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
Episodes
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Apr 2, 2014 • 1h 1min
Episode 530 - Pre-MoCCA Mania!
Reviews: Real Heroes #1, Rocky & Bullwinkle #1, Star Slammers Remastered #1, Survive #1 Producer Joe comes back to chat about what we're going to cover at the upcoming MoCCA Festival! A lot of great guests, exhibitors, panels and more. Listen in for what to expect. The guys chat about April Fool's pranks (the good and bad), Jimmy was a guest on the awesome Everything Comes Back to 2000AD (Episode 161 now available), say Happy 75th birthday to Batman and hear Hugh Jackman sing as Wolverine. We also get our special April 1st correspondent La-me Jocare to gather the news bits for us which include: Stan Lee is not Stan Lee, Superman/Batman movie will have every DC character ever in it and all Marvel comics will be labeled as #1 every week. We didn't vet La-me's stories due to a time crunch so take them with a grain truckload of salt. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Mar 25, 2014 • 54min
Episode 529 - Qui, the Vampire Cowboy!
Reviews: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #1, Sovereign #1, Witcher #1, The 100 Returning to the studio after a week off, Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company) is back to nerd out! They chat about the new Star Wars film being set 30 years after Return of the Jedi and congratulate fellow podcasters/pals in the UK (Dave and Barry of Geek Syndicate) on their upcoming BBC iPlayer film. News includes: Marvel announces Spider-Verse, Pikachu named Japan's mascot for World Cup 2014, Powers TV show finally finds a home, The Boondocks season 4 coming to Adult Swim, Jem will be a truly outrageous film, Klingon beer transports to the U.S. and Avengers nationwide pub quiz assembles! As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Mar 19, 2014 • 47min
Episode 528 - The Best Returns!
Reviews: Magnus Robot Fighter Vol 4 #1, Monster & Madman #1, Stray Bullets: The Killers #1, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6, Veronica Mars film Jimmy is joined in studio by actor pal Sheldon Best, hot off of his starring role in Off-Broadway hit The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. They catch up on all the acting work Sheldon has been doing (A LOT) as well as the maddeningly quick ticket sales for San Diego Comic Con. News includes: Billy Tucci brings back Shi, Valiant teams with Catalyst for new RPG and All-New X-Men #25 brings about many artists. Sheldon and Jimmy may even act out a scene from Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Mar 12, 2014 • 1h 11min
Episode 527 - Cosmos News Insider
Reviews: Magneto Vol 3 #1, Moon Knight Vol 7 #1, Rogue Trooper Vol 2 #1, Starlight #1, Believe, Cosmos, Resurrection, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, 300: Rise of an Empire Jimmy is again joined in studio by playwright extraordinaire Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co.). They chat about Anne Rice's return to vampires and if you should laugh at every joke. Lots of reviews this week including a few TV shows and movies. Jimmy saw two in one day! News includes: A new Kill Shakespeare comic series is coming, Cartoon Network greenlights Black Jesus, The Walking Dead mobile game is on the way, Harlan Ellison's Star Trek script coming to comics, Batman and Green Hornet reunite in comics, Boom! gets first look deal with Cartoon Network, Marvel announces documentary series, and BBC America premieres sci-fi documentary series. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Mar 5, 2014 • 1h 5min
Episode 526 - We Killed Shakespeare!
Comic News Insider: Episode 526 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. Reviews: Fantastic Four Vol 5 #1, One-Hit Wonder #1, Revenge #1, Kill Shakespeare Live, Hannibal Jimmy is joined in studio by playwright extraordinaire Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co.). They chat about the nerd wins at the Oscars, watching mutual pal Maureen Sebastian on Revolution, and the ridiculous witchhunt by a small minority to remove Jonathan Ross from hosting The Hugo Awards. News includes: Marvel to shoot Netflix series in New York, Archie Comics announces Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa as Chief Creative Officer/hires Lena Dunham to write an Archie arc/Afterlife With Archie may be a movie, Arkham Knight will conclude Batman Arkham video game series, SyFy cancels Being Human and picks up Metal Hurlant Chronicles, Rocket Raccoon goes solo, and Steve Rude is back on Superman. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. 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!
Feb 25, 2014 • 47min
Episode 525 - Save Denver Comic Con!
Reviews: Loki Ragnarok & Roll #1, New Warriors Vol 5 #1, Undertow #1, Star-Crossed (on the CW) Jimmy is joined in studio by the podcast wife Erica Schultz! Jimmy hung in an ice bar with pal Grace Helbig and new bestie Chester See and he tells of the frozen goodness. They chat about the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer, rumors of Peter Capaldi only doing one series of Doctor Who, that rumored Black Widow solo movie, some casting bits about Doctor Who and Constantine and pay homage to the late Harold Ramis. News includes: Denver Comic Con suffers internal woes with ousting of founder Charlie LaGreca who then starts Save Denver Comic Con, Fox casts reboot of Fantastic Four movie, Bryan Fuller's Pushing Daisies may revive as a musical or movie, Archie's Kevin Keller is The Equalizer, and Heroes returns to television. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Feb 18, 2014 • 41min
Episode 524 - Previously Unaired
Reviews: Fuse #1, Mercenary Sea #1, Royal Masters of War #1, She-Hulk #1, X-Force #1 Jimmy is back in NYC and has Emily Edwards back co-hosting. They chat a bit about his Jacksonville trip and Toy Fair toys. News includes: the podcast wife Erica Schultz is writing the comic book version of ABC's hit show Revenge, Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man Year One, Beware the Batman Blu-Ray/DVD will have unaired episodes, Greg Rucka to write Cyclops solo series at Marvel, Star Wars: The Clone Wars will finish and air unaired episodes on Netflix and Jeffrey Brown has a new Star Wars book coming called Goodnight Darth Vader, As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Feb 12, 2014 • 1h 2min
Episode 523 - CNI is Awesome!
Reviews: Apocalypse Al #1, Batman: Joker's Daughter #1, Ms. Marvel Vol 3 #1, Turok Dinosaur Hunter #1, The Walking Dead (midseason premiere), The Lego Movie Jimmy is back in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida and records from the awesome comic book shop Superhero Beach (whom also sponsors this podcast)! Joining him is Superhero Beach employee and awesome illustrator Ashley Lanni Hoye and Jimmy's old best pal Ted Carruba. They chat about recent casting news for the upcoming Gotham series and in the movie sequel to Avengers. A few wi-fi and tech issues doesn't stop this episode from being awesome though! I mean, after all...EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! News includes: Geoff Johns and John Romita Jr to take over Superman, Valiant Firsts are coming, SelfMadeHero and Sequential team up, Preacher heads to AMC for development, DMZ gets picked up by WBTV, Flappy Bird stops flapping, Batman video games inspire new Batman animated film, and ReedPop may have small NYC comics only show in June. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Feb 5, 2014 • 1h 50min
Episode 522 - Disconnected Press with Conor & Lizzie Boyle!
Reviews: Dredd:Underbelly One Shot, Furious #1, Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1, World War Mob #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by the fantastic husband/wife creators of Disconnected Press, Conor and Lizzie Boyle! They came over from the UK just to co-host the podcast! Okay, they were here for the Super Bowl as well but that was just a side thing. They chat about their works (Lizzie's the writer and Conor's the artist), digital vs print in comics, comic critiquing, hiring new talent, the UK comics scene and more. News includes: more Superman/Batman casting with Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Dark Horse announces the Stan Sakai project, Marvel announces a partnership with Hero Initiative with the Uncanny X-Men 100 Project, get killed in Rachel Rising, Marvel Universe Live races for the Cosmic Cube, and JK Rowling wanted Harry and Hermione to hook up! As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jan 28, 2014 • 45min
Episode 521 - Grammy Winning Podcast!
Reviews: All-New Invaders #1, Bad Ass #1, Deadly Class #1, George Romeros Empire Of The Dead Act One #1, Judge Dredd Mega-City Two #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by the podcast wife Erica Schultz! After some extra cheesey pizza goodness, they get to chatting about the new Doctor Who costume and the X:Men Days of Future Past costumes. Boy howdy, lotsa costumes! Erica talks about the recent comic convention she attended in New Jersey as well. News includes: Deathlok comes to Agents of SHIELD, a superhero movie about the Chinese terracotta soldiers is on the way, a Frozen sing-a-long is coming to theaters and Dark Horse donates entire digital collection to Children's Cancer Association. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
