaughan, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, John Cassaday, Paul Pope, Darwyne Cooke, JM Dematteis, Steve Niles, Garth Ennis, Steve Rude, Kyle Baker, Jim Lee, James Jean, Alison Bechdel, Arthur Suydam, Jonathan Hickman, Greg Pak, John McCrea, Zoe Bell, Ted Raimi, David Tennant, Russel T. Davies, Felicia Day, Seth Green, Rob Zombie, Brian Pulido, Olivia Munn, Michael Rooker, Ben Templesmith, Kate Beaton, Faith Erin Hicks, Amber MacArthur, Seth Meyers, Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Bryan Fuller, Kristin Chenoweth, Rosario Dawson, Olivia D'Abo, Patton Oswalt, Tom Kenny, Michael Emerson, Kevin Pereira, Paul Cornell, Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Molly Crabapple, and frequent guest Blair Butler (G4TV). Of course, we can't forget special friends of the show like Unemployed Skeletor, Uni the Unicorn and "Alan Moore". Silly sketches and songs are often par for the course along with lots of name dropping! CNI, the "Entertainment Weekly" of comic podcasts, continues to bring the fun and the funny! (Hey, it's better than being the "US Weekly" of comic podcasts.) Join Joe and Jimmy every Wednesday to laugh, learn and maybe even love!
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Episode 387 - Indie Spinner Rackin' | Reviews: Glory #23, Peter Panzerfaust #1, Stephen King & Joe Hill's Road Rage #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by fellow podcaster Charly LaGreca (Indie Spinner Rack). They chat about Order of the Stick's Kickstarter, Katie Beaton answering your questions about the comics industry, and Charlie's adventures running the new Denver Comic Con. News includes: Jason's I Killed Hitler optioned for film, Jhonen Vasquez and Becky Cloonan on Fringe digital comic, Young Justice: Legacy and The Walking Dead video games coming, Angry Birds in space, andCommunity's Inspector Spacetime coming to the web! As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 386 - CNI One-Shot! Justice League: Doom Special! | Jimmy went to the Paley Center here in NYC and attended the red carpet premiere of Justice League: Doom, the new animated feature from Warner Bros./DC. He got to chat with voice director Andrea Romano and Phil Morris ("Vandal Savage"). Alas, he missed out on chatting with Batman himself, Kevin Conroy. But, there is a great Q&A after the screening for your listening pleasure with Andrea, Phil, and Kevin! Go buy the DVD on February 28th when it comes out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 385 - Agent G in the House & a Justice League: Doom Tease! | Reviews: Adventure Time #1, Kevin Keller #1, Murky World One Shot, Thief of Thieves #1, Justice League: Doom animated feature Jimmy is joined in studio by some of the Vampire Cowboys Theater crew, Jon Hoche and Qui Nguyen! They have remounted their show The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G on the ol' Off Broadway stage so go see it if you're in NYC! They chat about Comic Book Men, The Walking Dead mid-season return, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter trailer, and Geek Syndicate's new podcast Geek to Geek. Jimmy attended the red carpet premiere of the new Warner Brothers/DC animated feature Justice League: Doom at the Paley Center here in NYC. He got to chat with voice director Andrea Romano and Phil Morris and you get to hear a tease of those interviews here. A special One-Shot episode with full interviews and the post-screening Q&A will be released on Friday! News includes: Smallville Season 11 in comics, DC Nation programming block on Cartoon Network, Marvel's The Watcher gets new host Lorraine Cink, New Mutants and Asgardians get exiled, Star Trek: TNG and Doctor Who crossover at IDW, and Course of the Force comes to Comic-Con. As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 2/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 384 - CNI One-Shot! Comic Book Men Special | Jimmy attended the press luncheon for AMC's new reality show COMIC BOOK MEN which debuts this Sunday, February 12th at 10pm EST on AMCTV. He got the first 40 minutes of the press conference for your listening pleasure! Apologies for not the best of sound so turn that volume up! Creator of the series, Kevin Smith himself, led the discussion with questions from the press. Jimmy got a couple of good ones in himself! They even broached the subject that caused a bit of a kerfluffle in the comics community regarding the lack of women in the show. Kevin Smith invited Jimmy out to the set of the show the next day and Jimmy gives you his report. Make sure you listen to last episode 383 with interviews with Kevin Smith, Walt Flanagan and Bryan Johnson. Thanks to all involved especially Kayla at Ferencomm and Kevin's assistant Meghan. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 2/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 383 - Comic Book Men w/ Kevin Smith, Walt Flanagan & Bryan Johnson! | Reviews: Alpha Girl #1, Magic the Gathering #1, the Ninjettes #1, Winter Soldier #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by frequent co-host Kevin Conn! They chat about the Chuck finale, new Spider-Man trailer, the Death/Return of Superman video, and the Super Bowl. Jimmy also attended a press conference for the new AMC reality show, Comic B0ok Men, and had a chance to sit down solo with stars Walt Flanagan and Bryan Johnson. He also did a roundtable with producer/filmmaker/podcaster Kevin Smith! News includes: the return of Blacksad, Wolverine sequel gets a release date and a lengthy discussion about Before Watchmen. As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 382 - Back in NYC! | Reviews: Deadpool #49.1, Lord of the Jungle #1, Secret Avengers #21.1 Jimmy is back in NYC and still recovering from his time away. Due to last minute cancellations, he's flying solo this episode. (Thanks a lot, Jessica Alba). Jimmy talks about his trip to his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida and gives a big shout out to his new favorite local comic book store, Universe of Superheroes at the Beach. Thanks to old highschool/college best pal Ted for co-hosting last week and hanging. He also mentions The Muppets taking on FOX news and gives kudos to pal Olivia d'Abo for winning Best Actress in the Broadway World 2011 L.A. Awards! News includes: It's Shazam not Captain Marvel, DC announces Amethyst collection, Vaughn returns to X-Men sequel, Danger Academy goes to Hollywood, The CW finds their GA, and Kate Beaton has projects galore! As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 381 - Prodigal Son Returns | Reviews: Danger Girl: Revolver #1, Dead Mans Run #1, Prophet Vol 3 #21, Steed And Mrs Peel #1 Jimmy returns to his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida to visit his mom and see friends and invades his old buddy Ted's house again. Ted has a live orchestra in his house, thus the random musical interludes throughout. For the loyal listeners, you'll remember that Ted co-hosted last year as well when Jimmy visited. The boys discuss Green Lantern undies in Wal-Mart and Oscar nominations. Jimmy chats about his new found love (thanks to Lorraine Cink and Jon Hoche) forUncanny X-Force and briefly mentions the season premiere of Archer. Plus, he plays a bit of a song his co-worker sings who is ridiculously talented. News includes: DC and Warner Bros. start the We Can Be Heroes inititative, EPIX may pick up the Stan Lee documentary, Hellboy inspires a camp in Portland, Popeye comics debut from IDW and Lego/DC team up for the new Lego Hero Factory app. As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 380 - So Street | Reviews: Deadlands: Black Water One-Shot, Lobster Johnson The Burning Hand #1, Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic War #1, Whispers #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by frequent guest co-host Kevin Conn. They chat the Golden Globes, Jimmy playing Lego Harry Potter, DC's new logo, give congrats to Jennifer De Guzman on her new gig at Image Comics and the new pre-registration for SDCC. News includes: Pizza Island comes to an end, FX's Powers TV show in limbo, Green Arrow TV series may come to the CW, DC cancels some new 52 titles while adding new ones, Rob Liefeld takes on 3 DC titles, The Omega Effecttakes over 3 Marvel titles, Garth Ennis to write Dynamite's The Shadow relaunch, and Mark Millar talks Jupiter's Children with Frank Quietly. As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 379 - Slumber Party! | Reviews: Fatale #1, Ferals #1, Wolverine And The X-Men Alpha And Omega #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by fellow podcast Molly Jane Kremer of the Chicago based Comics Slumber Party podcast. They chat about stuff missed in last week's Best of 2011 podcast, Star Wars burgers in France, Comic Book Men, and upcoming comic conventions. News includes: Batman: Earth One is coming, Superman: Earth One sequel is too, Greg Pak offers a textless Vison Machine, MorrisonCon is happening, Benedict Cumberbatch in Star Trek sequel, Marvel game comes to Facebook, and Marvel lineup announced on Disney XD. As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 378 - Best of 2011! | Last week's all star crew of Lorraine Cink, Kevin Conn and Jon Hoche stay on to record the Best of 2011 show! It's a lengthy one but so much fun! Along with Jimmy, they bring their favorite picks in comic books, TV, films, videogames, podcasts, and more. They also discuss some of the biggest stories of the year including DC's New 52 and the rise of digital comics. Plus, they briefly chat about the end of the Smallville TV show and Harry Potter films. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 377 - Happy New Year! | Reviews: Brody's Ghost #1, DC Comics Presents Elseworlds 100-Page Spectacular One-Shot, DMZ #72 (Final issue), The Legend of Oz: The Wicked West #1, Too Much Coffee Man #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by old CNI stalwarts Kevin Conn and Jon Hoche as well as first timer Lorraine Cink. She's a hilarious, nerdy and adorable lady who does improv with our pal Grace Helbig. Jimmy and Lorraine sing about their new year's eve, they all discuss the Russian Avengers and the Upside Down trailers and try to figure out what the big deal is with Wonder Woman onHarry's Law. News includes: DC finally reveals their mystery woman, Bryan Hitch and Jonathan Ross announce their new series, St. Trinian's creator Ronald Searle dies, Marvel lawyers claim mutants are NOT humans, and a sci-fi brothel is beaming into Nevada. Plus, the CNI Hotline is very busy with calls of (what we thought were congratulations and wishes of a happy new year) confusion and outright annoyance. Calling in are pals "Arlene Fowler" (True Blood), Michael Emerson (Person of Interest), Jonathan Ross (UK chat show host), Sara Cox (BBC Radio 1 DJ/personality), Blair Herter (G4TV's X-Play), Kelly Sue DeConnick (Osborn, Castle: Deadly Storm) & Matt Fraction (Casanova, Iron Man). As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 376 - Christmas Hangover! | Reviews: The Activity #1, Jason Conquers America One-Shot, Memorial #1 Jimmy flies solo since everyone is recovering from their Christmas hangovers. It's a quickie but full of CNI goodness! He briefly (promise) talks about seeing his family on Christmas, some out of town friends and the little girl Riley who blew up the internet with her marketing rant. News includes: Nexus returns in Dark Horse Presents, Golden Apple comic book store goes on sale, Comicraft annual font sale is coming, and the Spider-Man PSA trade has been altered in a drastic way. Some great feedback from CNI's first celebrity interview Olivia d'Abo and her recent best actress nomination that you can vote on over at BroadwayWorld.com. As always, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 375 - It's A CNI Christmas! | Jimmy invites you into his home for a very special Comic News Insider Christmas! Guests Grace Helbig (Daily Grace), Kevin Conn, Jon Hoche and Andy Gleaner help welcome and entertain with Christmas related comic book, TV and movie reviews and even some carols are sung! Grace brings an exclusive trailer for the sequel to It's A Wonderful Life and also reads from The Twelve Terrors of Christmas by John Updike/Edward Gorey. Santa and the Baby Jesus swing by to spread some Christmas love as well! A special moment doesn't go as planned but it doesn't mar the Christmas festivities. Merry Christmas to everyone in CNI Land! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Ho Ho Ho! | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 374 - A Christmas Party with Grace Helbig and Friends! | Reviews: Avengers: X-Sanction #1, The Ray #1, The Strain #1 Jimmy has an impromtu Christmas party and boy was it liquor-fueled. Apologies in advance as we derail A LOT in this podcast due to lots of bourbon consumption. Internet sensation Grace Helbig (Daily Grace) comes over to drink podcast and brings along her old college pal Andy Gleaner. Old CNI stalwarts Kevin Conn and Jon Hoche are along for the drunken ride as well. They chat about the new trailer for Dark Knight Rises, the German trailer for The Avengers and Shatner on Broadway. News includes: RIP Joe Simon and Eduardo Barreto, Russ Cochran brings back Sunday Comics, Marvel announces more Season One comics, Anthony Bourdain gets Jiro, and The Tick #100 will guest star Invincible. Did I mention we drank a lot? As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 373 - Birthday Hangover! | Reviews: Dead Or Alive #1, Deadpool MAX X-Mas Special #1, Defenders Vol 4 #1, Thought Bubble Anthology #1, Valen The Outcast #1 Jimmy flies solo this week since everyone is busy doing their Christmas shopping. They must be buying him presents or something! He gives thanks to all of his birthday wishers/attendees and mentions the GI Joe 2 and Men In Black 3 trailers. News includes: RIP Jerry Robinson, Jim Lee takes time off from JLA, DC brings back Night Force, DC cancels Tiny Titans but announces new series Superman Family Adventures and Archie might marry again. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 372 - The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival | Reviews: Archie #627, Kirby Genesis: Captain Victory #1, Theory Of Everything Pilot Season #1, THUNDER Agents Vol 4 #1 Jimmy is again joined in studio by Kevin Conn in an attempt to do a better and less rushed show than last week. Jimmy went to The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival and reports on what he saw/found. The boys talk about 2 recent online Star Wars themed videos (Elf Sabers and Cello Wars), The Cabin in the Woods trailer, and Russell T. Davies temporary retirement, NASA finds Earth 2 and it's Jimmy's birthday on Friday, December 9th. News includes: X-Men vs. Avengers, Bendis leaving Avengers, Emily Carroll goes to print, Free Comic Book Day books announced, Red Cross concerned video games violate Geneva Conventions, Khan returns in Star Trek sequel, and Turf goes to film. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 371 - The Fastest Podcast Alive! | Reviews: Billy Tucci's A Child Is Born One Shot, Fantastic Four Vol 3 #600, Kapow Guinness World Record Special #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by Kevin Conn who returns after a long absence. The boys talk turkey (literally), The Shade maxi-series, Jimmy's upcoming birthday, Christmas time approaching, and Kevin finds a new podcast. News includes: Occupy Comics on Kickstarter, Doctor Who on Christmas Day, newMadman hardcover, Lego Batman sequel, and The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival comes this Saturday. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 370 - Getting Kiefered | Reviews: Avengers Origins: Luke Cage #1, Hawken #1, Mudman #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by fellow podcaster Raphael Soohoo. They chat about the Batman: Brave and the Bold finale, The Hunger Games trailer and Jimmy's strange but cool run-in with Kiefer Sutherland. News includes: Image Expo, CBLDF Spirit of Giving, The New Yorker cartoon issue, Marvel cancels a lot of series, The Dark Knight Rises details, FX retooling Powers TV show, Syfy wants Booster Gold and Adventure Time comes to comics. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 11/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 369 - CNI Gets Stated! | Reviews: Avenging Spider-Man #1, House Of Night #1, Magneto: Not A Hero #1, Operation Broken Wings 1936 #1, Point One #1, Green Lantern: The Animated Series Jimmy is joined in studio by Stated Magazine Co-Founder/Editor Ryan Swearingen. They chat about Brea Grant's new indie film, Primeval is back, and Jimmy's temporary return to video game playing. And a special announcement! News includes: Batman Beyond comic returns, DC Nation premieres on Cartoon Network, Top Shelf goes digital, Doctor Who to reboot in film, Ghost Projekt comes to SyFy, and how to help make a Chris Claremont documentary. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 368 - Me, Myself and CNI | Reviews: Heart #1, Jack Avarice Is The Courier #1, Peanuts Vol 2 #0, Seven Warriors #1, Six Guns #1, Uncanny X-Men Vol 2 #1 Jimmy flies solo since he has the plague and doesn't want to infect any visitors. He talks about being introduced to the awesome artist ChrisCross, Steve Rude's recent troubles, no more Cloak and Dagger, and the new animated series Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. News includes: Marvel will finish The Twelve, Marvel cancels some series, Brian K. Vaughan to adapt Stephen King work for Showtime, truck full of comics is stolen, PC version of Arkham City game is coming, die as a "Redshirt" in an IDW Star Trek comic, and a Star Wars fan has the weirdest photoshoot ever. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 367 - Even More NYCC w/ Ashley Eckstein ("Ahsoka" on Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Bruce Timm (Green Lantern, Batman), &a | Reviews: Dead Man's Run #0, Helldorado #1, The Incredible Hulk #1, Legion Secret Origin #1, Spaceman #1, Stitched #1, War of the Independents #1, Wolverine and the X-Men #1 Jimmy is joined again by Mike Cho to bring you the last of the New York Comic Con interviews! Jimmy chats with Ashley Eckstein ("Ahsoka Tano" on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series), Bruce Time (Green Lantern, Batman animated series), and Monocyte creators Menton Matthews III & Kasra Ghanbari. The boys also discuss Halloween, famous tweets, Burke & Hare film, Beavis & Butt-Head and Good Vibes cartoons, Grimm, Grace Helbig wins King of the Web, 10th Doctor Who musical and other nonsense. News includes: Topps and IDW bring back Mars Attacks! in a comic book series, DC Universe Online is free, Rob Liefeld returns Extreme to Image, and Trip City is here. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 366 - More NYCC w/ Blair Butler (G4TV's Fresh Ink), Blair Herter (G4TV's X-Play) & Kevin Mellon! | Reviews: Deadpool MAX 2 #1, Dead Rising Road To Fortune #1, Monocyte #1, My Greatest Adventure Vol 2 #1, Orchid #1, Star Trek Legion Of Super-Heroes #1, Shade Vol 2 #1, 30 Days of Night #1, X-Men Regenesis #1. Batman: Year One DVD Strap in! It's another super-sized episode! Sorry for the length but we have over an hour worth of great interviews. Jimmy is joined by Aussie pal Matt Brick again to review tons of comics and chat about Speakeasy Dollhouse, Mekhi Phifer, Once Upon A Time, X-Men anime on G4, Grace Helbig co-hosting Attack of the Show, CDC zombie comic, Marvel layoffs, Dry Seasons preview, The Loxley's and the War of 1812 preview, and Matt Smith might be leaving Doctor Who. Speaking of...more NYCC interviews with G4TV'S Blair Butler and Blair Herter. Blair Butler swung by the Comic News Insider booth to hang with Jimmy and chat her first written comic book called Heart. They also chatted the comic industry and recent comics as well. Blair Herter came by after meeting Jimmy the night before and having many drinks. They had a blast talking comics, video games and how Jimmy is stealing his fiance', Jessica Chobot, from him. Kevin Mellon also came by to talk about Heart. You know, since he's the artist on the comic book. News includes: Ben McCool & Nikki Cook's Memoir heads to TV, Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons announce their comic The Secret Service, Joss Whedon takes on Much Ado About Nothing, 2000AD fills gap in empty Barnes & Noble shelves, The Punisher heads to TV, Spider-Kids dressed up needed for Spidey column, Ed Brubaker's Criminal heading to film, Red 2 is coming and King Con III is postponed. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 10/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 365 - CNI One-Shot! Nikita Special | It's another interview special featuring the cast of Nikita! Jimmy sat down at the round tables at New York Comic Con and chatted with Nikita cast members Maggie Q., Shane West and producer Albert Kim. Apologies for rough cell phone interference during some of it. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 10/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 364 - CNI One Shot! MTV Special Featuring Death Valley & Good Vibes | It's an interview special featuring the casts of the MTV shows Death Valley and Good Vibes! Jimmy sat down at the round tables at New York Comic Con and chatted with the Death Valley cast including Texas Battle, Tania Raymonde, Charlie Sanders and producer Spider One. He also sat with the new animated show Good Vibes cast including Adam Brody, Josh Gad, Debi Mazar, Olivia Thirlby and producer David Gordon Green. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 363 - New York Comic Con Recap w/ James Asmus/Marc Bernardin/Nicki Clyne/Greg Pak/Veronica Taylor | Jimmy flies solo this week because it's the big New York Comic Con recap! His voice is shot from shouting during the raffle all weekend and sleeping about 8 hours total in 4 days. He got tons of interviews at the show and in this episode you'll hear from James Asmus (X-Men: Regenesis), Marc Bernardin (Alphas), Nicki Clyne ("Callie" on Battlestar Galactica), Greg Pak (Incredible Hercules, Hulk), and Veronica Taylor (voice of "Ash Ketchum" in Pokemon). Jimmy gives his lengthy (sorry!) day by day/blow by blow recap of the 4 days of NYCC. While a blast was had by all, there were a few gripes as well. Thanks to EVERYONE who came by the Comic News Insider table and said "Hi", bought raffle tickets, dropped off stuff to review, did signings, interviews, donated for raffle or just wanted to chat. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 362 - Pre-New York Comic Con Madness! | Reviews: Avengers 1959 #1, Blood Red Dragon #0, Chopper #1, Huntress Vol 3 #1, Last Of The Greats #1, Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1, Frank Miller's Holy Terror Jimmy is joined by yet another Aussie sitting in the guest co-host chair, Jen Timms. She works in the gaming industry and is in town for New York Comic Con (NYCC) staying at the Aquino/Templesmith palace. She is also Jimmy's right hand at the CNI booth (D18) in Podcast Arena located in Artist's Alley. They give some love/reverance to the late Steve Jobs, Jimmy talks about the Warehouse 13 and Breaking Bad finales and tells of his love for Karine Vanasse in Pan Am. They also nerd out over the new Avengers trailerNews includes James Robinson back on Starman, Barnes & Noble yanks DC books, Locke & Key screening at NYCC, Archie Comics brings back superheroes, and Stieg Larson's trilogy comes to comic books. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! NYCC is this weekend (October 13-16) and CNI has lots of great stuff lined up at their table D18. Signings at the booth (CHECK BACK AT WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO SOON) with the likes of Greg Pak, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Kevin Colden, Becky Cloonan, Ben Templesmith, Ben McCool, Veronica Taylor, and Jeremy Bastian. Tentative guests include Paul Pope, Michael Emerson and Carrie Preston. The annual raffle will be held this year as well! It's a fundraiser for CNI so we can get some new equipment/pay for trips/etc. Great prizes in the raffle as per usual with donations from Garth Ennis, Bryan Fuller, Ben Templesmith, Rafael Kayanan, Paul Pope, John Cassaday, DC comics, IDW publishing. Dark Horse comics, Smith Micro, Fred Van Lente, Dean Haspiel, Dan Panosian, Dynamite Entertainment, 2000AD and more! Tickets are $1 or 6 for $5. The more you buy, the better chance to win! We'll do the raffle once on Thursday and twice a day from Friday-Sunday. Swing on by D18 in Artist Alley to see all of the exciting events happening with Comic News Insider at NYCC! | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 361 - Meet the New Super Hero Team, The CNI Dawgs! | Reviews: All-Star Western #1, Aquaman #1, Batman: The Dark Knight #1, The Flash#1, Green Lantern: New Guardians #1, Justice League Dark #1, The Savage Hawkman #1, Superman #1, Teen Titans #1, Voodoo #1, Brilliant #1, Ghostbusters #1, Steampunk Fairy Tales One Shot Jimmy is joined once again by his Aussie friend Matt Brick in the guest co-host chair. The boys discuss some mix ups with last week's show, the Doctor Who finale, Bedlam and friend Grace Helbig is running for King of the Web. News includes: a Jack Kirby museum, new Mortal Kombat film, CBLDF gets Comics Code, obscure Marvel properties to film, DC offers exclusives on new Kindle Fire, Image goes same day with digital comics, new Batman animated series, The Simpsons could get canceled, and speaking Klingon helps a man with dyslexia. And, the boys decide to create their own worldwide super hero team called The CNI Dawgs! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 360 - Drinks AND Comics with Alie & Georgia! | Reviews: Star Trek #1, Ultimate Comics X-Men #1, Batman #1, Birds of Prey #1, Catwoman #1, Green Lantern Corps #1, Legion of Super-Heroes #1, Nightwing #1, Red Hood and the Outlaws #1, Supergirl #1, Wonder Woman #1 The drink making stars of Food2.com and The Cooking Channel, Alie & Georgia, join Jimmy for a drink fueled ramble fest of reviews, news, witty banter and much off topic chatter. Recorded live at The Hourglass Tavern right here in NYC! Jimmy sings them a song and even makes them drinks! Apologies for the length of drink making but it was fun and funny! We do eventually do a ton of reviews and cover the news. They chat the variety show Alie & Georgia were a part of withKristen Schaal, the new BBC America show Bedlam, Terra Nova on Fox, and Person of Interest. News includes: CBLDF membership drive, comic books on Facebook, Sabrina the Teenage Witch animated, Fringe comic book, Justice League: Doom cast, and The Walking Dead webisodes. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 359 - Brick, Beer & Blood | Reviews: Bonnie Lass #1, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 #1, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, Batman and Robin #1, Batwoman #1, Deathstroke #1, Demon Knights #1, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1, Green Lantern #1, Grifter #1, Legion Lost #1, Mister Terrific #1, Red Lanterns#1, Resurrection Man #1, Suicide Squad #1, Superboy #1 Matt Brick returns again this week to join Jimmy in another massive review show. They also discuss Torchwood: Miracle Day finale and the Ringer premiere. Jimmy's Darth Vader helmet (don't judge) fell off his desk, broke his glass of beer and caused several cuts on his person. He soldiered through all the blood to bring you this podcast! News includes: Kupperman and Beaton team up for comedy, Archaia to release new Marjane Satrapi work, Fox is developing a Spectre TV show, DC Online goes free, The Ray returns to DC and the Teen Titans get an openly gay member. NYCC is fast approaching so they discuss the Podcast Arena and what podcasts will be involved, tease some special guests that will be signing with CNI and the annual raffle! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 358 - DC Overload/Reviews Galore! | Reviews: Fracture #1, Penny For Your Soul False Prophet #1, Action Comics Vol 2 #1, Animal Man Vol 2 #1, Batgirl Vol 4 #1, Batwing #1, Detective Comics Vol 2 #1, Green Arrow #1, Hawk & Dove #1, Justice League International Vol 2 #1, O.M.A.C. #1, Static Shock #1, Stormwatch Vol 3 #1, Swamp Thing Vol 5 #1 Jimmy is joined by frequent guest co-host Jon Hoche and long time listener/pal Matt Brick (who flew in from Australia just for it! Okay, not for CNI but it was a bonus for him!). Jon has been actively reviewing/following The New 52 from DC Comics so we decided to review a ton of them! No news since we had so many reviews. Plus, the boys chat about Molly Crabapple's Week In Hell, Garth Ennis pays homage to Jimmy in Chronicles of Wormwood, pal Grace Helbig has been blowing up on Attack of the Show, MTV is interested in the Locke & Key series, Jimmy's nephew Max and friend's son both are big Spider-Man fans, and Jon talks about bring Vampire Cowboys Theater Company to New York Comic-Con. Speaking of NYCC (click on the logo over on the top left!), they discuss the Podcast Arena and what podcasts will be involved and tease some special guests that will be signing with CNI! As always, Listener Feedback (great email from some newbie Dragon Con attendees), the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 357 - Live from the Aquino/Templesmith Studios! | Reviews: Justice League Vol 2 #1, Rinse #1, Ultimate Comics Hawkeye #1 Ben Templesmith, Jimmy's NEW roommate, sits in the guest co-host chair this episode. Now that they are shacking up, expect him to pop in here and there. You know, when he's not busy being a professional cartoonist. The boys are all moved in but still have lots of unpacking to do. Still time to read comics and podcast though! News includes: WonderCon moves to Anaheim, The Walking Dead splits Season 2 in two, AMC greenlights Kevin Smith reality show, IDW to publish Magic the Gathering comic and SPX collaborates with the Library of Congress. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 356 - Movin' On Up w/ Ben Templesmith! | Reviews: The Bionic Man #1, Superman Beyond #0, The Ultimates #1 Ben Templesmith, Jimmy's future new roommate (in 1 day), sits in the guest co-host chair this episode. They discuss the antics they'll get up to as roomies and the inevitable blackmail pictures that will follow. Jimmy has a villain named after him in this week's episode of Warehouse 13. (Thanks to pals and W13 writers Ben Raab & Deric Hughes for that!). News includes: JSA will return to new DCU, Marvel will publish The Destroyers and upgrades Alpha Flight to a full series, Brian Wood's DC & Marvel work, Deadman TV show in the works at the CW, Showtime picks up The Damned, and Gene Luen Yang does an Avatar: The Last Airbender comic book! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 355 - Earthquakin' & Shakin' | Reviews: Damaged #1, The Heap #1, Pariah #1 After last week's bamboozling with old co-host Joe, Jimmy flies solo this week to deliver you a snappy and fun show full of comic booky goodness! He's in the middle of apartment hunting/moving hell but manages to bring you some great news that includes: Harvey Awards winners, DC's New 52 midnight madness, first villain for new Justice League revealed, Atomic Comics in Arizona shuts down, Marvel releases Daredevil audio book, support ill publisher by buying Sparkplug comic books, Gutter Magazine reproduces Monica Gallagher's hit webcomic Bonnie N. Collide online, and Chicago gets an independent comic convention. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 354 - Attack of the Co-Hosts! | Reviews: Baltimore: The Curse Bells #1, Spider Island: Cloak and Dagger, War Goddess #0 The boys chat about the post SDCC bash that Jimmy & Jill Pantozzi threw last week and play the greatest opening to a Geek Syndicate podcast ever! News includes: Fantastic Four returns, Star Wars currency on Island of Niue, The Munsters remake is back on track, Stan Lee/MTV Comics seek creative team for comic, Bradley Cooper out as The Crow, a jerk threatens Dragon Con, Joann Sfar's directorial debut with Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life and more! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 353 - CNI One-Shot! SDCC TV Special: Chuck, Fringe, Grimm, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil! | It's our San Diego Comic-Con TV special! Okay, okay. I KNOW that Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is a movie, but it was the last interview left from SDCC and I wanted to throw it in this episode. CNI correspondents Megan Fischer and Melissa Bleier took care of these interviews for your listening pleasure. The sound is a bit rough on a couple as one event was outdoors and some of the roundtable rooms were quite loud. Still, they got some great questions in and did an awesome job. Megan sat in on the roundtables for both Chuck and Fringe while Melissa covered the Grimm roundtable and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil red carpet. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 352 - Even More SDCC w/ casts of Bedlam, Person of Interest (Jim Cavaziel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson), Ringer ( | Reviews: Hero Comics 2011 One-Shot, Infinite #1, Rachel Rising #1, Roger Langridge's Snarked #0, Severed #1 Even more San Diego Comic-Con madness! Jimmy flies solo again so he can get all of the great coverage out to you as quickly as possible! He sits down on roundtable for the new BBC showBedlam and chats with star Theo James and showrunner/creator David Allison. Also hits the roundtables for Person of Interest with stars Jim Cavaziel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson and producers Jonathan Nolan, Greg Plageman. Plus, he chats with Ringer cast members Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nestor Carbonell, Kristoffer Polaha, Ioan Gruffudd and producers Pam Veasey, Eric Charmelo, Nicole Snyder. Correspondent Maria Bernal-Silva chats with the cast/producers of The Walking Dead including Jeffery DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus and producers Gale Anne Hurd, Roberk Kirkman, Frank Darabont, Greg Nicotero. News includes: DC New 52 updates, pics of Henry Cavill as Superman and Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, SyFy cancels Eureka, Jason Conquers America, Morgan Spurlock's Comic-Con documentary debuts in Toronto, Ghost Rider and Amazing Spider-Man sequels get release dates, Stan Lee's Romeo & Juliet, Frank Cho on X-Men, and Flash Gordon strips get completely collected. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 351 - CNI One-Shot! Animation Special: Green Lantern and Young Justice! | It's our San Diego Comic-Con animation special! CNI correspondent Maria Bernal-Silva sat down with the producers (Bruce Timm, Jim Krieg and Giancarlo Volpe) of the new Green Lantern animated series. Jimmy sat down with some of the Young Justice folks to discuss the animated series and its upcoming 2nd season. He chatted with producder Brandon Vietti and art director Phil Bourassa as well as voice of "Miss Martian" (and former "Winnie Cooper"/math genius) Danica McKellar. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 350 - CNI One-Shot! SDCC Movie Special: Sushi Girl, Knights of Badassdom, Fright Night! | It's our San Diego Comic-Con movie special! Jimmy interviewed the cast of Sushi Girl and attended press conferences for Knights of Badassdom and Fright Night. The Sushi Girl interviews were 2 cast members at a time in a hallway at the Marriot Marina. Personal and intimate and fun!Knights of Badassdom was a big press conference so Jimmy just put the digital recorder on the table. You can hear the actors fine and the director repeats questions from the audience. Fright Night was a bit short and sound is kind of low. Still, some fun stuff with the cast! Hope you enjoy! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 349 - More SDCC w/ Jason Momoa (Conan), Saul Rubinek (Warehouse 13), Candace Bailey/Kevin Pereira (Attack of the Show), | Reviews: The Amazing Spider-Man #666, The Cape #1, The Red Wing #1, Thundercats TV show, Captain America: The First Avenger film More San Diego Comic-Con madness! Jimmy flies solo so he can get all of the great coverage out to you as quickly as possible! He gets in a question at the Jason Momoa (Conan, Game of Thrones) press conference and sits down with Saul Rubinek (Warehouse 13), Candace Bailey/Kevin Pereira (Attack of the Show), Elfquest cast and Joyce Brabner. News highlights include: Frank Darabont steps down as showrunner of The Walking Dead, images of Batman/Bane fight from Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros. pushes back Man of Steel release date, Bryan Lee O'Malley's new comic, DC wants to hire more women, George Lucas loses Stormtrooper rights in UK, court rules in favor of Marvel against Kirby, IDW will publish Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes mash up, Marvel will publish "Season 1" comics, Vertigo to publish Fables spinoff, Brian K. Vaughan returns to comics, and Tony Lee & Becky Cloonan will bring you a Macgyver comic! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 348 - CNI One-Shot! Torchwood: Miracle Day w/ Alexa Havins, Bill Pullman, Mekhi Phifer, John Barrowman & Eve Myles! | It's another roundtable session from San Diego Comic-Con! This one is for the hit Starz series,Torchwood: Miracle Day. Series stars Alexa Havins, Bill Pullman, Mekhi Phifer, John Barrowman and Eve Myles rotated tables and Jimmy was able to get many a question in. He even managed to get a hug from Eve Myles which completely made his day. Some spoilers if you aren't caught up with the first 3 episodes. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 7/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 347 - CNI One-Shot! Spartacus: Vengeance w/ Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Katrina Law, Lucy Lawless, Liam McIntyre and St | It's the first of many interview specials from San Diego Comic-Con! Jimmy sat down in the roundtables for the hit Starz series, Spartacus: Vengeance. Series stars Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Katrina Law, Lucy Lawless, Liam McIntyre and Stephen S. DeKnight rotated tables and Jimmy was able to get many a question in. Spoilers if you aren't caught up with the first 2 series of the show. | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 346 - San Diego Comic-Con Recap! Lili Bordan, Blair Butler, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Jonat | Jimmy flies solo to give you his very own and hopefully not too self-indulgent San Diego Comic-Con recap! No reviews, news or Top 3. He chatted with many folks and did lotsa crazy stuff. Yes, heavy drinking was involved usually. Expect some fun tales and the usual name dropping. He got so many interviews that will be spread over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear great chats with Lili Bordan (Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome), Blair Butler (Attack of the Show), Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Middleman), Kevin Michael Richardson (voice over actor) and Jonathan Ross (Turf, Golden Age). | 7/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 345 - San Diego Comic-Con Pre-Game w/ Ben Templesmith & Mr. Phil! | Reviews: X-Men: Schism #1, Captain America #1 It's a special pre-SDCC warm up show! Ben Templesmith and Mr. Phil of Indie Spinner Rack join Jimmy to give the ins and outs of the big convention. Things to check out, proper etiquette, interviews, etc. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 344 - Mad About SDCC | Reviews: Red Skull #1, Vengeance #1, Vic Boone #1, Alphas, Torchwood: Miracle Day In the guest co-host chair this week is Gretchen Souerwine. She loves her Doctor Who and has Spider-Man socks. Nerdy enough for you? :) They chat about Warehouse 13 and this whole Google+ thing. News includes: San Diego Comic-Con programming is up, John Higgins has newWatchmen portfolio at SDCC, Sookie Stackhouse's creator gets into comics, more Bat books from DC, Spike Lee to direct Oldboy, Brian Wood writes Lord of the Rings comic, Womanthologymakes history and the complete Planetary omnibus goes digital for a limited time. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 7/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 343 - CNI One-Shot! Torchwood: Miracle Day Conference Call w/ John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Alexa Havins and Russell T. Da | Jimmy was part of a conference call with some of the stars of the upcoming Starz series,Torchwood: Miracle Day. On the call were cast members John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) and Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond). They were joined by series creator/showrunner Russell T. Davies. So you know, conference call interviews work like this: A group of reporters are given a number to call in and are put in an automated queue. When your name pops up, the moderator (or sometimes electronic moderator) will introduce you like. "Next up we have Jimmy Aquino from Comic News Insider". While you are asking your question, the interviewees can hear you and so can every other person on the queue. But no one else can be heard until they are patched in. What you will hear is the entire call with questions from reporters from big outlets like E! and MTV to podcasters like me, bloggers. etc. Jimmy's questions come in around 30-40 minutes in. WARNING! There will be some minor spoilers as everyone had already seen at least the first episode or like Jimmy, the first 3. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 7/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 342 - Transforming Your Ears | Reviews: Flashpoint Project Superman #1, Gobs #1, Marvel Universe vs Wolverine #1, Witch Doctor #1, Transformers 3 Mike Cho returns to co-host! The boys give congrats to good friends/former guest co-hosts Jon Hoche & Erica Swindell on their recent engagement, the Harvey Awards nominations are out and Jimmy finally started watching Spartacus: Blood and Boobs Sand. News includes: DC's New 52, Garth Ennis directs a film called Stitched to debut at San Diego Comic-Con, Warren Ellis creates new comic book (SVK) with an ultraviolet appeal, Game of Thrones gets the comic book treatment, a Mom and her son try to smurf some Smurfs and some quick TV/film news. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 7/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 341 - Solo! | Reviews: Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search For Swamp Thing #1, Flashpoint: Lois Lane And The Resistance #1, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160, Falling Skies, Outcasts Jimmy is joined by...NO ONE! Yes, in the first solo CNI ever, Jimmy delivers a quick show for your listening pleasure. And fret not, this wont be a regular thing as he knows your ears may bleed if you get too much Jimmy. He laments the passing of the great Gene Colan and briefly talks about the Game of Thrones finale and True Blood season premiere. He also gets a message from his hot 10th grade English teacher. Ooh! News includes: SpongeBob gets a mushroom, Locke & Key to screen at Comic-Con, Stan Lee/Todd McFarlane team up for new comic, all new Justice League of America unofficially announced, DC to end "write for trade" policy, and some quick TV/film news. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! www.comicnewsinsider.com | 6/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 340 - Galactic Girl w/ Jon Hoche & Erica Swindell! | Reviews: Alpha Flight Vol 4 #1, Wonder Woman And The Furies #1, Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths #1, Super 8, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, Galactic Girl in: Attack of the Starbarians Jimmy is joined by frequent guest host Jon Hoche and Erica Swindell. They are the stars of the hit play Galactic Girl in: Attack of the Starbarians, part of the local Comic Book Theater Festival. They give congrats to Jim Lee and Carla on the baby news and Jimmy is working on putting together a comprehensive list of all of the interviews done in the past! News includes: Image Comics to use rating system, 100 Bullets heads to television, Uncanny X-Men will return, Frank Miller bringsHoly Terror, and TV/Film casting notices. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 6/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 339 - The Kelly Sue DeConnick Show! | Last of the Heroes Con interviews with the amazing Kelly Sue DeConnick. Thanks to Iz McAuliffe who stays on to intro/outro the episode. Jimmy sat down with Kelly Sue at Heroes Con and they got along so swimmingly that we decided to release it as a special episode! That, and it's about an hour long of great conversation. They talk about comics they got as kids, the origin of her signature, adapting English translated manga, acting/working in NYC, comic book theater, and of course...her comic book work like Osborn and upcoming Supergirl. Kelly Sue mentions sending your comics to the troops via the website called Any Soldier. She breaks it down on her own siteas well. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 338 - More Heroes Con w/ Darwyn Cooke, Becky Cloonan and Scott Weinstein! | Reviews: Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1, Fly #1, Mystery Men #1, Samurai's Blood #1 Even more Heroes Con love with interviews from Darwyn Cooke, Becky Cloonan and Scott Weinstein. Jimmy is joined by good friend Iz McAuliffe, a fine podcaster in her own right. They wax on about Doctor Who and stray off topic frequently. All comedy gold! News includes: DC releases all 52 titles for relaunch, Beasts of Burden heads to the big screen, Kevin Smith's new reality show, Mark Millar on his own, and Uncanny X-Men cancelled. Some great listener feedback from a loyal listener. As always, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Tune in Thursday to hear the great solo interview Jimmy did with Kelly Sue DeConnick at Heroes Con! | 6/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 337 - Heroes Con Iconography Panel w/ Darwyn Cooke, Ed McGuinness, Don Rosa, Tim Sale | Yet even more Heroes Con love! Jimmy moderated a great panel at Heroes Con called TAKING ON THE PROPERTY: ICONOGRAPHY with comic book titans Darwyn Cooke (The Spirit, DC's New Frontier, Parker), Ed McGuinness (Deadpool, Superman/Batman), Don Rosa (Scrooge McDuck) and Tim Sale (Batman, Hulk, Spider-Man). Here is the whole panel in it's entirety. The idea of the panel was how they took an established character and put their own stamp on it. Some great things were discussed by these amazing cartoonists. Thanks again to pal Mike Cho for hanging out to intro/outro this episode. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 6/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 336 - Heroes Con Special w/ Don Rosa, Chris Schweizer, Van Jensen, Charles Soule | More Heroes Con love! Jimmy got so many great interviews at the show so we had to put out some specials! Mike Cho stays on to co-host and introduce interviews with Don Rosa (Scrooge McDuck), Chris Schweizer (Crogan Adventures), Van Jensen (Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer) and Charles Soule (27). Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Come back on Saturday to hear the panel that Jimmy moderated called Taking on the Property: Iconography with Darwyn Cooke, Ed McGuinness, Don Rosa, and Tim Sale! | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 335 - Heroes Con w/ Jonathan Hickman, Mike Maihack, Curt Franklin/Chris Haley, Rob Anderson, Enrica Jang! | Reviews: 50 Girls 50 #1, Reed Gunther #1, Zombies Christmas Carol #1 Jimmy attended Heroes Con and got a ton of great interviews for your listening pleasure! Enough to spread out over 4 or 5 episodes! In this episode, Jimmy chats with Jonathan Hickman, Mike Maihack, Curt Franklin/Chris Haley, Rob Anderson, and Enrica Jang. Good pal Mike Cho returns to guest c0-host. They briefly talk about some of the games coming out of E3 and Jimmy gives his massive Heroes Con recap. News includes: DC starts announcing new titles for relaunch, Batman Inc. will return, Eliza Dushku gets Torched, Valiant Comics returns and Jeff Lemire's Essex County makes the jump to film. As always, the Top 3, listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Tune in Thursday for a special Heroes Con interview show with Don Rosa, Van Jensen, Chris Schweizer, and Charles Soule. Come back on Saturday to hear the panel that Jimmy moderated called Taking on the Property: Iconography with Darwyn Cooke, Ed McGuinness, Don Rosa, and Tim Sale! | 6/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 334 - BookExpo America w/ Jeremy Atkins (Dark Horse Comics), Michael Molcher/Keith Richardson (2000AD) and Grace Review | Reviews: Comeback Kings #1, Hack Slash Eva Monsters Ball #1, Tattered Man One Shot Kevin Conn (Unemployed Skeletor/Lava-Roid) sits in the guest co-host chair! The boys discuss Jimmy was at BookExpo America last week and got a couple of interviews with Michael Molcher/Keith Richardson (2000Ad) and Jeremy Atkins (Dark Horse Comics). Grace Helbig returns to give a non-spoilery review of X-Men: First Class. (Thank, Gracie!) The boys talk about Green Lantern #60, the Old Spice Guy does Luke Cage and just what were those X's in the sky all about? Jimmy also got a press pack containing the first 3 episodes of the upcoming Torchwood: Miracle Day series and he gives a non-spoilery type chat about it. Guess what? It rocks! (Thanks, Starz!) News includes: DC to reboot entire comics line, Steve Rogers returns as Captain America, Chinese prisoners forced to play WOW, Orlando Bloom confirmed for The Hobbit film, and Fox releases an X-Men: First Class iPad app. And is Lego-Lass a new Legionairre?!! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 333 - From East Harlem to Pontypridd | Reviews: Alpha Flight Vol 4 #0.1, Rocketeer Adventures #1, Star Wars Jedi The Dark Side #1 Old pal Richard McAuliffe joins Jimmy from sunny Wales to co-host. The boys chat about the recent Big Apple Con, the current Book Expo, Bristol Expo, TV Wonder Woman's booty shorts, Grace Helbig's sketch show and more. News includes: Jim Lee and Geoff Johns at Hero Complex Fest, BBC America postpones Doctor Who, Immortals movie will send you to San Diego Comic-Con, Napoloen Dynamite gets animated, The Walking Dead board game, Chris Hardwick takesThe Nerdist to BBC America, Joe Hill's The Cape returns, and Todd Klein's new print features Steve Rude. As always, the Top 3, listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 5/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 332 - You've Been Superhero Hazed! with Grace Helbig | Reviews: Breed III #1, Flashpoint #1, Hellboy: Being Human One-Shot, 30 Days of Night Again #1 Jimmy is out at the bar and who better to join him for drinks and hosting than Grace Helbig! You remember when she and her comedy partner Michelle co-hosted back in Episode 323. We bring a little bit of Grace's web show, The Daily Grace, to the podcast as well! They chat about some TV season finales, the Smallville series finale, Bryan Fuller in town and drinks! We also plug a new show called Planet Bugle coming soon to a TV near you! News includes: the official Castle comic book, new Wonder Woman TV show is not picked up, Seth MacFarlane to re-vamp The Flintstones, Trickster comes to SDCC, and a Batman first-person shooter! As always, the Top 3, listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 331 - Dinner For Five with Paul Pope, Sam Hiti, Steve Manale and Joe Midthun | Jimmy had dinner with Paul Pope, Sam Hiti, Steve Manale and Joe Midthun on the Sunday night after the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF). He pulled out the ol' digital recorder and the boys got to talking comics, the industry and influences! You'll hear silverware clinking, sips from drinking and lotsa heavy thinking! It's like you're there with us. Lotsa fun too especially with the questionairre at the end. Tory Woollcott sits in to intro/outro the show with Jimmy once again! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 330 - TCAF Interview Special w/ Andy Belanger/Anthony Del Col, Willow Dawson, Steve Manale, Jim Zub | Jimmy got so many interviews from the Toronto Comic Arts Festival that we decided to release a special interview only show! Once again, Tory Woollcott sits in with him to guest co-host. Though unplanned, it's serendipitiously full of all-Toronto residents! Fantastic chats with the boys of Kill Shakespeare, Anthony Del Col and Andy Belanger. If you remember, when we first reviewed it back when, we didn't love it. But Jimmy has read more since then. Will he eat crow? Tune in! Willow Dawson chats about her DIY comics book for kids. Steve Manale chats his webcomic Superslackers. And Jim Zub speaks of the awesomeness that is Skullkickers! As always, the Top 3, listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 329 - TCAF w/Adam Cadwell, Kayla Marie Hillier, Dustin Harbin, Faith Erin Hicks, Angela Melick & Philippa Rice | Reviews: Gladstones School for World Conquerors #1, Moon Knight #1, Richie Rich #1, Thor movie Jimmy brings us a recap of TCAF in the land of Toronto Canada. He's joined with guest host Tory Woollcott. News highlights include record sales on Dark Knight Returns, Marvel brings back Ultimate line, politician talks smack about Neil Gaiman and Dark Horse brings free digital comic. Tons of TCAF interviews: Angela Melick, Philippa Rice, Dustin Harbin, Adam Cadwell, Kayla Marie Hillier and Faith Erin Hicks. | 5/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 328 - Boston Comic Con Recap with Ming Doyle/Alexa Rose | Reviews: Action Comics #900, The Mighty Thor #1, The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde #1, Suicide Girls #1 Jimmy is in Boston on the last day of Boston Comic Con! Alas, no interviews but he is joined by guest co-hosts Ming Doyle and Alexa Rose (artists extraordinaire and hosts of the podcast Make Believers). Jimmy loves them so much he even wrote and sang them a song. (With a little help from old friend Kerri Garbis). Also, Jimmy tells of his visit by Kevin Pollak and Adam Busch (for reals, yo). To any new listeners sent here by Kevin...uh..."Hi!" and "Thanks!" They chat about the big Superman citizenship story in the news and have a great Boston Comic Con recap. As always, the Top 3, listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 5/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 327 - CNI Who? | Reviews: Danger Girl and The Army of Darkness #1, Dark Horse Presents #1, Super Dinosaur #1, Doctor Who Season 6, Episode 1: The Impossible Astronaut Jon Hoche jumps in to the co-host seat again. Jimmy remembers his dear friend Kirk Torigoe and shares some stories about him. News includes: Hero Initiative to benefit Josh Medors, Greg Rucka/Rick Burchett's new comic, Sony Playstation Network crashes, Batman: Year Oneanimated and a Game of Thrones fight. Also, is Jimmy a Russian spy? As always, the Top 3, listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 4/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 326 - CNI of Thrones | Reviews: Game of Thrones, Super Jon Hoche steps back into the guest co-host chair this week. No comic book reviews this week due to a slow week but they give their thoughts on HBO's Game of Thrones and James Gunn's new superhero dark comedy Super. Jimmy gives love to some friends doing great comedy, gets excited about Doctor Who premiere and remembers the amazing Elisabeth Sladen. The boys also debate the age old question: Is Casper the Friendly Ghost actually a dead Richie Rich? News includes:Ultimate Spider-man update, a Dark Knight Returns animated feature rumor, Dark Knight Risescasting, another The Boys spin-off and the end of Tokyopop. As always, the Top 3, listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 4/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 325 - MoCCA Madness with Sarah McIntyre/Kean Soo/Tory Woollcott | Reviews: Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38, Blue Estate #1, Fear Itself #1, Herc #1, Being Human (UK) Series 3 finale, Being Human (US) Season 1 finale Get those earplugs/headphones out as we recorded on the digital recorder this week! Writer Jonathan Baylis (So...Buttons) joins Jimmy as guest co-host. It's a big MoCCA Festival recap. Interviews with Sarah McIntyre (Vern and Lettuce) and Kean Soo/Tory Woollcott (From Toronto to Tuscany). News includes: Kapow Comic-Con announcements, Zod is cast for Snyder's Superman film, John Layman and Sam Kieth working on secret project, Pekar's Cleveland finds a publisher, and 2011 Eisner Nominations are in! The guys give their impressions of the recent MoCCA Festival and the ethics of how much to charge for mini-comics. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 4/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 324 - WonderConning! | Yet another new sound this week! Jimmy is joined by Jon Hoche (back by popular demand) in the maybe new CNI studio known as Jimmy's apartment. And Jon recorded the show on his computer and will edit via Garage Band. Woo hoo! Next week we'll record through a megaphone! CNI west coast correspondent Maria Bernal-Silva attended WonderCon in her hometown of San Francisco and has a recap and an interview with Ben McCool and Nate Cosby. The boys talk about the Green Lantern extended trailer, the Thundercats trailer, a big thank you rap to last week's co-hosts Grace and Michelle, Paul Pope and Frank Miller on the Spider-Man musical and the current Vampire Cowboys show The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G. Lots of WonderCon news including: DC comics goes retro, Family Guy coming to comics, IDW reprints Thor and brings back TMNT, The Governator is back, Dark Horse brings the Whedon & the return of the real Captain America(Steve Rogers). Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 323 - Grace N' Michelle Get Converted! | It's a big supersized show with lots to cover, so strap in! And, don't adjust that volume! We're back to normal sound. But don't get used to it just yet kids. Former co-host God Joe is back in town and has agreed to produce some episodes here and there. Must be all the liquor Jimmy used to bribe him. This week, Jimmy is joined in studio with comedy duo, Grace N' Michelle! They are Grace Helbig and Michelle Vargas. 2 incredibly funny and talented ladies who have a huge following. Grace and Michelle sit in to co-host and Jimmy brings back the "Converting to Comicdom" segment to see if he can turn them to the nerd side. They chat about the Captain America trailer, Samoas, friends in theater, and accidental racism. News includes: Marvel comics at Starbucks, Chew on Showtime, Geoff Johns on Aquaman, the Granito story, and Warner Bros. plans for DC movies. Jimmy also visited the Paley Center last week to see a panel with the cast of SyFy's Being Human. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 3/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 322 - Walking The Beat with Heidi MacDonald | Reviews: The Guild: Tink One-Shot, Ruse Vol 2 #1, Spider #1, Xombi Vol 2 #1, The Downsized Stepping into the rotating co-host chair this week is good friend Heidi MacDonald (The Beat). Heidi gives a great recap of last week's big Chicago comic convention, C2E2. Jimmy hopes his real journalist pal wont call him out on his fajournalism. They chat about Jimmy being interviewed in Stated Mag, wish William Shatner a Happy 80th, judge the first pic of Adrianne Palicki in herWonder Woman outfit, Pop Funk Archie t-shirts and the new Simon Pegg/Nick Frost/Seth Rogen movie Paul. News includes: Zack Snyder's plan for his Superman film, new Sailor Moon in the U.S., The Sandman TV series is back on, Steve Rude needs an intern and Darren Aronofsky leaving the Wolverine movie. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 3/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 321 - Coolin' with Ben McCool | Reviews: Captain America & the First Thirteen One-Shot, inFamous #1, Legion of Super-Villains One-Shot, Venom Vol 2 #1 Ben McCool joins Jimmy as guest co-host this week. The boys chat about the Spider-Man musical woes, Jimmy recaps his time on the Jay and Jack 30 hour podcast for autism over the weekend and Ben talks about his current comic book work (Memoir, Captain America and the Korvac Saga, Choker) and convention schedule. News includes: RASL film in the works, Thor vs. Loki animated, no Sandman TV series, the voting is open for the Eagle and Stumptown awards, and Kelly Sue Deconnick on Supergirl. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 320 - Is This Thing On? | Reviews: 5 Ronin #1, Axe Cop Bad Guy Earth #1, Carbon Grey #1, GI Joe Infestation #1, Wulf #1 Jimmy is joined by good pal Mike Cho! Regular listeners will remember Mike from past episodes where he schooled us on manga/anime. Apologies for last week's low sound issue. We're still recording on the digital recorder but think we got the sound adjustment figured out. We hope! The guys discuss last week's episode and the fun of it all. 99% of you loved it and got the jokes. Always knew we had a smart audience! They also mention even more Spidey musical woes, Ming Doyle's test run with the Wonder Woman MAC line, a funny/sexy article from a "church organization", Jimmy's long lost wife Ella Thomas is on All My Children, and Jimmy was in the Devil Inside webcomic again (Episode 34). News includes: Archiecomic sets world record, I Love Sarah Jane feature film, Diane Lane is "Ma Kent" in Snyder'sSuperman film, Kirkman and Liefeld teamup, more Wonder Woman TV casting, Blade Runnerreboot and a drug dealing comic nerd. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Jimmy will be appearing on Jay & Jack's 30 Hour Podcast for Autism again this year! It starts at 12pm on Saturday, March 12th and runs until Sunday, March 13th. Jimmy will be on the 4am slot (Saturday going into Sunday). Don't forget to set your clocks forward that night so you don't miss him! We'll discuss some comic book stuff, TV and film. And Jimmy may have a little quiz for Jay & Jack as well! Click on the link above to watch it all stream live this weekend! | 3/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 319 - The All Asian Parody Show with Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co. | Reviews: Abyss Family Issues #1, Crossed Psychopath #1, Mission #1 Jimmy welcomes back good buddy (by your demands!) Jon Hoche (pictured center) to co-host! We record at the Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company's rehearsal space, The Battle Ranch. Joining us for the ride is VCTC co-artistic director Qui Nguyen (picture right) and company member Amy Waschke (pictured left)! They are currently in rehearsals for their new show THE INEXPLICABLE REDEMPTION OF AGENT G. It's an All-Asian podcasting crew! *Well, it's Jimmy's first show without God Joe doing the tech and as expected...it's a train wreck. Apologies in advance for the madness! It's strictly recorded on the digital recorder. Jimmy also randomly and mostly by accident took a bunch of calls from friends like Emmy award winning Michael Emerson (Lost), Kevin Maguire (Tanga), Jill Pantozzi (The Nerdy Bird), and Ben Templesmith (Choker, 30 Days of Night). He just held up the mic to the phone speaker so hopefully we got the sound. Some embarrassing reveleations to be sure! Genital pics, strip club visits, a possible baby mama, and much more. The Asians talk the Oscars (even with a song), Fillion's reply to Browncoat crazies and how to go about contacting someone in the comic book field. News includes: Powers TV show gets greenlit (BREA GRANT FOR DEENA PILGRIM!!), Kaboom! to release Peanuts graphic novel, Eisner on display at MoCCA, Leigh Gallagher (Defoe) gets a royal stamp, Oni Press mix tape and CBLDF comic creator trading cards. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 318 - Remembering Dwayne McDuffie | Reviews: Flash Gordon: Invasion of the Red Sword #1, Justice League of America #54, What If Venom Possessed Deadpool? #1, Young Justice #1, Being Human (UK) Series 3: Episode 1 Jimmy is joined by loyal CNI listener Jesse Jackson who steps in at the 11th hour to fill the rotating co-host chair. Thanks Jesse! The guys discuss the tragic loss of creator Dwayne McDuffie and chat about his legacy & great work. They also mention Michael Emerson's new TV show deal(s), Firefly & the Science Channel & the controversy that erupted over some quotes that series star Nathan Fillion made to EW (HE WAS JOKING) and the hauntingly beautiful Dead Island video game trailer. News includes: Matthew Vaughn picks up The Golden Age by Jonathan Ross/Tommy Lee Edwards to film, Spider-Man musical hires comic scribe, Adrianne Palicki is Wonder Woman, The Walking Dead & Fables video games, Randy Queen's Darkchylde, Boom to Kaboom, and Scotland claims first comic book. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 2/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 317 - Toy Fair with God Joe | Reviews: Love And Capes Ever After #1, SpongeBob Comics #1, Star Trek Infestation #1, Ultimate Avengers vs New Ultimates #1, Wolverine Vol 4 #5.1 Jimmy is back in NYC and grabs good pal/amazing rising star artist Ming Doyle to co-host this week. God Joe jumps in to give a recap about Toy Fair that was in NYC over the past few days. Jimmy & Ming chat about the Grammys, some friends on TV and stage and the X-Men First Class trailer. News includes: Vertigo anthology release, Fantastic Foundation, Lex Luthor returns to Smallville, Green Lantern video game, Batman: Noel, DC'sFlashpoint, The Amazing Spider-Man film, Tara McPherson store, Felicia Day to star in Dragon Age, and Alpha Flight returns! Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 316 - Toy Story Ted | Reviews: DC Universe Online Legends #1, Devil's Trail #1, Transformers Infestation #1, Uncle Scrooge #400 Jimmy is down in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida for the week. So, he recruits his old highschool/college best pal Ted Carruba to sit in the rotating co-host chair. The boys discuss the Super Bowl, ads, comic film trailers, and reveal some of the antics they used to get up to in their younger days. In honor of the upcoming Toy Fair, Ted discusses his big toy collection and walks us through the old Mego toys he collected and still owns. Also, while shopping at the local Hot Topic, Jimmy gets recognized! News includes: San Diego Comic-Con sells out in 7 hours, Chew goes Scratch n' Sniff, Stan Lee & Eagle award nominations, Beavis & Butt-Head return, Smallville gets 2 hour finale, Cobie Smulders in Avengers film, Wednesday Comics returns, and Portland Opera and cartoonists. | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 315 - Fantastic Fallout! | Reviews: Age of X: Alpha #1, Fantastic Four #587, Infestation #1, The New York Five #1 Jimmy is joined by good pal Jon Hoche who steps into the rotating c0-host chair this week! Former host Joe is still around producing for the next few weeks as "God Joe" though! Jimmy talks about seeing Prince in concert and talking with the Spider-Man musical cast. News includes: Comixology and local comic shops unite, Superman cast in upcoming Snyder film, Templesmith app, IDW launches Suicide Girls comic by Brea Grant, BSGprequel casting, Shatner's new animated series, NYCC adds a day, Captain America gets digital and more! Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 2/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 314 - Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four, SHIELD) | Reviews: Doctor Who #1, Gore #1, Memoir #1, Wolverine and Jubilee #1, Buffy Season 8: #40 Stacey Whittle of Small Press Big Mouth & Megacast podcast fame joins Jimmy in the rotating co-host chair this week. They discuss Oscar nominations, X-Men film set picture leaks, and congrats are sent out to Tony & Tracy Lee on their nuptials and Alison Rosen on landing the "Newsgirl" gig on the Adam Carolla show! Jonathan Hickman joins Jimmy to discuss the big death news in the recent Fantastic Four issue and he gives an exclusive about another title he is working on. News includes: Wizard magazine shuts down, Wonder Woman pilot back on, DC & Archie drop comics code, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, Ronald D. Moore's new show, Angry Birds animated series, James Kochalka is Vermont's Cartoonist Laureate and more! Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 1/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 313 - Brad Meltzer | Reviews: Ultimate Captain America #1, Weird Worlds #1, Spawn #200. The Cape on NBC, Being Human on SyFy (U.S. version), Green Hornet film Barry Nugent from the Geek Syndicate podcast in the UK joins Jimmy as the first of many in the new rotating c0-host chair! Former c0-host/founder Joe is still around producing the show for the next few weeks to help in the transition. And he even jumps in to do a review with Jimmy and interview Brad Meltzer solo! Barry & Jimmy chat about the Captain America and Spider-Man set pictures (ooh, mechanical web shooters!). News includes: a collected works of Kate Beaton, SDCC parade, comic book theater festival in NYC, Matt Fraction on new Thor title, new U.S. made Death Note film, Wonder Woman make up line and more! Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 1/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 312 CNI One-Shot! Sarah Glidden & Julia Wertz | It's a special interview episode with cartoonists Sarah Glidden (How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less) and Julia Wertz (Drinking at the Movies, The Fart Party)! I know we said last episode was Joe's last, but he sticks around for this one to chat with us since we recorded it on the same day as last week's episode 311. It's a fun and informative chat as we talk to Sarah and Julia about their work, TV, film, Pizza Island and more. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 1/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 311 - Joe's Swan Song | Reviews: Batman: The Dark Knight #1, Echoes #1. Primeval on BBC America It's here. Joe's final episode. Kind of! It's our Best of 2010 show where we discuss our favorite picks in the comic book, TV and film world. Lotsa great picks so see if you agree! News includes: Mike Dawson's Troop 142 to be printed, Fantagraphics to publish Complete Carl Barks, DC announces it will hold the line at $2.99, Marvel has a shift in leadership with a few promotions and more! Jimmy invites his friend Brak to sing some songs for Joe as well. | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 310 - Snowblivion | Reviews: Joe Hills The Cape One Shot, Cyclops #1, Magus #1. Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol The snow gods dropped their load on NYC but Jimmy and Joe are still here transmitting from the CNI igloo. It's almost a new year so we're going out with a bang! Okay, maybe a whimper but it's the most awesome whimper you will ever hear! The boys talk about their Christmas and all the swag they got. Still time to send presents if you want! Joe has an important announcement to make near the end of the show so tune in! The future of CNI depends on it! News includes: Dark Horse Presents returns, Primeval also returns, SDCC scalpers get busted, Bone gets color, and more! Listener feedback and more! | 12/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 309 - Christmas on CNI | Reviews: Conan: The Road of Kings #1, Doc Macabre #1, Littlest Zombie vs. Littlest Vampire One-Shot, Suicide Forest #1, Tron: Legacy It's our big Christmas special! Songs, presents and of course, news and reviews! The boys discuss why they love Christmas and some of their favorite movies this time of year. Jimmy introduces Joe to some traditional English Xmas things like mince pies and Christmas Crackers as they exchange gifts. News includes: Marvel press conference covering the next big summer event Fear Itself, CrossGen returns, Jamie Smart on Doctor Who, Mark Bagley returns to Marvel, SyFy cancels SGU, Alias by Brian Michael Bendis gets a TV greenlight, movie/TV casting and more! | 12/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 308 - Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall, The Hollow Planet) & John Lucas (Conan the Barbarian, Fear Agent) | Reviews: Bring the Thunder #1, Captain America: The Korvac Saga #1, Let Me In: Crossroads #1, Raise the Dead 2 #1, Twenty Seven #1 The show's so big we had to fit in 2 interviews for you! Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall fame joins us to discuss his first graphic novel, The Hollow Planet. We also chat to old buddy John Lucas about some of his recent work on Conan and Fear Agent. Jimmy regales us with tales of debauchery from his birthday. Yes, drinks and strippers were involved. Also, vote for Jimmy's friend, Heather Stricker, as Best Actress in a Musical on the Nashville Broadway World site! She's awesome, so do it! News includes: Owly at a mainstream publisher, Death Note returns, Doctor Who musical spoof, Mekhi Phifer on Torchwood, Mark Waid leaves Boom and more! | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 307 - Indira Varma (Human Target, Torchwood) | Reviews: Lady Death #0, Marineman #1, Valhalla Cindermane #1, The Walking Dead Season 1 Indira Varma (Human Target, Torchwood) joins Jimmy in a chat about her new addition to the Human Target TV series as well as other TV/film/theater work. She's quite engaging and lovely!The boys chat about Jimmy's upcoming birthday on December 9th (there's even a song!). There's a lengthy discussion on The Walking Dead season 1 and the morality of it all as well. (Result: Joe's a saint, Jimmy's a bastard). News includes The Walking Dead writing staff fired?, Marvel's "Architects", Attack of the Show gets a new host, Brian Blessed, a real sonic screwdriver, DC's Raven character might get a live action series and more! | 12/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 306 - Cassidy Freeman (Smallville) Part 2! | Reviews: Comics: Bedtime Stories For Impressionable Children #1, Kull: The Hate Witch #1, Richard Stark's Parker: The Outfit, Vampirella Vol 4. #1 Cartoons: Young Justice, GI Joe: Renegades, Transformers Prime It's Part 2 of our Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville) interview! We chat about the show, her music, TV shows & films she's into and much more! The boys discuss their Thanksgiving and mourn the loss of a couple of film greats. News includes: Mark Millar starts Kapow! Comic Con, Spider-Man musical opens in previews, Julia Wertz has a Fart Party sale, James Gunn's Super gets a release date, Shark Week comics, Marvel en Espanol and more! | 11/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 305 - Cassidy Freeman (Smallville) Returns! (Part 1) | Reviews: Batman Incorporated #1, Osborn #1, RPM #1, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville) joins us from Vancouver to chat Smallville, some movie projects, music, TV, film and more! Jimmy does the interview solo & gets in many a question from Twitter as well. We chatted so much that we split it up into 2 parts. Tune in next week for Part 2! The boys discuss The Venture Bros. finale & Cookie Monster SNL audition video. News includes: Buffy reboot sans Joss Whedon, Locke & Key TV series, more SDCC registration woes, Dynamite picks up Warehouse 13, New Dragon Ball and Spidey gets a job! | 11/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 304 - Mercerless | Reviews: All-New Batman The Brave And The Bold #1, Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #648, Halcyon #1 Last minute interviewee Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville) is unable to join us but hopefully we'll get her on next week. The boys discuss the Annie Liebovitz Spider-Man musical pics and the Green Lantern teaser trailer. Jimmy is friends with a mermaid & gives Joe his belated birthday presents. News includes Doomsday returns to DC comics, Del Toro & Eick bring The Hulk to TV, first page of Watchmen goes on sale, Torchwood & Doctor Who will crossover and more! | 11/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 303 - King Con with Abede Lovelace, Bree Rubin & Ami Bogan, Fred Chao & Jamie Tanner, Jonathan Baylis, Paul Cia | Reviews: Bela Lugosi's Tales From the Grave #1, Captain America: Man Out of Time #1, Enter the Zombie One-Shot, Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale Jimmy was at King Con in Brooklyn over the weekend and has several tales and interviews to share. Interviews with Abede Lovelace (City of Walls), Bree Rubin (Sex, Drugs and June Cleaver) & Ami Bogan (The Glass Urchin), Fred Chao (Johnny Hiro) & Jamie Tanner (The Aviary), Jonathan Baylis (So Buttons), Paul Ciaravino & Jeffrey Burandt (Americans UK). News includes: Marvel clarifies price changes, The Walking Dead gets a 2nd season, Batman Live show, SDCC tix back on sale, 2000AD artist Leigh Gallagher's cartoon proposal to fiance', Bob Shreck to head comics line for Legendary Pictures, a new Indiana Jones?, Zombieland writers take on Cowboy Ninja Viking and more! | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 302 - The Walking Dead CNI | Reviews: Action Comics #894, Hellboy/Beasts of Burden One-Shot, Incognito: Bad Influences #1, Superman: Earth One (GN), The Walking Dead (AMC series pilot) Post Halloween stories keep the spooky going! Joe scares the neighborhood kids with his annual mini-haunted house. Jimmy rants about crazy fans...again. (Fan is short for "fanatic"). The boys have a lengthy discussion about the new The Walking Dead series on AMC. Hint: It's awesome! News includes: San Diego Comic-Con tickets on sale for a hot minute, Marvel brings Point One, King Con II is in town, new Batman film gets an official name, Caprica gets cancelled (Capricant?) and more! | 11/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 301 - Spooky! | Reviews: Kick Ass 2 #1, Ragman Suit of Souls One Shot, Soldier Zero #1, Red (the movie) Our spooky Halloween epsiode...well, somewhat spooky. The boys discuss the wonders of the live audience recording of CNI 300 and we even have some well wishes from Jimmy's little nephew. News stories include a Bela Lugosi Tales from the Grave project, Liefeld resurrects Jesus, Chick-Fil-A does comics, QPAW & G3 return to the living and the Lava Roid trailer is online now. | 10/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 300! with Kevin Maguire, Kate Beaton, Michael Emerson, Ben McCool, Molly Crabapple, Veronica Taylor & Heidi MacDona | Reviews: Digested #1, Knight & Squire #1, Star Wars Knight Errant #1, Superior #1, Tiny Titans/Little Archie #1 Another milestone for the boys, 300 Episodes! Recorded with a huge live audience and tons of special guests who sat in with us including Kevin Maguire (JLA), Kate Beaton (Hark A Vagrant), Veronica Taylor (voice of Ash from Pokemon), Michael Emerson (Ben Linus from LOST), Molly Crabapple (Dr. Sketchy's), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) and Ben McCool (Choker). Jimmy has several fun skits for your listening pleasure and we even have live music with a special "unplugged" performance by H2Awesome! A night to be remembered. | 10/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 299: NYCC Wrap Up w/ Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Brea Grant, Zane Grant, Kyle Strahm, Nikki Cook, Greg Pak, David Nakayama, | Reviews: None this week due to massive NYCC coverage! It's our insane NYCC coverage with interviews galore! Interviews with Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Brea Grant, Zane Grant, Kyle Strahm, Nikki Cook, Greg Pak, David Nakayama, and Monica Gallagher. Hear the boys give their recap of the show, the signings, the charity raffle, the parties, costumes, highs/lows and all sorts of nerdy goodness! No news or reviews this week since there is so much to chat about. | 10/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 298 - The British Invasion with Emma Vieceli! (And "Gemma Arterton"?) | Reviews: Clint Magazine #1, Example One Shot, Image Firsts Godland #1, Wetworks Mutations #1 Let Me In The boys are joined in studio by Emma Vieceli & "Gemma Arterton"? Jimmy gives his run down of the recent Big Apple Con and they briefly discuss a few new shows on TV including No Ordinary Family, Caprica, Human Target, etc. News includes: Zack Snyder on Superman, Bryan Fuller on The Munsters, San Diego Comic-Con stays, old comic book readers, Black Dynamite on Adult Swim, Wonder Woman returns to TV, Stan Lee is looking for a Stripper....ella and more! Emma give us news on some of her new projects and joins us throughout the show for the madness! | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 297 - Ethan Van Sciver (Green Lantern, Flash, New X-Men) | Reviews: 39 Minutes #1 Pilot Season, Rombies #0, Skullkickers #1, Rainbow in the Dark #1, Tamara Drewe film The boys are joined by Ethan Van Sciver to chat about his work on Green Lantern, Flash, shady Beavis & Butthead ties, sex in New X-Men, etc. The boys also banter about the new fall TV season, a new podcast (If You Like This) and movies. News includes: Bob Harras is new DC E-I-C, Chloe Moretz gets Strange, Tea Party comic takeover by Ward Sutton, Pushing Daisies comic update, Teri Hatcher on Smallville, Black Dynamite comic, and more! | 9/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 296 CNI One-Shot! Lost Recap with Michael Emerson | The boys are joined once again with Michael Emerson (aka Benjamin Linus) from LOST to have a discussion about the series. Several fans call in during the show to ask some questions to Michael and we also have a special preview of a potential new pilot, Teaching Ben! | 9/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 295 - Todd Stashwick (Devil Inside) | Reviews: Kodiak One-Shot, 25 to Life #1, X-23 #1, Justice Society of America Special One-Shot The boys are joined by Todd Stashwick to discuss his webcomic, Devil Insider, and his numerous TV/film appearances on Heroes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and others! News includes: the big DC move, Mark Millar's movie, All-Star Superman animated, King Con, Matt Fraction wins a PEN, Atlas Comics returns, Rock Comic-Con and more! A special guest (Michael Emerson) sneaks in at the end of the show to chat as well. | 9/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 294 - Andrea Romano (Part 2) | Reviews: Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities and the Ghastly Fiend of London #1, Mecha-Nation #1, Ratchet and Clank #1, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D The boys discuss the numbering of episodes, the upcoming 300th, VMA's, Spidey Musical, Brea Grant's movie short (and smart & sexy!), and Alan Moore. News includes: Black Panther: The Man With No Fear, William S. Burroughs graphic novel, Caprica returns early, The Dark Tower comes to TV, Top Shelf Sale, Ignatz Award winners at SPX and more! Plus, it's part 2 of our interview with voice over goddess, Andrea Romano. She's awesome and you will love her as much as we did! The boys also do a quick preview of some of the shows they will be watching in the new fall TV season. | 9/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 293 - Andrea Romano (Part 1) & Mark Marek! | Reviews: 5 Days to Die #1, Freedom Fighters Vol. 2 #1, Our Army At War One-Shot, Wolverine Vol. 4 #1, Machete The boys are full of the animated goodness with guests Andrea Romano (voice director on EVERYTHING from Animaniacs to Batman: Brave and the Bold) and Mark Marek (MAD). News includes: both Neil Gaiman's Sandman and Joe Hill's Locke & Key are coming to TV, The Walking Dead gets a 2nd season, new Jack Kirby site and more! | 9/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 292 - Emmy Winning Podcast! | Reviews: Priest: Purgatory #1, Punisher MAX: Happy Ending #1, Zeroids #1 The boys celebrate their Emmy win for Best Podcast with more comic-ky goodness for your earholes! They lament some of the Emmy losses (Michael Emerson for Lost) and celebrate others (Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory). Jimmy gets threatened by a Canadian nudie model and sees Pat Benatar live. They also give props to the recent Read Comics in Public Day created by the Daily Cross Hatch's Brian Heater (whom also just started a podcast). News includes: Harvey Awards, Star Trek and Shakespeare, SLG sale, Mark Millar's directing debut, Image enters digital market, 2 Batmans coming soon, Batman Beyond ongoing series, DC's musical collection and more! | 8/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 291 - CNI One-Shot! Warner Brothers Toons with Brandon Vietti/Greg Weisman (Young Justice), Diedrich Bader and Andrea R | Yet another round table from SDCC! Jimmy chatted with producers Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman of the the new Young Justice cartoon, Diedrich Bader (voice of Batman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold) and legendary voice director Andrea Romano. | 8/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 290 - CNI One-Shot! Futurama with John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Billy West and producers Matt Groening a | Jimmy recruited good friend Louise DuCray to sit in on the round tables for Futurama and chatted with series stars John DiMaggio (Bender), Maurice LaMarche (Calculon, Lyrr, Morbo, etc), Lauren Tom (Amy Wong, Amy's Mom, etc), Billy West (Fry, Zoidberg, Farnsworth, etc) and producers Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. | 8/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 289 - CNI One-Shot! Supernatural with Jensen Ackles, Jared Padelicki, Jim Beaver, Misha Collins and producers Eric Krip | Jimmy recruited good friend Melissa Bleier to sit in on the round tables for Supernatural at San Diego Comic-Con and got to chat with stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padelicki, Jim Beaver, Misha Collins and producers Eric Kripke and Ben Edlund. | 8/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 288 - Psychiatry of Superheroes with The Doctors of Broadcast Thought (Part 2) | Reviews: Highland Laddie #1, Honey West #1, Ides of Blood #1, The Last Phantom #1, Sixsmiths #1, Piranha 3D It's part 2 of the Doctors of Broadcast Thought interview! We continue our discussion of the psychiatry in the world of comic books, sci-fi and gaming. Doctors H. Eric Bender, Praveen R. Kambam, Vasilis K. Pozios join us for a fascinating talk. Jimmy is going to see Pat Benatar in concert! He's just excited about it. The boys berate their online friends about bad grammar and debate on whether or not to jaunt to Baltimore for their Comic-Con this weekend. News includes: The Walking Dead on Halloween, Dean Haspiel wins an Emmy, Spielberg eyes Locke & Key, James Marsters to star in new SyFy drama, Angel back at Dark Horse and more! | 8/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 287 - CNI One-Shot! Adult Swim Special with Robot Chicken, Venture Bros. & Childrens Hospital | Yet another round table from SDCC! Jimmy chatted with producers and actors from hit Adult Swim shows like Robot Chicken (Tom Root, Matt Senreich), Venture Bros. (Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick) and Childrens Hospital (Lake Bell, Erinn Hayes, David Wain, Nick Kroll, Todd Scheer, Rob Huebel, Rob Corddry)! | 8/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 286 - CNI One-Shot! The Walking Dead Special with Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Emm | Jimmy sat in on the round tables for The Walking Dead and chatted with series stars Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Emma Bell and producers Frank Darabont, Gale Anne Hurd and Greg Nicotero. | 8/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 285 - CNI One-Shot! Resident Evil: Afterlife Special with Ali Larter & Wentworth Miller | Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Resident Evil: Afterlife at San Diego Comic-Con and got to chat with stars Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller. | 8/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 284 - Psychiatry of Superheroes with The Doctors of Broadcast Thought | Reviews: Dungeons & Dragons #0, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1, Route Des Maisons Rouges #1, The Ultimates, Volume 3 #1, The Dungeon Masters (Documentary), Inception, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World The boys are joined by the Doctors of Broadcast Thought who discuss the psychiatry in the world of comic books, sci-fi and gaming. Doctors H. Eric Bender, Praveen R. Kambam, Vasilis K. Pozios join us for a fascinating talk. So fascinating that we split it into 2 parts! Part 2 will be next week! News includes Bryan fuller (Pushing Daisies) returns to SyFy, Karl Urban is Dredd, Julia Wertz needs help reprinting The Fart Party, the end of Daredevil, new Batman family creators and more! | 8/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 283 - CNI One-Shot! Human Target Special with Chi McBride, Mark Valley & Showrunner Matt Miller | Yet another round table from SDCC! Jimmy chatted with series stars Chi McBride (Winston), Mark Valley (Christopher Chance) and new showrunner Matt Miller. Lots of exciting things coming your way this year on Human Target! | 8/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 282 - CNI One-Shot! Being Human Special with Lenora Crichlow, Sinead Keenan, Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner & Showrunn | Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Being Human and chatted with series stars Lenora Crichlow (Annie), Sinead Keenan (Nina), Russell Tovey (George), Aidan Turner (Mitchell), and showrunner/creator Toby Whithouse. SPOILERS for Season 2 if you haven't caught up yet on BBC America. | 8/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 281 - CNI One-Shot! Fringe Special with Blair Brown, Jasika Nicole, Lance Reddick & Showrunners Jeff Pinkner, J.H. | Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Fringe at San Diego Comic-Con and got to chat with series stars Blair Brown (Nina Sharp), Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth), Lance Reddick (Agent Phillip Broyles) and show runners Jeff Pinkner & J.H. Wyman. | 8/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 280 - Kevin Pereira (Attack of the Show), Michael Geszel & Inaki Miranda (Tribes: The Dog Years) and Celeb Correspo | Reviews: Nancy In Hell #1, Spitfire #1, Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #1, Torchwood #1 The boys talk about the d-bag who blew up the internet with his bad advice about hiring artists. Jimmy reports of the success of the last minute party he and Jill Pantozzi threw last week. Thanks to all who attended! Yet even more interviews from San Diego Comic-Con with Kevin Pereira (Attack of the Show), Michael Geszel & Inaki Miranda (Tribes: The Dog Years) and celeb correspondent Brea Grant (Heroes, Friday Night Lights, Halloween 2) interviews Paula Rhodes from the hit web series A Good Knight's Quest! News includes: DC releases animated collection, no Marvel Happy Meals for pre-schoolers, Nemesis film, DC's Earth One format, Spider-Man musical sets a date and more! | 8/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 279 - CNI One-Shot! Chuck Special with Adam Baldwin, Joshua Gomez, Scott Krinsky, Sarah Lancaster, Mark Christopher Law | Yet another round table from SDCC! Jimmy chatted with series stars Adam Baldwin (John Casey), Joshua Gomez (Morgan Grimes), Scott Krinsky (Jeff Barnes), Sarah Lancaster (Ellie Bartowski-Woodcomb), Mark Christopher Lawrence (Big Mike), Zachary Levi (Chuck Bartowski), Ryan McPartlin (Devin "Capt. Awesome" Woodcomb), Vik Sahay (Lester Patel) and showrunners Josh Schwartz & Chris Fedak. Lots of exciting things coming your way this year on Chuck! | 8/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 278 - CNI One-Shot! V Special with Morena Baccarin, Logan Huffman, Charles Mesure, Elizabeth Mitchell, Laura Vandervoor | Jimmy sat in on the round tables for V and chatted with series stars Morena Baccarin (Anna), Logan Huffman (Tyler Evans), Charles Mesure (Kyle Hobbes), Elizabeth Mitchell (Erica Evans), Laura Vandervoort (Lisa), and show producers Scott Rosenbaum & Steve Pearlman. Great stuff revealed. He was able to grab Laura Vandervoort for a quick solo interview as well and even mentioned her return to Smallville this year! | 8/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 277 - CNI One-Shot! Smallville Special with Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman, Kelly Souders, & Brian | Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Smallville at San Diego Comic-Con and got to chat with series stars Erica Durance (Lois Lane), Justin Hartley (Oliver Queen/Green Arrow), Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer) and show runners Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson. | 8/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 276 - More SDCC w/ Blair Butler, Elvira, Sid/Marty Krofft, & Ben Thompson! | Reviews: Life With Archie: Married Life #1, Ned the Chainsaw Guy #1, Scourge #0 Jimmy is back from the west coast and in the studio for the first time in 2 weeks. Joe has totally let the place guy. The boys discuss ways to improve foot traffic at SDCC and tips for publicists organizing round tables there. Jimmy wants you to donate to the NICU that saved his niece Chloe's life when she was born 4 months too early. Give til it hurts, kids! Jimmy still has tons of interviews from San Diego Comic-Con to play over the next couple of weeks. In this episode, we're reunited with old pal G4TV's Blair Butler, Elvira, Sid/Marty Krofft, Ben Thompson and Joe Ruby/Ken Spears. News includes: All-Star Superman gets animated, DC brings back Elseworlds, Gaiman wins, Superman saves a family home, Thunderstrike returns, Frank Miller talks Holy Terror and more! | 8/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 275 - SDCC2010 with Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd, Kody Chamberlain, Josh Finney, John Layman & Rob Guillory | Reviews: CBGB #1, Time Masters #1 & True Blood #1. No news this week! Jimmy is still out west and joins us via Skype. With countless interviews from San Diego Comic Con, we'll start out with just a few in this episode including the legendary Dave Gibbons, book designer extraordinaire Chip Kidd, Sweets creator Kody Chamberlain, Josh Finney from Titanium Rain and we get to hear from Eisner winners John Layman and Rob Guillory. Plenty more interviews coming up next week so make sure you come back to check it out! | 7/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 274 - West Coast Jimmy, East Coast Joe | Reviews: Critter One Shot, Lady Robotika #1, The Man with the Getaway Face, Superman Vol.3 #701, Sweets. The Expendables movie. Jimmy is on the west coast and getting ready for SDCC while Joe is keeping things running at the studio in Harlem. Warner Bros take over the bags at SDCC, tons of DC news including Tiny Titans visiting Riverdale and the return of both Static and Ragman. Also Kirkman goes Skybound. Jimmy is allergic to Tiberius and much more. | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 273 - Take 2 | Reviews: Batman Odyssey #1, Casanova #1, The Last Zombie #1, Scarlet #1, Star Wars Old Republic #1, Thor: The Mighty Avenger #1, X-Men Vol 3 #1 The boys are gutted as the recording program used to record the show decided to eat the entire episode we recorded with special guests, Tricia Brouk and Vicki Van Tassel from the show Erotic Broadway: Vintage Variety. Jimmy saw the show recently and loved it so had them come on to review comics, read news and talk about the show. Unfortunately, tech issues happened and erased the episode. We did get a little ditty out of them involving Batman that was recorded separately. Drinks may have been involved. Please go see it if you're in NYC! The boy talk about the Emmy nominations (congrats to friend of show, Michael Emerson of Lost!). News includes: Sadness over the death of Harvey Pekar, Death in Action Comics, The Pro gets animated, SDCC programming is out, crazy idiot to protest SDCC, Darth Vader banned, Cornell brings Knight & Squire, Busiek and Ross together again for Kirby and much more. | 7/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 272 - Heat Wave! | Reviews: Action Comics #890, Batman Beyond Vol 3 #1, Royal Historian of Oz #1, Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper #1, Wonder Woman #600, Zombies vs Cheerleaders #1. The Last Airbender, Toy Story 3 The boys are sweltering in the sauna of NYC but still find a way to sweat through an episode for you! Jimmy comes across the only major motion picture he was in back in 1997 and is lost in playing Lego Harry Potter. They are excited about the return of Warehouse 13 on SyFy and discuss the new Wonder Woman costume. News includes: Zuda comics shuts down, Spider-Man casting, Smallville brings back actors, Ellerbisms ends, Kochi Wanaba begins, a superhero dance show and more! | 7/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 271 - Sea Joe and Grizzly Jimmy | Reviews: Green Arrow Vol 5 #1, Jurassic Park Redemption #1, Sea Bear & Grizzly Shark #1 The boys are melting in the studio due to the sweltering heat in NYC. They discuss the recent surge of digital comics and where it might go. Jimmy talks ABC's Scoundrels and starts gearing up for SDCC. News includes NYC's Midtown Comics opens another store, Jamie Smart's Fish-Head Steve on TV, Marvel brings Chaos War and invades Little Big Planet, Superman Across America, NFL cartoon debuts and more! | 6/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 270 - Interview Free! | Reviews: New Avengers Vol. 2 #1, Pale Horse #1 The boys chat about the Star Trek/Ke$ha mash up, Snoop Dogg's "Sookie" video, return of The Boondocks animated series, and they get a visit from loyal listener Caitlin whom they immediately love. No interview this week since we've had so many over the past month. Jimmy and Joe figured you'd just enjoy listening to their dulcet tones. News includes: the loss of Al Williamson, Darick Robertson NOT The Boys, Paul Cornell goes DC Exclusive, Venture Bros. charity auction for the Gulf oil spill, Casanova at Icon and more! | 6/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 269 - CNI One-Shot! Caprica Special with Ronald D. Moore & Esai Morales | It's our last MCM Expo interview! Jimmy sat down on two occasions with Ronald D. Moore and Esai Morales to discuss Caprica and Battlestar Galactica. Both interviews are round table press conference types so there will be others asking questions as well. Fret not, Jimmy got some good questions in! Ron Moore even remembered sharing Jimmy's flask of whiskey at Comic-Con a few years back. | 6/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 268 - More MCM Expo with John Noble (Fringe) & the cast of Merlin | Reviews: Buzzard #1, Hack/Slash: My First Maniac #1, Young Allies #1, A-Team movie More MCM Expo interviews! Jimmy chatted with John Noble (Fringe) and the cast of Merlin. The boys chat the Tony awards, World Cup, and E3 coverage. Jimmy has a little rant about podcasts not getting enough attention/linkage and some advice for those sending press releases. News includes: SDCC Hollywood panels announced, CBLDF parties, no more Annie, Gaiman vs. McFarlane continues, new Aqualad, more Pinocchio slaying with friends and more! | 6/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 267 - CNI One-Shot! Heroes Con Interview Special with Jonathan Hickman, Kate Beaton, Tommy Lee Edwards and Rantz Hosele | More Heroes Con interviews! As you heard in our last marathon episode, Jimmy got tons of great interviews while down in Charlotte, North Carolina. And here are the rest all packaged for you in a neat special. Jimmy chats with Jonathan Hickman (Shield, Fantastic Four), Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant), Tommy Lee Edwards (Turf) and Rantz Hoseley (Long Box). Will his love for Kate Beaton go unrequited? Will Tommy Lee Edwards draw him in Turf? Tune in to find out the answers to these nagging questions!!! | 6/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 266 - Heroes Con with Ming Doyle, Ben Templesmith, Ben McCool, Erika Moen, Mike Maihack, Jeremy Bastian, Francesco Fran | Reviews: The Bulletproof Coffin #1, Joker's Asylum: The Riddler One-Shot, Serenity: Float Out One-Shot Jimmy was at Heroes Con in North Carolin and got his interview on big time! He chatted with Erika Moen, Ben Templesmith, Ben McCool, Ming Doyle, Francesco Francavilla, Mike Maihack, Kevin Colden, Jeremy Bastian and Kirby Krackle!We also throw in one more interview with Lisa Wood (Thought Bubble) left over from MCM Expo. Put your seatbelts on because it's a long one! Great interviews with amazing cartoonists so it's totally worth it. News includes: Torchwood in the U.S., a Torchwood comic, Matt Kindt's 3 Story movie deal, Joe Quesada promoted, Thundercats animated series, Grant Morrison's new TV show and more! | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 265 - CNI One-Shot! Sweatdrop Special | More from Jimmy's UK tour. He had a lovely dinner in Cambridge with some folks from Sweatdrop Studios as well as some of their friends. Post dinner, they retired to a local pub where he interviewed Emma Vieceli, Chloe Citrine, Laura Watton, Anna Fitzpatrick and Nana Li among others! At MCM Expo, Jimmy had a chance to chat with a few more creators from Sweatdrop. Sonia Leong joined him for a solo talk and then Sweatdrop couple Faye Yong and Fehed Said discussed much of their work. Awesome stuff from a very talented group of cartoonists! | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 264 - CNI One-Shot! with Jonathan Ross! | The amazing UK legend that is Jonathan Ross graciously invited Jimmy over to his house for this interview. (For my fellow Americans that might not know him, Friday Night w/Jonathan Ross is the #1 chat show in the UK, he has a successful BBC Radio 2 show and movie review show. Hilarious entertainer for over 20 years, he really is one of the biggest names in showbiz in the UK.) He showed him his massive comic book collection including many original #1 issues of X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four and more! Tons of original art by Ditko, Kirby and others. David Monteith (Geek Syndicate) and Richard Starkings (Comicraft, Elephantmen) are along for the ride and chime in as well. Ross discusses his first written comic, Turf, as well as other artists/writers, movies, TV, and the business in general. Great stuff from a true comic fan! | 6/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 263 - MCM Expo with Jamie Smart/Richard Starkings/Marc Ellerby/Philippa Rice/Ruth Keattch/David Fickling/Fahr Sindrams | Reviews: 7 Psychopaths #1, Boondock Saints In Nomine Patris #1, Whatever Happened To Baron Von Shock #1It's another lengthy episode, kids. But it's a ton of great stuff so buckle up and enjoy! Jimmy is back from his UK tour and has lots to share including many an interview! The boys briefly discuss the Lost finale (seriously, only for about 3 minutes) and Jimmy's cameo in the recent issue of Choker #3. Interviews with Liz from Orbital Comics in London, Jamie Smart (Ubu Bubu, Bear, Whubble), Richard Starkings (Comicraft, Elephantmen), Marc Ellerby (Chloe Noonan, Ellerbisms), Philippa Rice (My Cardboard Life), Ruth Keattch (Jarred), David Fickling (The DFC), and Fahr Sindrams (Losing Neverland). News includes: DC brings back war titles, Green Lantern animated on the way, Professor X cast in next X flick, Superhero boob job, Dynamite gets Flash Gordon and more! | 6/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 262 - OneShot! Bristol Comic Expo Podcasters Panel | A special One Shot! with the full Podcasting Panel from the Bristol Comic Expo. Podcasters included Dan from the Sidekick Cast, Stacey from Small Press Big Mouth, Dave from Waiting for the Trade, Steve from Comic Book Outsiders and our very own Jimmy Aquino from Comic News Insider. The lovely and talented Emma Vieceli moderated. | 5/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 261 - OneShot! Bristol Comic Expo Interviews | A special One Shot! to cover all the interviews that Jimmy brought us from the Bristol Comic Expo. Lynsey Hutchinson, Emma Vieceli, Harry Markos and John Higgins join us. Coming up next is the Bristol Comics Podcasters Panel. | 5/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 260 - Bristol Comic Expo w/ Tony Lee/Dan Boultwood/Leigh Gallagher/Stacey Whittle | Reviews: Age of Heroes #1, Avengers Volume 4 #1, Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 6 #1, Rescue One Shot, Zatanna #1Jimmy is running on no sleep but is still having a blast visiting everyone across the pond! With a recap of events at the Bristol Comic Expo, Jimmy brings us interviews with Stacey Whittle (Small Press Big Mouth), Leigh Gallagher, Tony Lee & Dan Boultwood. Plus a random run in with Richard Starkings in Wales. News includes: Dynamite acquires Chaos!Comics, Smallville calls it quits, GoGo's brings us Robotika, Alternate Fringe comics and much more! Special episodes coming up including more interviews from Bristol and the Comics Podcasters Panel. | 5/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 259 - Michael Emerson Returns (Part 2) | Reviews: Astonishing X-Men Xenogenesis #1, Batman Return Of Bruce Wayne #1, Bram Stokers Death Ship #1, Frenemy Of The State #1, Justice League Generation Lost #1, Sword #24 It's Part 2 of our Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" on Lost) interview as he discusses more Lost stuff, characters, acting tips, what's next and more. Jimmy is leaving soon for the UK to cover the Bristol Comic Expo and MCM Expo and can't wait to get his Anglo on! News includes: Jeff Lemire on Superboy, Heroes & Flash Forward cancelled while V and Chuck are renewed, new sci-fi TV shows from BBC America and Fox, SyFy games, Mark Hamill to direct Black Pearl and much more! | 5/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 258 - Michael Emerson Returns! (Part 1) | Reviews: Astonishing Spider-Man Wolverine #1, Brightest Day #1, Hellboy In Mexico Or A Drunken Blur One Shot, I Zombie #1, Stealth Pilot Season #1, Superman War Of The Supermen #1, Iron Man 2 Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" on Lost) returns to discuss the final season of the hit ABC series. We talked for over an hour with him so we split it up into 2 parts. Tune in next week for Part 2! News includes Frank Frazetta (RIP), X-men: First Class gets a writer and director, more superhero porn parody, design the NYAF mascot, The Little Endless return, Men in Black 3 is happening, Molly Crabapple's new webcomic, The Puppet Makers debuts and much more! | 5/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 257 - Reviews Galore! | Reviews: Crossed: Family Values #1, DV8: Gods and Monsters #1, Firestar One-Shot, Garrison #1, The Magdalena #1, Sif One-Shot, Ultimate Avengers 2 #1 We hope you enjoyed last week's Versus! episode featuring Kick-Ass! It's Star Wars Day and Joe's back from his secret spy mission in South America! Jimmy has a Free Comic Book Day observation that may prove controversial. News includes: Batman live touring show, Archie's gay friend, South Park gets censored, Cartoon Network to debut Young Justice and Mad Magazine shows, Zuda drops competitions, Make-A-Wish helps a kid be a hero, Spider-Man catches a thief, and more! | 5/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 256 - CNI Versus: Kick Ass! | It's another VERSUS!episode! We take a comic book that has been turned into a TV or film or animation,etc. Then we review them separately and then compare/contrast. This time around it's KICK-ASS! First the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita JR. and then the film directed by Matthew Vaughn. David Monteith, Jon Hoche and Nick Lowe join us on the panel to discuss both! | 4/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 255 - Thor's Wrath! with Dave Monteith (Geek Syndicate) & Jon Hoche | Reviews: Brightest Day #0, Cold Space #1, Kill Shakespeare #1 David Monteith (Geek Syndicate) and good buddy Jon Hoche join us in studio for a crazy Coppola wine fueled episode. The boys talk the crazy Icelandic hurricane volcano that leaves David stuck in America. Spidey musical woes, Human Target finale, and Joe's secret spy mission are all talked. News includes lots from C2E2: new comic Tuesdays?, Dark Horse and Hammer films, Ennis pens Crossed movie, Frank Miller on Holy Terror, Casanova at ICON, Yo Gabba Gabba! at Oni, lotsa new X-men titles, what is O.M.I.T.?, X-Files/30 Days of Night crossover and more! The longer the show goes, the more we drink...so comedy gold if you hang in there! | 4/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 254 - MoCCA Recap with Monica Gallagher, Simon Gardenfors & Tory Woollcott | Reviews: The Misadventures of Clark &Jefferson: Hairy Things #1, Shield #1, Star Wars Purge: The Hidden Blade One-Shot, Turf #1 The boys went to MoCCA and broke some Canucks! MoCCA Fest was this weekend and the guys attended meeting many an indie/small press creator. Jimmy interviewed Monica Gallagher, Simon Gardenfors, and Tory Woollcott and learned a bit about their MoCCA debuts. Jimmy took many of the cartoonists out for a grand ol' NYC time and got free drinks galore. (Don't tell them it was a fluke. They think I'm the King of NYC.). News includes: Marvel leaves Diamond, Joss Whedon to direct Avengers movie, Mattel reveals SDCC exclusives, Eisner nominations announced, Star Trek live show at Kennedy Space Center, never before seen Kirby characters to see the light, Ultimate Spider-Man animated series to debut, and more! | 4/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 253 - One Shot! Terrence Mann (Addams Family Musical) | Broadway Legend, Terrence Mann, joins us in studio to discuss his role in the just opened Broadway production of The Addams Family musical. We chat about the show, the changes made to some characters, how it was based on the original Charles Addams comic strips and more! We also talk a little bit about his part on The Dresden Files and then have a proper theater nerd out about his originating such Broadway roles as "Rum Tug Tugger" in Cats, "Javert" in Les Miserables and "The Beast" in Beauty and the Beast. | 4/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 252 - Wondercon Report with Maria Bernal-Silva | Reviews: Blackest Night #8, Cloak and Dagger Vol. 4 #1, God of War #1, Terminator Vol. 4 #1, Clash of the Titans film. The boys chat about their interview with Broadway legend, Terrence Mann, though you wont hear said interview until the next day or two. Joe saw the new Doctor Who and Jimmy talks about the gangs of Easter here in NYC. Our west coast reporter, Maria Bernal-Silva, joins us to discuss some of the stuff she covered at Wonder Con in San Francisco. You'll hear a few interviews she got with artist Alex Pardee, trademark/copyright lawyer Michael Lovitz and IDW's PR/Marketing manager AnnaMaria White!News includes: Neal Adams back on Batman, new Lucas sanctioned Star Wars comedy animated series, Greg Ruck leaving DC, no more All-Star Batman & Robin, Frankie Stein, more Barry Ween from Judd Winick, Elephantmen gets optioned, JAM, a roller derby anthology comic and more! | 4/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 251 - David Monteith (Geek Syndicate) & a Live Audience | Reviews: Chip #1, The Guild #1, Nemesis #1, Time Lincoln One-Shot, How to Train Your Dragon David Monteith from the UK podcast, Geek Syndicate, joins us in studio for some cross over action! A live audience is also present for the momentous occasion. News includes: Dick Giordano, Bryan Singer not directing X-Men: First Class film, SDCC sells out, Mark Millar to edit Wizard, new Sci-Fi comedy from Michael Rosenbaum, The Walking Dead gets greenlit, Another Superman comic sales record and more! The boys discuss the state of comics and television in the UK and get a first hand account from Mr. Monteith on comics/shows to look out for. | 3/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 250 - CNI One Shot! Alice in Slasherland | Some of the cast/production crew of Alice In Slasherland, The Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company's new show, join us in studio! Writer/Fight Choreographer Qui Nguyen, Director Robert Ross Parker and cast members Bonnie Sherman and Sheldon Best come talk about the homage to 70's/80's slasher films, their favorite slasher, costume changes, puppets, songs, blood/gore and more!The show runs Thursdays through Sundays until April 10th at the HERE Arts Center in New York City. Showtime is 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 and are selling out fast. Go get yours or miss out! | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 249 - Geektreats | Reviews: American Vampire #1, Fade to Black #1, X-Factor Forever #1 Surprised by that quickie download last week after the regular show? Jimmy explains and chats about his guest spot on the Jay and Jack 30 hour podcast for Autism Speaks last Saturday. Fun times! Joe had a geek retreat of RPG proportions and claims there was no LARPing. Yeah right. News includes: Dynamite acquires Vampirella, Rob Zombie's new comic, Tim Burton to direct animated Addams Family, Al Gore at SDCC?, IDW is a Diamond Premiere Publisher, Captain America is cast, Archie's multiverse, Marvelman is back at Marvel, Popeye in 3D and more! | 3/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Event- Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack 30 Hour Podcast with Jimmy at 3am! | Jimmy forgot to mention his upcoming guest spot on the annual Jay and Jack's 30 Hour Podcast for Autism Speaks. It starts this Saturday, March 20th at 12pm and ends Sunday, March 21st at 6pm. Jimmy will be in the 3am slot early Sunday morning. If you're up, then give it a listen and then give til it hurts! It will be broadcast live on Ustream! Click on the link and bookmark it for this weekend! | 3/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 248 - Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) with ECCC Highlights | Reviews: Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #1, Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1, The Waking #1 It's St. Paddy's Day, so stay in and avoid the amateurs that go out. Jimmy visits some local UK shops and has a few former students find him. Joe is busy hanging out with Mariska Hargitay and Sharon Stone while they are shooting Law & Order on his block. Heidi MacDonald of The Beat joins us via phone to discuss some of the Emerald City Comic-Con highlights. News includes: Amazon glitch woes, new Firefly comic by Patton Oswalt, Summer Glau in The Cape, The Sword doubles final issue, Mary Jane leaves the Spidey musical, Power Girl gets new creative team, Comics exhibit at Columbia U., Detective Comics wins GLAAD award, Barnes & Noble doesn't have Scarlett fever, SyFy makes superheroes, another BSG spin-off and more ECCC highlights! | 3/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 247 - Oscar Winning Podcast | Reviews: First Wave #1, Girl Comics #1, Green Hornet #1, Alice In Wonderland film The boys return from The Oscars with their much deserved award for Best Podcast. Discussions of Jimmy's teen swimsuit crush, Kathy Ireland, and how she loves him, Joe attends a green event (no, he doesn't dress up as The Hulk), Iron Man 2 trailer, Tron: Legacy trailer, and Templesmith in Barrow. News includes: Captain America strips on Marvel.com, Max Brooks joins G.I. Joe, Neil Patrick Harris gets Smurfy, BBC superhero show, the great Amazon graphic novel glitch of 2010, JMS on Superman and Wonder Woman, and more! | 3/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 246 - CNI and the Templesmith of Doom! | Reviews: Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island #1, Choker #1, We Will Bury You #1 Jimmy's back from Florida and Joe's back from his dentist trip to North Carolina. They recount some highlights from their trips including embarrassing mom moments (Jimmy) and a 3 year old nephew dentist (Joe). Ben Templesmith joins Jimmy for a quickie interview during late night drinks. News includes: Batman beats Superman at auction, Nick Simmons accused of plagiarism, PS3 goes nuts, True Blood author gets work adapted to comics, IDW Star Trek movie adaptation comics will fill in gaps from movie, more Avengers from Marvel and more! | 3/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 245 - The NYC/Jax Connection | Reviews: Atomic Robo: Revenge of the Vampire Dimension #1, Chase Variant One-Shot (Is All I Need), Legendary Talespinners #1, Perhapanauts Special: Molly's Story. Jimmy calls in from his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida leaving Joe behind at the studio in Harlem. The guys are excited about 2 big releases this week, Choker by Ben Templesmith/Ben McCool and We Will Bury You by Brea & Zane Grant/Kyle Strahm. News includes big changes at DC with many a promotion, Flash Gordon remake won't be campy, Whedon/Spurlock Comic-Con documentary?, Superman for $1,000,000, Captain America tea bags politics and more! | 2/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 244 - Kevin Smith Blows Up the Internet | Reviews: Hit-Monkey #1, Human Target #1, The Wolfman movie The boys wish a big happy birthday to comic book types like Ben McCool, Tim Bradstreet and Warren Ellis. Jimmy is lost in the world of Rapture again as he's playing Bio Shock 2 and they discuss how Kevin Smith got thrown off of a plane due to his size. News includes: A new Stan Lee penned comic starringh himself, Green Lantern spin-offs, Superheroes teach sex, The Princess and the Frog causes salmonella, Danity Kane comes back in comics, a revamped Superman musical, The Uniques new issue and spin-off, James Patterson joins the comic world and more! | 2/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 243 - Deirdre Lorenz (Santorini Blue) | Reviews: Demo Vol. 2 #1, Milestone Forever #1, Ultimate X #1 The boys welcome filmmaker/actor/model Deirdre Lorenz in the studio to nerd out about comic, movies and more. Who's she? Get to clicking to find out. News includes Watchmen prequels/sequels, Filipino superheroes, Chris Nolan's Superman, Olivia Munn's comic lawsuit, UK kid & his love for Cerebus and more! We also let Deirdre chat about her film, Santorini Blue, since she was so kind to do some voice over work for us. (Didja notice?) Also, we tease some of the commentary (for the PSP) from the upcoming IDW book, We Will Bury You by Brea/Zane Grant with art by Kyle Strahm. | 2/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 242 - Oscar Nominated for Best Podcast | Reviews: Demonic #1, Iron Man: I Am Iron Man #1, Ultimate Enemy #1 Another big week in TV with the Dollhouse finale, Grammys, and Lost coming back. Plus,thoughts on nerd Oscar nominations. Joe went nerd bowling and Jimmy apparently wasn't invited. News includes: Marvel heroes are good again, New NBC superhero show, Sherlock is better than Lobo, Jedi sneaker pimps, new digs for The Beat and a XXX Batman. | 2/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 241 - Fillion's Fallout | Reviews: Joe the Barbarian #1, Merc #1, Terminus Tales Presents...Platypus vs. Monkey #1 Big week in TV as the boys discuss Conan's last show and the new Syfy series Caprica. Jimmy falls in love with Betty White on the SAG awards while Joe pretends to follow the NFL playoff talk. News includes: Avatar breaks all records, Primeval returns, PS3 hacked, Kevin Smith's new Batman project, Twilight comic, new rings from DC and more! And, Nathan Fillion's hilarious phone message last week caused quite a stir on Whedonesque and Twitter so the boys discuss the reaction both good and bad. | 1/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 240 - The Best of 2009! | Reviews: Army of Two #1, Omnitarium #1, Weekly World News #1 Finally! The Best of 2009 show is here! Sorry it took so long, but we know you'll love it. We still do our regular show as well, so it's a lengthy one. The boys discuss the Golden Globes, Human Target TV show, and Jimmy saw a sneak peak of the upcoming Pushing Daisies comic!News includes Heroes 4 Haiti, Marvel vs. DC, Captain America Film, new DC weekly series based on DCU online game, new Spider-Man franchise director picked, U.S version of Torchwood and more! Calls galore come in on the hotline giving us listener best picks. Nathan Fillion himself calls to give his favorite movie though we're not sure it's of 2009. The boys go over their many categories and have a wide range of picks in comic books, TV and film! | 1/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 239 - The Tonight Show with CNI! | Reviews: Orc Stain #1, Phantom Double Shot #1 KGB Noir, Siege #1 NBC is shaking up the late night line up and CNI will now be hosting The Tonight Show! Hey, it could happen. Joe saw Saturday Night Live..uh...live and Jimmy is a snitch for the cops. News includes a Spider-Man film reboot, Spider-Man musical back on, DC's Brightest Day, Superheroes wrap it up at the Olympics, Marvel sues for copyright, James Gunn's Super and more! Top 3 and plugs galore. | 1/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 238 - And We're Back! | Reviews: Dreamers, Ex Occultus Badge Of Langavat One-Shot, Lava-Roid #1, Neon Girl #0, Solomon Azua #1, Teddy And The Yeti #1 The boys are back after thwarting the evil plans of Benjamin Linus! New Year's Eve plans are discussed. Joe had his big bash and Jimmy woke up wearing a tutu and rollerskates surrounded by strippers. Again. Jimmy discusses much including seeing Sherlock Holmes, Sara Cox shouting him out again on BBC Radio 1, & his upcoming trip to the UK all the while Joe wonders if he'll ever shut the hell up. They lament and discuss the last David Tennant and Russel T. Davies episodes of Doctor Who. News includes Avatar box office, Bluewater goes Gaga, Captain Jack vs. Doctor Horrible, Captain Picard gets knighted, Marvel/Disney all official, and more! | 1/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 237 - The End of CNI! with Lost's Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) & True Blood's Arlene Fowler (Carrie Preston) | Reviews: Chimichanga #1, Hellboy Bride Of Hell One Shot, Last Days Of American Crime #1, Sherlock Ninja Curious Case Of The Iron Monkey #1, Unknowns #1 It's the final show of 2009 and the boys go out with a bang! They discuss their Christmas goodies, Doctor Who and send Julia Wertz (The Fart Party) birthday wishes. News includes Indy Comic Book Week, Stan Lee's birthday, Captain America movie, Geoff Johns tweets Green Lantern and the Pope blesses Homer Simpson. Kevin Conn (Lava Roid) calls us to give his thoughts on Indy Comic Book Week as well. Also, a couple of moments of magic happen with some TV characters. We're not sure how it ends up as this was typed up before the show was recorded. Do let us know. | 12/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 236 - A Comic News Insider Christmas | Reviews: Champion One Shot, Complete Alice In Wonderland #1, Forgetless #1, Incorruptible #1, What If Daredevil vs Elektra It's Christmas time at the CNI Studios. No guest tonight, except maybe Santa. The boys exchange gifts and drink spirits in honor of the Christmas spirit! Jimmy saw Avatar, but Joe didn't. He gives some quick spoiler-free thoughts on it all. News includes Molly Crabapple is one of 50 people remaking New York City according to The New York Observer, Bryan Singer returns to the X-Men franchise and PSP comics are here with the very first audio commentary on Ben Templesmith's Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse. A little Xmas song from CNI is performed for your pleasure/annoyance as well. | 12/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 235 - John Cassaday takes over Dollhouse | Reviews: Anywhere #1, Daytripper #1, God Complex #1, Murderer Pilot Season #1, Wolverine Under The Boardwalk One Shot John Cassaday Someone else or nobody joins us via Skype to discuss the upcoming episode of Dollhouse that he directed. The guys chat about Jimmy's recent birthday bash and the $600 bottle of wine they all enjoyed. Big congrats to friend of the show (and real friend!) Michael Emerson for his Golden Globe nomination. News includes Marvel's Girl Comics, united Filipino artists, Spawn reprints, Bruce Wayne returns (duh), 300 sequel, Natalie Portman producing/starring in film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and more! | 12/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 234 - Birthday Madness! | Reviews: Empowered One-Shot, JSA All-Stars Vol. 2 #1, Iron Man vs. Whiplash #1, Dingo #1 No guest since Jimmy's ego demands you only focus on his birthday tomorrow (December 9th) as he explains why in song (haters can suck it). Joe is still digging on Flash Forward and Jimmy saw 2012. News includes DC's new Earth One line, Lady Gaga comics, Orlando Star Wars celebration, new BBC America show Demons, and more. | 12/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 233 - Shakedown with Paul Pope! | Reviews: Image United #1, The Tick: New Series #1, Powers #1 Paul Pope joins us at the last minute to discuss his Shakedown project as well as Battling Boy (both the movie and graphic novel). Then, the boys talk Turkey day and kids superhero costumes. News includes Global Frequency TV show (again), return of Torchwood, Grant Morrison documentary, Smallville, and CBLDF jobs! | 12/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 232 - David Petersen (Mouse Guard) | Reviews: Doctor Horrible One-Shot, Victorian Undead #1, Black Knight Vol. 3 #1, Nola #1, Drone #1 The boys experiment doing the show via Skype because Jimmy is too lazy to leave his apartment since he's drooling over that Hayden Panettiere video and laughing hysterically at the Muppet/Bohemian Rhapsody one. David Petersen joins Joe via Skype to discuss his fantastic series, Mouse Guard. We remember Eric Martin (aka "The Question" on The Comic Forums), a big supporter of the podcast community/fellow podcaster/all around nice guy, who tragically passed last week. News includes animated Spectre, Marvel takes S.H.I.E.L.D. through history, Bjork likes Moomins, Flash Forward slows down, more U.S. Doctor Who air dates and more! | 11/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 231 - Drinks with John McCrea, Garth Ennis & Friends | Reviews: Batman/Doc Savage Special #1, Ghoul #1, Tracker #1, Supergod #1, Tank Girl: Skidmarks #1 Jimmy went out last week with John McCrea on his last night in town. Garth Ennis, Heidi MacDonald, Ben McCool, Keith Burns and Lee Bradley all joined in on a beer fueled/fun filled/late night interview. It's informative, raucous, hilarious and fun! But...WHO is Darth Guinness?! News includes Lava-Roid now available, Dollhouse cancelled to no one's surprise, Zack Whedon does a Terminator comic, Angel of Death online again and more! | 11/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 230 - King Con with Jamie Tanner | Reviews: Stumptown #1, Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #1, Lobo: Highway to Hell #1 Jimmy attended King Con in Brooklyn over the weekend and chatted with Jamie Tanner about his Kickstarter project. Joe reveals the surprise he had planned much to Jimmy's chagrin as he can't attend. Jimmy's lack of sleep continues as he bought the new GTA IV extension pack called Episodes From Liberty City. Joe tries to keep his rambling on track to no avail. News includes a Pride & Prejudice & Zombies prequel, comics are good for kids, library workers fired for hiding comic, animated Halo, Milestone comics are back, Professor Bendis and more! | 11/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 229 - BSG Spectacular with Luciana Carro, Aaron Douglas & Michael Hogan! Plus, a Ben Templesmith Drive-By! | Reviews: Casper and the Spectrals #1, World's Finest #1, Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box #1 It's a Battlestar Galactica spectacular as Jimmy chatted with Luciana Carro ("Kat"), Aaron Douglas ("Chief") and Michael Hogan ("Tigh") at the recent Big Apple Comic-Con. He also had a quick chat with Ben Templesmith over drinks last week in which Ben dropped an exclusive! News includes convention craziness about SDCC, Angouleme, and Heroes, Marvel on iPhones, Liefeld & McFarlane together again, Heroes kills off major character, Tennant's last Doctor Who episodes, a yankee-fied Being Human and more! | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 228 - Happy Halloween with Emily Hagins (Pathogen) and Aaron Marshall (Zombie Girl) | Reviews: Justice League of America #38, Angel Vs. Frankenstein Young filmmaker Emily Hagins joins us to discuss her film Pathogen. She wrote/directed it when she was 11. Now 17 (as of today..HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!), she is working on new films and continuing to grow as a filmmaker. Aaron Marshall joins us as well to discuss the documentary, Zombie Girl, that he did following Emily around in her feature film directorial debut of Pathogen. The boys talk about the recent Doomsday Film Fest. And, uh-oh...Tony Lee and Ben Templesmith are in town so Jimmy is off to join them later. Expect stories next week! News includes 30 Days of Night sequel, Nick buys the Turtles, Newsarama sold, Deadpool Corps., Dollhouse delayed, Iowa hates zombies, etc. | 10/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 227 - Big Apple Con with Melody Anderson, Erin Gray, and Miracle Laurie | Reviews: Beyond the Wall #1, Anchor #1, Blackbeard: Legend of the Pyrate King #1, Where the Wild Things Are Alison Rosen joins us via Skype to recap her time at the Big Apple Con with Jimmy. We did a little video for you as well. Check it out below. Joe also attended the show and chatted with many comic folks. Jimmy interviewed many folks and you'll hear him with Melody Anderson (Flash Gordon), Erin Gray (Buck Rogers) and Miracle Laurie (Dollhouse). He also talked to Battlestar stars Michael Hogan ("Col. Tigh"), Aaron Douglas ("Chief Tyrol) and Luciana Carro ("Kat") which you'll hear in a couple of weeks. News includes the Comic-Con wars, Favreau not on Avengers film, Calvin & Hobbes at MoCCA, JSA on Smallville, MarvelFest 09, Tara McPherson at Dr. Sketchy's and more. | 10/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 226 - Kevin Conn Baltimore Con Recap | Reviews: Haunt #1, X-Babies #1, Planetary #27 Kevin Conn (a.k.a. Lava-Roid) attended the Baltimore Comic-Con and joins us in studio to give his recap. Jimmy gives a lesson on the ethics of contacting someone famous via their friend and Joe tells us of the wedding he attended over the weekend. No, not his own. News includes Battlestar Galactica: The Plan update, SDCC preview night sold out, Bellydance/Comic convention, Gravel, Singer back to X-Men, Marge Simpson in Playboy, Diamond retailer summit highlights and more! | 10/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 225 - Doomsday Film Festival & Gay Bride of Frankenstein | Reviews: Astro City: Astra Special #1, Die Hard: Year One #1, sky Pirates of Neo Terra #1, Zombieland Doomsday Film Festival directors Andrew Miller and Kristana Textor join Joe in studio to discuss the upcoming horror fest. Meanwhile, Jimmy has drinks and chats with Dana Aber, Ashley Kate Adams and Jeremiah James from the cast of The Gay Bride of Frankenstein. Jimmy talks of his deadly plague and new niece Chloe! News includes The Guild comic book, new Doctor Who logo, Transformers 3, a dark Mickey Mouse, Archie gets Betty too (told ya) and more! | 10/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 224 - Zombieland with Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick | Reviews: Underground #1, Spider-Woman #1, Beautiful Creatures #1. New fall shows of Heroes, Family Guy, Flash Forward, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, etc. Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick join us to discuss the upcoming film starring Woody Harrelson. We also talk some of their upcoming projects like Venom and Earth vs. Moon. And we hear about what it's like to hang with William Shatner. Jimmy is on The Daily Alison with Alison Rosen (last week's guest)and gets an Absinthe infused visit from Molly Crabapple and the Dr. Sketchy's crew. News includes Splatterman, Ignatz awards at SPX, Lil' Batman, Daredevil reboot, Wolverine and 007 hate cell phones, Primeval returns, Free Enterprise 2 and trouble with the new V TV series. | 9/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 223 - CNI One Shot! Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville) | Smallville star Cassidy Freeman ("Tess Mercer") joined us for a phoner to discuss the upcoming season 9, her character, musical background, hanging with Allison Mack, and making Zod kneel before her! Tune in to this interview first and then check out the season premiere of Smallville tonight on the CW at 8pm EST. | 9/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 222 - Alison Rosen (The Daily Alison) & Michael Emerson Drive by | Reviews: Beasts of Burden #1, Vengeance of Moon Knight #1, X-Men Legacy Annual #1 In studio guest, Alison Rosen, joins us for another "Converting to Comicdom" segment. Did we convert her? You'll have to tune in to find out! It's another loooooooooooong episode so please forgive. 'Twas lotsa fun though! Alison is hilarious, smart and charming so I'm sure you will dig the extra CNI goodness that came out of it. Good friend Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" on Lost) also joins us at the beginning of the show via phone to discuss his recent Emmy win! News includes Jack Kirby's kids suing for Marvel hero rights, Shin Chan creator's death, Archie Andrews gets an agent, Notorious MSG in a videogame, UK Jedi woes, a Roddenberry Apple computer for sale and more! | 9/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 221 - Ella Thomas (The Surrogates) | Reviews: Sweet Tooth #1, Marvel Super Hero Squad #1, Strange Tales #1, Vampirella #1 The smart, hilarious and all around lovely Ella Thomas joins us to discuss her role in the upcoming film, The Surrogates. The boys had a blast geeking out with her and there may have been a wedding that took place during the interview between Ella and Jimmy. You'll have to listen to find out! The guys lament over the passing of Patrick Swayze, get a quick visit from Kevin Conn-Yay, VMA's, Kevin Smith's tweet-a-thon and more. Joe gives his recap of his spy mission in Europe. He tells of time in Spain, France, Amsterdam and The UK. What's this about a giant urinal in Amsterdam? News includes the new DC Entertainment, NYCC/NYAF, JLA Crisis DVD, Joss Whedon updates, Alan Moore on Marvelman, Guy Ritchie to direct Lobo movie, Bryan Fuller & Bryan Singer team up, Jamie Tanner creates comics with you, and more! | 9/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 220 - A few of our favorite things | Reviews: The Incredible Hulk Vol 3. #601 , The Spider: Judgement Knight #1 Joe has headed off on another super secret spy mission, so we decided to record this episode on the same night as last week's. No news, interview or feedback this week. Kevin Conn (Unemployed Skeletor, Lava Roid) joins us in studio to hang and talk about our favorite comics, TV show and films. The X-Men's Cannonball brings his redneck self into the conversation several times as well. | 9/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 219 - Chris Giarrusso (G-Man, Mini Marvels) | Reviews: Batman: The Widening Gyre #1, Fantastic Four #570 Jimmy gets his woeful laptop replaced by the kind folks at Sony and Joe talks of his upcoming spy mission. In the biggest news in awhile, we discuss Disney's acquisition of Marvel. Other news includes Lita Ford comics, how to talk like Warren Ellis, "Superman" on Chuck, Green Hornet, King Con in Brooklyn, Fantastic Four reboot, the Scream Awards nominees and more! | 9/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 218 - Ben Raab/Deric Hughes (Warehouse 13, Living in Infamy) & Larry Lieberman (Aniboom) | Reviews: Batgirl Vol. 3 #1, Days Missing #1 Archie #600 Writing partners Ben Raab and Deric Hughes (Warehouse 13, Living in Infamy) join us to discuss their involvement as part of the writing staff on the hit SyFy series Warehouse 13. Also joining us is Larry Lieberman, the Chief Marketing Officer for Aniboom, who brings us news of some great collaborations and contests with Marvel Comics and Family Guy. The guys discuss the Avatar trailer and Jimmy talks about seeing Inglorious Basterds as well as his "appearance" on The Sara Cox show on BBC Radio 1. News includes the return of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, Meth and comics, a Disney-Con, Bono claims Spidey musical "IS" gonna happen and more! | 8/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 217 - Ben Squared! From SDCC, It's Ben McCool & Ben Templesmith! | Reviews: Dominic Fortune #1, Marvels Project #1, Ultimate Avengers #1 Possibly the last of the San Diego Comic-Con coverage! OR IS IT?!!! It's all Ben, all the time as Jimmy sat down with both Ben McCCool (Choker) and Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Welcome to Hoxford, Groom Lake, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse). Separate interviews but they both talk about their upcoming collaboration on what is sure to be a big hit, Choker. Jimmy and Joe talk about their love for the new music video, Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?, starring Felica Day & The Guild cast. News includes Superman rights reverting again, AMC picks up The Walking Dead, MF Grimm leaves Mayhem behind, Spider-Man musical woes, Bryan Singer on BSG, Sherlock Holmes with zombies and more! | 8/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 216 - CNI One Shot! We Will Bury You with Brea Grant ("Daphne" on Heroes), Zane Grant and the CNI Chorale | As everyone knows, the zombie apocalypse utopia has happened. Our zombie overlords have allowed a large part of the population to survive and continue in society. Thankfully, Comic News Insider, now Zombie News Insider, is here to stay! Good thing the zombie rulers were big fans of Brea Grant on Heroes as well! They allowed us to play the interview that Jimmy did with her and her brother Zane about their upcoming zombie comic, We Will Bury You. Brea and Zane also recorded several songs inspired by their favorite zombie films that you will hear throughout the episode. And, they ordered us to make up a few songs of our own based on their comic. Zombies love their musicals! News includes zombie vegetarians, the return of Helena Markos, and jerky humans. | 8/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 215 - Get Lost at SDCC with Michael Emerson | Reviews: Incarnate #1, Mayhem #1, The Red Circle: The Hangman One-Shot Yet even more San Diego Comic-Con coverage! Jimmy chatted with good friend Michael Emerson about his first time at the Con and the upcoming season of Lost. He also got a few snippets from Nestor, Carbonell, Jorge Garcia, and Josh Holloway. Friends Patrick and Salli sit in with us and join in the madness of CNI. The gang discusses the sadness of the passing of John Hughes and the douchebaggery of a so called fanboy at the recent Chicago Comic-Con. Jimmy saw G.I. Joe as well. His thoughts? Tune in! News includes Marvel's 70th birthday, the Treasury Dept. hates cartoonists, Olmos in The Green Hornet, Emma Caulfield's foray into comics, a Japanese man burning his house down over his mother throwing out Gundam toys and more! | 8/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 214 - CNI One Shot! Robot Chicken with Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Doug Goldstein, Tom Root & Matthew Senreich | Yet even more San Diego Comic-Con coverage! Jimmy sat in on the round table for the Cartoon Network series, Robot Chicken. It was held with a small amount of press so Jimmy got many a question in including some Twitter questions from some of our listeners! | 8/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 213 - CNI One Shot! Angel of Death with Zoe Bell, Ed Brubaker, Doug Jones, Ted Raimi | Even more San Diego Comic-Con coverage! Jimmy sat in on the round table for the hit web series, Angel of Death, starring Zoe Bell. It was held in the presidential suite at the Westin hotel with a small amount of press. Jimmy got many a question in! He also got a little one on one interview with Zoe Bell herself! | 8/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 212 - Jeremy Platt (The Violent Kind) & Rob Zombie (Halloween 2), Sefton Hill (Arkham Asylum),Stephen Frost(Iron Ma | Reviews: Dellec #1, Citizen Rex #1, Fearless Dawn #1 More SDCC coverage than you can shake a batarang at! Our new CNI correspondent, Maria, gets some great interviews. She chats with Jeremy Platt (The Violent Kind producer) and Rob Zombie himself stops by during the interview to drop some devilish science. Later in the show, Maria and Jimmy do a recap of what she covered at Comic-Con. She also interviewed Sefton Hill, game director of the Batman: Arkham Asylum video game and Stephen Frost, one of the production leads on the Iron Man 2 video game. News includes a Commie Superman, Futurama keeps voice actors, Captain Blood in space, Doctor Who uncut, Casper returns to comics, Superman & Wonder Woman get hitched and more! | 8/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 211 - CNI One Shot! Doctor Who/Torchwood Round Table with David Tennant, Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner & Euros L | That's right! More San Diego Comic-Con coverage. Jimmy sat on 2 round tables with the creative team behind Doctor Who and Torchwood. The 10th Doctor himself, David Tennant, was also in attendance to answer questions. There were about 7 other reporters asking questions, so there's some great stuff in there! Also, apologies for the sound troubles. Apparently, one or two of the reporters had their cell phones on that RANG during the interviews which caused interference. You will hear some buzzing on occasion. Couldn't be removed and no way to control. Sorry folks! But, hang in there for some good Doctor Who/Torchwood goodness! | 8/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 210 - SDCC Recap Madness with Felicia Day, Olivia Munn, Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku | Jimmy's back from his epic journey to San Diego Comic-Con. Joe stayed back home with the kids. Over 5 hours of recording to release and we do it all here! No, no. But, we do play interviews with Felicia Day (Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog, The Guild) and Olivia Munn (G4TV's Attack of the Show). We also get the tail end of a roundtable discussion with Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku for Dollhouse. We do some quick news headlines from the con including Doctor Who being recognized by Guinness Book of World Records, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies graphic novel, Avengers film line up, Justice League comic line up, Marvel gets rights to Marvelman, John Cassaday to direct Dollhouse episode, Eisner highlights and more! Jimmy gives his epic recap of the show babbling on and on about interviews and drinking or both. Of course, tons of name dropping. Joe curses Jimmy for all of the editing he will have to do now, but is glad he got some good coverage. | 7/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 209 - Pre-SDCC! | Reviews: Blackest Night #1, Last Resort #1, Zeke Deadwood: Zombie Lawman Vol 1: Legally Dead Jimmy's off in San Diego and leaves Joe back in Harlem with the kids. Again. Joe calls Jimmy as he's eating In 'N Out burgers to make sure he remembers he has a show to record. Jimmy teases many an interview that he has lined up along with some roving reporters helping out. The boys talk the new Harry Potter flick (spoilers) and the Torchwood 5 day series (no spoilers), as well as some deserved Emmy nods. News includes a new Punisher Max team, PopCult forms, Gareb Shamus heats up the con wars, Warren Ellis at SDCC, a possible new Futurama cast, a Voltron movie and more. | 7/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 208 - True Blood's Carrie Preston Returns! | Reviews: Wednesday Comics #1 Carrie Preston ("Arlene Fowler" on HBO's True Blood) returns to chat up the current season, her new on DVD indie film Lovely By Surprise and other projects. Carrie also read our weekly review and gives a non-comic book reader opinion on it. (p.s. She dug it!) Jimmy attended Molly Crabapple's book release party for her new graphic novel, Scarlett Takes Manhattan, and chats with her for a few minutes at the party. (Apologies for the sound. It was LOUD there.) News includes The Siegel/Superman court battle, San Diego Comic-Con programming (the good and bad), Ryan Reynolds goes green, new Jonah Hex graphic novel, Lobo takes Anthrax, and we play with a Dollhouse. Joe laments over his missing SDCC again, but Jimmy goes on and on about his excitement for it! He'll be out there next week and they'll record the show in their annual bi-coastal Pre-SDCC chat. | 7/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 207 - Michael Rooker & Fight Girl Battle World | Big, long show (sorry!) with interviews galore and new music! The awesome Michael Rooker joins us to discuss the upcoming NBC mini-series, Meteor. We also delve into Slither, Mallrats and some of his other work. Sure he plays a bad ass a lot but he's hilarious! Jimmy also chats with the cast/writer of Fight Girl Battle World. The Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company are remounting their hit show from last season for only 6 performances. Get your tickets now! Former guests Jon Hoche, Paco Tolson, Melissa Paladino, Bonnie Sherman and Qui Nguyen all join in to discuss the changes to the cast and fights. But where's Andrea Marie Smith?! News includes The Asian American Comic-Con, Dark Horse Presents leaves MySpace, Brian K. Vaughan leaves Lost, Top Cow's new "Pilot Season" and more! | 7/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 206 - More Heroes Con with Brian Pulido & Ken Marcus | Reviews: Actress and the Bishop #1, Gotham Sirens #1, Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 More Heroes con interviews! Brian Pulido of Lady Death/Evil Ernie fame, joins us for a very interesting discussion on his old Chaos! comics and his upcoming foray into film. We also chat with Ken Marcus of the gut bustingly funny Super Human Resources, and discuss the pee-inducing hilarity of it all. The boys also discuss recent celeb deaths. Jimmy saw Transformers 2 and expected giant robots fighting, explosions and Megan Fox. Tune in to see what he got! Joe finally sees The Spirit and...well, ya gotta listen. News includes Bryan Fuller leaving Heroes again, more SDCC passes, Archie has a new chief, Watchmen director's cut in theaters, Vampirella returns, Shamus buys Toronto Con and more. | 6/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 205 - Heroes Con Recap with Leanne Hannah, Mike Maihack & Adam Withers/Comfort Love | The Heroes Con recap includes interviews with Leanne Hannah, Mike Maihack, and Adam Withers/Comfort Love. Hear about the strip club debauchery, a happy Iron Giant-ed nephew, dubs, hotness, podcast panel and more. News includes a touching story about a dying girl's last wish to see Up, the launch of Rantz Hosely's Longbox project, TCAF and a new JLA creative team. | 6/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 204 - CNI One Shot!: Fat Chunk Volume 2 | It's another One-Shot! and this time we're promoting the new anthology from Slave Labor Graphics called Fat Chunk Volume 2: Zombies. Editor Jamie Smart (Ubu Bubu, Bear) joins us to discuss organizing over 60 cartoonists for this 144 page anthology celebrating the living impaired. (Get it? Living impaired? Mwhahaha.) He also talks about his 4 page strip in the book and other works coming from his warped and brilliant mind. We also talk to a few of the other creators involved in the book including Laura Howell (Bizarre Adventures of Gilbert & Sullivan, Robin Hoodie), Alan Kerr (Kreepy Kat), and Patt Kelley (Parasitic Twin). CNI's own Jimmy Aquino wrote 2 separate 3 page stories for the book as well with art chores done by Jenny Romanchuk (The Zombie Hunters) and Shane Heron (Awesome Marcus Ninja). | 6/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 203 - Heroes Con Bound with Dustin Harbin | Reviews: Red Robin #1, The Veil #1, Absolution #0 It's our pre-Heroes Con show! Dustin Harbin, Creative Director of the show, joins us to discuss all of the fun and madness that awaits in Charlotte, NC at Heroes Con. Jimmy gets a short haircut for the first time in over 20 years and Joe tries to talk him off the roof. News includes the return of Captain America (Duh!), DC's Wednesday Comics in USA Today, Superman's new origin, Tim Burton at MOMA, Primeval cancelled, no Heroes at SDCC and more! | 6/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 202 - MoCCA Recap | Reviews: Batman and Robin #1, Rotten #1, Chew #1 MoCCA just happened and we were there to see it in all of it's steamy hot goodness! Hear our recap of the show and the suggestions to make it even better for next year. Since they used to be involved in theater, the boys also talk about The Tony Awards including the horrendous sound issues and Bret Michael's accident. Jimmy has made the hair appointment for Wednesday night to finally have it short after 20 years. If you only hear Joe in next week's episode, it's because Jimmy is crying in the shower until it grows back. News includes Mavel's Strange Tales Max series, the demise of Nickelodeon Magazine, Fall Out Boy comics, Ancient Joker, BSG science panel, jobs in comics and much more! | 6/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 201 - The Aftermath | Reviews: Aliens #1, Muppet Robin Hood #1 It's the aftermath of 200 and we take the time to thank all of our friends and supporters. We discuss the Planetary exclusive that Cassaday dropped on us in episode 200, how Google is Big Brother and possibly the big short haircut for Jimmy. News includes Marvel price increase, Captain America #600 shenanigans, Geoff Johns: Comic shop owner and E3 highlights. Here's to 200 more! | 6/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 200 - The Live Recording! | Reviews: Cursed Pirate Girl #1, The Last Days of Animal Man #1, The Amazing Spider-Man: The Short Halloween One-Shot It's our big Bicentennial and we're doing it all up! Recorded live in front of an audience at Latitude Bar & Grill here in NYC. Special guests galore including Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" from Lost), John Cassaday, Vito Del Sante, Kevin Colden, Miss Lasko-Gross and more! We do the news and reviews and some hilarious sketches to boot. There's a musical bit, some radio theater and you have to hear Michael Emerson read movie quotes! Cassaday also gives an exclusive announcement about the final issue of Planetary! Special thanks to Heidi MacDonald from The Beat and Mike from Astro-Zombies comic shop for their kind donations of door prizes. And hey...we also did a video (probably the first and last time) of this so you can finally see our antics for yourselves! | 5/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 199 - One More to Go! | Reviews: Killapalooza #1, Herogasm #1, The Complete Dracula #1 We get it in under an hour since we're prepping for the big 200th episode on Saturday! Jimmy talks about a possible return to acting and the boys discuss Caprica, Glee, 200 plans and a possible Kevin Smith visit? News Includes a Whedon-less Buffy movie, a guilty plea to obscenity charges in the Handley manga case, Starbuck as Typhoid Mary, Archie getting married, Spider-Man married again and more! | 5/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 198 - More TCAF with Kevin Colden, Marc Ellerby & Faith Erin Hicks | Reviews: The Unknown #1, Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1, From the Ashes #1 More TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) interviews with Kevin Colden, Marc Ellerby and Faith Erin Hicks. Jimmy has a run in with famed theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku, Joe sees the new Broadway revival of West Side Story and the boys check out the new Wolfram Alpha. News includes Kevin Smith back to comics, G4/Dark Horse want you as an SDCC correspondent, Captain Britain cancelled, Zombie movies, Thor casting, a New Jersey mom creates safety superheroes, what TV shows made the cut to next year and more! | 5/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 197 - TCAF Recap with Kate Beaton, Mike Dawson & Amber MacArthur | Reviews: Power Girl #1, Sword of My Mouth #1, New Mutants #1 Jimmy returns from Toronto and gives his recap of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. He got a bunch of interviews that we'll be playing over the next 2 episodes. Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant webcomic) and Mike Dawson (Freddie & Me) join Jimmy on the TCAF floor and he briefly chats with Amber MacArthur (Net@Night, commandN podcasts) as well. The boys also talk about the new Star Trek movie and how it made them Vulcan nerve pinch their junk. Repeatedly. News includes Jeff Katz and his new multi-media company, the Deadpool spin-off flick and a delayed Green Lantern movie. | 5/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 196 - Chris Butcher & Reviews Galore | Reviews: Sherlock Holmes #1, Mr. Universe #1, Captain America: Theater of War: A Brother In Arms One-Shot It's a super-sized show chock full of guests and reviews! We break the 2 hour mark for the first time ever. But just barely. Sorry about that folks! But, it's all good. Chris Butcher, organizer of TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) and manager of Toronto's awesome comic shop The Beguiling, joins us to discuss the upcoming convention that Jimmy will be attending. In studio, Mike Cho hangs with us to talk about the L: Change the World movie among other things. We sent entertainment journalist, Zena Tsarfin, to see the new Toxic Avenger Musical and she joins us via Skype to review. We also review X-Men Origins: Wolverine and get some quick tweets about it as well. Hear Jimmy's run in with Eliza Dushku and how Joe and Mike saw Kevin Smith. News includes Batman dog saving the day, Grant Morrison and the DC multiverse, Comic Shop Locator app on the iPhone, Iron Maiden sues comics and more! | 5/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 195 - VERSUS! A History of Violence | In our second installment of VERSUS!, it's A History of Violence vs. A History of Violence. We cover it all from the original graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke to the stunning film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris and William Hurt. The round table consists of your familiar hosts Jimmy and Joe, along with comic newbie Lenae McKee and comic journalist and The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald and up and coming comic writer Ben McCool. Join us as we break down each medium in 20+ minute increments and end with a compare/contrast of each. Which did we like best? How violent is each one? And just how much does Jimmy love Maria Bello? Tune in to find out! | 5/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 194 - Heidi MacDonald & Ben McCool in "Twitter Wars" | Reviews: Viking #1, American McGee's Grimm #1, Warlord of Io and Other Stories One-Shot The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald joins us in studio along with up and coming writer Ben McCool for a lengthy and Twitteriffic show! After a tasty BBQ and many drinks, the gang sallies forth to record a show. Uh-oh. 4 chatty folks on beer and wine! Hang on! News includes Free Comic Book Day, Wolverine Nike's and easter eggs, Sin City 2, Predators reboot, Twitter wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, get a part in Smallville and more! We get into a heated discussion about Twitter and the advantages/disadvantages of it all. | 4/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 193 - Bone Dry Cap | Reviews: Beta Ray Bill: The Green of Eden One-Shot, Overlook #1, The Phantom: Generations #1 No interview due to your demand of only Jimmy and Joe talk! Or due to the fact we didn't get anyone. A little Heroes talk and Jimmy talks of his Kristin Chenoweth meet up. News includes DC/Archie superheroes, Marvel/Taco Bell loving, Pushing Daisies comics, Pope nerve pinches Spock, new GI Joe toon and a heartwarming tale of a kidney donating stormtrooper. | 4/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 192 - Nikki Cook | Reviews: The Warlord #1, Ignition City #1, Exiles Vol. 4 #1 Up and coming artist Nikki Cook joins us in studio for a super extra long episode to discuss her fill in issue on DMZ, porn comics, Tori Amos, Act-i-vate webcomics collective, and new stuff coming down the tubes. News includes Paul Pope's Battling Boy, Dollhouse, The Simpsons stamps, Pushing Daisies, new Big Apple Con owner, and Zombie puncher Woody Harrelson. | 4/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 191 - Onward Ho! | Reviews: Flash: Rebirth #1, The Destroyer #1, Irredeemable #1 We take a break from interviews this week and just bring you the Double J goodness that you love. Well, we think you love it. Hear how one of Jimmy's crushes visits a psychic...and how she is warned! And Joe discovers a new way to video...UH-OH! News includes Watchmen kills, Eisner awards, Green Lantern animated DVD, Wolverine bootleg, Planetary #27, Captain Blood, cartoon Last Supper and more. Great listener feedback about our interview with Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers. | 4/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 190 - CNI OneShot!: Live from NY it's Seth Meyers! | Live from New York...it's Comic News Insider Live! Well, not really. It's still recorded. But, joining us for a special show is Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers! Not only is he the head writer and anchor for Weekend Update on SNL, but he's also a self-professed comic book nerd. Hear stories of his comic book loves, he and fellow castmate Bill Hader's upcoming Spider-Man comic, behind the scenes of SNL, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, writing geeky sketches for Sir Ian McKellen and many other nerdtastistic tales! Enjoy our CNI Weekend Update! | 4/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 189 - Charlie Adlard (Walking Dead) Part 2 | Reviews: Caped #1, The Muppet Show Comic Book #1, The Incredibles #1 It's part 2 of our interview with Charlie Adlard, the artist of The Walking Dead. More great zombie stuff and more on his rock star status. News includes more Spidey musical details, Spidey makes a boy happy in his pants, Marvel Studios writer's programs, The Couriers movie, and more. Top 3 and plugs galore. We also chatted with Saturday Night Live head writer/self proclaimed nerd Seth Meyers. Though you wont here it on this episode! Tune in on Saturday to here our special One-Shot!: Episode 190 with Seth Meyers! | 3/31/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 188 - CNI One Shot! A farewell to Battlestar Galactica | We say good-bye to one of our favorite shows, Battlestar Galactica. The series finale of the re-imagined series aired last Friday so we gather a round table of friends to mourn, remember and celebrate. Fellow fans Abby Marcus and Qui Nguyen are in studio with us, and Kim Lay joins us via Skype. We discuss our thoughts on the finale, favorite characters, the writing staff, music, the impact of the series, and so much more. Tune in to agree and/or disagree, but mostly to share in the love for one of the greatest TV shows ever, Battlestar Galactica. SO SAY WE ALL!!! | 3/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 187 - Charlie Adlard (Walking Dead) Pt.1 | Reviews: Groom Lake #1, Rawbone #1, The Black Coat & Athena Voltaire One-Shot After many, many months of re-scheduling, artist Charlie Adlard joins us from across the pond! We discuss his zombie-licious work on the hit series The Walking Dead as well as his many other works. Also, Charlie Adlard: Rock Star? Who knew? Make sure you tune in next week for part 2 of the interview. And, the boys are joined in studio by Abby Marcus and Qui Nguyen from The Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company. News includes a Thai Spider-Man firefighter, Doom returns to recording, Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth, the artistic side of Wolverine, Dora exploring tween years and more. | 3/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 186 - CNI Versus!: Deathnote | We've talked about it for over a year and it's finally here. It's our special VERSUS! show. A round table discussion where we take a comic book and explore the other mediums that the story is represented in. In this very first episode, it's Death Note vs. Death Note vs. Death Note. We cover it all from the original hit manga to the animated series to the live action films. Joe moderates the round table consisting of Jimmy, in studio guests Mike Cho and Carrie Tucker (I Love Geeks author), and Richard McAuliffe (calling in from Wales). Join us as we break down each medium in 15 minute increments and end with a compare/contrast of each. Which did we like best? And what would we do if we had our very own Death Note? Tune in to find out! VERSUS! is a new monthly show that we will be doing in addition to the regular weekly episodes of Comic News Insider. As with our special One-Shot! episodes, these will be numbered and part of the offical CNI canon. | 3/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 185 - St. Paddy's Day Special (Not Really) | Reviews: The Life and Times of Savior 28 #1, Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1, After Watchmen: What's Next? Saga of the Swamp Thing #21 Happy St. Patrick's Day from Hulk, Green Lantern, Green Arrow...and...well, you get the idea. Mike Cho joins us in studio as we discuss the new Sci Fi Channel name (WHY?!!!), BSG at the UN, SDCC 4 day passes sold out, Iron Man 2 and more. No interview this week, but a great tease for our new show called VERSUS! Our first one will be released this Saturday and it's Death Note vs. Death Note vs. Death Note. Covering the manga, anime and live action film. It's a new monthly (possibly) show we'll be releasing in the same vein as the CNI: One-Shot!'s. Tune in this Saturday for Comic News Insider: Episode 186 - VERSUS! | 3/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 184 - Watchmen | Reviews: Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1, Killer of Demons #1, MILF Magnet #1 No interview this week as we give our oh so important opinions/reviews of Watchmen. News includes Welcome to Hoxford film, no Facebook for Batman, Pushing Daisies, Final Crisis hardcover, NY Graphic Book lists, DFC getting cancelled and more. | 3/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 183 - Molly Crabapple | Reviews: Doctor Who: The Whispering Gallery One-Shot, G.I. Joe: Origins #1, Whatmen?! One-Shot It's our last interview from New York Comic-Con with Molly Crabapple. Molly was so gracious to sit at our booth all 3 days for a signing. Great news about her upcoming first graphic novel, Scarlett Takes Manhattan. News includes the Spider-Man musical, Smallville, Family Guy/Star Trek mash-up, Family Circus at IDW, Krypto-Nate, and a kid who plays Call of Duty with a conscious. Great feedback from Carrie Tucker (I Love Geeks) and Joss Whedon himself! | 3/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 182 - CNI One Shot! Soul Samurai | The cast and creator of the Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company's new Off Broadway production, Soul Samurai, join us for a wine induced and fun filled evening. What's Soul Samurai about? Cooler than Kill Bill, hotter than Shaft! Soul Samurai is the story of Dewdrop and her fight through the mean streets of a post-apocalyptic Brooklyn. After avenging her lover’s murder in the heart of Coney Island, Dewdrop now must make it back home to the Lower East Side before the shoguns of Kings County find her. In a play that mixes hip-hop culture, blaxploitation, and the martial arts, this production dials it back old school with this seventies-inspired samurai story. This is one slick slice with a sharp sword and a score to settle! How's that for an enticing description? Jimmy saw the show and loved it. Joe plans on seeing it soon. Listen to the cast talk about acting, inspirations for the show, movies, TV, comics, music, fight choreography, accidents, and more. We also give them a nerdy musical quiz to test their geek fu. Do they pass? Tune in to find out! Meanwhile, if you're in the NYC area, book your tickets for the show. It's getting rave reviews and selling out fast. They give a special promotional code to use for $20 tickets. You save $5! For more information, visit the Vampire Cowboys Theatre site. | 2/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 181 - Greg Pak, Jimmy Aquino Earth2, Soul Samurai | Reviews: Amber Atoms #1, The Great Unknown #1, Johnny Monster #1 A few more interviews from NYCC including writer Greg Pak and listen as the universe collapses with the "other" Jimmy Aquino! Sitting in during our recording was members of the cast and show creators for Vampire Cowboys Theatre production of Soul Samurai. This weeks news includes big news from the world of Battlestar Galactica, the upcoming Thor feature film and an in depth discussion of the controversial "chimp comic" from the New York Post. A healthy amount of wine made the whole show that much more enjoyable. | 2/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 180 - More NYCC with Jonathan Hickman, Tony Lee & "Alan Moore"! | Reviews: Batman #686, R.E.B.E.L.S. #1, Berserker #1 Jimmy's voice is almost back. Good thing Joe is always in top form. The boys discuss the upcoming Vampire Cowboys production of Soul Samurai and the panel that Jimmy is moderating directly after the show on Wednesday, 2/18. More NYCC interviews are sprinkled throughout the episode. Hear "Alan Moore", Jonathan Hickman, and Tony Lee! Next week will be Greg Pak, Molly Crabapple and Earth 2 Jimmy Aquino. News includes no Dollhouse comics, a U.S. No Heroics, MoCCA, superhero beatdowns on Hollywood Blvd. and more including bug sex. Yes. Bug sex. A special discount is given from the Vampire Cowboys Theater Company for their upcoming production of Soul Samurai. Jimmy will be attending on Wednesday, 2/18 and moderating a panel with the cast directly after. Use that discount code (CNIROCKS) to attend that night! | 2/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 179 - CNI One Shot! with Michael Emerson | Michael Emerson (aka Benjamin Linus) from Lost joins us once again. We're well into season five and there is so much to discuss! Time travel, time shifting, machines, pendulums, who's related to who and what's so important about "children"? Always full of great hints and just like Lost, a few things are answered and a few new questions arise. p.s. Jimmy lost his voice at NYCC, so apologies for that. Good thing Joe is there to hold it together! | 2/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 178 - NYCC09 Wrap up with Dacre Stoker, Ian Holt, Emma Vieceli, Sonia Leong & Lava Roid | Reviews: Secret Warriors #1, Soul Kiss #1, Jersey Gods #1 It's our special New York Comic-Con wrap up! And it's our longest show ever at just over 2 hours! Yikes! But, lots of NYCC fun to be heard about! Jimmy has completely lost his voice, so apologies for that. Joe managed to save his barely and takes the reigns. We give our play by play of the con and have interviews with Dacre Stoker (Great Grand nephew of Bram Stoker), Ian Holt, Emma Vieceli, Sonia Leong and new hero Lava Roid. More interviews with Molly Crabapple, Greg Pak, Jonathan Hickman, "Alan Moore" and Jimmy Aquino 2 will be played in the following week or two! The guys give their opinions on awkward fans at the booth, how we get our guests and thank our booth helpers and guests. News from NYCC includes the new Hickman/Eaglesham Fantastic Four, a new Ultimate line from Marvel, more Batman titles, Pet Avengers and so much more. Also, a zombie Pride and Prejudice, Portland superhero and Harvey Comics at MoCCA! A special discount is given from the Vampire Cowboys Theater Company for their upcoming production of Soul Samurai. Jimmy will be attending on Wednesday, 2/18 and moderating a panel with the cast directly after. Use that discount code to attend that night! AND...a tease for our special last minute interview with good friend Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" on Lost). Look for that show to be released in a day or two. | 2/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 177 - Pre NYCC Madness with Tony Lee! | Reviews: Battlefields: Dear Billy #1, The Wind Raider #1, Final Crisis #7 Tony Lee arrives from the UK and invades the CNI studios with audience in tow. Jimmy talks the Superbowl while Joe prefers the commercials. Tony is just lost but is welcomed with a special song in his honor. It's possibly our longest show ever, but full of Tony Lee goodness. News includes a Texan Zombie scare, UK wants to ban comics, Watchmen Black Freighter DVD, a new Chicago con and more! Tony discusses his recently completed mini-series Doctor Who: The Forgotten and other works including Harker, Midnight Kiss and Robin Hood. New York Comic-Con is around the corner and we chat about our confirmed guests and planned events in the Podcast Arena. Once again, CNI will be doing a charity raffle and this year it will benefit The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund!Tickets are $1 or 6 for $5. Come buy your tickets each day and they will be good for each raffle. | 2/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 176 - Lost Recap | Reviews: Dark Avengers #1, Mysterius the Unfathomable #1 Jimmy is deathly sick with the small pox or plague while Joe brags of his clean bill of health. Jimmy has another run in with a hot girl asking for blow and Joe wonders why this keeps happening. News includes Harvey Pekar's opera, comics recession, Roddenberry's ashes, Torso in limbo and more. In lieu of the planned interview with Michael Emerson (Benjamin Linus on LOST), the boys give a recap and their thoughts on the 2 hour season premiere last week. Michael will definitely appear within the next few weeks as his shooting schedule clears up. | 1/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 175 - Lance Fensterman (NYCC) | Reviews: Locke & Key: Head Games #1, Amazing Spider-Man #583 (Kind of...), Battlestar Galactica (Latest episode) On this historic day, the guys record their 175th inaugural episode. Jimmy chats about his trip to his hometown of Jacksonville with tales of cougars, Jesus ties and old friends. News includes the resolution of the Watchmen film dispute, Diamond Distributors new deal, Veronica Mars movie, free The Uniques comic and more. Lance Fensterman, show manager for the upcoming New York Comic-Con, joins us to discuss some of the exciting events and guests he's got for the show. Also, check out the special deal from Audible over on the left! New York Comic-Con is around the corner and we chat about our confirmed guests and planned events in the Podcast Arena. Once again, CNI will be doing a charity raffle and this year it will benefit The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! | 1/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 174 - Danielle Corsetto | Reviews: Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy One-Shot, Punisher #1, Black Lightning: Year One #1 The awesomely talented Danielle Corsetto (Girls With Slingshots webcomic) joins us in studio on a break from her mini-signing tour! We catch up with Danielle to see what she's been up to since our last chat back at Heroes Con in June. Jimmy falls in love with his new iPhone and looks forward to his quick jaunt to his hometown in Florida. Joe expresses his joy over the big Wall-E win at the Golden Globes. News includes Pushing Daisies unaired episodes, Juan Valdez suing Mother Goose, Bill Willingham's desire to return to wholesome comics, Elfman on Terminator: Salvation, DC Comics movies on hold and more. New York Comic-Con is around the corner and we chat about our confirmed guests and planned events in the Podcast Arena. Once again, CNI will be doing a charity raffle and this year it will benefit The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! | 1/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 173 - Best of 2008 | Reviews: War Machine #1, Incognito #1 It's 2009, so prepare yourselves for another great year of CNI!Good friend and fellow nerd Jon Hoche joins us in studio to discuss our "Best of 2008". Jimmy crows over his acknowledgment in the finally released I Love Geeks by Carrie Tucker. Go buy it! News includes a new Doctor Who, TinTin movie, James Jean, Thor smiting a burglar, Secret Stash closing and more. We have our "Best of..." segment where we pick our favorite comics/movies/TV shows, etc. Not just your everyday categories, kids!Best Train Wreck, Story that you enjoy but everyone else hates and other interesting stuff! | 1/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 172 - CNI's Shiny New Year | Reviews: Angel: Smile Time #1, Mister X: Condemned #1, Dawn of the Dread Force #0 Happy New Year! The guys recount their Christmas with Joe heading out to see Mama and Jimmy barely makes it through New Jersey to see his sister and nephew. Resolutions are made...but for other people. News includes the Watchmen movie legal woes, The Spirit, Batman hates commies, Eartha Kitt, New York Comic-Con and more. Old Joe and Jimmy retire from 2008 to make room for the new 2009 CNI babies, Joe and Jimmy. | 12/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 171 - The Christmas Show & Jamie Smart Part2 | Reviews: Beanworld Holiday Special One-Shot, Impaler #1, What If? Newer Fantastic Four It's our Christmas special full of holiday joy! Cookies baked by Joe, eggnog, Santa, and carols! Part 2 of our Jamie Smart interview from last week. More funny stuff about Bear, Ubu Bubu, Whubble, and all of the other madness that goes on in his brain. Jimmy announces the demise of Random Souffle and they both lament the passing of Majel Barret Roddenberry. Jimmy performs the new Christmas classic rap, Christmas in Harlem, as a gift to you. News includes Pushing Daisies gets closure, K. Cho's new series, Chow off Green Hornet, Frank Miller on Buck Rogers, and a Star Wars musical. We also share a Christmas tune by Straight No Chaser that we think you all will enjoy. | 12/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 170 - Jamie Smart (Part 1) | Reviews: Phonogram 2: Singles Club #1, Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1, The Wizard of Oz #1 Way back in February, we discovered the crazy and effed up world of Ubu Bubu. And nothing has ever been the same! Creator Jamie Smart joins us from across the pond to discuss his many works and just what is going on inside that brain of his. Jimmy brags about his birthday party/swag and Joe revels in the Battlestar Galactica webisodes. News includes a MoCCA move, new Crow movie, Magneto spin-off on hold, more Spider-Man musical casting, Top Cow initiative, Dr. Sketchy's 3-Year Anniversary and more. | 12/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 169 - Carrie Tucker | Reviews: Jingle Belle: Santa Claus vs. Frankenstein One-Shot, Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1, Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade #1 Carrie Tucker, good friend and author of I Love Geeks (Out now..go get it!), joins us in studio with a live audience for the big Jimmy Birthday Jam. Thousands showed up and we had to turn so many away. Apologies to all, but you can still hear the fun! Jimmy makes the news on The Beat, sees Saturday Night Live...live and gets great prezzies including something from Joe's homeland. News includes Fables on TV, Slave Labor Graphics store opens, Wonder Woman animated at NYCC, More JLA film crap, Sin City 2 and naughty Simpsons down under. | 12/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 168 - Kristin Chenoweth Christmas | Reviews: Sista Samurai #0, Umbrella Academy Dallas #1, Body Bags One-Shot Back for the 3rd time, Kristin Chenoweth returns to discuss the sad demise of Pushing Daisies, her new flick Four Christmases and awesome new Christmas album, A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas. Jimmy gets many a wish come true as he sings a duet with Kristin (kind of) and she promises to give him a birthday shout out in her concert next week!Meanwhile, Joe supplies the paper towels for his drooling co-host. The guys share Thanksgiving stories and a Family Guy Sings! recap. News includes Comic Foundry ending, Justice League movie, Blog@Newsarama, bad Batman fan Dad and more! | 12/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 167 - JM DeMatteis | Reviews: Justice Society Of America Kingdom Come Special Magog #1, Leviticus Cross: Shadows Of The Heart #1, Yeti vs Vampire #1 After a 2 year absence, J.M. DeMatteis returns to discuss just what's been going since our last interview in November 2006. Jimmy gets a visit from Tom Jones, Joe gets his belated birthday gifts, and Kevin chimes in with his BANTER! News includes the demise of Pushing Daisies with a special Unemployed Skeletor rant, The Guild comes to the XBox, Will Smith remakes Oldboy, Gearhead film and more. | 11/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 166 - Michael Stahl-David (Cloverfield) | Reviews: Batman: Cacophony#1, Kingdom Come Special #1, I Hate Gallant Girl #1 Michael Stahl-David, star of Cloverfield, joins us for a quick phoner to discuss the hit movie and his new web series, Behind the Star. Jimmy is getting a prezzie and is outed as a secret source for Rich Johnston. Plus, Joe regales us with some hot stank stories from the subway. News includes Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk, Stan Lee gets gay for superheroes, Pushing Daisies comics, Animated Thor and more! | 11/18/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 165 - Brea Grant (Heroes) | Reviews: Gigantic #1, Scarlet Veronica #1, Terra #1 As promised, the lovely and charming Brea Grant ("Daphne"-the speedster on Heroes) joins us to discuss Heroes, comic books, zombies and how much she and Jimmy's blog are soul mates. Also, it's Joe's birthday week and he shares a special present he got early. (Not from Jimmy...uh-oh.) Comic News Insider sponsors the Vampire Cowboys Theater Co. by giving thousands. Maybe. News includes Paul Pope's Battling Boy film, Bryan Fuller/Pushing Daisies updates, The Graysons, Batman to sue Warner Bros., Bootylicious Wonder Woman, and more. | 11/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 164 - Carrie Preston | Reviews: Contract Solo Missions: Tsumi #1, Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns #1, Jazz: Cool Birth One-Shot Something important happened today. Hmmm....Oh yeah, a new episode of Comic News Insider! Special in studio guest, Carrie Preston ("Arlene Fowler" on HBO's series True Blood), hangs out with us for most of the show to discuss the hit series. We comic the vote and discuss who would be best to read Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" (Hint: NOT Stan Lee). Carrie joins us for the news which includes Jeph Loeb off of Heroes, Art Spiegelman, David Tennant leaving Doctor Who, The Avengers movie, Preacher, Road to Perdition sequels, Charlie Brown animated comics and more. | 11/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 163 - All Hallow's Quickie | Reviews: Thor: The Truth of History #1, Cyblade #1, G.I. JOE #0 It's a quickie Halloween special because Joe and Jimmy are too busy getting in their "Zombie Thelma & Louise" costumes. Jimmy gets a stalker and Joe buys tons of candy from the bottom shelf for the kiddies. News includes an MMORPG murder, Zoe Bell, Dad gets in trouble for promoting daughter's manga, Kirk/Sulu war, a manga sommelier and more. And, with Christmas decorations coming out earlier every year, we have a special song about Halloween costumes. | 10/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 162 - A Brea Tease! | Reviews: Heresy #1, Mercy Sparx #1, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Special #1 Jimmy recovers from his 10 days of work while Joe ("Bottom Shelf") is hanging with The Electric Company. Discussions of an Apple non-genius, PR mishaps, Twitter quitters and some talk of eating nuts and drinking Bawls (Not what you think...or is it?). News includes DC's Manhunter, Spike TV Scream Awards, real life Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (kind of), Umbrella Academy and more. And, we almost get a surprise interview with Brea Grant ("Daphne" the speedster on Heroes). Not really a surprise, but well....just listen to find out! | 10/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 161 - No Frills! | Reviews: Ferryman #1, Marvel Zombies #1, Crossed #1 Late recording and we're tired, so it's a "no frills" episode of CNI. Jimmy's in another comic! This one is Big Hero 6 #2 so go get your copy! News includes an accurate Archaia Press Studios report, Captain America in Incredible Hulk, Molly Crabapple's "Debate Night", Steampunk in Brooklyn, Cheadle replaces Howard in Iron Man 2, Fangoria Graphix, Animated Avengers and more. Also, some New York Comic-Con news since it's coming up in February. Yes, we got some good stuff planned. Stay tuned on that! | 10/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 160 - SPX Recap | Reviews: Terror Titans #1, Top 10: Season 2 #1, City of Dust #1 Jimmy got his indie on at SPX this weekend and entered the world of mini-comics and self-publishing. Oh, what a wonderful world. No interviews but a great recap of the show (including Ignatz Awards) and fun hanging with Heidi MacDonald, Ben McCool, Danielle Corsetto, Katie Benson, Phil Jackson, Nikki Cook, Laura Hudson and Jah Furry. News includes Opus ending, more Wizard shake-ups, 300 sequel, more zombies from Romero, Fringe, Kung Fu Panda sequel, saving Superman's crib, Wonder Woman fashion and Leave it to Dick! | 10/7/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 159 - NY Anime Fest | Reviews: Flash Gordon #1, Back to Brooklyn #1, The Dead: Kingdom of Flies #1 Recaps of the New York Anime Fest/Far East to East Showcase. Well, not so much the Anime Fest. Jimmy attended both and is now in love with Japanese rock. Also, he gives a little recap of the meetup with Natali Del Conte and Amber Macarthur. News includes Branagh on Thor?, Pope's DKNY clothing line release, Harvey Awards, DC cancels Minx line, Watchmen, Addams Family musical, and a comic explaining sex to 6 year olds. That's right. Feedback, Top 3 and plugs galore. | 9/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 158 - Fall Television | Reviews: Age of Sentry #1, Greatest Hits #1, DC Universe Decisions #1 We're recording late and it shows. Yet we still manage to run long. Thankfully, you love us so much it wont matter. Emmy talk, Star Wars: Force Unleashed has consumed Jimmy's dark side, SPX, Baltimore Con, NY Anime Fest and Part 2 of Jimmy's Kyle Piccolo episode is discussed. News includes The Hulk 100 Project, Image Kid's Line, Toonami, Jim Lee pitching for the O's, Stephen Chow in Green Hornet and more! Feedback, Top 3 and plugs galore. | 9/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 157 - Notorious MSG | Reviews: Big Hero 6 #1, Deadpool #1, Magneto: Last Testament #1 Listen up, MuthaSuckas! The Notorious MSG is in the house! Well, they were in the Chinese restaurant that Jimmy went to meet them for an interview. These funny and talented guys have music that will tear your rectum inside out. (Their words). Also, Jimmy is a podcast w***e as he appears on MetroBuzz for a trivia contest and in the latest episode of Kyle Piccolo: Comic Shop Therapist. What's Joe been doing? Tune in to find out! News includes Archie Comics, Marvel Digital comics, Iron Man 2, Evil Dead: The Musical in 3-D, Shatner's comics, Family Guy, The Simpsons and more! | 9/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 156 - Kyle Piccolo! | Reviews: Marvel Apes #1, Spooks: Omega Team #1, The Roberts #1 Eric Zuckerman aka "Kyle Piccolo" joins us in studio to talk about the show and the upcoming episode(s) with your very own Jimmy Aquino! He sits in for Jimmy's disastrous attempt at drinking the Budweiser/Clamato fusion in a can, Super Show highlights, VMA talk, and more. News includes the All-Star Batman and Robin #10 recall, Spider-Man movie news, Superhero tap and Marvel Noir. Joe's favorite commenter leaves us another great message about enhancement as well! | 9/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 155 - Dragon Con Report with Kim Lay | Reviews: Monster Pile-Up #1, Runaways #1, DC Universe: Last Will and Testament #1 Good friend Kim Lay joins us to give a recap of her weekend at Dragon Con in Hotlanta. BSG, Dr. Horrible, Harry Potter and costumes galore! Jimmy ponders what real Civil War soldiers would think of re-enactments, Joe thinks we should re-enact Marvel's Civil War, Google Chrome, James Jean, Lego Batman, Voltron and Manga Madness in Japan are discussed as well. | 9/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 154 - Mouse Fiction | Reviews: The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk, Marlow #1, Doctor Who: The Forgotten #1 Joe's back from his weekend getaway with SpongeBob and shares some of his adventures. Jimmy has finally finished GTA IV and rejoins society. News includes Warner Bros. new direction for DC characters, Veronica Mars flick?, Animated bones, Preacher series killed, and Disney might lose the Mouse! We discover and share some trailers using Mickey if he indeed becomes public domain. We also discuss the Robert Kirkman mission statement released over a week ago about the state of the comic industry. | 8/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 153 - Dear Dark Knight | Reviews: Golly! #1, Galaxy Quest: Global Warning! #1, Welcome to Hoxford #1 No more SDCC interviews left, so the guys take it easy this week. Still, lots of news including Fox trying to eff up Watchmen, Stan's Soap Box, Vote for Snoopy, Harry Potter, Sleeper movie and more! Also, a new random segment makes its debut called "Dear Dark Knight". Kids write or call in with problems and The Dark Knight gives his sage-like advice! | 8/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 152 - Tony Lee | Reviews: Bond Of Saint Marcel #1, Crossed #0, Titanium Rain #1 We tip our 40's for Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes, Jimmy gets lost in the world of Grand Theft Auto IV, they both ponder the significance of goat testes in court, Jun Bob sketches rock and go buy Chumble Spuzz 2 and get creator Ethan Nicolle on your show/blog/etc! News includes Batman, Watchmen, Heroes casting, anime/manga eyes and more! The ever-loving Tony Lee joins Jimmy in San Diego for a nice chat about all of his current and upcoming work! | 8/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 151 - More SDCC 08: Kevin Conn, Jay & Cliff (Lost Podcast), Colleen (Metrobuzz) | Reviews: Pilot Season: Core #1, Fantastic Four: True Story #1, Skrulls vs. Power Pack #1 First, if you haven't heard our Pushing Daisies special One-Shot episode, then go! CNI Dogs at SDCC, live tweets during the show with news including Cowboy Bebop, 24 Hour Comics Day, Supergirl fashion, Scotty's ashes, and more! More San Diego Comic-Con recap with Kevin Conn who tells us of his experiences as SpikeTV correspondent. Jay (The Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack), Colleen (Metrobuzz) and Cliff (The lost Podcast with Jay & Jack) chime in for a recap of the Lost Panel and their own con adventures. Special phone calls from Alan Moore and Unemployed Skeletor! | 8/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CNI One Shot - Pushing Daisies: Bryan Fuller, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz & Field Cate | The Podcaster traveled to the City of Angels to visit the set of Pushing Daisies while co-host Joe stayed home to watch the kids. Afterwards, The Podcaster trekked down to the fabled San Diego Comic-Con. Hear the many tales of fancy with creator/producer Bryan Fuller and cast members Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz and Field Cate. The Podcaster will never be the same. | 8/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 150 - Kevin Pereira, Howard Shum, Josh Friedman, Josh Schwartz | It's our big SDCC recap in front of a live studio audience. There's BBQ and drinking and special studio guest Julio Soto. Remember him? (Go back to episode 1). Jimmy went to San Diego Comic-Con while Joe stayed home with the kids. As you can imagine, Jimmy drank most of the time but still somehow covered a lot of the convention. Marvel at his day by day coverage that always ended (and sometimes started) with drinking. The podcast panel, the parties, the panels, the prostitutes...it's all there! Interviews include Kevin Pereira (Attack of the Show), Howard Shum (Gun Fu), Josh Friedman (The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Josh Schwartz (Chuck). More to be had in our special Pushing Daisies One-Shot this weekend! And even more next week with Tony Lee (Hope Falls, Doctor Who: The Forgotten), Kevin Conn (Unemployed Skeletor) and Jay Glatfelter (The Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack). | 7/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 149.5 - PreSDCC Minisode | It's another Mini episode or "Minisode" since Jimmy is out in LA while Joe holds down the fort back in NYC. No reviews or interviews, but some news headlines. Discussion includes The Dark Knight, San Diego Comic-Con and a visit to the Pushing Daisies set. | 7/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 149 - Kevin Conn, "Alan Moore", "Dan Didio" and more! | Reviews: I Kill Giants #1, Captain America: White #0, Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods #1 Kevin Conn returns to join us for lotsa nerdy talk with Hellboy 2, Kyle Piccolo, Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog and Jimmy & Joe as zombies in the new Chumble Spuzz 2! Jimmy talks about his days on the Polly B. dance team. Yes, dance team. And please check out www.loveforlillie.com. Lots of E3 news and San Diego Comic-Con stuff to cover. Tune in to a new exciting adventure starring "Alan Moore", "Dan Didio" and other surprise guests! Don't miss the special SDCC announcement from Kevin! | 7/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 148 - More Heroes Con: Jonathan Hickman, Ryan Bodenheim, Adam & Comfort Love | Reviews: Hyperkinetic #1, Joker's Asylum: The Joker #1, Astonishing X-Men #25 Even more Heroes Con as we finish up with interviews from Adam Withers & Comfort Love (The Uniques), Jonathan Hickman (The Nightly News, Pax Romana)and Ryan Bodenheim (Red Mass For Mars). News includes San Diego Comic-Con programming, "fanboy" in the dictionary and tons of animated news. | 7/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 147 - Danielle Corsetto, Matt Kindt, Pat Lewis & Scott Weinstein | Reviews: Pilot Season: Alibi #1, Vix #1, No Hero #0 Heroes Con continues to take over the CNI airwaves! More interviews from this year's con with Danielle Corsetto (Girls With Slingshots), Pat Lewis (The Claws Come Out), Matt Kindt (Super Spy), & Scott Weinstein (After-School Agent). News includes Tony Lee vs. Jimmy in a fashion war, 300 sequel, Hickman at Marvel, Chumblespuzz 2 with Zombie Joe & Jimmy and more! | 7/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 146 - Heroes Con Recap: Francavilla, Remender, Buxton, Heron & Wertz | Reviews: Pilot Season: Genius #1, Kill All Parents #1, Sparks #1 Heroes Con has come and gone and Jimmy had a blast! Well, what he remembers. And he remembers a lot as he gives a play by play/day by day recap. It's a lengthy one folks, so hang in there. Hear! Drunken tales of debauchery. Hear! Stripper Nerd tales Part 2! Hear! Oh yeah...stuff about comics! Many an interview was had, so we are splitting them up over a couple of episodes. You'll hear Rick Remender, Julia Wertz, Francesco Francavilla, Joel Buxton and Shane Heron. | 6/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 145 - Shelton Drum | Reviews: Red Mass For Mars #1, Skaar: Son of Hulk #1, Chuck #1 Heroes Con is on the way so we get founder Shelton Drum to come on and talk all about it. He gives some history and lists some of the big guests for this year! Jimmy joins Twitter and talks about his love for the new Lego Indy game. They both saw The Incredible Hulk and give their mini-reviews. The post Nathan Fillion interview aftermath is addressed and we talk about fan etiquette and responses to a couple of negative comments about it. | 6/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CNI One-Shot!: Nathan Fillion | Jimmy sat down with the hilarious, generous, and awesome Nathan Fillion for a lengthy interview covering his career from One Life to Live to Firefly to Lost and even his recent stint on Desperate Housewives. They also talk about some of his current work on it's way out and the pilot he is shooting here in NYC. They go over some proper fan etiquette, try to remember if they met back in 1994, and Nathan gives some great advice to all of you struggling actors out there. Again, many thanks to Nathan for taking the time and for just being an overall nice and gracious guy! | 6/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 144 - MOCCA - Monica Gallagher & Mike Dawson | Reviews: H.P. Lovecraft's Haunt of Horror #1, Scream Queen #1, Trinity #1 It's Hell hot here in NYC, so we're a bit delirious with heat exhaustion. Lotsa MoCCA madness from the festival this weekend. Jimmy was there Saturday and got some great interviews with Monica Gallagher and Mike Dawson. Joe went on Sunday and save the day for fellow podcasters, Indie Spinner Rack. We also hold a memorial for Zombie Jimmy in Jenny Romanchuk's webcomic, The Zombie Hunters. | 6/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 143 - Kevin Conn & Kelley Lynn | Reviews: Wulf & Batsy #1, Final Crisis #1, Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1 More Random Souffle with Kevin Conn and Kelley Lynn! Kelley goes all girly and reviews Sex and the City...kind of. Hey, it's nerdy in a way! Jimmy shares his Nathan Fillion run in, we find a recording of a great Alan Moore/Dan Didio adventure and play an episode of crazy southern cook Paula Dean cooking for Superman and Batman! | 6/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 142 | Reviews: Zombies! Hunters #1, Dead, She Said #1, Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow #1 We were supposed to do research and come up with a special segment about Diamond Comic Distributor in a special podcast crossover of gigantic proportions! Instead, we talk about what little we know about Diamond and share a special children's story. The other podcasters did a much better job. More info over at Comic Related. Jimmy appears again in the next page of Chapter 5 of Jenny Romanchuk's webcomic, The Zombie Hunters. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 141 - John McCrea | Reviews: GeNext #1, Captain Britain and MI13 #1, Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs #1 Joe's illin' and Jimmy's got the Bristol blues. News includes the $600K Green Lantern, Flash Gordon and Highlander movie remakes, Doctor Who and more. Also, Jimmy makes his debut as a zombie in the best web comic ever, The Zombie Hunters by Jenny Romanchuk. (Chapter 5, page 130). We play the last of our Bristol Comic Expo interview with John McCrea. It's full of debauchery and hilarity! Earmuffs, kids! | 5/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CNI One Shot - Self Made Hero | What started out as a solo interview with Emma Vieceli (Manga Shakespeare Hamlet, Dragon Heir), soon turned into a selfless promo for the publishing group SelfMadeHero! That Vieceli...so clever! Jimmy sat down with Emma Vieceli at the Bristol Comic Expo and was soon joined by Sonia Leong (Manga Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet), Emma Hayley (Publishing Director of Self Made Hero, 2008 UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur of the Year) and Robert Deas (Manga Shakespeare MacBeth). It was informative, funny, intriguing and ever so fun! If you missed our Bristol Comic Expo recap, go back to Episode 140 now! We'll wait. | 5/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 140 - Bristol Comic Expo - Leah Moore, John Reppion & Paul Cornell | No reviews this week since there's so much Bristol goodness to cover!Jimmy's knackered, but he's back! Joe explains his absence last week as well. It's Jimmy's first trip across the pond to the UK and Wales and he loved it! Mmmmm.....beans and toast!!! He gives his full recap and you're not gonna want to miss a bit. Interviews from Bristol include Paul Cornell joining in to discuss his writing on Doctor Who, Robin Hood and upcoming Captain Britain book for Marvel. Also, Leah Moore and John Reppion (Raise the Dead, Albion) hang out to talk zombies, writing process and more. Listener feedback, Top 3 | 5/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 139 - Geek Syndicate | Reviews: DC Universe #0, Glamourpuss #1, I Was Kidnapped by Lesbian Pirates From Outer Space #1 Joe is suspiciously absent, so the boys of Geek Syndicate, David Monteith and Barry Nugent, take over join Jimmy as special co-hosts. We talk the upcoming Bristol Comic Expo that Jimmy is attending and the boys give some much needed advice for an American traveling to the UK for the first time. (Hint: Don't diss the Queen.) We chat about the big hit flick, Iron Man, but don't spoil much, if anything. News includes Smallville, Randy Queen's return to comics, the Image 7, Barry Allen and more! Great listener feedback and Top 3! | 5/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 138 - Lindsay, Monardo, Pak & Vampire Cowboys | Reviews: Atomic Rocket Group 66 #1, Countdown To Final Crisis #1, Helen Killer #1 More NYCC and it's not as boring as a mud fence! We finish up our NYCC interviews with Stephen Lindsay & Lauren Monardo (Jesus Hates Zombies, The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham & Eggs), the Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company and Greg Pak (The Incredible Herc). We get a mention in a UK magazine, discuss the comedy gold that is Paula Dean and PROJECT HAIRCUT! videos are now available. Jimmy discusses his upcoming visit to Bristol Con and what he expects upon arrival. News includes The Hobbit films, Bleach, Carrie Fisher sexing up with Harrison Ford, GTA IV, and Free Comic Book Day. Also, we cover the tragic robbery/shooting of comic shop owner, David Pirkola. He is in stable condition, but in need of your help. iFanboy has created a donation page to help pay for medical expenses and keep the store afloat. Please donate what you can in the link. | 4/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CNI One Shot - Venture Bros | Our special CNI One Shot - Venture Bros! We had the awesome opportunity to talk with Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer and James Urbaniak at New York Comic Con 2008. Listen with awe at the amazing tales of Jackson, Doc & James. So much Venture Bros goodness, you'll want to watch an episode after the interview! | 4/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 137 - NYCC 08 Wrap up | No reviews or feedback since we have so much New York Comic-Con to cover! It was a crazy and mad weekend full of fun! Marvel at our fun. MARVEL AT IT!! Over 64,000 attended the show and we cover it all. Well, not all of it, but a good chunk. Great interviews, amazing raffle, PROJECT HAIRCUT!, The Great Podcasting Dinner of NYCC 08, and more! We talk about some of the big news to break at NYCC including Marvel Apes, Power Girl ongoing, Iron Man/Hulk movie crossover and Virgin Comics party policies. We have a lengthy discussion recapping each day of the con. As mentioned, interviews galore! So many that we had to split them into 3 shows. That's right, folks! This episode, "Alan Moore" returns and sits with us at our booth to discuss some more projects he's working on. A special surprise visit by Mike Norton occurs during the interview and a possible future collaboration is made. Sunday was a bit tamer, so I sat with the lovely CNI girls and booth helpers, Carrie Tucker, Kristin Garay and Colleen McAllister, to get their thoughts on the show. Also, Jimmy has a dream interview with the amazingly beautiful and talented Molly Crabapple. What about the other interviews you ask? Well, tune in this Saturday, April 26th, for a special CNI One-Shot: The Venture Bros. That's right! Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, the creators of the acclaimed animated series The Venture Bros., joined us to discuss the upcoming season 3. Also, James Urbaniak (voice of Dr. Venture and Phantom Limb) stops by to discuss his work on the show as well. Tune in next week for more interviews from Greg Pak (Incredible Herc), Stephen Lindsay and Lauren Monardo (Jesus Hates Zombies) and The Vampire Cowboys Theater Company. | 4/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 136 - Birds of Geek | Reviews: Batman: Death Mask #1, George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards #1, Teen Titans Vol. 2 #1 The Birds of Geek invade the studio and try to take over the show! Amy (UK) and Denise (NYC) join us to discuss everything from Jimmy's new XBox 360 to the chaotic planning for New York Comic-Con and the finale of Rock of Love. News includes Friends of Lulu, The Beat looks for interns, Marvel on Deal Or No Deal, Watchmen, Eisners and more! Speaking of New York Comic-Con...CNI will have signings, interviews, the charity raffle and PROJECT HAIRCUT!. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI. On Saturday, we will have tons of Venture Bros. goodness! Interviews with creators Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick. And, voice over artist James Urbaniak (Dr. Venture, Phantom Limb, etc. joins us as well! Saturday night is the big dinner at John's Pizza! $29 for all you can eat pizza, salad, soda, tax and tip! If you want to attend, please email us by Friday at Noon. No later! Sunday, Jimmy will be flying solo but will be joined by Greg Pak (Incredible Hulk) again this year for a signing and interview. Swing by the CNI booth in the podcast arena and say hi! Buy a raffle ticket and win prizes! See the haircut! Meet "Alan Moore" and Unemployed Skeletor! | 4/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 135 - Top 3 Show | Reviews: Secret Invasion #1, Insane Jane #1, Anna Mercury #1 Joe's in a hurry after returning late from a business trip and Jimmy has to get back to playing his new XBox 360, so it's our special Top 3 show! 3 reviews, 3 news items, 3 listeners with feedback, and, of course, the Top 3! We talk Charlton Heston, new Venture Bros., Wall Street Journal and Batman, why Venezuela hates The Simpsons and more! Speaking of New York Comic-Con...CNI will have signings, interviews, the charity raffle and PROJECT HAIRCUT!. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI. | 4/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 134 - More Alan Moore | Reviews: A Dummy's Guide to Danger Lost At Sea #1, Power Pack Day One #1, Wolverine First Class #1 We chat about some big stuff! Jimmy engaged? Joe Q. is marvel boy? Tune in to find out! News includes the Siegels winning Superman, NYC=Gotham City, MyCup o' Joe, MySpace comics, Fun Home in Utah and more. And, it's a great honor to welcome back Mr. "Alan Moore". He first appeared on CNI 100 back in August 2007. He breaks the news on 2 exciting new projects with both DC and Marvel! And promises that he may make an appearance at a certain podcast's table at NYCC! Speaking of New York Comic-Con...CNI will have signings, interviews, the charity raffle and PROJECT HAIRCUT!. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI. Oh, and next week's show is up in the air. We might record late. And...the contest we announced last week. Oops, forgot to mention it in the show this week. But, that's mostly because we realized how late it was and that most people probably already have their tickets. So, basically, unless we get a slew of entries in the next week, we'll just have to plan early for next year! As always, we end with a great Top 3. And remind you to go leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! | 4/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 133 - Jonathan Hickman | Reviews: Ghost Whisperer: The Haunted #1, Tangent Superman's Reign #1, Everybody's Dead #1 It's the SUPER SIZED CNI! We go our longest yet at just under 2 hours. Yikes! But, it's all good stuff. Listen to it in installments! Jonathan Hickman (The Nightly News) joins us for a lengthy interview covering Pax Romana, Transhuman, Red Mass For Mars and more. We also talk the marvel boy controversy (viral marketing or real?), burlesque, and for some reason, a lot of French related news. More New York Comic-Con (NYCC) pimpage! CNI will have signings, interviews, the charity raffle and PROJECT HAIRCUT!. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI. And...a CONTEST! Win a pair of tickets to NYCC!! Create your own superhero! Listen for details and submit those entries to our email! Ya got 2 weeks, ya mooks! Get going! | 3/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 132 - Fight Girl | Reviews: Comic Book Comics #1, Screamland #1, Serenity: Better Days #1 It's our St. Paddy's Day Drunken special! Except we're not drunk and it's not special. Jimmy saw the new Vampire Cowboys Theatre production of Fight Girl Battle World last week and loved it! He interviewed stars Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, and Paco Tolson. They discuss the show, creative cursing and their own ventures into nerd-dom. And...Vampire Cowboys generously offers us 2 tickets to the show this weekend! You have to listen to hear the question and email us your answer in by this Thursday, March 20th at 12 p.m. We'll then get you in touch with the Vampire Cowboy folks to set up what night you can attend this weekend. News includes a Superman search, Wizard World L.A., Paley Fest report, Buck Rogers, Harry Potter, and an animated Britney Spears. We also pimp out the upcoming New York Comic-Con and the events we will have going on including signings, interviews, the charity raffle and Project Haircut. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI. | 3/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 131 | Reviews: Echo #1, Logan #1, Young Liars #1, Dead Space #1. We discuss everything from cheating governors to haircuts to other podcast appearances! It's been decided. Jimmy will have his hair cut at the New York Comic-Con and donating to Locks of Love! Donations will be accepted as both charity/benefit for the show. Contact us for further details on how to donate! Joe's search for "Stubble of Love" proved fruitless though. Jimmy pimps another podcast appearance this Saturday on The Marathon Podcast hosted by The Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack benefiting autism. He'll be the 3:30am-5:30am slot covering The Top 10 Heroes/Villains in comic books and comic book movies. News includes Paul Pope, Paul Pope (Yes, it's typed twice on purpose!), Zombies, Joe Q., Bone and more! Great global listener feedback and Top 3! | 3/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 130 - Kristin Chenoweth | Reviews: Urban Monsters #1, Rasl #1, Kick-Ass #1. The lovely and talented Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies) joins us to discuss her multiple work in stage, TV and film. We had such a great time and know you will too! (Jimmy fell in love.) We chat convention schedules and a possible losing of locks for charity. News includes Power Girl, Akira, Magneto Man, JLA movie, Manga Stan Lee, and more. Great listener feedback and Top 3! It's Cheno-licious! | 3/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 129 - Chumble Spuzz | Reviews: Cable/Deadpool #50, Lock & Key #1, Jenna Jameson's Shadow Hunter #1. Creator Ethan Nicolle of the hilariously funny Chumble Spuzz from SLG joins us to discuss this project and some new stuff in development. Also, Blair Butler returns for another episode to talk comics, TV, movies and more! A long episode, but chock full of satanic pigs, blood sucking chickens and some talk about comics. | 2/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 128 | Reviews Astro City The Dark Age Special #2: Beautie, Gutwrencher #1, Tiny Titans #1, X-Force Vol. 3 #1 Another Random Souffler, Devin Sanchez, joins us in studio for a "Converting to Comicdom" segment. Also, author Carrie Tucker (I Love Geeks), pipes in with a quick call for more nerd stories! Jimmy shares his stripper wedding story and rants about air kisses. News includes the return of Flash Gordon, Jason's new NY Times strip, Star Trek delay, Spidey shops at Pottery Barn and Superman the Baller. Great listener feedback featuring a snippet of the classic GI JOE movie song. And, the Top 3 includes a bit of George Takei and he's not just under the table. He's in your ears! | 2/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 127 - Bryan Fuller Part2 | Hear us discuss our "appearance" in the recent All New Atom #20 (Thanks, Norton!), Grammy goodness, writer's strike and more! Reviews of Abe Sapien: The Drowning #1, Space Doubles #1, Speed Racer: Chronicles of The Racer #1, Ubu Bubu #1. Part 2 of our interview with Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) and lotsa great feedback. Including some from Mr. Fuller himself! And Jimmy mea culpa's after getting berated by a favorite listener. And, we announce a new girls guide to geekdom that is being written and how the author wants some nerd stories! Send 'em in! | 2/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 126 - Bryan Fuller | Reviews Narcopolis #1, Spider-Man: With Great Power #1, Captain America #34, Violet Rose #1 We discuss racist Super Bowl ads, Lost season premiere, Y: The Last Man final issue and chocolate egg creams. A quickie interview with Christine Corpuz and Noshir Dalal from the cast of Save the World, the Off-Broadway play about superheroes. We announce our contest winners from last week's multi-question contest as well. News includes the writer's strike, Filipino superheroes, Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures, SDCC, NYCC, Venom flick and more. Bryan Fuller returns to discuss his hit television creation, Pushing Daisies, the writer's strike, and other important things in the life of Fuller! | 2/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 125 | Reviews Jack Staff Special #1, Afterburn #1, New World Order #1, Young Avengers Presents Patriot #1 Plus a female in the studio! Daina Schatz joins us for hilarity and hugs. Be sure to listen for our big contest! Big prizes! | 1/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 124 | Reviews 76 #1, Cemetery Blues #1, Stranded #1, Cloverfield | 1/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 123 | Reviews The Foundation #1, The Amazing Spider-Man #546, Hulk #1, Jenna Jameson's Shadow Hunter #0, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Hear Jimmy's tale of the passport photo, drinking with Dean Venture and our round up of the "kind of" Golden Globes. We also discuss the Wonder Woman Playboy cover "controversy", what's happening with some of the superhero films, and wish The Smurfs a big happy 50th Smurfday! Smurf off! | 1/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 122 - Best of 2007 | Reviews Gravel #0, The Misadventures of Clark and Jefferson #1, The End League #1, Shark Man #1 It's our "Best of 2007" show! Raph joins us in studio to share in our best picks of the year. We give Heidi MacDonald of The Beat a call and get her opinions as well. And we meticulously go through our "Best of..." list and break it all down for you. Special thanks to Iz for the voice over work! | 1/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CNI One Shot - Lost | Another CNI One Shot! A special LOST podcast with actors Michael Emerson (Ben Linus), Carrie Preston (Emily Linus) and fellow podcaster Jay from The Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack. | 1/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 121 - Matt Anderson | Reviews Pax Romana #1, Redball 6 #1, Snaked #1, Hulk/Fin Fang Foom one-shot Jimmy's hungover. Joe is not. Hear tales of debauchery! Jay (The Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack) and Colleen (The Metrobuzz Podcast), the First Couple of Podcasting, join us in studio for all of the madness. And, Matt Anderson (White Picket Fences) gets a call from us to discuss the recent mini-series and upcoming digest. | 1/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 120 - Stephen Lindsey | Reviews The Long Count #1, The Incredible Hulk (Herc) #112, Doctor Who Classics #1 CNI recovers from holiday cheer to bring you this classic Christmas special. A carol is sung, reviews are done, news is covered. Stephen Lindsay (Jesus Hates Zombies) joins us to discuss his great anthology. Jesus, zombies, Xmas? It all goes together! And...It's A Wonderful Podcast! | 12/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 119 - Sinestro Corps Recap | Reviews Ultimate Iron Man II #1, Bat Lash #1, Hybrid Bastards #1 Kevin Conn joins us in studio to discuss the recent big Green Lantern storyline. The Fresh Prince of Dead Air makes an appearance as well recapping I AM LEGEND. And...Alan "Happy" Moore joins us by phone to read us his new Christmas story. News, Top 3, speaker balls, Liefeld man-boobs and Zuzu's petals! | 12/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 118 - Anime Fest 2007 | Episode 118: Original Airdate: December 11th, 2007 Jimmy's Post-Birthday Brief! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces! Reviews The Ultimates 3: #1, Northlanders #1, Infinite Horizon #1 Lotsa Jimmy birthday talk! Hear about the festivities, guests, presents, etc. Special call ins too. And...WHERE WAS JOE?!! Jimmy talks about his podcast infidelity since he appeared on other shows this week. Mike Cho joins us in studio to recap the recent NY Anime Fest. | 12/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 117 - Faith Erin Hicks | Reviews Dan Dare #1, Archibald Saves Christmas #1, Dock Walloper #1 Christmas talk, Heroes finale, Jimmy's pre-birthday stuff and a mistaken identity in text. Lotsa news including SNAP! Faith Erin Hick joins us to discuss her recently released graphic novel, Zombies Calling, as well as killer seagulls, Halifax and bad phone connections. And...holiday bargains! | 12/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 116 | Reviews Angel: After the Fall #1, Midknight #1, Scream #1 Banter, reviews, news, feedback, special messages, Top 3 and learn what a nerd hickey is! | 11/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 115 | Reviews Captain Marvel #1, Badger Bull #1, World of Warcraft #1 Because you demanded it...more banter! | 11/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 114 - Mike Norton | Reviews Fearless #1, Venus #1, Division 18: The Union of Novelty Costumed Peformers #1 Joe's birthday special! Super-sized for his pleasure. Because you demanded it, more Joe and Jimmy banter! Plus, after months of trying, we finally got him. Ladies and Gentleman, CNI presents...Mike Norton. And a surprise guest as well! And a naked man! | 11/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 113 | Reviews Kyle Baker's Special Forces #1, Justice Society of America #10, X-Men: Messiah Complex #1. The strike is on! And we got nothing. Just reviews, news, feedback and more! | 11/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 112 - 2007 Halloween Special | Reviews Marvel Zombies 2 #1, XXXombies #1, Proof #1, Neozoic #1 It's our annual Halloween special! There's no Great Pumpkin, but we got lots of other special guests. The Meanies (Iz & Rich) join us in studio from Wales along with a live audience. Blair Butler (G4TV) joins in the fun to discuss Halloween costumes, Heroes and scary movies. We also have web comic wonderkid, Jenny Romanchuk (The Zombie Hunters) on to tell us all about her zombielicious web comic! And...Unigeist!!! | 10/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 111 | Reviews Abyss #1, Cory Doctorow's Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now #1, Looking for Group #1, The Sword #1 We take the week off from interviewing (since they cancelled at the last minute!) and just yak about movies, comics, news and more! | 10/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 110 - Birmingham Con and SPX Recap | Reviews Brawl #1, Graveslinger #1, Atomic Robo #1 Just when you thought convention season was over... Dave & Barry from the Geek Syndicate podcast (the REAL one) and loyal listeners Iz & Karl join us to give us their recaps of the recent Birmingham comic convention in the U.K. Also, we give the amazing Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) a call to give us her thoughts on SPX (Small Press Expo) held last weekend. | 10/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 109 - Blair Butler | Reviews Omega The Unknown #1, The Vinyl Underground #1, Wolverine Annual. She's baaa-aack! Blair Butler (G4TV, Fresh Ink) returns for another exciting edition of Blair's Bits! We talk comics, movies and video games. | 10/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 108 | Reviews The Punisher Annual, All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder #7, The Immortal Iron Fist Annual. We introduce a new segment called CNI Dog-gy Treats. Where we reward, YOU, the listener! Who's the first lucky listener? Tune in to find out! | 10/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 107 - Steve Rude Part2 | Reviews JLA/Hitman #1, The Umbrella Academy #1, Frank Cho's Jungle Girl #1, Superman/Doomsday DVD (kind of...) A special report, a recap of a trip, revenge against a fellow podcaster and part 2 of Steve Rude. | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 106 - Steve Rude Part1 | Reviews Suicide Squad #1, Parade (with fireworks) #1, Potter's Field #1 Steve Rude joins us in a 2 part interview to discuss Nexus, The Moth, Rude Dude productions and the crazy Alex Toth among other great stories! It's The Dude unleashed! | 9/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CNI One Shot!: Even More Baltimore | In the first of many, we offer you a CNI One-Shot! These will be special shows released on Saturdays every now and then. There will be no set format or theme. Today's CNI One-Shot! Even More Baltimore is more interviews from the Baltimore Comic-Con. Jimmy sits down with Paul Pope and James Jean right after their panel to discuss their work and friendship. He also has a chat with Dustin Harbin, an organizer for Heroes Con. | 9/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 105 - Baltimore Con Wrap Up | Reviews Infinity Inc. #1, Strange Cases #1, Sorrow #1 It's the Baltimore Comic-Con wrap up! Jimmy was there and has many a tale to spin. Famed colorist and professor Jose Villarubia joins us to discuss his extensive work in the comics field and his tenure as professor at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). Some of the MICA students join in on the fun as well! | 9/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 104 - Jim Lee | Reviews The Mice Templar #1, The Last Fantastic Four Story #1, The Four Horseman #1. After a 2 year absence from CNI, Jim Lee joins us from San Diego to discuss his work in all aspects of the comic book medium. | 9/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 103 - Fred Chao & a BBQ! | Reviews Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious #1, Halo Uprising #1, The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo #1, Mouse Guard: Winter 1152. It's another recording in front of a live audience! We have an impromptu BBQ at the studio and Fred Chao (Johnny Hiro) joins us to discuss all things Asian and Michael Jackson. | 8/28/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 102 - TCAF Feedback | Reviews Booster Gold #1, Killing Girl #1, 4th Horseman #1, Doctor Strange Animated DVD. Paul Pope, Jamie Tanner and Chris Butcher (The Beguiling in Toronto) join us to discuss their experiences at the recent Toronto Comic Arts Festival! | 8/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 101 | Reviews Flash Gordon on Sci-Fi, Black Adam: The Dark Age #1, Army of Darkness: From the Ashes #1, and The Clockwork Girl #0. Still recovering from Episode 100, so no interviews this week. A ton of news and feedback though! | 8/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 100! | Reviews The Metal Men Vol.3#1, Shanna the She Devil #1, Iron & the Maiden #1 The big event has arrived! Episode 100, recorded with a live audience in NYC. Special guest interviews with: Jimmy Palmiotti, Heidi MacDonald, John Lucas, Paul Pope & John Cassaday. | 8/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 99 - SDCC07 Wrap Up | No reviews since it's our big San Diego Comic-Con wrap up show. We walk you through each day of the show and tell you the sights and sounds of Nerd Prom. David Baron, DC colorist supreme, and Jason Howard, artist on The Astounding Wolf-Man join us for some quick interviews as well. | 8/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 98.5 - Mini | Reviews All Flash #1, The Order Vol.2#1, Zero Killer #1. Jimmy is already in San Diego and joins in by phone for this mini episode. | 7/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 98 - Bryan Fuller | Reviews Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie, Green Arrow: Year 1 #1, The Tick: Comic Con Extraganza #1, Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #1. Bryan Fuller joins us for a 3rd time to discuss Heroes and his upcoming ABC project, Pushing Daisies! | 7/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 97 - Garth Ennis Pt2 | Reviews The Transformers movie, The New Avengers/The Transformers #1, Thor #1, Fallen Son #5: Iron Man. Garth Ennis Interview Part 2! All Ennis, All the time! | 7/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 96 - Garth Ennis | Reviews: Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1, Streets of Glory preview. Interview: Garth Ennis. Need we say more? Okay, we will! We had so much to chat about that we split the interview up into 2 parts! Check out Part 1 and come back next week for Part 2. | 7/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 301 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
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Joe and Jimmy of CNI do a must listen to podcast! One of the first comics podcasts out there, Joe and Jimmy go through reviews, geek related news and more often than not have someone terrific on for an interview. They work hard to produce a terrific podcast for their listeners, and you will not be disappointed. If you like comics, anime, sci-fi and other things pop culture, CNI is for you!
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