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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 30, 2023 • 28min
Episode 1395 - American Born Chinese Review Special!
The highly anticipated new TV series AMERICAN BORN CHINESE dropped on Disney+ last week. Since we loved it so much, we decided to do a review special w/ some friends sending in their thoughts as well. As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Therese, Melissa, Steph, Marta, Evan and Producer Joe! Based on the award-winning graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, the series is 8 episode long and all are available now. Yang has been on the podcast several times over the years and we hope to chat with him soon about this wonderful series. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 30, 2023 • 41min
Episode 1394 - CNI in a Flash!
Reviews: City Boy #1, Storm Vol. 4 #1, The Flash series finale, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, The Little Mermaid As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out with this week's reviews. Thanks to Edie, Therese, Melissa, and Ricky! Jimmy does the news for the vacationing Emily which includes: Alligator Loki gets a comic, The Nib shuts down, Eisner Awards drama and more! As usual, Jimmy has his Top 3 picks of the week to suggest. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 23, 2023 • 30min
Episode 1393 - Not Cancelled!
Reviews: Avengers Vol 8. #1, Disney Villains: Maleficent #1, Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea #1, Vigil #1 As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out with this week's comic and TV reviews. Thanks to Edie, Marta, Melissa, and Ricky! And to news anchor Emily for the news which includes: lots of TV cancellations, Disney to close Star Wars hotel, HAWKEYE spin-off ECHO gets a release date and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 16, 2023 • 32min
Episode 1392 - CNI Mayhem!
Reviews: King Kong: The Great War #1, Murder Inc: Jagger Rose #1, Silk Vol. 5 #1, Spirit World #1, Fear the Walking Dead s8 premiere, The Muppets Mayhem s1, Titans series finale As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out with this week's comic and TV reviews. Thanks to Edie, Marta, Melissa, Ricky and Jon! And to news anchor Emily for the loads of news which includes: Lana Condor will star in a sci-fi thriller podcast, Wonder Woman's daughter will debut next month, Viz Media releases a new manga reading app and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 9, 2023 • 34min
Episode 1391 - Guardians of the Podcast!
Reviews: Shazam vol 4 #1, Star Wars: Visions s2 premiere, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures series premiere, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out with this week's comic and TV reviews. Thanks to Edie, Marta and Emily! And to news anchor Emily for the loads of news which includes: SWEET TOOTH will return for a 3rd & final season, more JUSTICE SOCIETY comics coming, Sesame Street introduces a Filipino puppet and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 3, 2023 • 32min
Episode 1390 - Comics, Baking & More w/ Kim-Joy!
Jimmy's friend and famed Great British Bake-Off finalist, cookbook author, card game maker, and so much more is now making her debut as a graphic novel writer! She's in NYC this week to appear on the Today Show (catch her appearance on their YouTube). Jimmy went out to dinner with her and her partner Nabil (Thought Bubble Festival Founder/Director) on Monday and chatted after. Her brand new graphic novel, TURTLE BREAD: A GRAPHIC NOVEL ABOUT BAKING, FITTING IN, AND THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP, is out now on comiXology. We talk the book, her new cook book BAKE ME A CAT: 50 PURRFECT RECIPES FOR EDIBLE KITTY CAKES, COOKIES AND MORE!, mental health, the card game she helped put together, baking and much more. Always a delight to catch up. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
May 3, 2023 • 34min
Episode 1389 - Sweet CNI!
Reviews: Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures One-Shot, Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red #1, Sweet Tooth s2, Peter Pan & Wendy, Duty After School As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out with this week's comic and TV reviews. Thanks to Edie, Melissa, Marta and Producer Joe! And to news anchor Emily for the loads of news which includes: Amazon Prime has 3 upcoming BATMAN projects, MECH CADETS is on Netflix starting in August, Marvel's AGATHA: COVEN OF CHAOS will be part musical and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 24, 2023 • 35min
Episode 1388 - Drops of CNI!
Reviews: The Ark s1 finale, Drops of God series premiere, The Mandalorian s3 finale As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out with this week's comic and TV reviews. Thanks to Edie, Melissa and Marta! And to news anchor Emily for the loads of news which includes: Marvel Comics celebrates 84th anniversary with new one-shot comic, K-Pop groups contribute to new South Korean animated series, game designer writes first comic and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 18, 2023 • 29min
Episode 1387 - CNI: Honor Among Podcasts!
Reviews: The Great British Bump Off #1, Exorcists Never Die #1, The Seasons Have Teeth #1, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Super Mario Bros. Movie As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out with this week's comic and TV reviews. Thanks to Ricky, Edie, Therese and Marta! And to news anchor Emily for the loads of news which includes: lots of Star Wars news including the return of Rey, another Game of Thrones prequel is coming, Metalocalpyse returns and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 5, 2023 • 29min
Episode 1386 - MOCCA: Ashling Tu/Vyolet Jin!
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MOCCA) Festival was over the weekend and Jimmy attended both days. He did some interviews w/ some amazing creators! In this episode, you'll hear from creators Ashling Tu and Vyolet Jin! Originally from China, they moved to the U.S. to study and work on art. They are part of StarryHouse Studio and collaborated on the incredible PERFECT BLUE multi-media project. Ashling tells Jimmy how the project came together, her role as the main artist, traveling to cons, her other comics and more. Vyolet elaborated on the project and spoke of her role in it, her children's book, life as an art student, favorite ice cream and more. 2 great creators in 1 podcast! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
