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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Aug 20, 2008 • 1h 18min
Episode 153 - Dear Dark Knight
Reviews: Golly! #1, Galaxy Quest: Global Warning! #1, Welcome to Hoxford #1 No more SDCC interviews left, so the guys take it easy this week. Still, lots of news including Fox trying to eff up Watchmen, Stan's Soap Box, Vote for Snoopy, Harry Potter, Sleeper movie and more! Also, a new random segment makes its debut called "Dear Dark Knight". Kids write or call in with problems and The Dark Knight gives his sage-like advice!
Aug 13, 2008 • 1h 27min
Episode 152 - Tony Lee
Reviews: Bond Of Saint Marcel #1, Crossed #0, Titanium Rain #1 We tip our 40's for Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes, Jimmy gets lost in the world of Grand Theft Auto IV, they both ponder the significance of goat testes in court, Jun Bob sketches rock and go buy Chumble Spuzz 2 and get creator Ethan Nicolle on your show/blog/etc! News includes Batman, Watchmen, Heroes casting, anime/manga eyes and more! The ever-loving Tony Lee joins Jimmy in San Diego for a nice chat about all of his current and upcoming work!
Aug 6, 2008 • 1h 26min
Episode 151 - More SDCC 08: Kevin Conn, Jay & Cliff (Lost Podcast), Colleen (Metrobuzz)
Reviews: Pilot Season: Core #1, Fantastic Four: True Story #1, Skrulls vs. Power Pack #1 First, if you haven't heard our Pushing Daisies special One-Shot episode, then go! CNI Dogs at SDCC, live tweets during the show with news including Cowboy Bebop, 24 Hour Comics Day, Supergirl fashion, Scotty's ashes, and more! More San Diego Comic-Con recap with Kevin Conn who tells us of his experiences as SpikeTV correspondent. Jay (The Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack), Colleen (Metrobuzz) and Cliff (The lost Podcast with Jay & Jack) chime in for a recap of the Lost Panel and their own con adventures. Special phone calls from Alan Moore and Unemployed Skeletor!
Aug 2, 2008 • 59min
CNI One Shot - Pushing Daisies: Bryan Fuller, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz & Field Cate
The Podcaster traveled to the City of Angels to visit the set of Pushing Daisies while co-host Joe stayed home to watch the kids. Afterwards, The Podcaster trekked down to the fabled San Diego Comic-Con. Hear the many tales of fancy with creator/producer Bryan Fuller and cast members Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz and Field Cate. The Podcaster will never be the same.
Jul 30, 2008 • 1h 29min
Episode 150 - Kevin Pereira, Howard Shum, Josh Friedman, Josh Schwartz
It's our big SDCC recap in front of a live studio audience. There's BBQ and drinking and special studio guest Julio Soto. Remember him? (Go back to episode 1). Jimmy went to San Diego Comic-Con while Joe stayed home with the kids. As you can imagine, Jimmy drank most of the time but still somehow covered a lot of the convention. Marvel at his day by day coverage that always ended (and sometimes started) with drinking. The podcast panel, the parties, the panels, the prostitutes...it's all there! Interviews include Kevin Pereira (Attack of the Show), Howard Shum (Gun Fu), Josh Friedman (The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Josh Schwartz (Chuck). More to be had in our special Pushing Daisies One-Shot this weekend! And even more next week with Tony Lee (Hope Falls, Doctor Who: The Forgotten), Kevin Conn (Unemployed Skeletor) and Jay Glatfelter (The Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack).
Jul 23, 2008 • 38min
Episode 149.5 - PreSDCC Minisode
It's another Mini episode or "Minisode" since Jimmy is out in LA while Joe holds down the fort back in NYC. No reviews or interviews, but some news headlines. Discussion includes The Dark Knight, San Diego Comic-Con and a visit to the Pushing Daisies set.
Jul 16, 2008 • 1h 36min
Episode 149 - Kevin Conn, "Alan Moore", "Dan Didio" and more!
Reviews: I Kill Giants #1, Captain America: White #0, Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods #1 Kevin Conn returns to join us for lotsa nerdy talk with Hellboy 2, Kyle Piccolo, Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog and Jimmy & Joe as zombies in the new Chumble Spuzz 2! Jimmy talks about his days on the Polly B. dance team. Yes, dance team. And please check out www.loveforlillie.com. Lots of E3 news and San Diego Comic-Con stuff to cover. Tune in to a new exciting adventure starring "Alan Moore", "Dan Didio" and other surprise guests! Don't miss the special SDCC announcement from Kevin!
Jul 9, 2008 • 1h 34min
Episode 148 - More Heroes Con: Jonathan Hickman, Ryan Bodenheim, Adam & Comfort Love
Reviews: Hyperkinetic #1, Joker's Asylum: The Joker #1, Astonishing X-Men #25 Even more Heroes Con as we finish up with interviews from Adam Withers & Comfort Love (The Uniques), Jonathan Hickman (The Nightly News, Pax Romana)and Ryan Bodenheim (Red Mass For Mars). News includes San Diego Comic-Con programming, "fanboy" in the dictionary and tons of animated news.
Jul 2, 2008 • 1h 25min
Episode 147 - Danielle Corsetto, Matt Kindt, Pat Lewis & Scott Weinstein
Reviews: Pilot Season: Alibi #1, Vix #1, No Hero #0 Heroes Con continues to take over the CNI airwaves! More interviews from this year's con with Danielle Corsetto (Girls With Slingshots), Pat Lewis (The Claws Come Out), Matt Kindt (Super Spy), & Scott Weinstein (After-School Agent). News includes Tony Lee vs. Jimmy in a fashion war, 300 sequel, Hickman at Marvel, Chumblespuzz 2 with Zombie Joe & Jimmy and more!
Jun 25, 2008 • 1h 58min
Episode 146 - Heroes Con Recap: Francavilla, Remender, Buxton, Heron & Wertz
Reviews: Pilot Season: Genius #1, Kill All Parents #1, Sparks #1 Heroes Con has come and gone and Jimmy had a blast! Well, what he remembers. And he remembers a lot as he gives a play by play/day by day recap. It's a lengthy one folks, so hang in there. Hear! Drunken tales of debauchery. Hear! Stripper Nerd tales Part 2! Hear! Oh yeah...stuff about comics! Many an interview was had, so we are splitting them up over a couple of episodes. You'll hear Rick Remender, Julia Wertz, Francesco Francavilla, Joel Buxton and Shane Heron.
