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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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Jan 31, 2018 • 47min
Episode 829 - Grammy Winning Best CNI of the Year!
Reviews: Legion #1, Raven Daughter of Darkness #1, X-Men Blue Annual #1 Jon Hoche returns to co-host! They catch up on movies they finally saw. The John Wick films for Jimmy. Jumanji and Star Wars: The Last Jedi for Jon. News includes: new Justice League comics are coming, Batman is getting his yellow oval symbol back, Valiant gets bought out, a Riverdale musical episode will be Carrie-esque and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Jan 24, 2018 • 39min
Episode 828 - CNI Gets Lit!
Reviews: Damage Vol 2 #1, Harley Quinn Vol 3 #35, Black Lightning series premiere Jon Hoche is back again as co-host! They talk about the genre Oscar nominations and what was snubbed. News includes: Superman gets his red trunks back, Dan Slott is leaving his Spider-Man gig, Titan Comics will publish some "lost" Jack Kirby The Prisoner comics and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Jan 17, 2018 • 57min
Episode 827 - Mad For Mutants!
Reviews: X-Men Gold Annual #1, The Gifted S1 finale, Runaways S1 finale Jon Hoche is back as co-host and gives a few of his favorite picks from last year. They chat about a couple of comic fests that happened over the weekend as well. News includes: John Ridley will write The Other History of the DC Universe, a Detective Pikachu game is coming, the Dick Tracy comic reboot is cancelled over a licensing snafu and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Jan 10, 2018 • 42min
Episode 826 - It's Time For Ani-CNIacs!
Reviews: Batman And The Signal #1, Phoenix Resurrection Return Of (Adult) Jean Grey #1-2, Rise Of The Black Panther #1, Rogue & Gambit #1 Emily Edwards returns to the rotating co-host chair this week! Since she missed last week's "Best of 2017" podcast, she gives us her 3 picks of the year. Eventually. News includes: new Animaniacs episodes are coming to Hulu, Syfy will adapt George R.R. Martin’s scifi novella Nightflyers, Marvel is bringing back The Exiles and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Jan 3, 2018 • 1h 39min
Episode 825 - The Best of 2017!
Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) returns to join Jimmy in the annual "Best of 2017" podcast! While there were many amazing comic books, TV shows, films and more...these are the best picks that THEY happen to read/watch. They probably missed some of your favorites but hope you check out what they really enjoyed in 2017. I mean, just check out that picture above. They covered A LOT! They're definitely more loquacious than laconic so buckle up for a long ride! So many great creators in comics this year and quite a few got multiple kudos throughout the podcast. Thanks to Penelope Bagieu, Emil Ferris, Tillie Walden, Tom King, Greg Pak, Sina Grace and many others for bringing us such amazing work last year. Looking forward to all of your future projects! Drop us a line and let us know what some of your favorites were so we can check them out. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Dec 27, 2017 • 57min
Episode 824 - Sucked Into Jumanji!
Reviews: Wormwood Gentleman Corpse Christmas Special, 30 Days Of Night Vol 3 #1, Assassinistas #1, X-Men Grand Design #1, Doctor Who Christmas Special, Jumanji Emily Edwards returns for some nerdy banter! She and Jimmy have an impromptu chat/review about Star Wars: The Last Jedi and hope everyone had a great Christmas/holiday! News includes: Brian Michael Bendis' last Marvel comic will be Iron Man #600, The Last Jedi's kick ass sisters (Rose & Paige) will be getting a comic book prequel and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Dec 20, 2017 • 43min
Episode 823 - A Nochebuena Christmas!
Reviews: Archie Christmas Spectacular #1, Christmas Eve #1, DC Holiday Special 2017, Die Kitty Die Christmas Special One Shot, Faith's Winter Wonderland Special, Gold Digger Christmas Special #9, Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville, The Spirit: Christmas Spirit of 1948, Star Wars: The Last Jedi Jon Hoche returns to co-host and add to the Christmas cheer! The guys talk about keeping up the Christmas spirit and share some of their favorite movies and songs. And since it's Christmas time, they review a whole slew of Christmas comic books. Jimmy gives a somewhat quick solo review of that little indie film Star Wars: The Last Jedi. News includes: that big Disney/Fox merger, DC Comics will hold a big event in D.C., Action Comics #1000 is pushed back to April and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Dec 13, 2017 • 38min
Episode 822 - CNI's Petals!
Reviews: Barbarella #1, Jupiter Jet #1, Mighty Crusaders Vol 4 #1, Happy! series premiere Shelby Olafson returns to co-host by popular demand! They chat about the possible Disney/Fox news and briefly mention The Walking Dead mid-season finale. News includes: Archie Comics is rebooting Dick Tracy, Noelle Stevenson will be showrunning an animated She-Ra series for Netflix, Marvel Rising will be a new multi-platform animation franchise and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Dec 6, 2017 • 43min
Episode 821 - Crisis on Earth CNI!
Reviews: Batman Vol 3 Annual #2, John Wick #1, Justice League of America Vol 5 Annual #1, Star Trek Discovery #1, Agents of SHIELD s5 premiere, Crisis on Earth-X (CW crossover w/ Arrow/Supergirl/The Flash/Legends of Tomorrow) Jon Hoche returns to co-host! He and Jimmy talk about that awesome Batman Ninja trailer and Jimmy is planning the big birthday this weekend. News includes: DC is releasing a new line of comics this January, showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are leaving American Gods ahead of season 2, the live-action The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is coming to Netflix and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Nov 29, 2017 • 42min
Episode 820 - Runaway with CNI!
Reviews: Betty & Veronica Vixens #1, Doctor Radar #1, Doomsday Clock #1, Big Hero Six animated series, Runaways, Teen Titans Go! 200th episode Jimmy had to fly solo in this episode so he reached out to some of his CNI crew/friends to get some quick audio reviews. Big ups to Producer Joe, Marta, Heidi and Tony! News includes: Lennie James will crossover from The Walking Dead to Fear the Walking Dead, the contracts for the cinematic Avengers is ending soon, a live Daphne and Velma movie is coming and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
