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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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Oct 18, 2019 • 1h 1min
Episode 988 - NYCC: First Second Special w/ Mike Cavallaro/Vera Greentea/Nathaniel Lachenmeyer/Yesenia Moises!
Jimmy always loves covering one of his favorite publishers First Second. He was able to interview 4 creators that have books coming out with them. He talked to Mike Cavallaro (Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades), Vera Greentea (Grimoire Noir), Nathaniel Lachenmeyer (The Singing Rock and Other Brand-New Fairy Tales) and Yesenia Moises (Honeysmoke). All very different but equally fantastic books! Definitely go check them out! You'll have to tune in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Oct 16, 2019 • 35min
Episode 987 - NYCC: Brenden Fletcher/Karl Kerschl/MsassyK/Chris Wildgoose!
Jimmy had a chance to talk to the Isola creative team of Brenden Fletcher, Karl Kerschl and Michele Assarasakorn (msassyk) in Artist's Alley at New York Comic Con. What's next for this great comic? They also chat about other projects and a minor update on what's happening with Motor Crush! Jimmy also spoke with UK artist Chris Wildgoose about his new book Batman: Nightwalker. Did Chris finally get to draw Batman? And does Jimmy make an appearance? You'll have to tune in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Oct 14, 2019 • 1h 7min
Episode 986 - NYCC: Humanoids Special w/ Mark Waid/Koren Shadmi/Jonathan Lang!
Jimmy had the chance to talk to 3 creators from Humanoids Publishing. Mark Waid not only co-wrote the series Ignited with the publisher, but he also serves as the Director of Creative Development. He and Jimmy chatted about what that entails and the shared universe being created. They also briefly mentioned some of his other current work. Jimmy also talked to Koren Shadmi (The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television) about his graphic biography on Rod Serling. And finally, Jimmy interviewed Jonathan Lang (Meyer) about his fictional tale of the old gangster Meyer Lansky's last big job. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Oct 12, 2019 • 42min
Episode 985 - NYCC: Kim-Joy with Nabil Homsi!
Jimmy sat down with friends Kim-Joy (Baking with Kim-Joy: Cute and Creative Bakes to Make You Smile) to chat about her new cookbook, her time as a finalist on The Great British Bake Off last year, her comic work and more! Nabil Homsi (Thought Bubble Festival/Convention Assistant Director) joined us at the end to chat about his comic shops (Travelling Man) and the upcoming Thought Bubble convention. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Oct 11, 2019 • 46min
Episode 984 - NYCC: Riverdale w/ Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa/Madchen Amick/Mark Consuelos/Marisa Nicols/Molly Ringwald/Skeet Ulrich!
Jimmy covered the Riverdale press room at NYCC and chatted with showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa along with cast members Madchen Amick, Mark Consuelos, Marisa Nichols, Molly Ringwald and Skeet Ulrich! They lovingly remember Luke Perry and talk about the moving season opener tribute to him. We also learn more of some new characters arriving and some surprising reunions. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Oct 9, 2019 • 1h 6min
Episode 983 - NYCC: Recap! Greg Pak/Lance Fensterman!
New York Comic Con is done and boy did we get a lot of coverage! Jimmy was there all weekend and did 15 interviews and covered 3 press rooms. You'll be hearing all of that coverage over the next few weeks as we'll be releasing about 3 episodes a week. In this episode, Jimmy gives his recap and thoughts on the show. You'll also hear interviews he did with writer Greg Pak (Agents of Atlas, Ronin Island, Star Wars) and Lance Fensterman (ReedPop President). Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Oct 2, 2019 • 27min
Episode 982 - NYCC Plans!
Jimmy is madly planning for NYCC! He's read thousands of pages of graphic novels to prep for interviews and boy are there going to be a lot. Not too many press rooms this year so that means more comic book coverage! In an extended Top 3 segment (Top 10!), he reviews/chats about some of the comics and books he's read and planned interviews with some of the creatives involved. Besides the books mentioned in this episode, he also has several other interviews planned over the weekend. So stay tuned for some awesome NYCC specials over the next few weeks! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Sep 25, 2019 • 30min
Episode 981 - Mad Preppin', Yo!
Reviews: The Black Ghost #1, Spider-Man Vol 3 #1 Another schedule mishap. Oh no! All good though. Melissa steps in again to send in audio reviews of the 2 comics reviewed and to do the news. Plus, Jimmy is madly prepping for NYCC next week! Yikes! News includes: The Boondocks returns, a new Batman creative team is announced, Game of Thrones goes out big at The Emmys and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Sep 18, 2019 • 31min
Episode 980 - Shining the CNI Signal!
Reviews: King Thor #1, Pretty Deadly: The Rat #1, Steeple #1 Due to schedules, Jimmy has to do a quickie solo episode but he recruits one of his fave new audio reviewers Melissa to help out. Let's be honest, her reviews are much better than Jimmy's any day. And thanks to Heidi for being the news reader to tell us about Frank Miller returning to The Dark Knight, Wolverine as a bear, that Battlestar Galactica "reboot" and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Sep 11, 2019 • 56min
Episode 979 - Back to Basics!
Reviews: Battlepug #1, Legion of Super-Heroes: Millenium #1, Marvel Comic #1000, OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes series finale After a long hiatus, we have a co-host and we're back to a regular format show after quite awhile. Jon Hoche returns to the rotating co-host chair fresh of his stint on Broadway in King Kong. They talk about Jimmy's obsession with Red Dead Redemption 2 and have an interesting discussion on the Marvel and Sony break up. Of course, they break off into tangents several times but it's all good! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
