Comic News Insider
1,507 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsThe 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
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Episodes
Episode 247 - Oscar Winning Podcast
March 10, 2010 05:14 - 1 hour - 26.2 MBReviews: First Wave #1, Girl Comics #1, Green Hornet #1, Alice In Wonderland film The boys return from The Oscars with their much deserved award for Best Podcast. Discussions of Jimmy's teen swimsuit crush, Kathy Ireland, and how she loves him, Joe attends a green event (no, he doesn't dress up as The Hulk), Iron Man 2 trailer, Tron: Legacy trailer, and Templesmith in Barrow. News includes: Captain America strips on Marvel.com, Max Brooks joins G.I. Joe, Neil Patrick Harris gets Smurfy, BB...
Episode 246 - CNI and the Templesmith of Doom!
March 03, 2010 04:17 - 1 hour - 21.5 MBReviews: Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island #1, Choker #1, We Will Bury You #1 Jimmy's back from Florida and Joe's back from his dentist trip to North Carolina. They recount some highlights from their trips including embarrassing mom moments (Jimmy) and a 3 year old nephew dentist (Joe). Ben Templesmith joins Jimmy for a quickie interview during late night drinks. News includes: Batman beats Superman at auction, Nick Simmons accused of plagiarism, PS3 goes nuts, Tr...
Episode 245 - The NYC/Jax Connection
February 24, 2010 02:09 - 38 minutes - 13.2 MBReviews: Atomic Robo: Revenge of the Vampire Dimension #1, Chase Variant One-Shot (Is All I Need), Legendary Talespinners #1, Perhapanauts Special: Molly's Story. Jimmy calls in from his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida leaving Joe behind at the studio in Harlem. The guys are excited about 2 big releases this week, Choker by Ben Templesmith/Ben McCool and We Will Bury You by Brea & Zane Grant/Kyle Strahm. News includes big changes at DC with many a promotion, Flash Gordon remake won't be ...
Episode 244 - Kevin Smith Blows Up the Internet
February 17, 2010 03:40 - 1 hour - 25.5 MBReviews: Hit-Monkey #1, Human Target #1, The Wolfman movie The boys wish a big happy birthday to comic book types like Ben McCool, Tim Bradstreet and Warren Ellis. Jimmy is lost in the world of Rapture again as he's playing Bio Shock 2 and they discuss how Kevin Smith got thrown off of a plane due to his size. News includes: A new Stan Lee penned comic starringh himself, Green Lantern spin-offs, Superheroes teach sex, The Princess and the Frog causes salmonella, Danity Kane comes back in co...
Episode 243 - Deirdre Lorenz (Santorini Blue)
February 10, 2010 04:03 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBReviews: 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?...
Episode 242 - Oscar Nominated for Best Podcast
February 03, 2010 01:50 - 56 minutes - 19.4 MBReviews: 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.
Episode 241 - Fillion's Fallout
January 27, 2010 02:16 - 49 minutes - 17.1 MBReviews: 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 qu...
Episode 240 - The Best of 2009!
January 20, 2010 05:22 - 1 hour - 38 MBReviews: 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...
Episode 239 - The Tonight Show with CNI!
January 13, 2010 04:15 - 55 minutes - 19 MBReviews: 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.
Episode 238 - And We're Back!
January 06, 2010 04:29 - 1 hour - 26.3 MBReviews: 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 ...
Episode 237 - The End of CNI! with Lost's Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) & True Blood's Arlene Fowler (Carrie Preston)
December 30, 2009 04:05 - 1 hour - 21.2 MBReviews: 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 ...
Episode 236 - A Comic News Insider Christmas
December 23, 2009 04:07 - 1 hour - 23.4 MBReviews: 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 t...
Episode 235 - John Cassaday takes over Dollhouse
December 16, 2009 05:07 - 1 hour - 23.2 MBReviews: 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,...
Episode 234 - Birthday Madness!
December 09, 2009 03:46 - 58 minutes - 20 MBReviews: 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.
Episode 233 - Shakedown with Paul Pope!
December 02, 2009 01:56 - 1 hour - 23.5 MBReviews: Image United #1, The Tick: New Series #1, Powers #1 Paul Pope joins us at the last minute to discuss his Shakedown project as well as Battling Boy (both the movie and graphic novel). Then, the boys talk Turkey day and kids superhero costumes. News includes Global Frequency TV show (again), return of Torchwood, Grant Morrison documentary, Smallville, and CBLDF jobs!
Episode 232 - David Petersen (Mouse Guard)
November 25, 2009 04:06 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBReviews: Doctor Horrible One-Shot, Victorian Undead #1, Black Knight Vol. 3 #1, Nola #1, Drone #1 The boys experiment doing the show via Skype because Jimmy is too lazy to leave his apartment since he's drooling over that Hayden Panettiere video and laughing hysterically at the Muppet/Bohemian Rhapsody one. David Petersen joins Joe via Skype to discuss his fantastic series, Mouse Guard. We remember Eric Martin (aka "The Question" on The Comic Forums), a big supporter of the podcast communit...
Episode 231 - Drinks with John McCrea, Garth Ennis & Friends
November 18, 2009 05:01 - 1 hour - 23.8 MBReviews: Batman/Doc Savage Special #1, Ghoul #1, Tracker #1, Supergod #1, Tank Girl: Skidmarks #1 Jimmy went out last week with John McCrea on his last night in town. Garth Ennis, Heidi MacDonald, Ben McCool, Keith Burns and Lee Bradley all joined in on a beer fueled/fun filled/late night interview. It's informative, raucous, hilarious and fun! But...WHO is Darth Guinness?! News includes Lava-Roid now available, Dollhouse cancelled to no one's surprise, Zack Whedon does a Terminator comic, ...
Episode 230 - King Con with Jamie Tanner
November 11, 2009 03:39 - 1 hour - 24.8 MBReviews: Stumptown #1, Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #1, Lobo: Highway to Hell #1 Jimmy attended King Con in Brooklyn over the weekend and chatted with Jamie Tanner about his Kickstarter project. Joe reveals the surprise he had planned much to Jimmy's chagrin as he can't attend. Jimmy's lack of sleep continues as he bought the new GTA IV extension pack called Episodes From Liberty City. Joe tries to keep his rambling on track to no avail. News includes a Pride & Prejudice & Zombies p...
Episode 229 - BSG Spectacular with Luciana Carro, Aaron Douglas & Michael Hogan! Plus, a Ben Templesmith Drive-By!
November 04, 2009 03:52 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBReviews: Casper and the Spectrals #1, World's Finest #1, Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box #1 It's a Battlestar Galactica spectacular as Jimmy chatted with Luciana Carro ("Kat"), Aaron Douglas ("Chief") and Michael Hogan ("Tigh") at the recent Big Apple Comic-Con. He also had a quick chat with Ben Templesmith over drinks last week in which Ben dropped an exclusive! News includes convention craziness about SDCC, Angouleme, and Heroes, Marvel on iPhones, Liefeld & McFarlane together again, Her...
Episode 228 - Happy Halloween with Emily Hagins (Pathogen) and Aaron Marshall (Zombie Girl)
October 28, 2009 01:37 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBReviews: Justice League of America #38, Angel Vs. Frankenstein Young filmmaker Emily Hagins joins us to discuss her film Pathogen. She wrote/directed it when she was 11. Now 17 (as of today..HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!), she is working on new films and continuing to grow as a filmmaker. Aaron Marshall joins us as well to discuss the documentary, Zombie Girl, that he did following Emily around in her feature film directorial debut of Pathogen. The boys talk about the recent Doomsday Film Fest. And...
Episode 227 - Big Apple Con with Melody Anderson, Erin Gray, and Miracle Laurie
October 21, 2009 03:52 - 1 hour - 40 MBReviews: Beyond the Wall #1, Anchor #1, Blackbeard: Legend of the Pyrate King #1, Where the Wild Things Are Alison Rosen joins us via Skype to recap her time at the Big Apple Con with Jimmy. We did a little video for you as well. Check it out below. Joe also attended the show and chatted with many comic folks. Jimmy interviewed many folks and you'll hear him with Melody Anderson (Flash Gordon), Erin Gray (Buck Rogers) and Miracle Laurie (Dollhouse). He also talked to Battlestar stars Micha...
Episode 226 - Kevin Conn Baltimore Con Recap
October 14, 2009 01:49 - 1 hour - 24.1 MBReviews: Haunt #1, X-Babies #1, Planetary #27 Kevin Conn (a.k.a. Lava-Roid) attended the Baltimore Comic-Con and joins us in studio to give his recap. Jimmy gives a lesson on the ethics of contacting someone famous via their friend and Joe tells us of the wedding he attended over the weekend. No, not his own. News includes Battlestar Galactica: The Plan update, SDCC preview night sold out, Bellydance/Comic convention, Gravel, Singer back to X-Men, Marge Simpson in Playboy, Diamond retailer ...
Episode 225 - Doomsday Film Festival & Gay Bride of Frankenstein
October 07, 2009 02:11 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBReviews: Astro City: Astra Special #1, Die Hard: Year One #1, sky Pirates of Neo Terra #1, Zombieland Doomsday Film Festival directors Andrew Miller and Kristana Textor join Joe in studio to discuss the upcoming horror fest. Meanwhile, Jimmy has drinks and chats with Dana Aber, Ashley Kate Adams and Jeremiah James from the cast of The Gay Bride of Frankenstein. Jimmy talks of his deadly plague and new niece Chloe! News includes The Guild comic book, new Doctor Who logo, Transformers 3, a d...
Episode 224 - Zombieland with Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick
September 30, 2009 02:41 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBReviews: Underground #1, Spider-Woman #1, Beautiful Creatures #1. New fall shows of Heroes, Family Guy, Flash Forward, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, etc. Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick join us to discuss the upcoming film starring Woody Harrelson. We also talk some of their upcoming projects like Venom and Earth vs. Moon. And we hear about what it's like to hang with William Shatner. Jimmy is on The Daily Alison with Alison Rosen (last week's guest)and gets an Absinthe...
Episode 223 - CNI One Shot! Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville)
September 25, 2009 14:59 - 49 minutes - 16.9 MBSmallville star Cassidy Freeman ("Tess Mercer") joined us for a phoner to discuss the upcoming season 9, her character, musical background, hanging with Allison Mack, and making Zod kneel before her! Tune in to this interview first and then check out the season premiere of Smallville tonight on the CW at 8pm EST.
Episode 222 - Alison Rosen (The Daily Alison) & Michael Emerson Drive by
September 23, 2009 03:21 - 2 hours - 45.5 MBReviews: Beasts of Burden #1, Vengeance of Moon Knight #1, X-Men Legacy Annual #1 In studio guest, Alison Rosen, joins us for another "Converting to Comicdom" segment. Did we convert her? You'll have to tune in to find out! It's another loooooooooooong episode so please forgive. 'Twas lotsa fun though! Alison is hilarious, smart and charming so I'm sure you will dig the extra CNI goodness that came out of it. Good friend Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" on Lost) also joins us at the beginning o...
Episode 221 - Ella Thomas (The Surrogates)
September 16, 2009 02:58 - 2 hours - 41.6 MBReviews: Sweet Tooth #1, Marvel Super Hero Squad #1, Strange Tales #1, Vampirella #1 The smart, hilarious and all around lovely Ella Thomas joins us to discuss her role in the upcoming film, The Surrogates. The boys had a blast geeking out with her and there may have been a wedding that took place during the interview between Ella and Jimmy. You'll have to listen to find out! The guys lament over the passing of Patrick Swayze, get a quick visit from Kevin Conn-Yay, VMA's, Kevin Smith's twee...
Episode 220 - A few of our favorite things
September 09, 2009 03:00 - 1 hour - 23.4 MBReviews: The Incredible Hulk Vol 3. #601 , The Spider: Judgement Knight #1 Joe has headed off on another super secret spy mission, so we decided to record this episode on the same night as last week's. No news, interview or feedback this week. Kevin Conn (Unemployed Skeletor, Lava Roid) joins us in studio to hang and talk about our favorite comics, TV show and films. The X-Men's Cannonball brings his redneck self into the conversation several times as well.
Episode 219 - Chris Giarrusso (G-Man, Mini Marvels)
September 02, 2009 03:27 - 1 hour - 25.3 MBReviews: Batman: The Widening Gyre #1, Fantastic Four #570 Jimmy gets his woeful laptop replaced by the kind folks at Sony and Joe talks of his upcoming spy mission. In the biggest news in awhile, we discuss Disney's acquisition of Marvel. Other news includes Lita Ford comics, how to talk like Warren Ellis, "Superman" on Chuck, Green Hornet, King Con in Brooklyn, Fantastic Four reboot, the Scream Awards nominees and more!
Episode 218 - Ben Raab/Deric Hughes (Warehouse 13, Living in Infamy) & Larry Lieberman (Aniboom)
August 26, 2009 03:02 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBReviews: Batgirl Vol. 3 #1, Days Missing #1 Archie #600 Writing partners Ben Raab and Deric Hughes (Warehouse 13, Living in Infamy) join us to discuss their involvement as part of the writing staff on the hit SyFy series Warehouse 13. Also joining us is Larry Lieberman, the Chief Marketing Officer for Aniboom, who brings us news of some great collaborations and contests with Marvel Comics and Family Guy. The guys discuss the Avatar trailer and Jimmy talks about seeing Inglorious Basterds as...
Episode 217 - Ben Squared! From SDCC, It's Ben McCool & Ben Templesmith!
August 19, 2009 02:37 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBReviews: Dominic Fortune #1, Marvels Project #1, Ultimate Avengers #1 Possibly the last of the San Diego Comic-Con coverage! OR IS IT?!!! It's all Ben, all the time as Jimmy sat down with both Ben McCCool (Choker) and Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Welcome to Hoxford, Groom Lake, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse). Separate interviews but they both talk about their upcoming collaboration on what is sure to be a big hit, Choker. Jimmy and Joe talk about their love for the new music video, Do Y...
Episode 216 - CNI One Shot! We Will Bury You with Brea Grant ("Daphne" on Heroes), Zane Grant and the CNI Chorale
August 15, 2009 13:00 - 1 hour - 25.9 MBAs everyone knows, the zombie apocalypse utopia has happened. Our zombie overlords have allowed a large part of the population to survive and continue in society. Thankfully, Comic News Insider, now Zombie News Insider, is here to stay! Good thing the zombie rulers were big fans of Brea Grant on Heroes as well! They allowed us to play the interview that Jimmy did with her and her brother Zane about their upcoming zombie comic, We Will Bury You. Brea and Zane also recorded several songs inspir...
Episode 215 - Get Lost at SDCC with Michael Emerson
August 12, 2009 04:45 - 1 hour - 24.9 MBReviews: Incarnate #1, Mayhem #1, The Red Circle: The Hangman One-Shot Yet even more San Diego Comic-Con coverage! Jimmy chatted with good friend Michael Emerson about his first time at the Con and the upcoming season of Lost. He also got a few snippets from Nestor, Carbonell, Jorge Garcia, and Josh Holloway. Friends Patrick and Salli sit in with us and join in the madness of CNI. The gang discusses the sadness of the passing of John Hughes and the douchebaggery of a so called fanboy at th...
Episode 214 - CNI One Shot! Robot Chicken with Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Doug Goldstein, Tom Root & Matthew Senreich
August 09, 2009 13:00 - 41 minutes - 14.3 MBYet even more San Diego Comic-Con coverage! Jimmy sat in on the round table for the Cartoon Network series, Robot Chicken. It was held with a small amount of press so Jimmy got many a question in including some Twitter questions from some of our listeners!
Episode 213 - CNI One Shot! Angel of Death with Zoe Bell, Ed Brubaker, Doug Jones, Ted Raimi
August 07, 2009 13:54 - 50 minutes - 17.4 MBEven more San Diego Comic-Con coverage! Jimmy sat in on the round table for the hit web series, Angel of Death, starring Zoe Bell. It was held in the presidential suite at the Westin hotel with a small amount of press. Jimmy got many a question in! He also got a little one on one interview with Zoe Bell herself!
Episode 212 - Jeremy Platt (The Violent Kind) & Rob Zombie (Halloween 2), Sefton Hill (Arkham Asylum),Stephen Frost(Iron Man 2)
August 05, 2009 04:59 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBReviews: Dellec #1, Citizen Rex #1, Fearless Dawn #1 More SDCC coverage than you can shake a batarang at! Our new CNI correspondent, Maria, gets some great interviews. She chats with Jeremy Platt (The Violent Kind producer) and Rob Zombie himself stops by during the interview to drop some devilish science. Later in the show, Maria and Jimmy do a recap of what she covered at Comic-Con. She also interviewed Sefton Hill, game director of the Batman: Arkham Asylum video game and Stephen Frost,...
Episode 211 - CNI One Shot! Doctor Who/Torchwood Round Table with David Tennant, Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner & Euros Lyn
August 01, 2009 13:00 - 1 hour - 24.3 MBThat's right! More San Diego Comic-Con coverage. Jimmy sat on 2 round tables with the creative team behind Doctor Who and Torchwood. The 10th Doctor himself, David Tennant, was also in attendance to answer questions. There were about 7 other reporters asking questions, so there's some great stuff in there! Also, apologies for the sound troubles. Apparently, one or two of the reporters had their cell phones on that RANG during the interviews which caused interference. You will hear some buzzin...
Episode 210 - SDCC Recap Madness with Felicia Day, Olivia Munn, Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku
July 29, 2009 04:32 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBJimmy's back from his epic journey to San Diego Comic-Con. Joe stayed back home with the kids. Over 5 hours of recording to release and we do it all here! No, no. But, we do play interviews with Felicia Day (Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog, The Guild) and Olivia Munn (G4TV's Attack of the Show). We also get the tail end of a roundtable discussion with Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku for Dollhouse. We do some quick news headlines from the con including Doctor Who being recognized by Guinness Book...
Episode 209 - Pre-SDCC!
July 21, 2009 23:55 - 41 minutes - 14.4 MBReviews: Blackest Night #1, Last Resort #1, Zeke Deadwood: Zombie Lawman Vol 1: Legally Dead Jimmy's off in San Diego and leaves Joe back in Harlem with the kids. Again. Joe calls Jimmy as he's eating In 'N Out burgers to make sure he remembers he has a show to record. Jimmy teases many an interview that he has lined up along with some roving reporters helping out. The boys talk the new Harry Potter flick (spoilers) and the Torchwood 5 day series (no spoilers), as well as some deserved Emmy...
Episode 208 - True Blood's Carrie Preston Returns!
July 15, 2009 02:10 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBReviews: Wednesday Comics #1 Carrie Preston ("Arlene Fowler" on HBO's True Blood) returns to chat up the current season, her new on DVD indie film Lovely By Surprise and other projects. Carrie also read our weekly review and gives a non-comic book reader opinion on it. (p.s. She dug it!) Jimmy attended Molly Crabapple's book release party for her new graphic novel, Scarlett Takes Manhattan, and chats with her for a few minutes at the party. (Apologies for the sound. It was LOUD there.) News...
Episode 207 - Michael Rooker & Fight Girl Battle World
July 08, 2009 02:59 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBBig, long show (sorry!) with interviews galore and new music! The awesome Michael Rooker joins us to discuss the upcoming NBC mini-series, Meteor. We also delve into Slither, Mallrats and some of his other work. Sure he plays a bad ass a lot but he's hilarious! Jimmy also chats with the cast/writer of Fight Girl Battle World. The Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company are remounting their hit show from last season for only 6 performances. Get your tickets now! Former guests Jon Hoche, Paco Tolson, ...
Episode 206 - More Heroes Con with Brian Pulido & Ken Marcus
July 01, 2009 01:06 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBReviews: Actress and the Bishop #1, Gotham Sirens #1, Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1 More Heroes con interviews! Brian Pulido of Lady Death/Evil Ernie fame, joins us for a very interesting discussion on his old Chaos! comics and his upcoming foray into film. We also chat with Ken Marcus of the gut bustingly funny Super Human Resources, and discuss the pee-inducing hilarity of it all. The boys also discuss recent celeb deaths. Jimmy saw Transformers 2 and expected giant robots fighti...
Episode 205 - Heroes Con Recap with Leanne Hannah, Mike Maihack & Adam Withers/Comfort Love
June 24, 2009 03:14 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBThe Heroes Con recap includes interviews with Leanne Hannah, Mike Maihack, and Adam Withers/Comfort Love. Hear about the strip club debauchery, a happy Iron Giant-ed nephew, dubs, hotness, podcast panel and more. News includes a touching story about a dying girl's last wish to see Up, the launch of Rantz Hosely's Longbox project, TCAF and a new JLA creative team.
Episode 204 - CNI One Shot!: Fat Chunk Volume 2
June 21, 2009 00:56 - 1 hour - 27.3 MBIt's another One-Shot! and this time we're promoting the new anthology from Slave Labor Graphics called Fat Chunk Volume 2: Zombies. Editor Jamie Smart (Ubu Bubu, Bear) joins us to discuss organizing over 60 cartoonists for this 144 page anthology celebrating the living impaired. (Get it? Living impaired? Mwhahaha.) He also talks about his 4 page strip in the book and other works coming from his warped and brilliant mind. We also talk to a few of the other creators involved in the book includ...
Episode 203 - Heroes Con Bound with Dustin Harbin
June 17, 2009 03:19 - 1 hour - 27.2 MBReviews: Red Robin #1, The Veil #1, Absolution #0 It's our pre-Heroes Con show! Dustin Harbin, Creative Director of the show, joins us to discuss all of the fun and madness that awaits in Charlotte, NC at Heroes Con. Jimmy gets a short haircut for the first time in over 20 years and Joe tries to talk him off the roof. News includes the return of Captain America (Duh!), DC's Wednesday Comics in USA Today, Superman's new origin, Tim Burton at MOMA, Primeval cancelled, no Heroes at SDCC and more!
Episode 202 - MoCCA Recap
June 10, 2009 03:26 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBReviews: Batman and Robin #1, Rotten #1, Chew #1 MoCCA just happened and we were there to see it in all of it's steamy hot goodness! Hear our recap of the show and the suggestions to make it even better for next year. Since they used to be involved in theater, the boys also talk about The Tony Awards including the horrendous sound issues and Bret Michael's accident. Jimmy has made the hair appointment for Wednesday night to finally have it short after 20 years. If you only hear Joe in next ...
Episode 201 - The Aftermath
June 03, 2009 02:57 - 1 hour - 23.6 MBReviews: Aliens #1, Muppet Robin Hood #1 It's the aftermath of 200 and we take the time to thank all of our friends and supporters. We discuss the Planetary exclusive that Cassaday dropped on us in episode 200, how Google is Big Brother and possibly the big short haircut for Jimmy. News includes Marvel price increase, Captain America #600 shenanigans, Geoff Johns: Comic shop owner and E3 highlights. Here's to 200 more!
Episode 200 - The Live Recording!
May 31, 2009 02:36 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBReviews: Cursed Pirate Girl #1, The Last Days of Animal Man #1, The Amazing Spider-Man: The Short Halloween One-Shot It's our big Bicentennial and we're doing it all up! Recorded live in front of an audience at Latitude Bar & Grill here in NYC. Special guests galore including Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" from Lost), John Cassaday, Vito Del Sante, Kevin Colden, Miss Lasko-Gross and more! We do the news and reviews and some hilarious sketches to boot. There's a musical bit, some radio theater...
Episode 199 - One More to Go!
May 27, 2009 01:53 - 57 minutes - 19.7 MBReviews: Killapalooza #1, Herogasm #1, The Complete Dracula #1 We get it in under an hour since we're prepping for the big 200th episode on Saturday! Jimmy talks about a possible return to acting and the boys discuss Caprica, Glee, 200 plans and a possible Kevin Smith visit? News Includes a Whedon-less Buffy movie, a guilty plea to obscenity charges in the Handley manga case, Starbuck as Typhoid Mary, Archie getting married, Spider-Man married again and more!
Episode 198 - More TCAF with Kevin Colden, Marc Ellerby & Faith Erin Hicks
May 20, 2009 03:34 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBReviews: The Unknown #1, Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1, From the Ashes #1 More TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) interviews with Kevin Colden, Marc Ellerby and Faith Erin Hicks. Jimmy has a run in with famed theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku, Joe sees the new Broadway revival of West Side Story and the boys check out the new Wolfram Alpha. News includes Kevin Smith back to comics, G4/Dark Horse want you as an SDCC correspondent, Captain Britain cancelled, Zombie movies, Thor casting,...