Comic News Insider
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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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Jul 3, 2015 • 1h 5min
Episode 620 - Heroes Con Panel: Image Comics w/ Mike Norton/Toby Cypress/Matt Roberts/Nate Simpson/Jake Wyatt
Jimmy moderated the Image Comics panel down at Heroes Con recently with Mike Norton, Toby Cypress, Matt Roberts, Nate Simpson and Jake Wyatt. Hear all about their work at Image and elsewhere, their start in comics, their favorite superhero catchphrase and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jul 1, 2015 • 1h 18min
Episode 619 - More Heroes Con w/ Nate Simpson/Andrew Maclean/Lauren Moran
Reviews: E Is For Extinction #1, We Are Robin #1, Venture #1, Falling Skies (TNT), Humans (AMC) The podcast wife Erica Schultz returns to help finish off the final Heroes Con interviews that Jimmy got while covering his favorite convention. You'll hear Nate Simpson (Nonplayer), Andrew Maclean (Head Lopper/Apocalyptigirl) and Lauren Moran! News includes: Grant Morrison/Dan Mora bring a bad ass new Santa Claus origin in Klaus from Boom! Studios, Top Cow will end Witchblade series in October, Guillermo del Toro has dropped out of the Justice League Dark movie, Season 3 of Agents of SHIELD will feature the Secret Warriors, Aquaman is most toxic superhero online, a The Walking Dead zombie cruise is scheduled in January with stars from the series and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 28, 2015 • 60min
Episode 618 - Heroes Con: DC Panel with Ben Caldwell/Ming Doyle/Jeremy Haun/Stephane Roux/Babs Tarr/Robert Venditti
Reviews: No reviews because it's a Heroes Con panel special! Jimmy moderated the DC Comics panel at Heroes Con last weekend with Ben Caldwell, Ming Doyle, Jeremy Haun, Stephane Roux, Babs Tarr and Robert Venditti. Hear how they got their start in comics, the books they are doing for DC, their favorite onomatopoeia and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 26, 2015 • 41min
Episode 617 - Heroes Con Interview Special w/ Jake Wyatt/Dustin Harbin/Kata Kane/Adam Withers & Comfort Love/JM Dragunas/RJ Jojola!
Jimmy got many an interview while down at Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC. You will here many of them here! You'll love hearing from Jake Wyatt/Dustin Harbin/Kata Kane/Adam Withers & Comfort Love/JM Dragunas/RJ Jojola! Producer Joe has put the interviews just back to back without any intro in between. Fret not, you'll be able to follow along swimmingly. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 24, 2015 • 1h 20min
Episode 616 - Heroes Con! Francesco Francavilla/Robbi Rodriguez/Angelina (ALB)/Bridgit Connell!
Reviews: Black Canary Vol 4 #1, Justice League Of America Vol 4 #1,Prez Vol 2 #1, Robin Son Of Batman #1, Runaways Vol 4 #1, Thors #1, Orphan Black finale, Inside Out Jimmy's down in his hometown of Jacksonville post-Heroes Con! As usual, he recruits old pal Ted and Superhero Beach Comic Shop Mgr Ashley Lanni-Hoye. Jimmy and Ashley give their Heroes Con recaps (GREATEST CON ON EARTH). Jimmy got 13 interviews and moderated 2 panels at Heroes Con. You'll hear 4 of those interviews here! You'll love the chats with Francesco Francavilla, Robbi Rodriguez, Angelina (ALB) and Bridgit Connell. News includes: Dark Horse Comics comes to Comixology, NBC cancels Hannibal, Kelly Sue DeConnick is leaving Captain Marvel but Tara Butters/Michelle Fazekas are taking it over, Doctor Strange will get a new ongoing series for the first time in 20 years, David Tennant joins the voice cast of the animated film Chew, Image hit comic Southern Bastards gets optioned by FX, Tom Holland is the new Spider-Man and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 17, 2015 • 27min
Episode 615 - Holding Out For A Heroes Con!
Reviews: 1602 Witch Hunter Angela #1, Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #1, Constantine The Hellblazer #1, Marvel Zombies Vol 6 #1, Section 8 #1, Starfire Vol 2 #1, Defiance S3 premiere, Dark Matter, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Game of Thrones S5 finale, Jurassic World Due to a crazy schedule before leaving for Heroes Con this weekend, Jimmy has to do a quickie solo episode. Down at Heroes Con, Jimmy will be moderating both the DC Comics and Image Comics panels. And, he'll be getting as many interviews as he can, as per usual! LOADS of reviews from comics, TV and film this week. News includes: Titan Comics will publish comics based on the upcoming NBC series Heroes Reborn, Fox animation has picked up the rights to Noelle Stevenson's Nimona, The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean clears up the Homer/Marge split story for the upcoming season 27, Chiwetel Ejiofor has been cast as Baron Mordo in the upcoming Doctor Strange film, Starz has greenlit Neil Gaiman's America Gods, E3 news and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 10, 2015 • 1h 26min
Comic News Insider Episode 614 - Special Edition NYC Recap: Becky Cloonan/Ming Doyle/Miss Lasko-Gross!
Reviews: Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1, Bat-Mite, Bizarro #1, Midnighter #1, Years of Future Past #1, Hannibal Jimmy is joined in studio by Producer Joe! Finally, someone to keep Jimmy in check. They chat about Special Edition: NYC and give their recap. Jimmy got some great interviews with friends Becky Cloonan, Ming Doyle and Miss Lasko-Gross. News includes: Marvel's all-new/all-different universe is coming with 60 new titles coming including Invincible Iron Man by Bendis/Marquez, Justice League: Gods & Monsters Chronicles on Machinima prior to film release, a new Tangled TV series based on Disney movie of same name is coming, Constantine the TV series is officially canceled, Jon Bernthal cast as The Punisher in Netflix's Daredevil series and the Nate Cosby/Chris Eliopoulus comic Cow Boy gets optioned by DreamWorks Animation. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 3, 2015 • 48min
Episode 613 - Book Expo America Recap/BEA chat w/ Gwenda Bond/Special Edition NYC Preview!
Reviews: Fight Club 2 #1, Indestructible Stingray #1, Inferno #1, Kids of the Round Table #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by the podcast wife Erica Schultz! Jimmy gives his recap of Book Expo America and shares the interview he did with author Gwenda Bond (Lois Lane: Fallout). News includes: The Wicked and the Divine gets a TV adaptation, Lumberjanes to be adapted to film, Hip Hop Family Tree will be Fantagraphics first monthly series, DC Comics kicks off huge digital sale with over 1200 titles for $.99, Eddie Redmayne has been cast as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Capcom announces new Mega Man series, and more! Also, Erica and Jimmy give a big preview of this weekend's Special Edition: NYC! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
May 27, 2015 • 47min
Episode 612 - Bring On BEA!
Comic NewsReviews: A-Force #1, Adventures of Aero-Girl #1, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency #1, Insufferable #1, Master of Kung Fu Vol 2 #1, Oh Killstrike #1, Secret Wars Battleworld #1, Valhalla Mad #1, The Flash S1 finale Jimmy is joined in studio by good pal Jon Hoche for another heavy review podcastt! Jimmy chats about this week's Book Expo America/Book Con and some of the interviews he has lined up. News includes: Marvel teases "8 Months Later", a documenary about George Miller's never made Justice League film may be coming, Robert Rodriguez will be directing the live-action Johnny Quest film, Paramount assembles mega-writing team for new Transformers movies, DC/Warner Bros. launches some all ages sites for Justice League/Looney Tunes/Scooby Doo, Agent Carter season 2 will now be 10 episodes instead of 8. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
May 25, 2015 • 36min
Episode 611 - TCAF: Robert Goodin/Dan Berry
At TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival), Jimmy sat down with Robert Goodin to talk about his beautiful new graphic novel The Kurdles from Fantagraphics. He also chatted with podcast nemesis Dan Berry about his podcast Make It Then Tell Everybody as well as much of his work in comics. (He's actually a quite awesome dude and they got along swimmingly!) Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
