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
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Apr 24, 2019 • 47min
Episode 929 - Avengers: Endgame Predictions/Theories/Guesses!
It's finally here! The end of the Marvel cinematic universe! Well, until the next movie and Phase 4 and when they reboot it all and add parallel universes, etc. Producer Joe steps in to host for Jimmy while he deals with some personal affairs. But Jimmy still recruited some friends to send in their thoughts on Avengers: Endgame. Jimmy even sends in his as well. Crazy predictions, theories and flat out guesses abound. Thanks to Ali, Ashley, Emily, Emmy, Geek Syndicate (Dave and Barry), Heidi, Jon, Kristen & Peter, Marta and Nic for participating. What do you think will happen? Or if you listen to this after seeing it...did any of us get it right? Check it to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 20, 2019 • 37min
Episode 928 - Game of Thrones Special!
It's the final season of Game of Thrones! Jimmy recruits a bunch of his friends to send in their reviews of the season opener. And also to give their thoughts on whom will win the throne, whom will live and whom will die. Maybe they'll just kill everyone off! Whom do you think will take it all? Jimmy is voting on one of the dragons. Thanks to Producer Joe, Ali, Ashley, Amy, Barry, Heidi, Kristen & Peter, Nic, Rachel and Sarah for sending in your thoughts! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 16, 2019 • 35min
Episode 927 - Hoteloweenies!
Reviews: Bronze Age Boogie #1, Cold Blood Samurai #1, Fairlady #1, Star Wars: Age Of Rebellion Princess Leia #1, War of the Realms #1 Yup, like Jennie of BlackPink, Jimmy is still solo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo! As usual, friends step in with their audio reviews. Thanks to Ashley, Emmy, Marta, Dave, and Jon! And thanks to our special newsreader Rachel for returning to the podcast after a long absence. Jimmy talks about getting a hotel for San Diego Comic Con and the upcoming Game of Thrones podcast special later this week. News includes: Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series is returning, DC is bringing new Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen comics, Mark Millar announces his new project Space Bandits and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 10, 2019 • 1h 17min
Episode 926 - Magnificent MoCCA w/ Falynn Koch/Cathy G. Johnson/Jamie Tanner!
Jimmy went to MoCCA Festival 2019 and got 3 great interviews! Hear his thoughts on the festival and then the amazing interviews with Falynn Koch, Cathy G. Johnson and Jamie Tanner. Falynn talks about her new book with First Second called BAKE LIKE A PRO and her experiences as a chef. Cathy chats about THE BREAKAWAYS, her new graphic novel also from First Second and how her life as an educator helped her with the story. And Jamie reveals what's happening in his new self-published work CONSUMPTIVE 4 and if the sequel will be a kung-fu sci-fi tale! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 5, 2019 • 35min
Episode 925 - Detective Comics #1000 Special!
To celebrate the momentous occasion of the release of Detective Comics #1000, Jimmy decides to recruit some friends to review the comic and share their thoughts on the legendary Dark Knight himself! They chat about why they like Batman, his significance in pop culture, favorite stories and more! Thanks to Emmy, Marta, Dave, Jon and Producer Joe for sending in their thoughts! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Apr 3, 2019 • 27min
Episode 924 - Voices (Don't) Carry!
Reviews: Bad Luck Chuck #1, Dial H For HERO #1, GLOW #1, Marvel Rising #1, Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1, The Walking Dead series 9 finale Jimmy is still going solo! As always, he recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers to help out. Thanks to Ashley, Jon, Marta, Heidi and Emmy! Apologies for the lost voice. Jimmy doesn't know where he left it. News includes: Batman will be the first inductee into the Comic Con Museum's Character Hall of Fame, Emily Bett Rickards is leaving Arrow, Netflix renews The Umbrella Academy and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Mar 26, 2019 • 33min
Episode 923 - The Ides of CNI!
Reviews: The Goon #1, Invisible Kingdom #1, The Life And Death Of Toyo Harada #1, Spider-Man: Life Story #1, Black Lightning season 2 finale, Deadly Class season 1 finale Jimmy is still illin' but carries on with his team of audio reviewers! Thanks to Emily, Marta, Ashley and Jon. And big thanks to returning newsreader Kerri. News includes: Jonathan Hickman returns to Marvel Comics for the X-Men, the DC Universe streaming site will be free for one day, Supernatural is ending after 15 seaons and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Mar 20, 2019 • 30min
Episode 922 - Baking CNI!
Reviews: Age Of X-Man: Apocalypse And The X-Tracts #1, Assassin Nation #1, The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1, Magnificent Ms Marvel #1 Jimmy is at home with the plague so he flies solo this episode. However, his trusty team of audio reviewers lends a hand...well a voice! Thanks to Marta, Ali, Emily and Ashley for helping out. And to newsreader Kerri for her awesome newsreaderness! News includes: Ezra Miller & Grant Morrison are rewriting The Flash movie script, Viz Media launches a new English language imprint, snow finally comes to The Walking Dead TV series and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Mar 13, 2019 • 50min
Episode 921 - Higher, Further, Faster!
Reviews: Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X #1, Ronin Island #1, DC Super Hero Girls, Captain Marvel Ali Sattar returns again! They discuss their love of a good movie trailer and hate for ones that give too much away. News includes: The Orville is coming to comics, Arrow will end after season 8, Amazon's Lord of the Rings series will take place during the "Second Age" and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Mar 6, 2019 • 44min
Episode 920 - The CNI Academy!
Reviews: Age Of X-Man: X-Tremists, Astro Hustle #1, Forgotten Queen #1, Obey Me #1, The Gifted, Umbrella Academy Ali Sattar returns after a week hiatus to nerd out with Jimmy again, They discuss the new Game of Thrones trailer and pay their respects to the late Luke Perry. News includes: a new The Walking Dead series is in development, Warner Bros. is committing to keeping their superhero films independent of one another, artist Mike Deodato is leaving Marvel Comics and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
