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
Mentioned books
Nov 3, 2010 • 59min
Episode 302 - The Walking Dead CNI
Reviews: Action Comics #894, Hellboy/Beasts of Burden One-Shot, Incognito: Bad Influences #1, Superman: Earth One (GN), The Walking Dead (AMC series pilot) Post Halloween stories keep the spooky going! Joe scares the neighborhood kids with his annual mini-haunted house. Jimmy rants about crazy fans...again. (Fan is short for "fanatic"). The boys have a lengthy discussion about the new The Walking Dead series on AMC. Hint: It's awesome! News includes: San Diego Comic-Con tickets on sale for a hot minute, Marvel brings Point One, King Con II is in town, new Batman film gets an official name, Caprica gets cancelled (Capricant?) and more!
Oct 26, 2010 • 58min
Episode 301 - Spooky!
Reviews: Kick Ass 2 #1, Ragman Suit of Souls One Shot, Soldier Zero #1, Red (the movie) Our spooky Halloween epsiode...well, somewhat spooky. The boys discuss the wonders of the live audience recording of CNI 300 and we even have some well wishes from Jimmy's little nephew. News stories include a Bela Lugosi Tales from the Grave project, Liefeld resurrects Jesus, Chick-Fil-A does comics, QPAW & G3 return to the living and the Lava Roid trailer is online now.
Oct 20, 2010 • 1h 54min
Episode 300! with Kevin Maguire, Kate Beaton, Michael Emerson, Ben McCool, Molly Crabapple, Veronica Taylor & Heidi MacDonald
Reviews: Digested #1, Knight & Squire #1, Star Wars Knight Errant #1, Superior #1, Tiny Titans/Little Archie #1 Another milestone for the boys, 300 Episodes! Recorded with a huge live audience and tons of special guests who sat in with us including Kevin Maguire (JLA), Kate Beaton (Hark A Vagrant), Veronica Taylor (voice of Ash from Pokemon), Michael Emerson (Ben Linus from LOST), Molly Crabapple (Dr. Sketchy's), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) and Ben McCool (Choker). Jimmy has several fun skits for your listening pleasure and we even have live music with a special "unplugged" performance by H2Awesome! A night to be remembered.
Oct 13, 2010 • 2h 11min
Episode 299: NYCC Wrap Up w/ Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Brea Grant, Zane Grant, Kyle Strahm, Nikki Cook, Greg Pak, David Nakayama, Monica Gallagher
Reviews: None this week due to massive NYCC coverage! It's our insane NYCC coverage with interviews galore! Interviews with Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Brea Grant, Zane Grant, Kyle Strahm, Nikki Cook, Greg Pak, David Nakayama, and Monica Gallagher. Hear the boys give their recap of the show, the signings, the charity raffle, the parties, costumes, highs/lows and all sorts of nerdy goodness! No news or reviews this week since there is so much to chat about.
Oct 6, 2010 • 1h 28min
Episode 298 - The British Invasion with Emma Vieceli! (And "Gemma Arterton"?)
Reviews: Clint Magazine #1, Example One Shot, Image Firsts Godland #1, Wetworks Mutations #1Let Me In The boys are joined in studio by Emma Vieceli & "Gemma Arterton"? Jimmy gives his run down of the recent Big Apple Con and they briefly discuss a few new shows on TV including No Ordinary Family, Caprica, Human Target, etc. News includes: Zack Snyder on Superman, Bryan Fuller on The Munsters, San Diego Comic-Con stays, old comic book readers, Black Dynamite on Adult Swim, Wonder Woman returns to TV, Stan Lee is looking for a Stripper....ella and more! Emma give us news on some of her new projects and joins us throughout the show for the madness!
Sep 29, 2010 • 1h 31min
Episode 297 - Ethan Van Sciver (Green Lantern, Flash, New X-Men)
Reviews: 39 Minutes #1 Pilot Season, Rombies #0, Skullkickers #1, Rainbow in the Dark #1, Tamara Drewe film The boys are joined by Ethan Van Sciver to chat about his work on Green Lantern, Flash, shady Beavis & Butthead ties, sex in New X-Men, etc. The boys also banter about the new fall TV season, a new podcast (If You Like This) and movies. News includes: Bob Harras is new DC E-I-C, Chloe Moretz gets Strange, Tea Party comic takeover by Ward Sutton, Pushing Daisies comic update, Teri Hatcher on Smallville, Black Dynamite comic, and more!
Sep 24, 2010 • 1h 38min
Episode 296 CNI One-Shot! Lost Recap with Michael Emerson
The boys are joined once again with Michael Emerson (aka Benjamin Linus) from LOST to have a discussion about the series. Several fans call in during the show to ask some questions to Michael and we also have a special preview of a potential new pilot, Teaching Ben!
Sep 22, 2010 • 48min
Episode 295 - Todd Stashwick (Devil Inside)
Reviews: Kodiak One-Shot, 25 to Life #1, X-23 #1, Justice Society of America Special One-Shot The boys are joined by Todd Stashwick to discuss his webcomic, Devil Insider, and his numerous TV/film appearances on Heroes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and others! News includes: the big DC move, Mark Millar's movie, All-Star Superman animated, King Con, Matt Fraction wins a PEN, Atlas Comics returns, Rock Comic-Con and more! A special guest (Michael Emerson) sneaks in at the end of the show to chat as well.
Sep 15, 2010 • 1h 29min
Episode 294 - Andrea Romano (Part 2)
Reviews: Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities and the Ghastly Fiend of London #1, Mecha-Nation #1, Ratchet and Clank #1, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D The boys discuss the numbering of episodes, the upcoming 300th, VMA's, Spidey Musical, Brea Grant's movie short (and smart & sexy!), and Alan Moore. News includes: Black Panther: The Man With No Fear, William S. Burroughs graphic novel, Caprica returns early, The Dark Tower comes to TV, Top Shelf Sale, Ignatz Award winners at SPX and more! Plus, it's part 2 of our interview with voice over goddess, Andrea Romano. She's awesome and you will love her as much as we did! The boys also do a quick preview of some of the shows they will be watching in the new fall TV season.
Sep 8, 2010 • 1h 28min
Episode 293 - Andrea Romano (Part 1) & Mark Marek!
Reviews: 5 Days to Die #1, Freedom Fighters Vol. 2 #1, Our Army At War One-Shot, Wolverine Vol. 4 #1, Machete The boys are full of the animated goodness with guests Andrea Romano (voice director on EVERYTHING from Animaniacs to Batman: Brave and the Bold) and Mark Marek (MAD). News includes: both Neil Gaiman's Sandman and Joe Hill's Locke & Key are coming to TV, The Walking Dead gets a 2nd season, new Jack Kirby site and more!
