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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Jan 22, 2014 • 44min
Episode 520 - Polar Vortexing
Reviews: Black Dynamite #1, Disney Kingdom's Seekers of the Weird #1, Egos #1, Lil' Battlestar Galactica #1, Night of the Living Deadpool #1, X-Files Conspiracy #1, The Powerpuff Girls Jimmy is joined in studio by Emily Edwards who trudged through the winter wonderland of NYC to make it. Thanks Emily! They chat about the Sleepy Hollow season finale and the Jon Hamm as Dr. Strange rumor floating around. News includes: Doctor Who teams up Titan Comics, Angry Birds coming to comics at IDW, 60's Batman TV finally getting home video release, Superman/Batman movie pushed to 2016, Agent Carter series gets showrunners, and Sif will get S.H.I.E.L.D.ed. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jan 15, 2014 • 33min
Episode 519 - CNI Expo!
Reviews: All-New X-Factor #1, Avengers World #1, Lil' Vampi #1, Revolutionary War Alpha #1, Helix, Lost Girl, Being Human, Bitten, Archer, Chozen Jimmy gives a quickie solo episode as there is a lot of reviews and TONS of great news to cover. News includes: Image Expo announcements (new titles from such names as Kelly Sue DeConnick, Scott Snyder, Matt Fraction, James Robinson, Jock, Brandon Graham, etc), Marvel news includes the relaunch of the Ultimate line, Peter Parker back from the "dead", Bill Paxton joins the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show, Michael Douglas cast as Hank Pym in Ant-Man movie, DC news includes the return of Wally West, NBC has ordered a pilot for Constantine from David Goyer, upcoming Gotham series will be a Batman origin story after all, Star Wars: The Clone Wars will get an ending in comics from Dark Horse, Disney's Frozen is coming to Broadway and San Diego Comic Con changes their badge purchasing policy. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jan 8, 2014 • 1h 42min
Episode 518 - Favorites of 2013!
It's our Favorites of 2013 special! We don't say "Best of" because whom are we to say what's best? Oh yeah, WE'RE COMIC NEWS INSIDER! Still, call it what you will, it's our best/favorites/what we liked for 2013 in comics, TV, film and more. Jimmy is joined in studio by The Beat's Heidi MacDonald, Erika Schultz (M3), Mike Cho and producer Joe Gonzalez. It's a great, lengthy chat so strap in! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jan 1, 2014 • 23min
Episode 517 - CNI's Shiny New Year!
Reviews: Dead Boy Detectives #1, Illegitimates #1, Midas Flesh #1, The Saviors #1, Origin II #1, Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor Happy New Year! It's the wee hours of the morning and Jimmy's been drinking lots of champagne. So, it's a quickie new year's special full of reviews and no resolutions. He chats briefly about some of the awesome nerdy Christmas goodies he got including the Batman and Superman cape socks and zombie slippers. Next week's podcast will be the Best of 2013 with Heidi MacDonald, Erica Schultz and Mike Cho so tune in to compare/contrast/rant/rave. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Dec 25, 2013 • 22min
Episode 516 - CNI, Actually
Reviews: The Adventures of Chrissie Claus, A Christmas Carol, Holiday Wars, Holidaze, Superf*ckers Save Christmas, Scrooge and Santa Happy Christmas! Jimmy is in New Jersey visiting his sister and the family for Christmas. So, he brings you this quickie, some would say weird, solo episode full of Christmas joy (and music) and lots of babbling. And since it is the holiday, he decides to review Christmas comic books. You'll have to listen in to find out which were naughty and which were nice. He briefly talks about some It's A Wonderful Life tidbits, recent casting of Paul Rudd as Ant Man and Vin Diesel as Groot, and the persistent rumor that JK Rowling is producing a Harry Potter stage play. Only one news bit but it'll tug your heartstrings as it's about a girl with cancer in Vallejo, CA whom gets a Wonder Girl type wish. Plus a special message from Hugh Grant, the prime minister of the UK. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Dec 18, 2013 • 37min
Episode 515 - CNI 2: The Desolation of Smog
Reviews: Dead Body Road #1, Indestructible #1, Justice League 3000 #1, Krampus #1, Marvel Knights Hulk #1, Misfits, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Podcast Wife Erica Schultz returns to spread the Christmas cheer! News includes: Sony promises Spider-Man spin-off films, Frank Miller's Detective #27 cover gets reinstated, Miller's 300 comic book sequel Xerxes will probably not be complete until after the 300 movie sequel, Archie Comics teams with Toys For Tots, Disney Channel to make series starring villain's kids and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Dec 11, 2013 • 40min
Episode 514 - Birthday Suit
Reviews: Inhumanity #1, Rover Red Charlie #1 It's Jimmy's birthday so Producer Joe joins in at the last minute for a special festive episode. They chat about the birthday bash...well, what Jimmy could remember. News includes: Mike Carey will write an X-Men OGN, Gal Gadot is cast as Wonder Woman in Man of Steel sequel, Veronica Mars movie gets a release date, a new X-Men film called X-Men: Apocalypse is coming and a new Terminator TV series that ties into the upcoming film is on the way. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Dec 4, 2013 • 30min
Episode 513 - Frozen CNI!
Reviews: Black Science #1, Mr. Peabody & Sherman #1, Wolverine and the X-Men Annual #1, Rick and Morty, Frozen The Podcast Wife, Erica Schultz, is back again! Jimmy catches up on Misfits and they chat about the rumors surrounding which other heroes will appear in the Man of Steel sequel. News includes: Mark Millar starts new universe, Sin City and The Mist are coming to television, Picture Box closing up shop, a possible new Doctor Who companion plus speculation on the number of Doctors and Leonardo DiCaprio to produce a Bill Watterson biopic. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Nov 27, 2013 • 45min
Episode 512 - Doctor Whom?
Reviews: Harley Quinn Vol 2 #0, A Voice in the Dark #1, Shaolin Cowboy #1, 2, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, An Adventure in Space and Time, Atlantis The Podcast Wife, Erica Schultz, returns! They chat about Jimmy's recent Tumblr post gone wild, Thanksgiving and the recent episode of Family Guy (no spoilers). News includes: Ed Brubaker's Sleeper is optioned for film, Marvel announces new Moon Knight series, Katrina Law joins Arrow as an al Ghul, and Boom! Studios introduces Boom! Box. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2013 • 43min
Episode 511 - Comique Nouvelles Initié
Reviews: Clown Fatale #1, Manifest Destiny #1, Marvel Knights X-Men #1, Umbral #1, Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland #1, Almost Human Roommates Emily and Kristin return to add their mostly unintentional hilarity to the podcast! Jimmy plays with Google Translate, pimps out the Frisky and Mannish Kickstarter, gets a message from Season 1 Who Wants To Be A Superhero's Lemuria, gives love to Batkid and Doctor Who and more. News includes: Sandman: Overture delayed, BBC America to simulcast live Doctor Who pre-show, Comixology has gift cards, Wolverine gets the Marvel Now treatment, Jonathan Ross returns to comics, 2014 Eisner Award judges announced, MultiPass is coming to London and AMC is ordering a Preacher pilot. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
