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
Episodes
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Aug 8, 2023 • 45min
Episode 1422 - SDCC: Briana Loewinsohn/Ryan Benjamin & Tom Akel!
We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Briana Loewinsohn, Ryan Benjamin and Tom Akel. Jimmy chatted with Briana at the Fantagraphics booth to talk about her new graphic memoir EPHEMERA. Mistaken memory, magic realism, graphic medicine, art tones, teaching and mental health were all discussed. Jimmy also chatted with Ryan Benjamin (while he continued to work on an art commission, no less!) and Tom Akel (Rocketship Entertainment founder) about their joint projects like STAN LEE'S GENESIS and more! Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Aug 8, 2023 • 33min
Episode 1421 - SDCC: Marc Bernardin!
We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Marc Bernardin. Jimmy sat down w/ his friend Marc to discuss his new graphic novel, MESSENGER: THE LEGEND OF MUHAMMAD ALI. He talked about his favorite Ali fight, Ali's relationship to Howard Cosell, why the book takes poetic license in places, podcasting with Kevin Smith, the writer's strike and more! Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Aug 7, 2023 • 43min
Episode 1420 - SDCC: Victoria Ying/Ray Chou!
We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Victoria Ying and Ray Chou. Jimmy and Victoria found a secret interview room to have their great conversation about Victoria's new book HUNGRY GHOST. They talk about how personal the book is, ways too heal and love yourself, art style, parental trauma, Studio Ghibli and more! On the last day of the con, Jimmy chatted with Ray Chou about his company Mythworks, their big collected comic work SKIES OF FIRE, finding artists, Kickstarter, working in film, etc! Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Aug 2, 2023 • 33min
Episode 1419 - SDCC: Thien Pham!
We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Thien Pham. Jimmy and Thien talk about his new graphic novel FAMILY STYLE: MEMORIES OF AN AMERICAN FROM VIETNAM. They chat the importance of food, the journey over from Vietnam, adjusting to American life, finding love for art, becoming a teacher and more. Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Aug 1, 2023 • 29min
Episode 1418 - SDCC: Dean Haspiel/Paul Cornell!
We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Dean Haspiel and Paul Cornell. Jimmy chatted with old pal Dean about his BILLY DOGMA Kickstarter, COVID COP, theater, and more. Always great to catch up with Dino! Jimmy also talked to friend Paul Cornell about his endless work. They covered CON & ON, THE WITCHES OF WORLD WAR II, favorite cryptids, WILD CARDS, and lots more. Such a great conversation! Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Jul 31, 2023 • 49min
Episode 1417 - SDCC: Deb JJ Lee!
We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Deb JJ Lee. Their graphic novel debut, IN LIMBO, is an incredible autobiography about her teen years growing up as a Korean American trying to find their place in the world. Jimmy talks with them about the book's serious tone dealing with mental health issues, what it was like to navigate through their American teen years with Korean parents, friendships, discovering art, and more. A moving and touching tale. They also talked about inspirations, fun times and upcoming work. Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Jul 29, 2023 • 1h 5min
Episode 1416 - SDCC: Dr. Andrea Letamendi!
We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Jimmy's annual therapy session with clinical psychologist friend Dr. Andrea Letamendi. They chat her various podcasts, psychology, Batman, Star Wars, Star Trek, bourbon milkshakes with bacon and more. They do get serious a bit as Jimmy opens up about his own mental health issues. Dr. Drea always gives great advice on how to cope and reach out. Always a wonderful talk! Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Jul 27, 2023 • 1h 3min
Episode 1415 - SDCC: Kwento Comics w/ Cecilia Lim/Waverley Lim/Kaitlyn Fajilan/Jenapher Zheng/Minerva Fox!
We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with the amazing women of Kwento Comics! Jimmy discovered the all Asian/all female collective recently and was very excited to meet with them at SDCC as he is a fellow Filipino. He talked to the mother/daughter founders Cecilia and Waverley Lim, head writer Kaitlyn Fajilan, editor/art supervisor Jenapher Zheng and artist Minerva Fox. He chatted with them about how/why they started the company, their first series THE MASK OF HALIYA, the importance of Asian representation, Filipino folklore and more. Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Jul 26, 2023 • 46min
Episode 1414 - San Diego Comic Con Recap! Interviews w/ Becky Cloonan/Nidhi Chanani!
San Diego Comic Con has come and gone and Jimmy is EXHAUSTED! He got around 25 interviews, did 2 press rooms and a panel. Phew! You'll hear 2 of those interviews here with Becky Cloonan and Nidhi Chanani. Both amazing and fun chats. Also, you''ll hear his big recap of the show, who he interviewed, things he saw, people he met, etc. The big winners and losers. The good and the bad. Mostly a fun but exhausting time was had. Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more of those interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Jul 18, 2023 • 25min
Episode 1413 - Putting the Comic Back in San Diego Comic Con!
Jimmy is off to San Diego Comic Con on Tuesday morning so he thought he'd get this one out before then. With Hollywood backing out due to the writer's strike and now actor's strike, what will he cover?! Gasp! ACTUAL COMICS? Yup, you guessed it! He's got 20+ confirmed interviews with more possible confirmations over the next day or 2. He's been reading thousands of pages of comics to prep for it as well. Yes, he'll miss hobnobbing with the stars in those press rooms for TV/film but he's elated that the COMIC is back in Comic Con this year. In this episode, he briefly goes over his planned interviews and boy howdy are there a lot. He forgot to mention he's on a panel on Thursday as well. Come on by if you're attending: Comics Journalism: Looking at Panels Beyond the Page. Convention Room 24ABC. Thurdsay: 4:30-5:30pm. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
