Comic News Insider

Reviews: Archie #627, Kirby Genesis: Captain Victory #1, Theory Of Everything Pilot Season #1, THUNDER Agents Vol 4 #1 Jimmy is again joined in studio by Kevin Conn in an attempt to do a better and less rushed show than last week. Jimmy went to The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival and reports on what he saw/found. The boys talk about 2 recent online Star Wars themed videos (Elf Sabers and Cello Wars), The Cabin in the Woods trailer, and Russell T. Davies temporary retirement, NASA finds Earth 2 and it's Jimmy's birthday on Friday, December 9th. News includes: X-Men vs. Avengers, Bendis leaving Avengers, Emily Carroll goes to print, Free Comic Book Day books announced, Red Cross concerned video games violate Geneva Conventions, Khan returns in Star Trek sequel, and Turf goes to film. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Billy Tucci's A Child Is Born One Shot, Fantastic Four Vol 3 #600, Kapow Guinness World Record Special #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by Kevin Conn who returns after a long absence. The boys talk turkey (literally), The Shade maxi-series, Jimmy's upcoming birthday, Christmas time approaching, and Kevin finds a new podcast. News includes: Occupy Comics on Kickstarter, Doctor Who on Christmas Day, newMadman hardcover, Lego Batman sequel, and The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival comes this Saturday. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Avengers Origins: Luke Cage #1, Hawken #1, Mudman #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by fellow podcaster Raphael Soohoo. They chat about the Batman: Brave and the Bold finale, The Hunger Games trailer and Jimmy's strange but cool run-in with Kiefer Sutherland. News includes: Image Expo, CBLDF Spirit of Giving, The New Yorker cartoon issue, Marvel cancels a lot of series, The Dark Knight Rises details, FX retooling Powers TV show, Syfy wants Booster Gold and Adventure Time comes to comics. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Avenging Spider-Man #1, House Of Night #1, Magneto: Not A Hero #1, Operation Broken Wings 1936 #1, Point One #1, Green Lantern: The Animated Series Jimmy is joined in studio by Stated Magazine Co-Founder/Editor Ryan Swearingen. They chat about Brea Grant's new indie film, Primeval is back, and Jimmy's temporary return to video game playing. And a special announcement! News includes: Batman Beyond comic returns, DC Nation premieres on Cartoon Network, Top Shelf goes digital, Doctor Who to reboot in film, Ghost Projekt comes to SyFy, and how to help make a Chris Claremont documentary. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Heart #1, Jack Avarice Is The Courier #1, Peanuts Vol 2 #0, Seven Warriors #1, Six Guns #1, Uncanny X-Men Vol 2 #1 Jimmy flies solo since he has the plague and doesn't want to infect any visitors. He talks about being introduced to the awesome artist ChrisCross, Steve Rude's recent troubles, no more Cloak and Dagger, and the new animated series Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. News includes: Marvel will finish The Twelve, Marvel cancels some series, Brian K. Vaughan to adapt Stephen King work for Showtime, truck full of comics is stolen, PC version of Arkham City game is coming, die as a "Redshirt" in an IDW Star Trek comic, and a Star Wars fan has the weirdest photoshoot ever. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Dead Man's Run #0, Helldorado #1, The Incredible Hulk #1, Legion Secret Origin #1, Spaceman #1, Stitched #1, War of the Independents #1, Wolverine and the X-Men #1 Jimmy is joined again by Mike Cho to bring you the last of the New York Comic Con interviews! Jimmy chats with Ashley Eckstein ("Ahsoka Tano" on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series), Bruce Time (Green Lantern, Batman animated series), and Monocyte creators Menton Matthews III & Kasra Ghanbari. The boys also discuss Halloween, famous tweets, Burke & Hare film, Beavis & Butt-Head and Good Vibes cartoons, Grimm, Grace Helbig wins King of the Web, 10th Doctor Who musical and other nonsense. News includes: Topps and IDW bring back Mars Attacks! in a comic book series, DC Universe Online is free, Rob Liefeld returns Extreme to Image, and Trip City is here. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Deadpool MAX 2 #1, Dead Rising Road To Fortune #1, Monocyte #1, My Greatest Adventure Vol 2 #1, Orchid #1, Star Trek Legion Of Super-Heroes #1, Shade Vol 2 #1, 30 Days of Night #1, X-Men Regenesis #1. Batman: Year One DVD Strap in! It's another super-sized episode! Sorry for the length but we have over an hour worth of great interviews. Jimmy is joined by Aussie pal Matt Brick again to review tons of comics and chat about Speakeasy Dollhouse, Mekhi Phifer, Once Upon A Time, X-Men anime on G4, Grace Helbig co-hosting Attack of the Show, CDC zombie comic, Marvel layoffs, Dry Seasons preview, The Loxley's and the War of 1812 preview, and Matt Smith might be leaving Doctor Who. Speaking of...more NYCC interviews with G4TV'S Blair Butler and Blair Herter. Blair Butler swung by the Comic News Insider booth to hang with Jimmy and chat her first written comic book called Heart. They also chatted the comic industry and recent comics as well. Blair Herter came by after meeting Jimmy the night before and having many drinks. They had a blast talking comics, video games and how Jimmy is stealing his fiance', Jessica Chobot, from him. Kevin Mellon also came by to talk about Heart. You know, since he's the artist on the comic book. News includes: Ben McCool & Nikki Cook's Memoir heads to TV, Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons announce their comic The Secret Service, Joss Whedon takes on Much Ado About Nothing, 2000AD fills gap in empty Barnes & Noble shelves, The Punisher heads to TV, Spider-Kids dressed up needed for Spidey column, Ed Brubaker's Criminal heading to film, Red 2 is coming and King Con III is postponed. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

It's another interview special featuring the cast of Nikita! Jimmy sat down at the round tables at New York Comic Con and chatted with Nikita cast members Maggie Q., Shane West and producer Albert Kim. Apologies for rough cell phone interference during some of it. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

It's an interview special featuring the casts of the MTV shows Death Valley and Good Vibes! Jimmy sat down at the round tables at New York Comic Con and chatted with the Death Valley cast including Texas Battle, Tania Raymonde, Charlie Sanders and producer Spider One. He also sat with the new animated show Good Vibes cast including Adam Brody, Josh Gad, Debi Mazar, Olivia Thirlby and producer David Gordon Green.

Jimmy flies solo this week because it's the big New York Comic Con recap! His voice is shot from shouting during the raffle all weekend and sleeping about 8 hours total in 4 days. He got tons of interviews at the show and in this episode you'll hear from James Asmus (X-Men: Regenesis), Marc Bernardin (Alphas), Nicki Clyne ("Callie" on Battlestar Galactica), Greg Pak (Incredible Hercules, Hulk), and Veronica Taylor (voice of "Ash Ketchum" in Pokemon). Jimmy gives his lengthy (sorry!) day by day/blow by blow recap of the 4 days of NYCC. While a blast was had by all, there were a few gripes as well. Thanks to EVERYONE who came by the Comic News Insider table and said "Hi", bought raffle tickets, dropped off stuff to review, did signings, interviews, donated for raffle or just wanted to chat. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!