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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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Jun 18, 2008 • 1h 31min
Episode 145 - Shelton Drum
Reviews: Red Mass For Mars #1, Skaar: Son of Hulk #1, Chuck #1 Heroes Con is on the way so we get founder Shelton Drum to come on and talk all about it. He gives some history and lists some of the big guests for this year! Jimmy joins Twitter and talks about his love for the new Lego Indy game. They both saw The Incredible Hulk and give their mini-reviews. The post Nathan Fillion interview aftermath is addressed and we talk about fan etiquette and responses to a couple of negative comments about it.
Jun 14, 2008 • 1h 5min
CNI One-Shot!: Nathan Fillion
Jimmy sat down with the hilarious, generous, and awesome Nathan Fillion for a lengthy interview covering his career from One Life to Live to Firefly to Lost and even his recent stint on Desperate Housewives. They also talk about some of his current work on it's way out and the pilot he is shooting here in NYC. They go over some proper fan etiquette, try to remember if they met back in 1994, and Nathan gives some great advice to all of you struggling actors out there. Again, many thanks to Nathan for taking the time and for just being an overall nice and gracious guy!
Jun 11, 2008 • 1h 43min
Episode 144 - MOCCA - Monica Gallagher & Mike Dawson
Reviews: H.P. Lovecraft's Haunt of Horror #1, Scream Queen #1, Trinity #1 It's Hell hot here in NYC, so we're a bit delirious with heat exhaustion. Lotsa MoCCA madness from the festival this weekend. Jimmy was there Saturday and got some great interviews with Monica Gallagher and Mike Dawson. Joe went on Sunday and save the day for fellow podcasters, Indie Spinner Rack. We also hold a memorial for Zombie Jimmy in Jenny Romanchuk's webcomic, The Zombie Hunters.
Jun 4, 2008 • 1h 28min
Episode 143 - Kevin Conn & Kelley Lynn
Reviews: Wulf & Batsy #1, Final Crisis #1, Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1 More Random Souffle with Kevin Conn and Kelley Lynn! Kelley goes all girly and reviews Sex and the City...kind of. Hey, it's nerdy in a way! Jimmy shares his Nathan Fillion run in, we find a recording of a great Alan Moore/Dan Didio adventure and play an episode of crazy southern cook Paula Dean cooking for Superman and Batman!
May 28, 2008 • 1h 10min
Episode 142
Reviews: Zombies! Hunters #1, Dead, She Said #1, Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow #1 We were supposed to do research and come up with a special segment about Diamond Comic Distributor in a special podcast crossover of gigantic proportions! Instead, we talk about what little we know about Diamond and share a special children's story. The other podcasters did a much better job. More info over at Comic Related. Jimmy appears again in the next page of Chapter 5 of Jenny Romanchuk's webcomic, The Zombie Hunters.
May 21, 2008 • 1h 26min
Episode 141 - John McCrea
Reviews: GeNext #1, Captain Britain and MI13 #1, Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs #1 Joe's illin' and Jimmy's got the Bristol blues. News includes the $600K Green Lantern, Flash Gordon and Highlander movie remakes, Doctor Who and more. Also, Jimmy makes his debut as a zombie in the best web comic ever, The Zombie Hunters by Jenny Romanchuk. (Chapter 5, page 130). We play the last of our Bristol Comic Expo interview with John McCrea. It's full of debauchery and hilarity! Earmuffs, kids!
May 17, 2008 • 56min
CNI One Shot - Self Made Hero
What started out as a solo interview with Emma Vieceli (Manga Shakespeare Hamlet, Dragon Heir), soon turned into a selfless promo for the publishing group SelfMadeHero! That Vieceli...so clever! Jimmy sat down with Emma Vieceli at the Bristol Comic Expo and was soon joined by Sonia Leong (Manga Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet), Emma Hayley (Publishing Director of Self Made Hero, 2008 UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur of the Year) and Robert Deas (Manga Shakespeare MacBeth). It was informative, funny, intriguing and ever so fun! If you missed our Bristol Comic Expo recap, go back to Episode 140 now! We'll wait.
May 14, 2008 • 1h 35min
Episode 140 - Bristol Comic Expo - Leah Moore, John Reppion & Paul Cornell
No reviews this week since there's so much Bristol goodness to cover!Jimmy's knackered, but he's back! Joe explains his absence last week as well. It's Jimmy's first trip across the pond to the UK and Wales and he loved it! Mmmmm.....beans and toast!!! He gives his full recap and you're not gonna want to miss a bit. Interviews from Bristol include Paul Cornell joining in to discuss his writing on Doctor Who, Robin Hood and upcoming Captain Britain book for Marvel. Also, Leah Moore and John Reppion (Raise the Dead, Albion) hang out to talk zombies, writing process and more. Listener feedback, Top 3
May 7, 2008 • 1h 32min
Episode 139 - Geek Syndicate
Reviews: DC Universe #0, Glamourpuss #1, I Was Kidnapped by Lesbian Pirates From Outer Space #1 Joe is suspiciously absent, so the boys of Geek Syndicate, David Monteith and Barry Nugent, take over join Jimmy as special co-hosts. We talk the upcoming Bristol Comic Expo that Jimmy is attending and the boys give some much needed advice for an American traveling to the UK for the first time. (Hint: Don't diss the Queen.) We chat about the big hit flick, Iron Man, but don't spoil much, if anything. News includes Smallville, Randy Queen's return to comics, the Image 7, Barry Allen and more! Great listener feedback and Top 3!
Apr 30, 2008 • 1h 26min
Episode 138 - Lindsay, Monardo, Pak & Vampire Cowboys
Reviews: Atomic Rocket Group 66 #1, Countdown To Final Crisis #1, Helen Killer #1 More NYCC and it's not as boring as a mud fence! We finish up our NYCC interviews with Stephen Lindsay & Lauren Monardo (Jesus Hates Zombies, The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham & Eggs), the Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company and Greg Pak (The Incredible Herc). We get a mention in a UK magazine, discuss the comedy gold that is Paula Dean and PROJECT HAIRCUT! videos are now available. Jimmy discusses his upcoming visit to Bristol Con and what he expects upon arrival. News includes The Hobbit films, Bleach, Carrie Fisher sexing up with Harrison Ford, GTA IV, and Free Comic Book Day. Also, we cover the tragic robbery/shooting of comic shop owner, David Pirkola. He is in stable condition, but in need of your help. iFanboy has created a donation page to help pay for medical expenses and keep the store afloat. Please donate what you can in the link.
