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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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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!
Apr 5, 2023 • 24min
Episode 1385 - MOCCA: Noah Van Sciver/David Reuss!
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 Noah Van Sciver and David Reuss. Noah chats about his new collection w/ Fantagraphics called AS A CARTOONIST, if life is better with or without a mustache, skulking the catacombs in France, how he got into the indie cartooning scene and more. David is a board member for The Society of Illustrators as well as a cartoonist. He talks about putting together MoCCA, his new Kickstarter for his awesome new graphic novel called SIGIL, the amazing podcaster he drew in as a character and more. 2 great creators in 1 podcast! 1 more MOCCA interview specials coming your way soon! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 5, 2023 • 32min
Episode 1384 - MOCCA: Hyesu Lee/Jess Ruliffson!
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 Hyesu Lee and Jess Ruliffson. Hyesu talks about her journey from South Korea to London to Brooklyn, doing a NYC Subway mural, her upcoming graphic novel and more. Jess discusses her new book INVISIBLE WOUNDS as published by Fantagraphics, what it was like seeking out and talking to the vets who provide the stories, teaching comics, and more. 2 great creators in 1 podcast! 2 more MOCCA interview specials coming your way soon! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 4, 2023 • 37min
Episode 1383 - Magical MoCCA Missive!
Reviews: The Ambassadors #1, Harley Quinn vol. 4 #28, Dungeons & Dragons Saturday Morning Adventures #1, Rocketman & Rocketgirl #1, Riverdale s7 premiere The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MOCCA) Festival was over the weekend and Jimmy attended both days. He gives his recap here talking about the overall show from setup to exhibitors to atmosphere to interviews and more. He also teases the interviews he got that you'll hear later this week split up into 3 episodes. Great talks with Hyesu Lee, Noah Van Sciver, Jess Ruliffson, David Reuss, Ashling Tu and Vyolet Jin. All amazing creators! As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out with this week's comic and TV reviews. Thanks to Ricky, Melissa, Edie, Emily and Marta! And to news anchor Emily for the news which includes: Joe Quesada signs with Amazon Studios, a Scott Pilgrim anime with the original cast is coming, K-Pop band Enhyphen will be in the Baby Shark movie and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Mar 29, 2023 • 23min
Episode 1382 - Making MoCCA!
Reviews: Dead Romans #1, The Neighbors #1, Order and Outrage #1, Digman! As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Ricky, Melissa, and Marta! And to news anchor Emily for the news which includes: DC Comics is retelling the origin of The Batman and Joker's meet-cute, a new TMNT based on the comics is coming, Marvel shows are getting pushed back and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Mar 21, 2023 • 33min
Episode 1381 - Fury of the CNI!
Reviews: Agent Elvis, Gotham Knights series premiere, Shadow and Bone s2, Shazam! Fury of the Gods As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Marta, Melissa, and Emily! And to news anchor Emily for the news which includes: DC Comics is going all out for Pride, K-Pop band NCT 127 is releasing the first officially licensed K-Pop graphic novel, Marvel's Hellfire Gala will take place in person at SDCC and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Mar 14, 2023 • 28min
Episode 1380 - The Glory...of CNI!
Reviews: Clear #1, Predator Vol 4 #1, Stone Heart #1, Kung Fu s3 finale, The Last of Us s1 finale, Avatar: The Way of Water As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Therese, Melissa, and Edie! And to news anchor Emily for the news which includes: Ash and Pikachu are handing over the reigns to a new trainer in the long running Pokemon animated series, Brian Michael Bendis will write about his time writing the Spider-Man Broadway musical, racist cartoonist gets his comic strip removed from multiple newspapers and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Mar 6, 2023 • 24min
Episode 1379 - CNI Chasers!
Reviews: Hallow's Eve #1, Hunt. Kill. Repeat. #1, Phantom Road #1, John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction: The Envoy #1, The Mandolorian s3 premiere As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Marta, Melissa, Ricky and Edie! And to news anchor Emily for the news which includes: Marvel to start new 20th Century Studios imprint, a new Hellboy is found, Battle Chasers returns and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Feb 27, 2023 • 23min
Episode 1378 - Ultimate CNI!
Reviews: Blue Book #1, Local Man #1, Godfell #1, Moriarty: Clockwork Empire #1 A quick CNI episode for you! As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Marta, Melissa, Ricky and Edie! And to news anchor Emily for the news which includes: Marvel's Ultimate Comics line returns, Dead Boy Detectives moves to Netflix, Robert Kirkman is back with a new comic series and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Feb 21, 2023 • 31min
Episode 1377 - Quantum CNI!
Reviews: Betty: The Final Girl #1, Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #1, The Last Barbarians #1, Torrent #1, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Another week, another Marvel film! Did you see it? As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Marta, Melissa, Ricky, Jon and Therese! And to news anchor Emily for the news which includes: LEGO to release a BTS set, DC Comics to highlight AAPI creators and characters, Bill Waterson returns to publishing and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
