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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Feb 10, 2010 • 1h 32min
Episode 243 - Deirdre Lorenz (Santorini Blue)
Reviews: Demo Vol. 2 #1, Milestone Forever #1, Ultimate X #1 The boys welcome filmmaker/actor/model Deirdre Lorenz in the studio to nerd out about comic, movies and more. Who's she? Get to clicking to find out. News includes Watchmen prequels/sequels, Filipino superheroes, Chris Nolan's Superman, Olivia Munn's comic lawsuit, UK kid & his love for Cerebus and more! We also let Deirdre chat about her film, Santorini Blue, since she was so kind to do some voice over work for us. (Didja notice?) Also, we tease some of the commentary (for the PSP) from the upcoming IDW book, We Will Bury You by Brea/Zane Grant with art by Kyle Strahm.
Feb 3, 2010 • 56min
Episode 242 - Oscar Nominated for Best Podcast
Reviews: Demonic #1, Iron Man: I Am Iron Man #1, Ultimate Enemy #1 Another big week in TV with the Dollhouse finale, Grammys, and Lost coming back. Plus,thoughts on nerd Oscar nominations. Joe went nerd bowling and Jimmy apparently wasn't invited. News includes: Marvel heroes are good again, New NBC superhero show, Sherlock is better than Lobo, Jedi sneaker pimps, new digs for The Beat and a XXX Batman.
Jan 27, 2010 • 50min
Episode 241 - Fillion's Fallout
Reviews: Joe the Barbarian #1, Merc #1, Terminus Tales Presents...Platypus vs. Monkey #1 Big week in TV as the boys discuss Conan's last show and the new Syfy series Caprica. Jimmy falls in love with Betty White on the SAG awards while Joe pretends to follow the NFL playoff talk. News includes: Avatar breaks all records, Primeval returns, PS3 hacked, Kevin Smith's new Batman project, Twilight comic, new rings from DC and more! And, Nathan Fillion's hilarious phone message last week caused quite a stir on Whedonesque and Twitter so the boys discuss the reaction both good and bad.
Jan 20, 2010 • 1h 51min
Episode 240 - The Best of 2009!
Reviews: Army of Two #1, Omnitarium #1, Weekly World News #1 Finally! The Best of 2009 show is here! Sorry it took so long, but we know you'll love it. We still do our regular show as well, so it's a lengthy one. The boys discuss the Golden Globes, Human Target TV show, and Jimmy saw a sneak peak of the upcoming Pushing Daisies comic!News includes Heroes 4 Haiti, Marvel vs. DC, Captain America Film, new DC weekly series based on DCU online game, new Spider-Man franchise director picked, U.S version of Torchwood and more! Calls galore come in on the hotline giving us listener best picks. Nathan Fillion himself calls to give his favorite movie though we're not sure it's of 2009. The boys go over their many categories and have a wide range of picks in comic books, TV and film!
Jan 13, 2010 • 55min
Episode 239 - The Tonight Show with CNI!
Reviews: Orc Stain #1, Phantom Double Shot #1 KGB Noir, Siege #1 NBC is shaking up the late night line up and CNI will now be hosting The Tonight Show! Hey, it could happen. Joe saw Saturday Night Live..uh...live and Jimmy is a snitch for the cops. News includes a Spider-Man film reboot, Spider-Man musical back on, DC's Brightest Day, Superheroes wrap it up at the Olympics, Marvel sues for copyright, James Gunn's Super and more! Top 3 and plugs galore.
Jan 6, 2010 • 1h 17min
Episode 238 - And We're Back!
Reviews: Dreamers, Ex Occultus Badge Of Langavat One-Shot, Lava-Roid #1, Neon Girl #0, Solomon Azua #1, Teddy And The Yeti #1 The boys are back after thwarting the evil plans of Benjamin Linus! New Year's Eve plans are discussed. Joe had his big bash and Jimmy woke up wearing a tutu and rollerskates surrounded by strippers. Again. Jimmy discusses much including seeing Sherlock Holmes, Sara Cox shouting him out again on BBC Radio 1, & his upcoming trip to the UK all the while Joe wonders if he'll ever shut the hell up. They lament and discuss the last David Tennant and Russel T. Davies episodes of Doctor Who. News includes Avatar box office, Bluewater goes Gaga, Captain Jack vs. Doctor Horrible, Captain Picard gets knighted, Marvel/Disney all official, and more!
Dec 30, 2009 • 1h 2min
Episode 237 - The End of CNI! with Lost's Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) & True Blood's Arlene Fowler (Carrie Preston)
Reviews: Chimichanga #1, Hellboy Bride Of Hell One Shot, Last Days Of American Crime #1, Sherlock Ninja Curious Case Of The Iron Monkey #1, Unknowns #1 It's the final show of 2009 and the boys go out with a bang! They discuss their Christmas goodies, Doctor Who and send Julia Wertz (The Fart Party) birthday wishes. News includes Indy Comic Book Week, Stan Lee's birthday, Captain America movie, Geoff Johns tweets Green Lantern and the Pope blesses Homer Simpson. Kevin Conn (Lava Roid) calls us to give his thoughts on Indy Comic Book Week as well. Also, a couple of moments of magic happen with some TV characters. We're not sure how it ends up as this was typed up before the show was recorded. Do let us know.
Dec 23, 2009 • 1h 8min
Episode 236 - A Comic News Insider Christmas
Reviews: Champion One Shot, Complete Alice In Wonderland #1, Forgetless #1, Incorruptible #1, What If Daredevil vs Elektra It's Christmas time at the CNI Studios. No guest tonight, except maybe Santa. The boys exchange gifts and drink spirits in honor of the Christmas spirit! Jimmy saw Avatar, but Joe didn't. He gives some quick spoiler-free thoughts on it all. News includes Molly Crabapple is one of 50 people remaking New York City according to The New York Observer, Bryan Singer returns to the X-Men franchise and PSP comics are here with the very first audio commentary on Ben Templesmith's Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse. A little Xmas song from CNI is performed for your pleasure/annoyance as well.
Dec 16, 2009 • 1h 8min
Episode 235 - John Cassaday takes over Dollhouse
Reviews: Anywhere #1, Daytripper #1, God Complex #1, Murderer Pilot Season #1, Wolverine Under The Boardwalk One Shot John Cassaday Someone else or nobody joins us via Skype to discuss the upcoming episode of Dollhouse that he directed. The guys chat about Jimmy's recent birthday bash and the $600 bottle of wine they all enjoyed. Big congrats to friend of the show (and real friend!) Michael Emerson for his Golden Globe nomination. News includes Marvel's Girl Comics, united Filipino artists, Spawn reprints, Bruce Wayne returns (duh), 300 sequel, Natalie Portman producing/starring in film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and more!
Dec 9, 2009 • 58min
Episode 234 - Birthday Madness!
Reviews: Empowered One-Shot, JSA All-Stars Vol. 2 #1, Iron Man vs. Whiplash #1, Dingo #1 No guest since Jimmy's ego demands you only focus on his birthday tomorrow (December 9th) as he explains why in song (haters can suck it). Joe is still digging on Flash Forward and Jimmy saw 2012. News includes DC's new Earth One line, Lady Gaga comics, Orlando Star Wars celebration, new BBC America show Demons, and more.
