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
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May 24, 2017 • 53min
Episode 769 - More TCAF w/ Sandrine Revel/Jamie Tanner & Five Points Fest Fun!
Reviews: Generation X Vol 2 #1, Eternal Empire #1, Luke Cage #1, X-Files Funko Universe #1, Agents of SHIELD S4 finale, Supergirl S2 finale Emily Edwards returns to co-host after a brief hiatus! The Five Points Fest was this weekend and Jimmy attended. Check out his thoughts on the comics/toy show. They also discuss the Into the Badlands finale along with Dutch cartoonist Aimee de Jongh's TCAF diary comics. Speaking of TCAF, It's the last of the TCAF interviews that Jimmy got when he was in Toronto. You'll hear him talk to Sandrine Revel (Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo) with special assist from translator Charlotte. He also chatted to old pal Jamie Tanner (The Consumptive 3). News includes: Netflix announces a Dark Crystal prequel, Supernatural will do an animated Scooby-Doo episode, Once Upon A Time will lose cast members & reboot next season, Tom Hardy will be Eddie Brock in the Venom film, Hellboy Hell Water Cinnamon Whiskey is here, The Runaways is returning to comics, DC Comics will explore the Dark Multiverse and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 22, 2017 • 58min
Episode 768 - TCAF: Real Friends w/ Shannon Hale/LeUyen Pham!
Jimmy was at TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) over the weekend and got a ton of great interviews! He had a lengthy, informative, and fun chat with Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham! The writer and artist team on Real Friends from First Second Books. They talk about their childhoods (the book is about Shannon's elementary school years), their friendship, how the book came about, cliques, growing up, diversity in comics and more! Thanks to Shannon and LeUyen for being so patient and for being such great conversationalists! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 20, 2017 • 34min
Episode 767 - TCAF: Abrams ComicArts w/ Thi Bui/John Jennings!
Jimmy was at TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) over the weekend and got a ton of great interviews! The awesome publisher Abrams ComicArts brought some of their talented cartoonists along for the ride. Jimmy chatted with Thi Bui (The Best We Could Do) about her family's escape from Vietnam as portrayed in the graphic novel, her use of minimal color and more. And he spoke with John Jennings (Kindred) about the intensity of drawing this book, diversity in entertainment, his professorship and even Doctor Who! Give a listen and go buy their books! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 19, 2017 • 39min
Episode 766 - TCAF: SelfMadeHero Special w/ Aimee de Jongh/Paolo Bacilieri/Chris W. Kim!
Jimmy was at TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) over the weekend and got a ton of great interviews! The amazing UK publisher SelfMadeHero brought some of their talented cartoonists along for the ride. Jimmy chatted with Aimee de Jongh (The Return of the Honey Buzzard), Paolo Bacilieri (Fun) and Chris W. Kim (Herman By Trade). Give a listen and go buy their books! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 17, 2017 • 1h 21min
Episode 765 - TCAF Recap w Nate Powell/Kate Ashwin/Mike Maihack!
Reviews: Bug: The Adventures of Forager #1, Misfit City #1, Star Wars: Screaming Citadel #1, Riverdale finale Jimmy is joined in studio by Jon Hoche and Tess LaCoil in the rotating co-hosts chair. Jimmy just returned from TCAF and has lots of stories to tell! He got many an interview and moderated 2 panels that you will hear over the next couple of weeks. News includes: Superman will go up against Dr. Manhattan in Doomsday Clock, a live-action Judge Dredd show is on the way, Donald Glover is showrunning an animated Deadpool series, the Disney Channel is making a musical about zombies, Green Lantern may be in the Justice League movie, Reggie Mantle has been recast in Riverdale and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 10, 2017 • 1h 7min
Episode 764 - TCAF Bound!
Reviews: All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1, Youngblood Vol 5 #1, Once Upon A Time musical episode, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Jon Hoche joins Jimmy once again to co-host! They talk about Free Comic Book Day and Jimmy's upcoming trip to Toronto for TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) this weekend. He'll be moderating some panels and has many an interview planned! News includes: Marvel Comics apologies for Secret Empire, a new Hellboy film is coming after all with a different star/director, Manchester Black is returning too the DCU, The Trapster returns to the Marvel U, the Star Trek Cruise announces stars/events, Guy Ritchie confirms that the Aladdin movie will be a musical and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 3, 2017 • 1h 13min
Episode 763 - CNI Decoded!
Reviews: Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures #1, Batman The Shadow #1, Big Moose One Shot, Night Owl Society #1, American Gods, Superheroes Decoded Jon Hoche joins Jimmy once again to co-host! They chat about Star Wars Day and Free Comic Book Day this week. News includes: Eisner nominations are in, M. Night Shyamalan announces sequel to Unbreakable, Marvel has joined Comixology Unlimited, Gene Luen Yang and Panda Express are releasing a new The Green Turtle comic and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 29, 2017 • 1h 4min
Episode 762 - More American Gods w/ Crispin Glover/Orlando Jones/Pablo Schreiber/Bruce Langley!
Comic News Insider: Episode 762 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. Jimmy attended the American Gods press event last week and was part of the roundtables with the creators and cast! In this episode you'll stars Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Pablo Schreiber, and Bruce Langley. They chat about the evolution of the project, their roles, favorite scenes, their hopes for the series and more! Crispin and Orlando make a great comedy duo as well! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 27, 2017 • 1h 46min
Episode 761 - More American Gods w/ Bryan Fuller/Michael Green/Ian McShane/Ricky Whittle/Emily Browning/Yetide Badaki!
Comic News Insider: Episode 761 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. Jimmy attended the American Gods press event last week and was part of the roundtables with the creators and cast! In this episode you'll hear co-showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green. You'll also hear stars Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning and Yetide Badaki. They chat about the evolution of the project, their roles, favorite scenes, their hopes for the series and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 26, 2017 • 1h 40min
Episode 760 - More American Gods w/ Neil Gaiman!
Reviews: Greatest Adventure #1, Plastic #1, Secret Empire #0, Gotham spring premiere Jon Hoche joins Jimmy once again to co-host! Another roundtable from the American Gods press event last week in this episode. Neil Gaiman talked about his very hands on involvement of the new TV show, what book he's working on next, possibilities of a live action Sandman and more! News includes: DC Comics will start a new line of comics called "Dark Matter", Marvel Legacy will bring back the original numbering on some comics, Locke and Key is coming to Hulu, the Avatar sequels are finally coming, a live action Teen Titans series is coming to a new DC Comics streaming service, Reggie is getting recast on Riverdale and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
