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 8, 2014 • 39min
Episode 550 - Fumbling Towards SDCC
Reviews: Rocket Raccoon Vol 2 #1, Tech Jacket Vol 2 #1, Knights of Sidonia, Sailor Moon Crystal, The 7D The podcast wife Erica Schultz returns! Jimmy hopes you loved his massive Heroes Con coverage. If you missed it, just go back and check out the last 5 episodes! They give some mad love to the Hero Initiative and their awesome professional volunteers, wish Heidi MacDonald and The Beat a Happy 10th Anniversary, giggle at the broody Superman picture released, guffaw at the Fox ADHD Captain America song parody and Jimmy expresses glee over Community getting a season 6 on Yahoo. They also end with talking about their tentative San Diego Comic Con plans (hint: SUPER BUSY). News includes Starz developing Neil Gaiman's American Gods, Vertigo announces The Kitchen, Amazon announces top comics of 2014 so far, Sleepy Hollow TV show coming to comics, Green Arrow comic gets new writers, Arrow TV show gets many a new cast member, Barnes and Noble announces Get Pop Cultured, and Marge Simpson goes MAC (cosmetics). Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jul 5, 2014 • 1h 1min
Episode 549 - Heroes Con: Shop Talk Panel w/ Eric Canete/Cliff Chiang/Michael! Cho/Ming Doyle
Jimmy moderated the Shop Talk panel with Eric Canete, Cliff Chiang, Michael Cho and Ming Doyle. They chatted about their craft and how they became the incredibly talented artists that they are today. And how they continue to challenge themselves into becoming even better (if that’s even possible!). Tools of the trade, penciling, inking, coloring, digital art, styles and so much more was discussed. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jul 1, 2014 • 1h 26min
Episode 548 - More Heroes Con w/ Stephanie Gladden, Paul Maybury, Adam Withers/Comfort Love, Bridgit Connell/Brockton McKinney, Jeremy Whitley, Valerie Stern
Reviews: Defiance, Falling Skies, Orphan Black (season finale), The Musketeers, True Blood Yet even more Heroes Con interviews so Jimmy flies solo. He sat down over the weekend with a bunch of awesome cartoonists to talk about their work. You'll hear from Stephanie Gladden (Girls of Monster Paradise), Paul Maybury (Sovereign), Adam Withers/Comfort Love (The Uniques), Bridgit Connell/Brockton McKinney (Killer Queen), Jeremy Whitley (Princeless), and Valerie Stern (Hooray for Harold). News includes: DC announces 2 new Batman books (Gotham Academy & Arkham Manor), Dynamite offers huge Humble Bundle package, Porkins gets a bust and more! Hope you enjoy. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 29, 2014 • 1h 4min
Episode 547 - Heroes Con: Archie Panel w/ Francesco Francavilla/Paul Kaminski/Alex Segura!
Jimmy moderated the Archie panel with Afterlife With Archie artist Francesco Francavilla, Paul Kaminski (Executive Director of Editorial) and Alex Segura (SVP Publicity and Marketing) to talk all things Archie Comics from the hit horror series Afterlife With Archie, the upcoming “Death of Archie” in the pages of Life With Archie, the live action Archie movie, video games, Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch, classic Archie stories, crossovers, new characters, Red Circle Comics and much more. They coverA really great and informative discussion. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 27, 2014 • 1h 6min
Episode 546 - Heroes Con: All-Ages Panel w/ Stephanie Gladden/Mike Maihack/Andy Runton/Chris Schweizer/Jeremy Whitley/Thom Zahler
Jimmy moderated the All-Ages panel at Heroes Con with amazing cartoonists Stephanie Gladden (Girls of Monster Paradise), Mike Maihack (Cleopatra In Space), Andy Runton (Owly), Chris Schweizer (Crogan Adventures), Jeremy Whitley (Princeless), and Thom Zahler (Love and Capes). They talked about their awesome comics, why they went into this genre, the difference between "kid comics" and "all-ages comics" and more! A really great and informative discussion. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 25, 2014 • 1h 41min
Episode 545 - Heroes Con w/ Ben Templesmith/Stephane Roux/Emi Lenox/Michael Cho/Amy Chu/Matthew Smith!
Reviews: Doodle Jump #1, Star Trek: Harlan Ellison's City on the Edge of Forever Original Teleplay #1, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time #1, The Wicked & The Divine #1 Jimmy snuck down to his hometown Jacksonville, FL post-Heroes Con with pal Ashley Lanni whom had to deal with his road trip confessions. They are joined by old pal Ted to record the Heroes Con recap with interviews galore! Jimmy sat down at Heroes with Ben Templesmith (The Squidder), Stephane Roux (Harley Quinn), Emi Lenox (EmiTown), Michael Cho (Shoplifter), Amy Chu (Girls Night Out) and Matthew Smith (Bee Sting). Ashley and Jimmy give their recaps of the most amazing comic convention Heroes Con and encourage all to attend. No news this week so we could fit in more interview goodness. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! 212 501 6246 Email Facebook Comic News Insider Thanks for listening!
Jun 17, 2014 • 1h 30min
Episode 544 - Special Editioning w/ Will Sliney/Enrica Jang/Matt Miner & Heroes Con Preview!
Reviews: Angry Birds Comics #1, That's Because You're A Robot One-Shot, Game of Thrones season finale, The Last Ship premiere Producer Joe steps in to co-host and join Jimmy in recapping Special Edition NYC. Jimmy sat down with Will Sliney (Spider-Man 2099), Enrica Jang (Red Stylo Media) and Matt Miner (Liberator) at the show to chat about their work. It was a great show full of comic booky goodness. The guys talk about Allison Glock-Cooper's book Changers, Han Solo's broken ankle, give congrats to friend Jill Pantozzi and The Mary Sue on their new direction and Jimmy finally started playing BioShock Infinite and digs it. News includes: lots of E3 highlights, Powers TV show coming to Playstation network, Disney developing new Lion King series, NYCC introduces New York Super Week, Jason Momoa is Aquaman in the Superman/Batman film and zombie comics help kids learn geography. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 11, 2014 • 41min
Episode 543 - Special Edition Preview
Reviews: Painkiller Jane: 22 Brides #1, Rise of the Magi #1, Vampirella Vol 5 #1 The podcast wife Erica Schultz (M3) returns! She and Jimmy chat about the upcoming Special Edition convention here in NYC and the multitude of great guests attending. They also have a mini-argument about live tweeting TV shows (she does, he doesn't) but their friendship endures! News includes: Bill Watterson returns to comics, first all female creative team takes on the Fantastic Four comic, DC finally going to credit Bill Finger, Peyton Reed takes over directing duties on Marvel's Ant-Man film, and Jeffrey Brown returns to Star Wars. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jun 4, 2014 • 1h 36min
Episode 542 - Book Expo America Recap and Joltin' Johnny Lucas!
Reviews: Brass Sun #1, C.O.W.L. #1, Doctor Spektor Master Of The Occult #1, Trees #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by cartoonist pal John Lucas (Deadpool, The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse)! They chat about his current comic work, past work and what he's got coming down the road. Some interesting chats about penciling and inking for you budding cartoonists out there as well. Jimmy gives his recap of Book Expo America and Book Con and mentions everyone he met (hopefully) and talked to at the show. He also did a couple of short interviews at the show with Heather Fujikawa (Fairy Birds) and Lawrence Engerman (HipHop & Friends) that you'll hear. News includes: Alan Moore developing Electricomics digital app, Marvel's Daredevil series finds a lead, new disabled character joins Archie's gang and more Star Wars VII casting. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
May 27, 2014 • 1h 48min
Episode 541 - Sina Grace Burns the Orphanage!
Reviews: MPH #1, Nailbiter #1, X-Men: Days of Future Past Jimmy is joined in studio by cartoonist Sina Grace (Burn the Orphanage, Self-Obsessed). They haven't seen one another since NYCC in October and had A LOT to catch up on! It's a lengthy episode but chock full of informative and fun Sina Grace goodness. They chat about the Hannibal Season 2 finale and serendipitously meeting famous folks. In the official interview section with Sina, they talk about Burn the Orphanage, Not My Bag, Self-Obsessed, Li'l Depressed Boy, his time working in a comic shop, when he was a Top Cow intern, their mutual love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and more. News includes: Edgar Wright departs Ant-Man, bone marrow drive for Seth Kushner and the Hang Dai Studios signing, March: Book One becomes the first graphic novel to win the RFK Book Award, Battle Royale continues in manga one-shot and a man sues a stripper for his Harry Potter DVDs. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
