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The podcast for everything comic book, animation, sci-fi and pop culture. Hosted by Jimmy Aquino & a rotating panel of co-hosts, 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 Blair Butler (G4TV).
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 Jimmy every Wednesday to laugh, learn and maybe even love!
Created & Produced by Joe Gonzalez
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 Blair Butler (G4TV).
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 Jimmy every Wednesday to laugh, learn and maybe even love!
Created & Produced by Joe Gonzalez
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Apr 6, 2016 • 1h 28min
Episode 679 - MoCCA Mirth w/ Rebecca Sugar!
Reviews: The Powerpuff Girls, The Walking Dead S6 finale, Wynonna Earp S1 premiere Emily Edwards returns to the rotating co-host chair! They chat about the awesomeness of Benedict Cumberbatch dressed as Doctor Strange buying Doctor Strange comics and talk at length/give theories about the season 6 finale of The Walking Dead. Over the weekend, Jimmy (and Producer Joe) attended MoCCA Festival. A great small press/indie comics show right here in NYC. Jimmy gives a quick recap of it all. On the Sunday of the show, Jimmy and Producer Joe sat down with Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe creator) for a lovely chat about the show, her time on Adventure Time, her musical work and much more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Mar 30, 2016 • 1h 20min
Episode 678 - CNI v Batman v Superman!
Reviews: Batman Vol 2 #50, Circuit-Breaker #1, Independence Day #1, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Jon Hoche makes it 3 weeks in a row as co-host! They chat about the Supergirl/Flash crossover in all of its adorableness and have a LENGTHY discussion/recap/review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I mean LENGTHY. News includes: lots of DC Rebirth news, Elijah Wood will be the co-lead in BBC America's upcoming Dirk Gently series, Peter Serafinowicz has been cast as The Tick in the upcoming Amazon live action pilot. and the Kingsman sequel will be called Kingsman: The Golden Circle and will take place in America. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Mar 23, 2016 • 55min
Episode 677 - The CNI of Hell's Kitchen
Reviews: 3 Devils #1 A&A #1, Steven Universe & the Crystal Gems #1, Turncoat #1, Daredevil S2, Lost Girl series finale Jon Hoche is back again! The boys discuss the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer, how the Inhumans beat out the mutants and a possible Red Dead Redemption sequel. News includes: Peter Capaldi confirms a new Doctor Who companion has been picked and he's been working with them, Faith Erin Hicks announces first ever new NON-graphic novel called Comics Will Break Your Heart, Spider-Gwen co-creator Robbi Rodriguez announces retirement from comics, and more Harry Potter inspired books are coming after the upcoming Fantastic Beasts movie. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Mar 16, 2016 • 1h 3min
Episode 676 - Vanishing Sons!
Reviews: Baker Street Peculiars #1, Mars Attacks Occupation #1, Samurai #1 Jon Hoche returns to co-host after a short absence. They discuss the latest Spider-Man...I mean...Captain America trailer, Ian McShane's thoughts on spoiling Game of Thrones and whom Jena Malone is playing in Batman v Superman. News includes: there will be a 5th Indiana Jones film with Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg attached, a few actors have been shortlisted to play the lead in the young Han Solo movie, Amazon has ordered a pilot for a new The Tick series, Preacher will premiere on AMC on May 22, Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill will return as Batman and The Joker in the upcoming Batman: The Killing Joke animated feature, the Xena reboot may explore Xena and Gabrielle's more intimate relationship, the Riverdale TV series casts Reggie, Dilton and Moose, and the all new The Powerpuff Girls will debut on April 4th on Cartoon Network. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Mar 9, 2016 • 54min
Episode 675 - Stop Stealing My Beer!
Reviews: Action Lab: Dog of Wonder #1, The Discipline #1 (Image), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1, Predator: Life and Death #1, Vampirella Vol 6 #1, Agent Carter season 2 finale, The Shannara Chronicles season 1 finale, Zootopia Emmy Potter makes it a magical 2 weeks in a row as guest co-host! They chat about the new Ghostbusters trailer (both the U.S. and Ukranian ones) while Jimmy keeps trying to steal Emmy's beer. News includes: Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy will crossover, Sina Grace brings his memoir Self-Obsessed to web series, Big Hero 6 is getting the animated series treatment, Joseph Gordon-Levitt exits the Sandman film, Ian McShane joins the cast of American Gods, JK Simmons is the new Commissioner Gordon, Boomerang will air a DC Superhero Girls special, Scalped gets a pilot order, Zendaya joins the Spider-Man reboot and Peter Capaldi may stay on Doctor Who after showrunner Steven Moffat's departure. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Mar 2, 2016 • 54min
Episode 674 - Back in Gotham!
Reviews: Haunted Love #1, Gingerdead Man #1, Wynonna Earp Vol 2 #1, Gotham mid-season premiere, X-Files season finale Jimmy returns to Gotham and gets Emmy Potter to come co-host again. Jimmy talks about his time away, the alien bug bite and seeing Michonne. Plus, Emmy reveals her new alter ego! News includes: George RR Martin will have a twist in his next book that wont appear on the TV show, Marvel is relaunching Timely Comics, Maisie Williams will NOT be returning to Doctor Who, the live action Archie TV show has cast most of the leads including Luke Perry as Fred Andrews (Archie's father), the original anime series Perfect Bones will premiere on Netflix, and Tank Girl returns with a new series at Titan Comics this May. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Feb 24, 2016 • 38min
Episode 673 - Hometown Funk!
Reviews: Bill & Ted Go to Hell #1, Power Man and Iron Fist Vol 3 #1, Snowfall #1, Tomb Raider Vol 3 #1 Jimmy is in his hometown of Jacksonville, FL so he gets his friends Ted Carruba and Ashley Lanni Hoye to co-host. Ashley is manager at the awesome comic book shop Superhero Beach where we record this episode. Superhero Beach is located at 1124 3rd St N, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250. Thanks to owner Neil Sindicich for letting us record in the shop! After catching up a bit, the trio chats about the recent Retrorama toy show that Ted was a part of, some favorite comics/TV and lament over the possibility of Agent Carter getting canceled. News includes: DC announces full title line-up for Rebirth event, Dark Horse announces new titles including Black Hammer and Wonderfall, Marvel is doing a comic adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Image Comics will launch a monthly magazine called Image+, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez are doing a Tales From the Darkside comic, the Nintendo World store has re-opened in NYC, Julianne Moore has been cast as the big bad in the Kingsman 2 sequel and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 adds new cast members including Kurt Russell. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Feb 17, 2016 • 50min
Episode 672 - The Announcer Guy!
Reviews: Interceptor #1, #2, Jonesy #1, King's Road #1, Gravity Falls series finale, The Walking Dead mid-season premiere, Deadpool Jimmy is joined in studio by regular guest co-host Emily Edwards! They chat about the new Daredevil S2 trailer, Jimmy doesn't understand the current X-Files season and Emily doesn't get Doctor Who. News includes: Frozen is coming to Broadway, Star Wars 8 is in production with new cast members, The script for the new Harry Potter play (NOT the 8th book) is being released in July, a new Star Wars animated series called The Freemaker Adventures is on the way, Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg will be hosting a new talk show called Geeking Out, Archie horror comics are returning, and a new Spawn film is in the works. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Feb 10, 2016 • 36min
Episode 671 - (Un)Official Super Bowl Podcast!
Reviews: I, Mage #1, Kennel Block Blues #1, Mirror #1, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Jimmy is joined in studio by Dana Aber! Loyal listeners will remember Dana co-hosting last year and we can only apologize for taking so long to have her back on. They chat about the nerdy Super Bowl ads and trailers and if they've picked a side in Captain America: Civil War yet. News includes: Supergirl and The Flash will crossover on CBS, Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner set a new signing policy for conventions that everyone should adapt, Bryan Fuller will be the showrunner on the new Star Trek series at CBS, the new Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game will reveal more info, Jackie Earle Haley joins Preacher, Alicia Witt will be in season 7 of The Walking Dead, Legion adds Dan Steven/Aubrey Plaza/Jean Smart, and Riverdale gets its Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Jughead (Cole Sprouse). Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Feb 3, 2016 • 47min
Episode 670 - CNI: The 11th Wizardry School!
Reviews: Cry Havoc #1, Faith #1, Victorie City #1, The Venture Bros. S6 premiere Jimmy is joined in studio for the 2nd week in a row by regular guest co-host Emily Edwards! They chat about the DC Comics Rebirth rumors out there and whether they would drop their friends if they got famous. (Emily claims no and you can probably guess what Jimmy claims). News includes: DC announces new slate of Hanna Barbera comics, the CW has picked up the pilot episode for the live action Riverdale series, Barbie gets a makeover, Pottermore announces more wizardry schools, and Fish Mooney returns to Gotham! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!


