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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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Dec 15, 2023 • 46min
Episode 1471 - Catching Up on TV/Film/Streaming!
Reviews: Blue Samurai, Doctor Who specials, Fear the Walking Dead series finale, Gen V, Invincible, Krapolpolis, Loki, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Sweet Home, The Archies, The Marvels, Wish. We've been a bit behind on TV/Film/Streaming so Jimmy decided to do a big review special. Thanks to reviewers Marta, Edie, Melissa, Erin, Therese, Emily, Dave & Jon! Always insightful and intelligent critiques. We appreciate them all so much! If you've seen any of these, let us know your thoughts. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023 • 29min
Episode 1470 - Thought Bubble Festival: Jazz Szu-Ying Chen!
Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear Jazz Szu-Ying Chen! Jimmy met her at Thought Bubble and admired her work. Post-Thought Bubble, she invited him to her art residency in London at the Museum of Life Sciences. A beautifully macabre place! He decided to do an impromptu interview with her about her art, art residency, love of gothic/dark art, Nordic metal and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023 • 32min
Episode 1469 - Thought Bubble Festival: Kit Anderson/Chloe Green!
Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear Kit Anderson and Chloe Green. Jimmy and Kit chat about her upcoming graphic novel SAFER PLACES. They go over some of the stories in it (some already released online), how the anthology came together, living in Switzerland, ASMR and more. Jimmy also talked to Chloe about her autobio comics and what's to come, is it okay to cry in public, what it's like to be one of the festival directors of Thought Bubble and more. 2 delightful interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023 • 27min
Episode 1468 - Thought Bubble Festival: Abigail J. Harding!
Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear Abigail J. Harding. They talk about her new comic PARLIAMENT OF ROOKS, what it's like both writing and drawing a comic for the first time, her love of gothic art and more. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023 • 33min
Episode 1467 - Thought Bubble Festival: Luke Healy/Conor Boyle!
Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Luke Healy and Conor Boyle. Jimmy talked to Luke about his recent graphic novel PERMANENT PRESS, life as a cartoonist and a standup comedian, his webcomic DOGS ON DATES and more. He also talked to his friend Conor about BLACK SIGHT, JUDGE DREDD, the importance of coloring and more. Both great interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023 • 27min
Episode 1466 - Thought Bubble Festival: Clio Isadora!
Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear Clio Isadora. They chat about her graphic novel SOUR PICKLES, the trials and tribulations of art school, evolution of art styles, some of her other short comics and more. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023 • 38min
Episode 1465 - Thought Bubble Festival: Sonia Leong!
Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Sonia Leong for an interview over coffee and hot chocolate in Cambridge to discuss her light novel series, art book companions, Sweatdrop Studios, drawing manga teaching books and more. Great catch-up! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023 • 32min
Episode 1464 - Thought Bubble Festival: Emma Vieceli!
Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Emma Vieceli in Cambridge for lunch, shopping and dinner. They did a fun interview in her home with the family cat Ragnarok making a couple of appearances. They talked about her hit webcomic BREAKS, her run on LIFE IS STRANGE, musical theater and more. Thanks to Emma and Pud for having Jimmy over for the night. Always a blast! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023 • 43min
Episode 1463 - Thought Bubble Festival: Lucy Sullivan!
Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Lucy Sullivan at her flat in London to chat about the relaunch of BARKING, HAGBOUND, FOREBODING PLACE and more. Always a delight to catch up with Lucy! And shout out to her adorable dog Loki! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 20, 2023 • 51min
Episode 1462 - Thought Bubble Festival: Emilia McKenzie!
Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with Emilia McKenzie at his friend's flat in London to have an intimate and lovely discussion about her graphic novel debut BUT YOU HAVE FRIENDS. They talked about the heavy subject of the book but also the close friendship, fun times, mental health, gratitude and more. The book is a touching read and highly recommended. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
