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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Aug 11, 2013 • 57min
Episode 490 - SDCC: Falling Skies w/ Noah Wylie (Tom), Will Patton (Captain Weaver), Sarah Carter (Maggie), Moon Bloodgood (Anne), Connor Jessup (Ben), Colin Cunningham (Pope), Doug Jones (Cochise), Remi Aubuchon/Greg Beeman (Producers)
At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in the press room for the hit TNT show Falling Skies and chatted with creators/producers Remi Aubuchon & Greg Beeman, and stars Noah Wylie, Will Patton, Sarah Carter, Moon Bloodgood, Connor Jessup, Colin Cunningham, Doug Jones. You can actually hear Jimmy blush when Sarah compliments him on his outfit. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Aug 9, 2013 • 43min
Episode 489 - SDCC: Hannibal w/ Bryan Fuller (Showrunner), David Slade (Director) & Hugh Dancy (Will Graham)
Guests: Bryan Fuller, David Slade, Hugh Dancy. Visual aspects of Hannibal discussed including cinematography, use of color. Show's unique themes and international success mentioned. Portrayal of violence and technical aspects of filming explored. Development of Will's character analyzed. Promotional information given at the end.
Aug 7, 2013 • 1h 42min
Episode 488 - SDCC w/ Dr. Andrea Letamendi/Sam Park (Monsterverse)/Cole Drumb, Jennifer Luk (PostHuman) & Boston Comic Con w/ Ming Doyle (Mara), Jeff Burns (Super Knocked Up)
Reviews: Goblin Hood and His Merry Monsters #1, It Came! #1, Lady Rawhide #1, Molly Danger #1 Lots of interviews from both San Diego Comic Con (Dr. Andrea Letamendi, Sam Park, Cole Drumb & Jennifer Luk) and Boston Comic Con (Ming Doyle & Jeff Burns) to get through so Jimmy does it solo so the episode isn't too supersized. He laments/rejoices over selling his massive comic book collection (appx. 15,000) to Shelton Drum of Heroes Con fame. He also visited Boston Comic Con on Sunday and gives his recap of what he saw, whom he met, etc. Great show! News includes: Peter Capaldi is the new Doctor in Doctor Who, Sequential graphic novels app goes global, Disney to publish Space Mountain graphic novel, and Young Justice: Legacyvideo game gets delayed. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Come back later this week to hear the roundtable interviews with the cast/creators of the hit NBC show Hannibal and the smash TNT show Falling Skies.
Aug 5, 2013 • 44min
Episode 487 - SDCC: The 100 w/ Marie Agveropoulos, Eliza Taylor, Isaiah Washington, Thomas McDonnell, & creators/producers Matt Miller, Jason Rothenberg
At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy attended the press roundtables for the new CW show The 100. The show is being described as "Lost meets Battlestar Galactica". He chatted with actors Marie Agveropoulos, Eliza Taylor, Isaiah Washington, Thomas McDonnell, and creators/producers Matt Miller and Jason Rothenberg. Listen in to hear about this new intriguing sci-fi show! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Aug 2, 2013 • 59min
Episode 486 - SDCC: Orphan Black w/ Graeme Manson/John Fawcett (Creators/Producers), Jordan Gavaris (Felix) and Dylan Bruce (Paul)
Comic News Insider: Episode 486 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in 2 different press rooms for the hit BBC America show Orphan Black and chatted with creators/producers Graeme Manson and John Fawcett A LOT! Always great to hear from the people behind the curtain. He also had the chance to talk to series stars Jordan Gavaris (Felix) and Dylan Bruce (Paul). Alas, no Tatiana Maslany but we sure talked about her amazing performance as the star of the series. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jul 31, 2013 • 1h 34min
Episode 485 - SDCC w/ Amber Benson, Congressman John Lewis/Andrew Aydin, Yuri Lowenthal/Tara Platt, Lili Bordan, Stacey Ayashi/Damon Wong
Reviews: The Wolverine, Axe Cop, High School USA Jimmy is joined again in studio by his podcast wife, Erica Schultz! Erica gives her thoughts on her first San Diego Comic Con and Jimmy brings you a bunch of the massive amounts of interviews he got there. In this episode, you'll hear him chat with Amber Benson ("Tara" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin (March), Lili Bordan (Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome), Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt (Shelf Life) and Stacey Hayashi and Damon Wong (Journey of Heroes). News includes: Comic Arts Brooklyn replaces BCGF, new animated Archie is on the way, Neil Gaiman goes gaming, Skin Crawling Comics launches Indiegogo campain and Flash series to spin out of Arrow. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Come back later this week to hear the roundtable interviews with the cast/creators of the hit BBC America show Orphan Black and the new CW show The 100.
Jul 24, 2013 • 28min
Episode 484 - San Diego Comic Con Recap!
Jimmy gives another quickie solo show as he's in L.A. relaxing after the madness of Comic Con. No interviews in this show as he is sans audio files/editing software and Producer Joe is in the middle of a big move. Just a big recap of the week's events including massive amounts of interviews, press rooms, parties, friends, etc. Special guest appearance by Grace Helbig and Goose! As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jul 16, 2013 • 37min
Episode 483 - SDCC Bound!
Reviews: Chronos Commandos #1, Quantum & Woody #1, Sheltered #1, Beware the Batman TV show, Pacific Rim film Jimmy gives a quickie solo show as he's madly prepping to leave for San Diego Comic Con! He'll arrive Wednesday and his interview schedule is full up all week! He goes over his schedule so you can hear all of the awesomeness that he'll be covering. He briefly chats about the cool Pixar theory floating around the interwebs and tells of meeting America's most syndicated puzzle maker. News includes: The Middleman returns, DMC starts his own comics imprint, Agent Carter One-Shot coming, Veronica Mars post-movie novels, Painkiller Jane comes to Marvel and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen TV show. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jul 10, 2013 • 1h 6min
Episode 482 - Prepping For SDCC!
Reviews: Catalyst Comix #1, Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1, Satellite Sam #1, What If...AVX #1, Marvel's Avenger's Assemble cartoon Jimmy is joined in studio by Geek Syndicate's own Sharlene Mousfar! They go over their plan of attack for the upcoming San Diego Comic Con next week. Lots of comics, TV and film to cover and between the 2 of them, they'll get...well...some of it! Jimmy also briefly chats about the Warehouse 13 and Defiance season finales. News includes: Dark Horse joins forces with Kitchen Sink, UK artist makes art out of destroying expensive comics, James O'Barr joins up on The Crow reboot film, and Amazon launches Jet City Comics. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
Jul 2, 2013 • 1h 26min
Episode 481 - Heroes Con Panel: From Indie to Mainstream and Back w/ Becky Cloonan/Kelly Sue DeConnick/Robbi Rodriguez!
Reviews: Age of Ultron #10AI, Batman/Superman #1, Lazarus, Uncanny #1 Jimmy flies solo again due to time constraints and briefly chats about his SDCC press woes being solved, attending his friend Kim Boekbinder's album release party and trying to get Suicide Girl Soya on the podcast while at SDCC. News includes: DC Comics Vertigo imprint is bringing 6 new titles this fall, Comixology offers subscriptions and bundles and Starz announces 2 new series in Outlander and Black Sails. And, it's the third and final of three panels that Jimmy moderated at Heroes Con a few weeks ago. This one dealt with going from indie comics to mainstream and back. It featured Becky Cloonan, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Robbi Rodriguez. Jimmy was a bit under the weather so isn't his normal chatty moderating self. Thankfully, he had smart, entertaining and talkative panelists! Great discussion about how they got started and where they are now. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!
