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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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May 1, 2013 • 1h 24min
Episode 470 - Taking the M3 w/ Erica Schultz
Reviews: Joe Hill's Terrifyingly Tragic Treasury Edition, Jupiter's Legacy #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by the talented and charming Erica Schultz (M3). Jimmy clarifies last week's shocking announcement of the end of the podcast. (It's not ending). Erica tells Jimmy all about her comic M3 and how she got the whole process started. She discusses her writing, art, self publishing, working for Neal Adams, her husband's amazing cookies (which she brought for Jimmy to sample), her foray into voice over work and much more! News includes: Dynamite Entertainment joins Darkhorse digital, Hellboy goes itty bitty, new Star Trek news sources arrive, Boston Comic Con gets a new date, Doctor Who Regeneration book is coming in June, Marvel announces new X-Men crossover and Rocky & Bullwinkle return at IDW comics. 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 Thanks for listening!

Apr 24, 2013 • 44min
Episode 469 - Best Friends Forever with BREA GRANT!
Reviews: Danger Girl: Trinity #1, House of Gold & Bones #1 Jimmy is joined by suprise guest co-host and good pal Brea Grant! Big thanks to Brea as she was in town for a few days shooting a music video and made time to to do a little podcasting. They chat about the 75th anniversary of Superman and Lois Lane, Jimmy's segment on Jay & Jack's Podcast for Autism is available, their mutual love for the old Pamela Anderson show VIP, and Patton Oswalt's brilliant Star Wars pitch he did on NBC's Parks & Recreations. News includes: Dredd 3D gets a comic book sequel, Mark Waid and Dean Haspiel will take on Archie Comics The Fox, Will.i.Am brings the boom boom pow to comics and Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction get demonic with Da Vinci. Jimmy chats with Brea about her massive amount of work lately including her own film, Best Friends Forever. Brea also gives some great advice to those who want to get into acting and even ones like me who want to return to the game. They chat movies, TV, comics, video games and so much more. And Jimmy drops a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT about the future of the podcast while chatting with Brea. Is it the end? Will it go on forever? Download to find out! As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Apr 17, 2013 • 1h 12min
Episode 468 - Boston Love
Reviews: Batman & Red Robin #19, Colonized #1, The Steam Engines of Oz , X Vol 2 #0, Defiance Jimmy is joined in studio by frequent co-host Gretchen Souerwine! They send their love to all in Boston and discuss the upcoming Boston Comic Con that Jimmy is attending on Sunday. Jimmy was on Jay & Jack's marathon podcast for Autism Speaks again and attended the New York Comic Book Marketplace show as well. As Gretchen is a big Doctor Who fan, they briefly discuss the new season. News includes: Comixology comes out as culprit in the Saga #12 ban, Eisner Awards announced, Greg Pak and Jonathan Coulton successfully fund Kickstarter campaign in one day for new comic based on Coulton's songs, Man of Steel will kick off DC Universe movies and Adri Cowan collects kids comics for Boston Children's Hospital. 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 Thanks for listening!

Apr 10, 2013 • 1h 22min
Episode 467 - MoCCA Recap w/ Heidi MacDonald/Rob Davis/Robert Sellers/Matt Miner
Reviews: Last of Us: American Dreams #1, Mice Templar Vol 4 Legend #1, Snow Angel One Shot, Thanos Rising #1 Jimmy is joined in studio once again by the EIC of The Beat, Heidi MacDonald! They give their big recaps on MoCCA Festival and were quite pleased with the show. The Society of Illustrators took over this year and did a bang up job! Jimmy gets a few interviews at the show with Rob Davis (The Complete Don Quixote), Robert Sellers (Hellraisers) and Matt Miner (Liberator). They also remember comics legends Carmine Infantino and George Gladir. News includes: Apple bans Saga #12 due to gay sex scene, Carrie Kelley returns as Robin and In the Flesh comes to BBC America. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Jimmy moderated a panel about British comics with UK creators from SelfMadeHero (Rob Davis, Glyn Dillon, JAKe, and Robert Sellers). It was recorded but the sound is not great. We are working on putting up a somewhat ear-pleasing version for an episode. If not, we'll chat a bit about it on next week's podcast. Stay tuned!

Apr 3, 2013 • 43min
Episode 466 - Pre-MoCCA Mania!
Reviews: Comics- East Of West #1, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 #1, Mister X Hard Candy 1-Shot.TV- Doctor Who, Orphan Black, Revolution, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead.Theater- GEEK! Jimmy flies solo since he went to see the new Vampire Cowboys show called GEEK! and rushed home after to record. Alas, after falling asleep off/on, he didn't record until 9am on Wednesday. Sorry for the lateness, kids! A lot of reviews in comics, TV and even theater. News includes: Dark Horse Comics to publish original Star Wars script as comic, Once Upon A Time comes to comic form, Once Upon A Time gets a spinoff called Once: Wonderland, Tomb Raider movie will be rebooted, Doctor Who 50th anniversary casting confirmations announced and Kiss Hello Kitty animated comes to The Hub. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Mar 27, 2013 • 39min
Episode 465 - Dinner w/ Spidey & Gwen
Reviews: Constantine #1, Five Ghosts Haunting of Fabian Gray #1, GI Joe: Special Missions Vol 2 #1, Judge Dredd Year One #1, Star Wars Legacy Prisoner Of The Floating World #1, X-Termination #1 Jimmy does it solo...wait, no...he records solo! He chats about the new Vampire Cowboys Theater show, briefly mentions a non-spoilery bit about the new Doctor Who episode he got to see in advance, he's back in the web comic Devil Inside, salutes Kelly Sue DeConnick on her troll ownage on Tumblr, and gives some love to the Elysia Kickstarter He also mentions his dinner with fellow podcaster Dave Monteith (Geek Syndicate) whom was in town visiting from the UK for one night. And yes, Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) were sitting one table away! News includes: Neil Gaiman's Angela joins the Marvel Universe, DC brings the Batman TV show to digital comics, Green Lantern John Stewart will live, Quantum and Woody returns and KISS Kids will rock and roll until nap time at IDW. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Mar 19, 2013 • 45min
Episode 464 - TOME-ing w/ Templesmith & Re-STATED w/ Swearingen
Reviews: Buddy Cops One Shot, Sledgehammer 44 #1, Wolverine Vol 5 #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by Stated Magazine's Ryan Swearingen once again. They chat about the massively successful Veronica Mars Kickstarter and ripple effect it will have on crowdfunding. Jimmy also entices his roommate Ben Templesmith to come chat a bit about TOME, his own successful Kickstarter project with 44 Flood. Ben also chats briefly about his upcoming book Ten Grand with J. Michael Straczynski and other projects. News includes: Superman newspaper strips will be printed in their entirety, Marvel announces a live action superhero show and Marjane Satrapi's critically acclaimed/award winning graphic novel Persepolis gets banned in a Chicago highschool. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Mar 13, 2013 • 57min
Episode 463 - Vampire Cowboys Theater GEEK's Out!
Reviews: Age Of Ultron #1, Archie #641: Archie Meets Glee Part 1, Lost Vegas #1 Jimmy is back in New York City and is joined in the CNI studios by Sheldon Best, one of the stars of GEEK!, a new Vampire Cowboys Theatre production. VCT is an old pal of CNI and has been on many of our podcasts in the past. Always a great time! Jimmy briefly chats about his jaunt to his hometown in Jacksonville and the new comic book shop he visited. Sheldon talks about their upcoming production and all of the geeky/nerdy goodness of it. News includes: lots of SXSW news from Marvel about Marvel #1, Project Gamma, Marvel Infinite and Earth's Mightiest Show hosted by Blair Buter, Batman Zero Year is coming, Astro City returns, Night of the Living Jughead comes when zombies invade Riverdale, SyFy picks up Ron Moore's new show called Helix and Laura Vandervoort will star as the last female werewolf in a new sci-fi show called Bitten. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Mar 6, 2013 • 45min
Episode 462 - TED Talks
Reviews: Batman Incorporated #8, Five Weapons #1, Uncanny Skullkickers #1, Amalas Blade #0, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 #0.1, Rocketeer Hollywood Horror #1 Jimmy is back in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida and as is tradition, old highschool/college best pal Ted joins him as co-host! The boys discuss the hit viral Wonder Woman fan trailer, some NPR Cliffnotes and the recent episode of The Walking Dead. Ted discusses his toy collection and first trade show as a retailer. News includes: MonkeyBrain Comics will come to print, some quick TV/Film bits like a possible new Tomb Raider film, Megan Fox in the new TMNT movie, Pushing Daisies to air on Chiller and Tim Curry joins the Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoon. LOTS of Emerald City Comic Con news including Gail Simone writing a new Red Sonja book, a new 100 Bullets prequel called Brother Lono from the original creators, Joe Madureira returns to Wolverine, West Coast Ultimates starring Ultimate Wonder Man, Black Knight and others, Dark Horse Comics makes ongoing series out of X, Ghost, The Victories and Captain Midnight, and IDW will bring 3 new GI Joe titles along with an updated X-Files comic series. Phew! Must have been a busy convention! Also, Jimmy hears from Sean Wang about his Runners Kickstarter. Go support it! 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 Thanks for listening!

Feb 27, 2013 • 26min
Episode 461 - And the Oscar goes to...CNI!
Reviews: GI Joe Vol 6 #1, Justice League Of America Vol 3 #1, Justice League Of Americas Vibe #1, Kill Shakespeare Tide Of Blood #1, Nova Vol 5 #1, Vitriol The Hunter #1 Jimmy is ill with the plague so cancels his special guests for the night so he doesn't infect them. And boy howdy were they SPECIAL GUESTS! Fret not, we'll have them on in the near future. (Sorry Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, and Jennifer Lawrence). Jimmy briefly mentions some of his Oscar highlights and tries to keep the coughs down to a minimum. News includes: IDW and Cartoon Network team up for comics, more Marvel teasers, DC announces new Green Lantern creative teams, another death in the Batman family and MoCCA Fest gets their own awards. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!


