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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May 29, 2010 • 1h 5min
Episode 262 - OneShot! Bristol Comic Expo Podcasters Panel
A special One Shot! with the full Podcasting Panel from the Bristol Comic Expo. Podcasters included Dan from the Sidekick Cast, Stacey from Small Press Big Mouth, Dave from Waiting for the Trade, Steve from Comic Book Outsiders and our very own Jimmy Aquino from Comic News Insider. The lovely and talented Emma Vieceli moderated.
May 27, 2010 • 1h 14min
Episode 261 - OneShot! Bristol Comic Expo Interviews
A special One Shot! to cover all the interviews that Jimmy brought us from the Bristol Comic Expo. Lynsey Hutchinson, Emma Vieceli, Harry Markos and John Higgins join us. Coming up next is the Bristol Comics Podcasters Panel.
May 26, 2010 • 1h 56min
Episode 260 - Bristol Comic Expo w/ Tony Lee/Dan Boultwood/Leigh Gallagher/Stacey Whittle
Reviews: Age of Heroes #1, Avengers Volume 4 #1, Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 6 #1, Rescue One Shot, Zatanna #1Jimmy is running on no sleep but is still having a blast visiting everyone across the pond! With a recap of events at the Bristol Comic Expo, Jimmy brings us interviews with Stacey Whittle (Small Press Big Mouth), Leigh Gallagher, Tony Lee & Dan Boultwood. Plus a random run in with Richard Starkings in Wales. News includes: Dynamite acquires Chaos!Comics, Smallville calls it quits, GoGo's brings us Robotika, Alternate Fringe comics and much more! Special episodes coming up including more interviews from Bristol and the Comics Podcasters Panel.
May 19, 2010 • 1h 36min
Episode 259 - Michael Emerson Returns (Part 2)
Reviews: Astonishing X-Men Xenogenesis #1, Batman Return Of Bruce Wayne #1, Bram Stokers Death Ship #1, Frenemy Of The State #1, Justice League Generation Lost #1, Sword #24It's Part 2 of our Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" on Lost) interview as he discusses more Lost stuff, characters, acting tips, what's next and more. Jimmy is leaving soon for the UK to cover the Bristol Comic Expo and MCM Expo and can't wait to get his Anglo on! News includes: Jeff Lemire on Superboy, Heroes & Flash Forward cancelled while V and Chuck are renewed, new sci-fi TV shows from BBC America and Fox, SyFy games, Mark Hamill to direct Black Pearl and much more!
May 12, 2010 • 1h 33min
Episode 258 - Michael Emerson Returns! (Part 1)
Reviews: Astonishing Spider-Man Wolverine #1, Brightest Day #1, Hellboy In Mexico Or A Drunken Blur One Shot, I Zombie #1, Stealth Pilot Season #1, Superman War Of The Supermen #1, Iron Man 2 Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" on Lost) returns to discuss the final season of the hit ABC series. We talked for over an hour with him so we split it up into 2 parts. Tune in next week for Part 2! News includes Frank Frazetta (RIP), X-men: First Class gets a writer and director, more superhero porn parody, design the NYAF mascot, The Little Endless return, Men in Black 3 is happening, Molly Crabapple's new webcomic, The Puppet Makers debuts and much more!
May 5, 2010 • 1h 12min
Episode 257 - Reviews Galore!
Reviews: Crossed: Family Values #1, DV8: Gods and Monsters #1, Firestar One-Shot, Garrison #1, The Magdalena #1, Sif One-Shot, Ultimate Avengers 2 #1 We hope you enjoyed last week's Versus! episode featuring Kick-Ass! It's Star Wars Day and Joe's back from his secret spy mission in South America! Jimmy has a Free Comic Book Day observation that may prove controversial. News includes: Batman live touring show, Archie's gay friend, South Park gets censored, Cartoon Network to debut Young Justice and Mad Magazine shows, Zuda drops competitions, Make-A-Wish helps a kid be a hero, Spider-Man catches a thief, and more!
Apr 28, 2010 • 1h 43min
Episode 256 - CNI Versus: Kick Ass!
It's another VERSUS!episode! We take a comic book that has been turned into a TV or film or animation,etc. Then we review them separately and then compare/contrast. This time around it's KICK-ASS! First the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita JR. and then the film directed by Matthew Vaughn. David Monteith, Jon Hoche and Nick Lowe join us on the panel to discuss both!
Apr 21, 2010 • 1h 33min
Episode 255 - Thor's Wrath! with Dave Monteith (Geek Syndicate) & Jon Hoche
Reviews: Brightest Day #0, Cold Space #1, Kill Shakespeare #1 David Monteith (Geek Syndicate) and good buddy Jon Hoche join us in studio for a crazy Coppola wine fueled episode. The boys talk the crazy Icelandic hurricane volcano that leaves David stuck in America. Spidey musical woes, Human Target finale, and Joe's secret spy mission are all talked. News includes lots from C2E2: new comic Tuesdays?, Dark Horse and Hammer films, Ennis pens Crossed movie, Frank Miller on Holy Terror, Casanova at ICON, Yo Gabba Gabba! at Oni, lotsa new X-men titles, what is O.M.I.T.?, X-Files/30 Days of Night crossover and more! The longer the show goes, the more we drink...so comedy gold if you hang in there!
Apr 14, 2010 • 1h 42min
Episode 254 - MoCCA Recap with Monica Gallagher, Simon Gardenfors & Tory Woollcott
Reviews: The Misadventures of Clark &Jefferson: Hairy Things #1, Shield #1, Star Wars Purge: The Hidden Blade One-Shot, Turf #1 The boys went to MoCCA and broke some Canucks! MoCCA Fest was this weekend and the guys attended meeting many an indie/small press creator. Jimmy interviewed Monica Gallagher, Simon Gardenfors, and Tory Woollcott and learned a bit about their MoCCA debuts. Jimmy took many of the cartoonists out for a grand ol' NYC time and got free drinks galore. (Don't tell them it was a fluke. They think I'm the King of NYC.). News includes: Marvel leaves Diamond, Joss Whedon to direct Avengers movie, Mattel reveals SDCC exclusives, Eisner nominations announced, Star Trek live show at Kennedy Space Center, never before seen Kirby characters to see the light, Ultimate Spider-Man animated series to debut, and more!
Apr 8, 2010 • 41min
Episode 253 - One Shot! Terrence Mann (Addams Family Musical)
Broadway Legend, Terrence Mann, joins us in studio to discuss his role in the just opened Broadway production of The Addams Family musical. We chat about the show, the changes made to some characters, how it was based on the original Charles Addams comic strips and more! We also talk a little bit about his part on The Dresden Files and then have a proper theater nerd out about his originating such Broadway roles as "Rum Tug Tugger" in Cats, "Javert" in Les Miserables and "The Beast" in Beauty and the Beast.
