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Reviews: Black Hood #1, Curb Stomp #1, D4VE #1, Orphan Black #1, Spider-Gwen #1, Thor Annual, Agent Carter finale, Sleepy Hollow finale  

The podcast wife Erica Schultz is back again by popular demand! She and Jimmy chat briefly about that sweet Power/Rangers fan film, the recent Star Wars Rebels reveal and give some major love to the late Leonard Nimoy. News includes: Noelle Stevenson is reviving The Runaways, CW's The Flash and Arrow spawn spinoffs, Adventure Time is heading to the big screen, Joe Madureira's Battle Chasers may be returning, House DeFraction inks a TV deal, DuckTales returns, Harrison Ford is coming back to Blade Runner, Netflix is bringing original/rebooted cartoons, Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart are Electra Woman and DynaGirl, and more casting for Supergirl, Lucifer and Daredevil. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Baltimore: The Red Kingdom #1, Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern #1, The Spirit: The Corpse-Makers #1, Star Wars: Darth Maul #1, Adventure Time: Islands, Powerless, Steven Universe

Jon Hoche continues his unprecedented run in the rotating  co-host chair! They chat about the new Iron Fist and Stranger Things trailers and Jon is trying to talk Jimmy into making a CNI cookbook. News includes: The Runaways TV show has been cast, Dark Horse Comics will be publishing the adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods as periodical comic books, Casper the Friendly Ghost comics are returning, Boom Studios is releasing a Fresh Off the Boat comic on FCBD in May, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child announces auditions for 2018 Broadway production and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy talked to 3 amazing creators about their new books. Shea Fontana wrote the new DC: Women of Action and talks about the female heroes and creatives of DC Comics. Jimmy also chatted with old pal Erica Schultz about her new Comixology Originals comic called Forgotten Home as well as some other projects in the works. Cynthia Von Buhler discussed her new comic that she wrote/drew called The Illuminati Ball and the immersive experience of the same name. Such great works from 3 amazingly talented women. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Astonishing X-Men #50, Dancer #1, Epic Kill #1, Hardcore Pilot Season #1, Mind MGMT #1

Jimmy is back home in NYC and is joined by old pal/former guest co-host Matt Brick.  Jimmy's having back issues but still was able to check out some great videos like the new Primus "Lee Van Cleef", Greg Pak's new Pakcast and the ECCC Star Wars Radio Play with big names in the voice over world like Rob Paulsen, Billy West and Tara Strong. Plus, they give congrats to good friends Becky Cloonan and Andy Belanger on their recent engagement! News includes: a Fables Con is teased, hearing impaired kid inspires Marvel, NYCC officially merges with NYAF, body painted topless girls get kicked out of Motor City Con and a possible zombie attack in Florida. As always, listener feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

TUNE IN FRIDAY FOR A SPECIAL "CONVERSATION WITH FRANKIE BOYLE" FROM KAPOW CON! 

Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival back in September and moderated 2 panels for SelfMadeHero. Here, you'll hear the panel he did for their graphic novel Apollo. On the panel were writers Chris Baker and Matt Fitch along with artist Mike Collins! A fun and informative panel! Hear all about how the comic came together and the collaborative process between the 3 creators. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy sat down in the roundtables for the hit DCU animated series, Justice League Action! You'll hear from stars Diedrich Bader (Booster Gold) Jason J. Lewis (Superman), Rachel Kimsey (Wonder Woman), director Butch Lukic and voice director Wes Gleason. What other DCU characters can we expect? How many voices does Diedrich do? How did they find their voices for their characters? Download the free podcast to find out! 

For the next week or 2, there will be no regular format shows. Only SDCC press room specials. Jimmy needs that long just to recover from all of the craziness that is Comic Con International. You will hear roundtables for Inhumans, Dark Matter and Teen Titans Go! He missed some rooms that he wanted to cover but boy howdy did he still cover a lot! Also, go back over the past couple of weeks to see what he covered!

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Producer Joe joins Jimmy to intro/outro this great lunch interview Jimmy did at The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) with Becky Cloonan (By Chance or Providence, Batman) and Renee Nault (Witchling). What started as just a quick recap of the show turned into a great conversation about self publishing, advice for tabling at a convention, upcoming work and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Tune in Sunday for another special podcast! It's the spotlight panel that Jimmy moderated with German cartoonist Reinhard Kleist (The Boxer, Cash: I See A Darkness). He's a talented, smart and funny man with a great career. Hear them discuss it all! 

Then come back next week for even more TCAF interviews with Jesse Lonergan (All Star), Eric Kim (Nitro Battlers), Box Brown (Andre the Giant), Lianne Sentar/Rebecca Scoble (Sparkler Monthly) and the Sports vs Comics panel that Jimmy moderated. 

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Jimmy attended the American Gods press event last week and was part of the roundtables with the creators and cast! In this episode you'll stars Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Pablo Schreiber, and Bruce Langley. They chat about the evolution of the project, their roles, favorite scenes, their hopes for the series and more! Crispin and Orlando make a great comedy duo as well! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Kieron Gillen in London to have lunch and interview. A fun and laid-back chat about his run on his many X-Men books and where things are heading post-Krakoan age, Doctor Aphra, DIE, RPGs, advice for people who want to do comics and more. An adorable pub doggie with a plastic cone on would visit us on occasion to be part of the interview as well. Thanks to Kieron for lunch and the interview!

Reviews: Shazam vol 4 #1, Star Wars: Visions s2 premiere, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures series premiere, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

Reviews: Future State: Dark Detective #1, Future State: Justice League #1, Future State: Kara Zor-El: Superwoman #1, Future State: Superman/Wonder Woman #1, HAHA #1, The Last Witch #1, Space Bastards #1, Star Wars: The High Republic #1, WandaVision

Reviews: Archie Meets the B-52s #1, Doctor Tomorrow #1, On the Stump #1, Wolverine #1

Jimmy delivers another quickie for you with the help of friends Emily, Melissa and Jon! News includes: Dan Didio is out at DC Comics, a Freakangels anime adaptation is on the way, Jen Wang's graphic novel The Prince and the Dressmaker is being adapted into a musical and more! Do tune in to check it out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy attended the press room for Adventure Time. Attending were stars John DiMaggio, Jeremy Shada, Olivia Olson and producer Adam Muto! How will the show end? Really, how will the show end? I MEAN COME ON HOW WILL THE SHOW END? Tune in to (maybe?) find out! No regular format show over the next few weeks. Just the awesome and massive SDCC coverage!! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Bonnie Lass #1, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 #1, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, Batman and Robin #1, Batwoman #1, Deathstroke #1, Demon Knights #1, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1, Green Lantern #1, Grifter #1, Legion Lost #1, Mister Terrific #1, Red Lanterns#1, Resurrection Man #1, Suicide Squad #1, Superboy #1 

Matt Brick returns again this week to join Jimmy in another massive review show. They also discuss Torchwood: Miracle Day finale and the Ringer premiere. Jimmy's Darth Vader helmet (don't judge) fell off his desk, broke his glass of beer and caused several cuts on his person. He soldiered through all the blood to bring you this podcast! News includes: Kupperman and Beaton team up for comedy, Archaia to release new Marjane Satrapi work, Fox is developing a Spectre TV show, DC Online goes free, The Ray returns to DC and the Teen Titans get an openly gay member. NYCC  is fast approaching so they discuss the Podcast Arena and what podcasts will be involved, tease some special guests that will be signing with CNI and the annual raffle! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Dead Or Alive #1, Deadpool MAX X-Mas Special #1, Defenders Vol 4 #1, Thought Bubble Anthology #1, Valen The Outcast #1

Jimmy flies solo this week since everyone is busy doing their Christmas shopping. They must be buying him presents or something! He gives thanks to all of his birthday wishers/attendees and mentions the GI Joe 2 and Men In Black 3 trailers. News includes: RIP Jerry Robinson, Jim Lee takes time off from JLA, DC brings back Night Force, DC cancels Tiny Titans but announces new series Superman Family Adventures and Archie might marry again. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

It's our Best of 2016! And just like last year, Jimmy sits down with The Beat's Heidi MacDonald and good pal Jon Hoche to go over their 2016 favorites in comic books, TV and film. They didn't read or watch everything released that year, so it's just the Best of what they did read/watch. Fun discussions on great comics, their creators, TV shows, films, actors and more. What were your favorites last year? Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Comics- East Of West #1, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 #1, Mister X Hard Candy 1-Shot.
TV- Doctor Who, Orphan Black, Revolution, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead.
Theater- GEEK!

Jimmy flies solo since he went to see the new Vampire Cowboys show called GEEK! and rushed home after to record. Alas, after falling asleep off/on, he didn't record until 9am on Wednesday. Sorry for the lateness, kids! A lot of reviews in comics, TV and even theater. News includes: Dark Horse Comics to publish original Star Wars script as comic, Once Upon A Time comes to comic form, Once Upon A Time gets a spinoff called Once: Wonderland, Tomb Raider movie will be rebooted, Doctor Who 50th anniversary casting confirmations announced and Kiss Hello Kitty animated comes to The Hub. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Jimmy is heading off to the Small Press Expo (SPX) this weekend in Bethesda, MD. He hasn't been in years and is very much looking forward to this show. As usual, he's got interviews lined up and is anxious to meet a ton of awesomely talented creators. In this episode, he mentions whom he's got lined up to chat with and others that he has his eye on. He also briefly goes over the programming and Ignatz award nominees and practically purchases some of their work while recording. Fun times to come so come back next week to hear all about it. Also, get a hold of us!

Reviews: Archie Comics 80th Anniversary Presents...Archie, Betty & Veronica, Cheryl Blossom, Archie's Pals: Dotty and Ditto with Bob Phantom, Josie & the Pussycats, Jughead, Katy Keene, Archie and the New Crusaders, Powerteen With Blackjack, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Sam Hill: Private Eye, Young Salem, Artist Spotlight: Dan DeCarlo, Artist Spotlight: Harry Lucey

Jimmy wishes Archie Comics a Happy 80th and reviews a slew of their digital exclusive anniversary comics. He recruits pals and fave audio reviewers Melissa, Marta, Jon and Emily to lend a hand. Archie Comics has lasted 80 years for a reason and continues to innovate and change while still bringing you classic comics. Who's your favorite Archie character? Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy went to MoCCA over the weekend and got some great interviews. In this Nobrow special, you'll hear his chats with Sam Bosma (Fantasy Sports) and Jeremy Sorese (Curveball). Jimmy is a big basketball fan like Sam which is a good thing since his book Fantasy Sports deals with the sport! And hear them both correctly pick the NCAA men's basketball champion! In his talk with Jeremy, they have a great deal to say about relationships, friendships and more. They even get a little Steven Universe love in there as well since Jeremy wrote the comics. Both were really great interviews so do give a listen! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Batman Vol 2 #50, Circuit-Breaker #1, Independence Day #1, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Jon Hoche makes it 3 weeks in a row as co-host! They chat about the Supergirl/Flash crossover in all of its adorableness and have a LENGTHY discussion/recap/review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I mean LENGTHY.  News includes: lots of DC Rebirth news, Elijah Wood will be the co-lead in BBC America's upcoming Dirk Gently series, Peter Serafinowicz has been cast as The Tick in the upcoming Amazon live action pilot. and the Kingsman sequel will be called Kingsman: The Golden Circle and will take place in America. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy covered the Batman Beyond 20th Annviersary press room roundtables while at SDCC. Creatives/talent in attendance included Stan Berkowitz, Bob Goodman and James Tucker. What did they love most about the show? Favorite episode? Would they make more episodes if they could? You have to listen to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Joe Hills The Cape One Shot, Cyclops #1, Magus #1. Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

The snow gods dropped their load on NYC but Jimmy and Joe are still here transmitting from the CNI igloo. It's almost a new year so we're going out with a bang! Okay, maybe a whimper but it's the most awesome whimper you will ever hear! The boys talk about their Christmas and all the swag they got. Still time to send presents if you want! Joe has an important announcement to make near the end of the show so tune in! The future of CNI depends on it! News includes: Dark Horse Presents returns, Primeval also returns, SDCC scalpers get busted, Bone gets color, and more! Listener feedback and more!

Reviews: Greatest Adventure #1, Plastic #1, Secret Empire #0, Gotham spring premiere

Jon Hoche joins Jimmy once again to co-host! Another roundtable from the American Gods press event last week in this episode. Neil Gaiman talked about his very hands on involvement of the new TV show, what book he's working on next, possibilities of a live action Sandman and more! News includes: DC Comics will start a new line of comics called "Dark Matter", Marvel Legacy will bring back the original numbering on some comics, Locke and Key is coming to Hulu,  the Avatar sequels are finally coming, a live action Teen Titans series is coming to a new DC Comics streaming service, Reggie is getting recast on Riverdale and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) over the weeekend and got a ton of great interviews! In this episode, he talked to Ho Che Anderson and Tommi Parrish. Ho talks about his new sci-fi/action adventure book Godhead. And Jimmy brings up Ho's older Milestone Comics work Wise Son and they even go off on Legion of Superheroes tangent! Tommi talks their new book The Lie and How We Told It as well as some of their artistic influences over the years. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Yet another round table from SDCC! Jimmy chatted with series stars Adam Baldwin (John Casey), Joshua Gomez (Morgan Grimes), Scott Krinsky (Jeff Barnes), Sarah Lancaster (Ellie Bartowski-Woodcomb), Mark Christopher Lawrence (Big Mike), Zachary Levi (Chuck Bartowski), Ryan McPartlin (Devin "Capt. Awesome" Woodcomb), Vik Sahay (Lester Patel) and showrunners Josh Schwartz & Chris Fedak. Lots of exciting things coming your way this year on Chuck!

Jimmy was over in the UK and attended Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds. It was his first time at the fest and he was extremely impressed and pleased. Well organized and bursting with creativity! He got 21 interviews total and moderated 2 panels. Totaling about 7 1/2 hours of content for you! So much that there will only be interview specials this week. No reviews or new but loads of great content! There was such an amazing array of creators present. Kudos to Lisa, Clark and the whole crew involved in putting the festival together. Hoping to make this an annual trip. In this episode, you'll hear interviews with Kate Brown, Paul Duffield, John McCrea, Si Spurrier and Emma Vieceli! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Avengers Origins: Luke Cage #1, Hawken #1, Mudman #1

Jimmy is joined in studio by fellow podcaster Raphael Soohoo. They chat about the Batman: Brave and the Bold finale, The Hunger Games trailer and Jimmy's strange but cool run-in with Kiefer Sutherland. News includes: Image Expo, CBLDF Spirit of Giving, The New Yorker cartoon issue, Marvel cancels a lot of series, The Dark Knight Rises details, FX retooling Powers TV show, Syfy wants Booster Gold and Adventure Time comes to comics. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Outlawed #1, Starship Down #1, Wicked Things #1, Motherland: Fort Salem, Star Wars: The Clone Wars s7 premiere

Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Emily and Jon to assist in this episode! News (thanks to newsreader Emily!) includes: Diamond distributors temporarily shuts production down, Rosario Dawson cast as live-action Ahsoka Tano, multiple TV shows and films are postponed and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Archie's Christmas Spectacular #1, Barbarella Holiday Special, Jingle Belle: The Homemades' Tale, Merry X-Men Holiday Special, Mickey and Donald Christmas Parade Vol. 4, Superman's Christmas Adventure

Happy Christmas to all! We thought we'd leave a little present underneath your tree from CNI. Hope you enjoy! Fun reviews on Christmas/Holiday themed comics from some of Jimmy's regular CNI audio reviewers. Thanks to Emmy, Marta, Heidi, Jon, Emily and Ali for their awesome contributions. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Twisted Romance #1, Walt Disney Showcase Vol 2 #1, X-Men Red #1, Altered Carbon

Jon Hoche returns to co-host! They talk about the Venom trailer, Michael Bay possibly directing a Lobo film and Joaquin Phoenix may be a new Joker. News includes: the classic Archie comics are returning, Wolverine's return in comics will come in 4 separate series, Hannah Simone will star in the remake of The Greatest American Hero and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy covered the press conferences for Frankenweenie, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Iron Man 3 at San Diego Comic Con. Frankenweenie had  director Tim Burton, executive producer Don Hahn, producer Allison Abbate and voice actor Atticus Shaffer. Jimmy manages to get a question in but Tim dances around it for some reason. Hmmm. Oz the Great and Powerful had director Sam Raimi, actresses Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis, and producer Joe Roth in attendance. Really great talk about the upcoming movie and its relation to Baum's original world. And Michelle Williams even answers the Dawson's Creek movie question! Finally, the Iron Man 3 press conference had stars Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle along with director Shane Black and producer Kevin Feige. Big announcements and a great final quote from RDJ himself! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Jimmy did several 1:1s while at San Diego Comic Con. You'll hear 2 great ones here! Jimmy chatted with writer/producer Felicia D. Henderson about her work on Netflix's The Punisher, writing comics, and what it was like to work on the sets of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Family Matters. Jimmy also had his annual therapy interview session with friend Dr. Andrea Letamendi. They talk about her podcasts The Arkham Sessions and Lattes with Leia, psychology in current comics/TV/film and how to recognize and deal with real life issues. No regular format show over the next few weeks. Just the awesome and massive SDCC coverage!! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy flies solo again to bring you more special interviews from New York Comic Con. He attended the roundtables for the remakes of Evil Dead and Carrie where he chatted with Bruce Campbell, Julianne Moore and Chloe Grace Moretz! Bruce was hilarious and Chloe was so smart. Jimmy almost lost his senses chatting with the stunning Julianne though. Hear some great tidbits on the upcoming movies! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

As usual, we're just a bit late with our "Best of" list but we got there finally. Jimmy welcomes friends Heidi MacDonald and Jon Hoche to do their annual podcast picking their favorite comics, TV, film and more of 2019. This is the favorites that we read/saw/etc. We didn't read/see everything so there are probably some things that are left out that may have made it. Just our opinions! But we think many of you will agree with us. So much great content in 2019 and we barely scratch the surface on it all. What did we pick? Tune in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy sat down in the roundtables for one of his favorite shows, Wynonna Earp! You'll hear from showrunner Emily Andras and stars Melanie Scrofano (Wynonna Earp), Dominique Provost-Chalkley (Waverly Earp), Katherine Barrell (Nicole Haught), Shamier Anderson (Xavier Dolls) and Varun Saranga (Jeremy Chetri). Due to many many many press rooms overlapping, he unfortunately had to leave this one a bit early thus missing out on some of the cast. However, we think you'll enjoy what he got! Hear all about the current season and where it may be going. 

Starting this week and the following few weeks after, there will be no regular format shows. Only SDCC press room specials. Jimmy needs that long just to recover from all of the craziness that is Comic Con International. You will hear roundtables for Inhumans, Doctor Who, Legends of Tomorrow, Batman and Harley Quinn, Dirk Gently, Supergirl, Dark Matter, Gotham, iZombie, Justice League Action, Lucifer and Teen Titans Go!He missed some rooms that he wanted to cover but boy howdy did he still cover a lot! 

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Jimmy chatted with prolific cartoonist Jeffrey Brown about his new book KIDS ARE STILL WEIRD, the brilliant humor and profundity of kids, how he got here from Vader and Son, more Marvel books in the same style coming next year, his website FAQ, and more. Always fun to catch up with Jeffrey! 

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from his good (and very pregnant) friend Rachael Smith. Jimmy stayed w/ Rachael before the festival & they had a nice relaxing chat at her home along w/ her cat Rufus. The talked about her upcoming end of a trilogyy GLASS HALF EMPTY, ISABELLA & BLODWEN, diary comics, attending cons while expecting, ASMR, mental health, inspirations and more. More interviews from Thought Bubble to come! We'll be releasing the massive amount of interviews over the next month. Also, get a hold of us!

Reviews: Aquaman/Jabberjaw Special #1,  Blackwood #1, Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey Special #1, Flash/Speed Buggy Special #1, Man Of Steel Vol 2 #1, Star Wars Lando Double Or Nothing #1, Super Sons/Dynomutt Special #1 

Crazy schedules means a solo episodes with friends sending in their audio reviews! Thanks to Marta, Ashley, Jon, Rachael, Erica, Emily and Adam for those awesome reviews. Jimmy went to Book Expo America last week and sat down with cartoonist Ngozi Ukazu to talk about her webcomic Check, Please! that is being collected by First Second Books later this year. They have a great chat about how the project came to be, the characters, art, and of course, hockey. Jimmy also gives his thoughts on BEA and Book Con. News includes: a new scripted teen crime series podcast is coming from Alex Segura/Monica Gallagher,  Comixology is releasing creator owned titles, Archie 1941 will be a mini-series showing a more realistic look at the Riverdale gang back in the 40's and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy was at San Diego Comic Con and all we got was this lousy t-shirt! It was a crazy busy time and he covered a ton of press rooms from Orphan Black to Supergirl to The Walking Dead. He also had a chance to do some 1:1s. You'll hear him chat with the awesome Raina Telgemeier about her upcoming graphic novel, Ghosts, as well as her past work. Jimmy talked to Jeffrey Brown about the first book in his new series Lucy and Andy Neanderthal. He also talked to old buddy John Layman about the Predator vs Judge Dredd vs Aliens comic he's writing as well as wrapping up his big hit Chew. And finally, you can sit in on Jimmy's annual therapy session...uh...interview with psychologist friend Dr. Andrea Letamendi. They talk about the psychology of some recent superhero films and more! No news or reviews or Top 3 in this episode as he's still recovering from it all. But you get a quick recap with some highlights! 

Over the next few weeks, there wont be a regular format show. You'll get a lot of special episodes covering the press rooms for Arrow, Animaniacs, Agents of SHIELD, The, Flash, Gotham, Supergirl, The Walking Dead, iZombie, Justice League: Action, The Powerpuff Girls, We Bare Bears, Teen Titans Go, Legends of Tomorrow, Orphan Black, Rick and Morty, Riverdale, Steven Universe, and Wynonna Earp. Special thanks to Kelly Bedard of My Entertainment World for partnering up and covering some of the rooms that Jimmy couldn't cover. 

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Reviews: Kingsway West #1, Skybourne #1, Snotgirl #1, Supergirl #1 

Emmy Potter returns to the rotating co-host chair after a short hiatus. She and Jimmy give their nerd confessions of never having been to a Renaissance Faire or Medieval Times and how they plan to remedy that in the near future. NYCC is fast approaching and Jimmy starts to form his press plans. News includes: Stan Lee's life will be turned into an action/adventure movie, Super Mario Adventures comics are back in print, Regular Show's 8th and last season will be set in space, a new out of continuity Supergirl mini-series will have a "John Hughes" vibe to it,  and Gwen Stefani’s animated series Kuu Kuu Harajuku will debut on Nickelodeon soon. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Well, this is more like a post-SDCC podcast! Jimmy was in Los Angeles after Comic Con and managed to get a couple of interviews. Since he was staying w/ Milana Vayntrub, he figured he could get her to agree and she did! Literally on his way to the airport, Jimmy and Milana chatted over a quick dinner. They talked about her role as Squirrel Girl in the upcoming Marvel Rising animated series, her charity Can't Do Nothing, directing, comedy and how she loves to sing and dance while driving Jimmy around! Jimmy sat with Sandeep Parikh earlier in the week to talk about his recent interactive web series comedy That Moment When... that starred his old roommate/best pal Milana Vayntrub! See how this all ties together, kids? Jimmy and Sandeep also talked about his other work in The Guild, The Legend of Neil and his comedy channel Effin Funny. No regular format show over the next few weeks. Just the awesome and massive SDCC coverage!! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy sat down in the roundtables for yet another favorite show, Legends of Tomorrow! You'll hear from stars Victor Garber, Caity Lotz, Dominic Purcell, Nick Zano, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Brandon Routh, Tala Ashe, and Franz Drameh. How will the mashed up time line work? Who's going to take on those dinosaurs? Where will the new cast members fit in? Download the free podcast to find out! 

For the next few weeks, there will be no regular format shows. Only SDCC press room specials. Jimmy needs that long just to recover from all of the craziness that is Comic Con International. You will hear roundtables for Inhumans, Doctor Who, Batman and Harley Quinn, Dirk Gently, Supergirl, Dark Matter, Justice League Action and Teen Titans Go!He missed some rooms that he wanted to cover but boy howdy did he still cover a lot! 

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Reviews: Avengers vs X-Men #11, Batgirl Vol 4 #0, Batman And Robin Vol 2 #0, Batman Vol 2 #0, Creep #1, Doctor Who Annual 2012, Suicide Squad Vol 3 #0, DREDD 3D

Jimmy is joined in studio by old pal/CNI convention aide Kristin Garay! They reminisce over nights at her horse farm with a bunch of Browncoats, talk about the very successful Small Press Expo over the weekend, and put their support behind FREE MOLLY CRABAPPLE (She's free)! News includes: more Marvel Now! announcements including new Cable & X-Force, Thunderboltsand Avengers Arena, DC brings new Human Bomb mini-series, JL Animals coming to DC Nation cartoon block, Arrow comic book to tie in with new CW series and Chiller TV to premiere first film anthology. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Dead Body Road #1, Indestructible #1, Justice League 3000 #1, Krampus #1, Marvel Knights Hulk #1, Misfits, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Podcast Wife Erica Schultz returns to spread the Christmas cheer! News includes: Sony promises Spider-Man spin-off films, Frank Miller's Detective #27 cover gets reinstated, Miller's 300 comic book  sequel Xerxes will probably not be complete until after the 300 movie sequel, Archie Comics teams with Toys For Tots, Disney Channel to make series starring villain's kids and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews:  Game of Thrones, Super

Jon Hoche steps back into the guest co-host chair this week. No comic book reviews this week due to a slow week but they give their thoughts on HBO's Game of Thrones and James Gunn's new superhero dark comedy Super. Jimmy gives love to some friends doing great comedy, gets excited about Doctor Who premiere and remembers the amazing Elisabeth Sladen. The boys also debate the age old question: Is Casper the Friendly Ghost actually a dead Richie Rich? News includes:Ultimate Spider-man update, a Dark Knight Returns animated feature rumor, Dark Knight Risescasting, another The Boys spin-off and the end of Tokyopop. As always, the Top 3, listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Apocalypse Al #1, Batman: Joker's Daughter #1, Ms. Marvel Vol 3 #1, Turok Dinosaur Hunter #1, The Walking Dead (midseason premiere), The Lego Movie

Jimmy is back in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida and records from the awesome comic book shop Superhero Beach (whom also sponsors this podcast)! Joining him is Superhero Beach employee and awesome illustrator Ashley Lanni Hoye and Jimmy's old best pal Ted Carruba. They chat about recent casting news for the upcoming Gotham series and in the movie sequel to Avengers. A few wi-fi and tech issues doesn't stop this episode from being awesome though! I mean, after all...EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! News includes: Geoff Johns and John Romita Jr to take over Superman, Valiant Firsts are coming, SelfMadeHero and Sequential team up, Preacher heads to AMC for development, DMZ gets picked up by WBTV, Flappy Bird stops flapping, Batman video games inspire new Batman animated film,  and ReedPop may have small NYC comics only show in June. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Jimmy recruits some of his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Emily, Jon and Erica to assist in this episode! He tasked them each to go into their Comixology accounts and pick comics from the "Free Comics" section to recommend. He chose a few as well.  News (thanks to newsreader Emmy!) includes: many comic creators are contributing to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation auctions, Jim Starlin returns to Dreadstar, Sam Raimi will direct the Doctor Strange sequel and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Deathlok Vol 5 #1, Pirouette #1, The Rage Vol 1: Zombie Generation, Rasputin #1, Over the Garden Wall

Old pal and newly dubbed podcast brother Jon Hoche joins Jimmy in studio along with the podcast mistress Emily Edwards. They applaud Marvel for finally adding Jack Kirby's name to the credits in their comics and chat about Emily's lackluster sandwich. News includes: DC Comics announces next big event with Convergence, Netflix orders live action Richie Rich series and Marvel to crossover with Attack on Titan. And, in a very special segment, we bring you some awesome radio play action with KING RA: LIGHT'S OUT! Written by Bryce Weinert and directed by Emily Edwards. Voiced by Jimmy Aquino, Rebecca Comtois, Lex Friedman and Jon Hoche. It's a fun superhero romp with a twist. You'll laugh, cry and wet yourself! Special thanks to composer George Shaw for letting us use his awesome music! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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It's the second of three panels that Jimmy moderated at Heroes Con a few weeks ago. This one was with the awesome cover artists Amanda Connor, Jenny Frison and Phil Noto! It's a fun discussion about their cover work, covers vs. interiors, inspirations, and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Jimmy joined the roundtables for the new Comedy Central series ANOTHER PERIOD. Natasha Leggero, Riki Lindholme, Michael Ian Black, Armen Weitzman, Paget Brewster, Jeremy Konner were all present and hilarious! Michael Ian Black was so damn dry and sarcastic and it was brilliant! Jimmy tried not to let his crush on Natasha Leggero show too much. On the last day of Comic Con, Jimmy did the roundtables for the new FX show SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL chatting with stars Dennis Leary, Liz Gillies, Elaine Hendrix, John Corbett, Robert Kelly, John Ales. Leary and Gillies already seem to have great chemistry in person as well as on screen playing father and daughter. While these aren't necessarily shows that fall in the nerd realm, we like to cover as a variety of stuff at Comic Con as we all have a diverse taste in entertainment. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Comic News Insider: Episode 1481 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!

Reviews: Action Comics #1061, Animal Pound #1, Ghost Machine #1, Star Wars Thrawn: Alliances #1

Reviews: Batman The Murder Machine #1, Fu Jitsu #1, Marvel Legacy #1, Bob's Burgers s8 premiere, Family Guy s16 premiere, The Gifted series premiere, Inhumans series premiere, Lucifer s3 premiere, Rick and Morty s3 finale

Jimmy is joined once again by regular co-host Jon Hoche! They chat about the upcoming New York Comic Con this weekend and what Jimmy is going to be covering. A LOT! Next couple of weeks will be coverage of press rooms for The Runaways, Gotham, The Tick, Dirk Gently, The Shannara Chronicles, SuperMansion, Carmilla, Agents of SHIELD, The Walking Dead and more! News includes: The Steve Dillon Memorial Charity Sketchbook will be on sale at NYCC, Marvel’s digital collected editions are on the Madefire platform, Danny Elfman will be incorporating elements of the original John Williams Superman theme in his Justice League score and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy moderated a panel with his good pal Francesco Francavilla. BEHIND THE COVER: A LOOK AT THE CREATIVE PROCESS WITH EISNER WINNER COVER ARTIST FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (The Black Beetle, Afterlife With Archie). Listen in for a fun hour of illustration and chat! Francavilla designed a cover based on audience suggestions! Have you ever wondered how many of your favorite cover artists come up with their designs? Francavilla broke down that process for you during this entertaining panel! He and Jimmy banter a bit about the piece and some of his recent work. Thanks to the audience for chiming in with suggestions and having fun along with them. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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At TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival), Jimmy sat down with Jillian Tamaki to discuss her fantastic work on Skim, This One Summer and SuperMutant Magic Academy. They talk about her process on graphic novels and webcomics, working with her cousin Mariko, storyboarding Adventure Time, identifying/not identifying with characters in her work and even a fun tangent about Archie Comics!

Jimmy also had a chance to talk with Ed Piskor of Hip Hop Family Tree fame. They reminisced about some of their favorite old school rappers, characterization of some of the figures in the comic, the massive research for these comics, the style of art, why you should get the collections even though it's available as a webcomic, the rap scene today and more!  

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And yet even more TCAF interviews this week with MICHEL FIFFE, KAGAN MCLEOD, JONATHAN BAYLIS, WILLOW DAWSON, CONOR MCCREERY, ROBERT GOODIN and DAN BERRY! 

Jimmy sat down in the roundtables for the hit Cartoon Network animated series Teen Titans GO! You'll hear from stars Tara Strong (Raven), Greg Cipes (Beast Boy), Scott Menville (Robin), and EPs Aaron Horvath and Peter Michail. What's coming up this season? Will Robin ever win over Starfire? Is The Walking Dead interfering with Khary Payton''s (Cyborg) recording? Download the free podcast to find out! 

For the next week or 2, there will be no regular format shows. Only SDCC press room specials. Jimmy needs that long just to recover from all of the craziness that is Comic Con International. You will hear roundtables for Inhumans and Dark Matter.  He missed some rooms that he wanted to cover but boy howdy did he still cover a lot! Also, go back over the past couple of weeks to see what he covered!

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Jimmy attended the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival over the weekend. He got 5 interviews overall. In this episode, you'll hear his chat with Frances Jetter. They talked about her mixed media graphic novel AMALGAM: AN IMMIGRANT, HIS LABOR UNION, AND HIS AMERICAN FAMILY IN BROOKLYN, how she discovered her art style, what her grandfather accomplished, teaching at SVA and more.

More interviews to come from MoCCA with Dani Diaz and Kazimir Lee. 

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Jimmy was at San Diego Comic Con for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic. In this episode, he did the press room for the new WB game MULTIVERSUS. In the game, you can play various WB characters from Tom & Jerry to Shaggy to Harley Quinn to Steven Universe and more! At the roundtables were Tara Strong (Harley Quinn), Matthew Lillard (Shaggy), Tony Huynh (Game Director) and Sheloman Byrd (EP). What is game play like? How many characters can you play? What are some of the power ups? Check it to find out! Also, get a hold of us!

Jimmy did the press roundtables for GOTHAM while at New York Comic Con. He talked to Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Erin Richards, Camren Bicondova, Jessica Lucas, Robin Lord Taylor, Crystal Reed, Chris Chalk, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Morena Baccarin, Cory Michael Smith and Drew Powell. How do the new players fit into the mix? What's up with Bruce and his new outfit? Is Penguin's empire secure? Give a listen and then watch the show to see what happens?. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy was supposed to have been in Toronto for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) over the weekend, but like everything else, it was understandably cancelled. It is one of the best comic conventions around! So, he put the word out to some friends and other attendees to chat about their work here. You'll hear from Emma Hayley (SelfMadeHero Publisher) along with cartoonists Falynn Koch, Ido Yogev, JN Monk, John Patrick Green, Mel Valentine Vargas, Rob Davis, Robin Ha, Sarah Millman, Shea Proulx, Sven and Sweeney Boo. Some incredible comics to check out! Go to the hashtag #TCAF2020 to see even more amazing work from some amazingly talented cartoonists. News includes: Diamond will start distributing again, DC Comics & Hershey bars mashup, Boba Fett will appear on The Mandalorian and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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At New York Comic Con, Jimmy chatted with Michael Molcher (2000AD PR Coordinator) all about 2000AD! The comics, the history and more. He talked to Nick Abadzis (10th Doctor Who comics) and Simon Fraser (11th Doctor Who comics) about their particular Doctor Who comics, their favorite Doctors and companions and other adventures in the Who-niverse. And finally, he interviewed Paul Cornell (3rd Doctor Who comics/Saucer Country) about his current comic and novel work including the upcoming Vampirella series. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Bushido #1, Captain America: Living Legend #1, Grindhouse: Doors Open At Midnight #1, Hinterkind #1

It's the small but mighty pre-NYCC recording! Jimmy does a quickie (and late) solo episode to bring you some of the goodness that CNI will be bringing to NYCC. Sorry it's a little late but there is SO much to do for NYCC. Jimmy thanks everyone for coming to 500 last week and encourages you all to listen if you haven't. Producer Joe will edit in various phone calls of congratulations as well. Plans for NYCC include signings with Kevin Maguire, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Becky Cloonan, Emma Vieceli, Michelle Mozes and more. The annual fundraising raffle will have amazing prizes as always.  Jimmy will be madly dashing off to various press rooms for such shows as Bob's Burgers, Archer, Black Sails, Outlander, Lost Girl and more. Plus, plenty of interviews at the CNI table. Come see us at Table AA3 in the Podcast Arena located in Artist Alley (in Javits North). As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

In our 2nd episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) & Jimmy are joined by Joe Grunenwald (The Beat Acting Manager) & Alex Lu (The Beat New Media Editor). They chat about the current state of the comic industry during this pandemic, what may happen, ideas to help, will it survive and more! It's an in-depth and fun discussion. CBI will potentially be weekly while things are shut down and each episode will vary. From serious comics journalism as led by Heidi to more fun pop culture chats when led by Jimmy. Send in topic ideas for future episodes. Be it in comics, TV or film. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Archie #627, Kirby Genesis: Captain Victory #1, Theory Of Everything Pilot Season #1, THUNDER Agents Vol 4 #1

Jimmy is again joined in studio by Kevin Conn in an attempt to do a better and less rushed show than last week. Jimmy went to The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival and reports on what he saw/found. The boys talk about 2 recent online Star Wars themed videos (Elf Sabers and Cello Wars),  The Cabin in the Woods trailer, and Russell T. Davies temporary retirement, NASA finds Earth 2 and it's Jimmy's birthday on Friday, December 9th. News includes: X-Men vs. Avengers, Bendis leaving Avengers, Emily Carroll goes to print, Free Comic Book Day books announced, Red Cross concerned video games violate Geneva Conventions, Khan returns in Star Trek sequel, and Turf goes to film. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: A-Babies vs X-Babies #1, Alan Roberts Killogy #1, Lets Play God #1, Talon #1, Untold Tales Of Dog Mendonca & Pizzaboy One Shot, Wolverine MAX #1

Due to the hurricane, the podcast is late and Jimmy's co-host had no transportation to come do the show. Alas, Sandy can't stop CNI! News includes: Disney buys Lucasfilm, Matthew Vaughn out/Bryan Singer in for X-Men sequel, G4TV cancels Attack of the Show and X-Play, Li'l Gothamcomes to DC Digital, and Monkeybrain Comics to donate all November proceeds. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Champions #1, 2, Midnighter and Apollo #1, 2, Moonshine #1, Reborn #1, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Class, The Walking Dead S7 premiere, Stan Against Evil, Doctor Strange

Due to some sort of national duty of ours, no one is available to co-host so Jimmy flies solo.  But fret not, he recruits friends to send some audio reviews and read the news. Many thanks to Heidi, Marta, Emily, Rachel, Melissa and Dave for participating! He also had a chance to sit down with Rob Kutner at The Plaza Hotel to talk about his comic book Shrinkage, his podcast Runaway Brains and his work as a writer on The Daily Show and Conan. News includes: Marvel announced a Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic series, DC announced a Captain Atom series and an Amazons series, IDW announced a Biff to the Future comic series, Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming next fall, Donald Glover has been cast as a young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming solo Han Solo film, Season 2 of Jessica Jones will have all female  directors, Cyborg Superman is coming to Supergirl, Young Justice season 3 is coming, a Time Bandits TV series is in the works, Michael Keaton is playing The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy and Producer Joe met up with Brian Volk-Weiss to talk about his role as CEO of the Nacelle Universe, Biker Mice From Mars, Star Trek toys, The Toys That Made Us, Paul Reiser, Aliens, and so much more. Such a super fun conversation! 

Reviews: Munchkin #1, Casanova Acedia #1, Creature Cops: Special Varmint Unit #1, Dying And The Dead #1, Multiversity Guidebook #1, Nutmeg #1, Powerpuff Girls Super Smash-Up #1, Paddington

The podcast wife Erica Schultz braves the cold and slush to return for a review-filled episode! They chat about the Game of Thrones season 5 trailer and Jimmy is doing Veronica Varlow's 28 Day Danger Diary Instagram Photo Challenge. News includes: Superman gets another power and costume tweaks, upcoming Teen Titans series will not have Beast Boy or Cyborg but will include Hawk & Dove and Barbara Gordon, turn your iPhone 6 into a Batmobile, Copenhagen man can't be called "Superhero" and Akira creator wins Angouleme Grand Prize.  5 stars and nothing but love!

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Jimmy sat down with the cast and creators of the hit SyFy (and Jimmy's new favorite) show Lost Girl. He got a 1:1 with star Anna Silk and chatted with producers Emily Andras and Jay Firestone. Next day, he sat in on an informal Q&A with about 10 other media folks and they had a nice/civil chat with stars Ksenia Solo & Kris Holden-Reid along with producer Jay Firestone. If you're not watching this show, listen in and I bet this changes your mind! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Tune in Saturday for the roundtables for the upcoming stop motion animated feature Paranorman!

Reviews: Real Heroes #1, Rocky & Bullwinkle #1, Star Slammers Remastered #1, Survive #1  

Producer Joe comes back to chat about what we're going to cover at the upcoming MoCCA Festival! A lot of great guests, exhibitors, panels and more. Listen in for what to expect. The guys chat about April Fool's pranks (the good and bad), Jimmy was a guest on the awesome Everything Comes Back to 2000AD (Episode 161 now available), say Happy 75th birthday to Batman and hear Hugh Jackman sing as Wolverine. We also get our special April 1st correspondent La-me Jocare to gather the news bits for us which include: Stan Lee is not Stan Lee, Superman/Batman movie will have every DC character ever in it and all Marvel comics will be labeled as #1 every week. We didn't vet La-me's stories due to a time crunch so take them with a grain truckload of salt. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: All-New Batman The Brave And The Bold #1, Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #648, Halcyon #1

Last minute interviewee Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville) is unable to join us but hopefully we'll get her on next week. The boys discuss the Annie Liebovitz Spider-Man musical pics and the Green Lantern teaser trailer. Jimmy is friends with a mermaid & gives Joe his belated birthday presents. News includes Doomsday returns to DC comics, Del Toro & Eick bring The Hulk to TV, first page of Watchmen goes on sale, Torchwood & Doctor Who will crossover and more!

Reviews:  Alpha Flight Vol 4 #1, Wonder Woman And The Furies #1, Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths #1, Super 8, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, Galactic Girl in: Attack of the Starbarians

Jimmy is joined by frequent guest host Jon Hoche and Erica Swindell. They are the stars of the hit play Galactic Girl in: Attack of the Starbarians, part of the local Comic Book Theater Festival. They give congrats to Jim Lee and Carla on the baby news and Jimmy is working on putting together a comprehensive list of all of the interviews done in the past! News includes: Image Comics to use rating system, 100 Bullets heads to television, Uncanny X-Men will return, Frank Miller bringsHoly Terror, and TV/Film casting notices. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Jimmy attended New York Comic Con and boy are his arms tired. As usual, he got lots of 1:1 interviews and covered as many press rooms as he could. Producer Joe even got in on the interviewing action! In this episode, you'll hear the press room for National Geographic's Mars with producers/consultants Dr. Michio Kaku, Lucianne Walkowicz, Stephen Petranek, Andy Weir and stars Jihae, Jeff Hephner, Evan Hall! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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