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Our special CNI One Shot - Venture Bros!We had the awesome opportunity to talk with Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer and James Urbaniak at New York Comic Con 2008. Listen with awe at the amazing tales of Jackson, Doc & James. So much Venture Bros goodness, you'll want to watch an episode after the interview!

No reviews or feedback since we have so much New York Comic-Con to cover! It was a crazy and mad weekend full of fun! Marvel at our fun. MARVEL AT IT!! Over 64,000 attended the show and we cover it all. Well, not all of it, but a good chunk. Great interviews, amazing raffle, PROJECT HAIRCUT!, The Great Podcasting Dinner of NYCC 08, and more! We talk about some of the big news to break at NYCC including Marvel Apes, Power Girl ongoing, Iron Man/Hulk movie crossover and Virgin Comics party policies. We have a lengthy discussion recapping each day of the con. As mentioned, interviews galore! So many that we had to split them into 3 shows. That's right, folks! This episode, "Alan Moore" returns and sits with us at our booth to discuss some more projects he's working on. A special surprise visit by Mike Norton occurs during the interview and a possible future collaboration is made. Sunday was a bit tamer, so I sat with the lovely CNI girls and booth helpers, Carrie Tucker, Kristin Garay and Colleen McAllister, to get their thoughts on the show. Also, Jimmy has a dream interview with the amazingly beautiful and talented Molly Crabapple. What about the other interviews you ask? Well, tune in this Saturday, April 26th, for a special CNI One-Shot: The Venture Bros. That's right! Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, the creators of the acclaimed animated series The Venture Bros., joined us to discuss the upcoming season 3. Also, James Urbaniak (voice of Dr. Venture and Phantom Limb) stops by to discuss his work on the show as well. Tune in next week for more interviews from Greg Pak (Incredible Herc), Stephen Lindsay and Lauren Monardo (Jesus Hates Zombies) and The Vampire Cowboys Theater Company.

Reviews: Batman: Death Mask #1, George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards #1, Teen Titans Vol. 2 #1The Birds of Geek invade the studio and try to take over the show! Amy (UK) and Denise (NYC) join us to discuss everything from Jimmy's new XBox 360 to the chaotic planning for New York Comic-Con and the finale of Rock of Love. News includes Friends of Lulu, The Beat looks for interns, Marvel on Deal Or No Deal, Watchmen, Eisners and more! Speaking of New York Comic-Con...CNI will have signings, interviews, the charity raffle and PROJECT HAIRCUT!. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI. On Saturday, we will have tons of Venture Bros. goodness! Interviews with creators Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick. And, voice over artist James Urbaniak (Dr. Venture, Phantom Limb, etc. joins us as well! Saturday night is the big dinner at John's Pizza! $29 for all you can eat pizza, salad, soda, tax and tip! If you want to attend, please email us by Friday at Noon. No later! Sunday, Jimmy will be flying solo but will be joined by Greg Pak (Incredible Hulk) again this year for a signing and interview. Swing by the CNI booth in the podcast arena and say hi! Buy a raffle ticket and win prizes! See the haircut! Meet "Alan Moore" and Unemployed Skeletor!

Reviews: Secret Invasion #1, Insane Jane #1, Anna Mercury #1Joe's in a hurry after returning late from a business trip and Jimmy has to get back to playing his new XBox 360, so it's our special Top 3 show! 3 reviews, 3 news items, 3 listeners with feedback, and, of course, the Top 3! We talk Charlton Heston, new Venture Bros., Wall Street Journal and Batman, why Venezuela hates The Simpsons and more! Speaking of New York Comic-Con...CNI will have signings, interviews, the charity raffle and PROJECT HAIRCUT!. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI.

Reviews: A Dummy's Guide to Danger Lost At Sea #1, Power Pack Day One #1, Wolverine First Class #1We chat about some big stuff! Jimmy engaged? Joe Q. is marvel boy? Tune in to find out! News includes the Siegels winning Superman, NYC=Gotham City, MyCup o' Joe, MySpace comics, Fun Home in Utah and more. And, it's a great honor to welcome back Mr. "Alan Moore". He first appeared on CNI 100 back in August 2007. He breaks the news on 2 exciting new projects with both DC and Marvel! And promises that he may make an appearance at a certain podcast's table at NYCC! Speaking of New York Comic-Con...CNI will have signings, interviews, the charity raffle and PROJECT HAIRCUT!. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI. Oh, and next week's show is up in the air. We might record late. And...the contest we announced last week. Oops, forgot to mention it in the show this week. But, that's mostly because we realized how late it was and that most people probably already have their tickets. So, basically, unless we get a slew of entries in the next week, we'll just have to plan early for next year! As always, we end with a great Top 3. And remind you to go leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Ghost Whisperer: The Haunted #1, Tangent Superman's Reign #1, Everybody's Dead #1It's the SUPER SIZED CNI! We go our longest yet at just under 2 hours. Yikes! But, it's all good stuff. Listen to it in installments! Jonathan Hickman (The Nightly News) joins us for a lengthy interview covering Pax Romana, Transhuman, Red Mass For Mars and more. We also talk the marvel boy controversy (viral marketing or real?), burlesque, and for some reason, a lot of French related news. More New York Comic-Con (NYCC) pimpage! CNI will have signings, interviews, the charity raffle and PROJECT HAIRCUT!. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI. And...a CONTEST! Win a pair of tickets to NYCC!! Create your own superhero! Listen for details and submit those entries to our email! Ya got 2 weeks, ya mooks! Get going!

Reviews: Comic Book Comics #1, Screamland #1, Serenity: Better Days #1It's our St. Paddy's Day Drunken special! Except we're not drunk and it's not special. Jimmy saw the new Vampire Cowboys Theatre production of Fight Girl Battle World last week and loved it! He interviewed stars Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, and Paco Tolson. They discuss the show, creative cursing and their own ventures into nerd-dom. And...Vampire Cowboys generously offers us 2 tickets to the show this weekend! You have to listen to hear the question and email us your answer in by this Thursday, March 20th at 12 p.m. We'll then get you in touch with the Vampire Cowboy folks to set up what night you can attend this weekend. News includes a Superman search, Wizard World L.A., Paley Fest report, Buck Rogers, Harry Potter, and an animated Britney Spears. We also pimp out the upcoming New York Comic-Con and the events we will have going on including signings, interviews, the charity raffle and Project Haircut. Yep. Jimmy is cutting his hair live at the show! The hair will be donated to Locks of Love and we'll be collecting donations. You can send donations via PayPal. Enter Jimmy's email address: jimmyaquinox69@gmail.com and send millions! Half of the funds raised will go to Locks of Love and the other half will help cover costs here at CNI.

Reviews: Echo #1, Logan #1, Young Liars #1, Dead Space #1. We discuss everything from cheating governors to haircuts to other podcast appearances! It's been decided. Jimmy will have his hair cut at the New York Comic-Con and donating to Locks of Love! Donations will be accepted as both charity/benefit for the show. Contact us for further details on how to donate! Joe's search for "Stubble of Love" proved fruitless though. Jimmy pimps another podcast appearance this Saturday on The Marathon Podcast hosted by The Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack benefiting autism. He'll be the 3:30am-5:30am slot covering The Top 10 Heroes/Villains in comic books and comic book movies. News includes Paul Pope, Paul Pope (Yes, it's typed twice on purpose!), Zombies, Joe Q., Bone and more! Great global listener feedback and Top 3!

Reviews: Urban Monsters #1, Rasl #1, Kick-Ass #1. The lovely and talented Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies) joins us to discuss her multiple work in stage, TV and film. We had such a great time and know you will too! (Jimmy fell in love.) We chat convention schedules and a possible losing of locks for charity. News includes Power Girl, Akira, Magneto Man, JLA movie, Manga Stan Lee, and more. Great listener feedback and Top 3! It's Cheno-licious!

Reviews: Cable/Deadpool #50, Lock & Key #1, Jenna Jameson's Shadow Hunter #1. Creator Ethan Nicolle of the hilariously funny Chumble Spuzz from SLG joins us to discuss this project and some new stuff in development. Also, Blair Butler returns for another episode to talk comics, TV, movies and more! A long episode, but chock full of satanic pigs, blood sucking chickens and some talk about comics.