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Jimmy covered the Pennyworth press room roundtables while at SDCC. In attendance were cast & creators including Ben Aldridge, Jack Bannon, Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon! Hear all about the new Epix original series based on Batman's butler Alfred and his early years before Bruce Wayne was born. How much freedom did they have in creating this world? What familiar characters from Batman lore will we...

Jimmy covered the The Boys press conference while at SDCC. In attendance were cast & creators including Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capon, Laz Alonso, Karen Fukuhara, Jessie T. Usher, Elisabeth Shue, Nathan Mitchell, and Executive Producer/Showrunner Eric Kripke! Hear all about the new Amazon original series based on the hit comic book series by Garth Ennis and Dari...

Jimmy met up with his friend Dr. Andrea Letamendi for his annual therapy interview session! Drea is clinical psychologist, writer, consultant and big lover of nerdy things from Batman to Star Wars and more! She also hosts the podcasts The Arkham Sessions and Lattes With Leia. They talk about the psychology of various characters in comics and sci-fi, diversity, Avengers, healing the nerd mind and o...

Jimmy covered the Fear the Walking Dea press conference while at SDCC. They brought the talent/producers in 2 groups and we got about 30 minutes with each of they. You'll hear from Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Maggie Grace, Austin Amelio, Karen David, Ian Goldberg, Michael Satrazemis, Jenna Elfman, Danay Garcia, Ruben Blades, Alexa Nisenson, Scott M. Gimple and Andrew Chambliss! Are the heli...

Jimmy covered the Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. press room while at SDCC. They brought the talent/producers over 2 aat a time to the roundtables and you'll hear from Clark Gregg/Ming-Na Wen, Natalia Cordova-Buckley/Henry Simmons, Jeph Loeb/Jeff Bell and Chloe Bennet/Jeff Ward! We get some great answers to what's happening this year and their thoughts on next year's final season. Leave your iTune...

Jimmy went to San Diego Comic Con and all he brought back was this awesome podcast! It was an epic and exhausting time as per usual. Loads of press rooms and 1:1 interviews. Hear this thoughts on it all here! And, he had the absolute honor and privilege to interview George Takei, one of his heroes. Jimmy sat down with George on Saturday morning at his hotel in Coronado for about 30 minutes. Lovely...

Jimmy is heading to San Diego Comic Con for his measly 15th year in a row while SDCC celebrates 50 years in existence! As per usual, he'll be covering all sorts of press rooms, doing some 1:1 interviews, giving his thoughts on the show overall and more! Some of the press rooms he'll be covering include The Walking Dead, Preacher, Supergirl, Pennyworth, Agents of SHIELD and more! Some 1:1s lined up...

Jimmy recently read 3 new graphic novels from one of his favorite comics publishers, Top Shelf Productions. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei with co-writers Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott and art by Harmony Becker is a stunning tale of Takei's life in the Japanese intermment camps as a child during World War 2. Takei walks us through his parents' struggle to keep their heads up, his innocenc...

Some new seasons of shows on Netflix that we love and wanted to share our thoughts on! Once again, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers to help out! Thanks to Courtney, Marta, Nic, Evan, Michelle, Ashley, Helena, Jon, and Melissa. Stranger Things season 3 just started last week and the entire world seems to have watched it. Most of the reviews are for that. Who are the new cast memb...

Some big movies out there in movie land and we pick 2 of them to review! Did you see Spider-Man: Far From Home and Toy Story 4? What did you think? Listen in to hear Jimmy and some of his favorite audio reviewers give your their take on the films. Thanks to Marta, Nic, Kristen, Peter, Corey and Evan! Did Mysterio work? What's with Fury? How's the new toy Forky doing? What did you think of Bo Peep'...

Reviews: Aero #1, Space Bandits #1, Superman: Up in the Sky #1, The Walking Dead #193    Finally back to a regular format show! Alas, still no co-host so Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers to help out. Thanks to Jon, Melissa, Emily and Ashley for those reviews! And to Heidi for being the awesome newsreader! News includes: Netflix has ordered a Sandman series, WarnerMedia's streami...

Reviews: Angel #1, Dick Tracy Forever #1, Ignited #1, Jughead's Time Police #1&2, She Said Destroy #1, Usagi Yojimbo #1   We haven't done many comic reviews over the last couple of months, so we thought we'd dedicate a couple of podcasts to it! Once again, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers.  Thanks to Melissa, Barry, Courtney, Heidi, Emily and Jon! SPOILERS ABOUND FOR EVERY TITLE...

Reviews:  The Walking Dead #192, Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1, Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice #1, Before Houdini, Superman: Year One #1   We haven't done many comic reviews over the last couple of months, so we thought we'd dedicate a couple of podcasts to it! Once again, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers.  Thanks to Marta, Ashley, David, Rachael and Producer J...

It's been awhile since we've done any Top 3 picks so Jimmy compiles yet another small list of some of his favorite comic book picks to chat about. Check out Jimmy's thoughts on great comics like Aquaman, New Agents of Atlas, Young Justice, X-Men: Grand Design: X-Tinction, Heroes In Crisis, War of the Realms, and Superman. Have you read them? If not, get on that! Give Jimmy a shout on social media...

It's been awhile since we've done any Top 3 picks so Jimmy compiles another small list of some of his favorite comic book picks to chat about. Check out Jimmy's thoughts on great comics like Kiss Number 8, Koreangry, Taxi!: Stories From the Back Seat and Bloom. Have you read them? If not, get on that! Give Jimmy a shout on social media (@jimmyaquino) and let him know your thoughts. Leave your iTun...

It's been awhile since we've done any Top 3 picks so Jimmy compiles a small list of some of his favorite comic book picks to chat about. Check out Jimmy's thoughts on great comics like Stand In Your Power, Andy: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol, Basquiat and Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead. Have you read them? If not, get on that! Give Jimmy a shout on social media (@ji...

It's been awhile since we've done any Top 3 picks so Jimmy compiles a small list of some of his favorite TV shows to chat about. Killing Eve, Good Omens and and Happy! are a few mentioned. What are the others? You know you must find out so download for free and hear what he picked! Do you agree? What have you been watching? Give Jimmy a shout on social media (@jimmyaquino) and let him know. Leave...

More TV reviews and another quickie podcast for you. This time it's season premieres! New seasons of Archer: 1999, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fear the Walking Dead, iZombie, Krypton and NOS4A2 are upon us. Do we like? Do we not like? What's new? Who's gone? Who's back? Check it out to hear Jimmy's thoughts! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for l...

We've been behind in reviews so here's a super quick review of recent season finales for the CW shows Arrow, The Flash, Legend's of Tomorrow and Supergirl! Did the finales satisfy? What can we expect for the next season? What characters did we lose and whom will return? Check it out to hear Jimmy's thoughts! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!   Thanks...

Jimmy attended Book Expo America & Book Con last week last week. Always a great show to check out what's happening in the world of not just comic books, but books in general! Lots of good sci-fi/fantasy coming out as well as those good 'ol comic books! Jimmy got a few advanced copies of some comics to check out and will be reporting on those soon. He also scored a big extensive interview with old...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He moderated panels including this one with Soren Mosdal! Jimmy talks with him about his new book BASQUIAT with SelfMadeHero. They also discussed some of his other work including some other biographies and sci-fi work. How did Basquiat's demons affect his art? Was Mosdal already a fan? Listen in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He did 10 interviews including these with good friend Vera Greentea and new pal Mei-Li Nieuwland! What can we expect from Vera's first graphic novel GRIMOIRE NOIR from First Second Books?  How does Mei-Li juggle art, cultural anthropology and archery? Listen in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He did 10 interviews including these with Bill Griffith (NOBODY'S FOOL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCHLITZIE THE PINHEAD) and Typex (ANDY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANDY WARHOL). Did Schlitzie ultimately lead a happy life? Why did Andy Warhol always seek the spotlight? Listen in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Als...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He moderated 3 panels including this one with friend Aimee de Jongh. They discuss her 2 new books out! BLOSSOMS IN AUTUMN (SelfMadeHero) and TAXI!: STORIES FROM THE BACK SEAT (Conundrum Press). They also touch about some of her other work and the film that was adapted from her first graphic novel. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothin...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He did 10 interviews including these 3 with good pals Renee Nault (The Handmaid's Tale) and Mike Maihack (Cleopatra In Space). He also met and interviewed Eunsoo Jeong (Koreangry). Great talks with all! How much freedom did Renee have in adapting the tale? Will Mike draw Jimmy in the comic? Is Eunsoo's comic just an angry alter-ego or is there...