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Jimmy went to SPX over the weekend in Bethesda, MD. He got 14 interviews which you'll be able to hear over the next few weeks. A truly great showcase of small press and independent creators. In this episode, you'll hear from the rising star Juniper Kim. Jimmy and Juniper talked about the social history of Halloween, a dream zine, bookbinding, an upcoming graphic novel called NEW KOREATOWN, what sh...

Jimmy went to SPX over the weekend in Bethesda, MD. He got 14 interviews which you'll be able to hear over the next few weeks. A truly great showcase of small press and independent creators. In this episode, you'll hear the wonderful and brilliant MariNaomi. Jimmy and Mari talked about their recent work I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME, the new edition of TURNING JAPANESE, other autobio work, working in a h...

Jimmy went to SPX over the weekend in Bethesda, MD. He got 14 interviews which you'll be able to hear over the next few weeks. He gives his recap of the show and thoughts overall. A truly great showcase of small press and independent creators. In this episode, you'll hear the fantastically talented Shing Yin Khor. We talked about their amazing award winning graphic novel THE LEGEND OF AUNTIE PO, R...

Reviews:  Adventure Time: Fiona and Cake, Ahsoka, One Piece, Riverdale series finale, Blue Beetle, The Monkey King animated film   Jimmy wanted to do a catch up on some TV, streaming and film so he recruited some of his favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Producer Joe, Marta, Melissa, Edie and Dave! Always so insightful and detailed. CNI wouldn't be the same without them. Jimmy also recommen...

Jimmy is heading to Small Press Expo (SPX) this weekend and gives a quick preview. He's already set up a load of interviews with the likes of MariNaomi, Colleen Madden, Monica Gallagher, Ana Penyas, Miss Lasko-Gross, M.S. Harkness, Natalie Norris, Mylo Choy, Reinhard Kleist, Daria Tessler, Nicole Goux, Shin Ying Khor, Juniper Kim and more. He also recommends a bunch of amazing graphic novels from...

Reviews:  Mech Cadets, Moving, Secret Invasion, Silo, Twisted Metal, The Walking Dead: Dead City, Zombieverse, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead animated series, Barbie, The Haunted Mansion, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, They Cloned Tyrone, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead live action. We interrupt our massive San Diego Comic Con coverage with a Flame Con recap and review special! Ji...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with cast and creatives behind the upcoming Audible sci-fi/comedy original series. Jimmy joins the roundtables in the press room and had a chance to ask questions to creator/star Felicia Day, cast member London Hughes and director Jonah Ray. They talked about how it came together, what the story is about, the massive list of big talent involved, if the...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with the cast and creatives behind the upcoming animated series GHOSTS OF RUIN. Jimmy attended the press roundtables for the upcoming series and got to chat with voice over actors AleXa, Karen Strassman, John Bentley, creator PJ Accetturo, director Michael Ryan, and producers Michael Ramey and Katie Stippec. They talked about how the project came togeth...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Veronica Taylor. Jimmy and Veronica go way back and had a big catch-up chat. Near the end, her daughter Rena joins in on the fun. They talked about her life as a voice over artist, voicing Ash (& other roles) in the first 8 years of the English dubbed POKEMON, multiple other famous roles, advice for people wanting to do voice over, the importance o...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Chris Staros and Ghezal Omar. Jimmy talked to Chris at the Top Shelf/IDW booth about all things Top Shelf. They discussed how he founded the company, some of the great books that are coming out, some of the amazing talent that he has worked with, his love of Elvis and more! Jimmy also talked to Ghezal Omar about her comic line at Artillery Network....

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Hannah Templer and Kayden Phoenix. Jimmy talked to Hannah at the Top Shelf/IDW booth about her big web hit/now collected comic COSMOKNIGHTS. They talked about the success of the web comic and having it collected in physical form, character inspirations, importance of representation, her work on the GLOW and Joan Jett comics and more! Jimmy also tal...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Eddie Campbell. Jimmy had a fun and laid-back chat with Eddie at the Top Shelf/IDW booth about his new book THE SECOND FAKE DEATH OF EDDIE CAMPBELL along with the reprint flip side of THE FATE OF THE ARTIST. They talked about the meta-ness of the books, dirty comic strips, life in lockdown, coloring FROM HELL and more! Stay tuned over the next coup...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Dan Santat. Jimmy had a lengthy and fun talk with cartoonist Dan Santat about his new book A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING. They discussed a lot of the "firsts" he experienced on a trip to Europe when he was a teen, what didn't make it into the book, Fanta flavors, upcoming works with Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Winkler, re-connecting with old friends an...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Briana Loewinsohn, Ryan Benjamin and Tom Akel. Jimmy chatted with Briana at the Fantagraphics booth to talk about her new graphic memoir EPHEMERA. Mistaken memory, magic realism, graphic medicine, art tones, teaching and mental health were all discussed.  Jimmy also chatted with Ryan Benjamin (while he continued to work on an art commission, no les...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Marc Bernardin. Jimmy sat down w/ his friend Marc to discuss his new graphic novel, MESSENGER: THE LEGEND OF MUHAMMAD ALI. He talked about his favorite Ali fight, Ali's relationship to Howard Cosell, why the book takes poetic license in places, podcasting with Kevin Smith, the writer's strike and more! Stay tuned over the next couple of months for...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Victoria Ying and Ray Chou. Jimmy and Victoria found a secret interview room to have their great conversation about Victoria's new book HUNGRY GHOST. They talk about how personal the book is, ways too heal and love yourself, art style, parental trauma, Studio Ghibli and more! On the last day of the con, Jimmy chatted with Ray Chou about his company...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Thien Pham. Jimmy and Thien talk about his new graphic novel FAMILY STYLE: MEMORIES OF AN AMERICAN FROM VIETNAM. They chat the importance of food, the journey over from Vietnam, adjusting to American life, finding love for art, becoming a teacher and more. Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! T...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Dean Haspiel and Paul Cornell. Jimmy chatted with old pal Dean about his BILLY DOGMA Kickstarter, COVID COP, theater, and more. Always great to catch up with Dino! Jimmy also talked to friend Paul Cornell about his endless work. They covered CON & ON, THE WITCHES OF WORLD WAR II, favorite cryptids, WILD  CARDS, and lots more. Such a great conversat...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Deb JJ Lee. Their graphic novel debut, IN LIMBO, is an incredible autobiography about her teen years growing up as a Korean American trying to find their place in the world. Jimmy talks with them about the book's serious tone dealing with mental health issues, what it was like to navigate through their American teen years with Korean parents, frien...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Jimmy's annual therapy session with clinical psychologist friend Dr. Andrea Letamendi. They chat her various podcasts, psychology, Batman, Star Wars, Star Trek, bourbon milkshakes with bacon and more. They do get serious a bit as Jimmy opens up about his own mental health issues. Dr. Drea always gives great advice on how to cope and reach out. Alwa...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with the amazing women of Kwento Comics! Jimmy discovered the all Asian/all female collective recently and was very excited to meet with them at SDCC as he is a fellow Filipino. He talked to the mother/daughter founders Cecilia and Waverley Lim, head writer Kaitlyn Fajilan, editor/art supervisor Jenapher Zheng and artist Minerva Fox. He chatted with the...

San Diego Comic Con has come and gone and Jimmy is EXHAUSTED! He got around 25 interviews, did 2 press rooms and a panel. Phew! You'll hear 2 of those interviews here with Becky Cloonan and Nidhi Chanani. Both amazing and fun chats. Also, you''ll hear his big recap of the show, who he interviewed, things he saw, people he met, etc. The big winners and losers. The good and the bad. Mostly a fun but...

Jimmy is off to San Diego Comic Con on Tuesday morning so he thought he'd get this one out before then. With Hollywood backing out due to the writer's strike and now actor's strike, what will he cover?! Gasp! ACTUAL COMICS? Yup, you guessed it! He's got 20+ confirmed interviews with more possible confirmations over the next day or 2. He's been reading thousands of pages of comics to prep for it as...

We had so much Heroes Con coverage and Jimmy hasn't done a Top 3 in ages. So he decided to do 5 Top 3 picks. Yep, you old math wizard, that's 15 recommendations this episode! All comics! Hear his thoughts on: FAMILY STYLE by Thien Pham IN LIMBO by Deb JJ Lee THE BOOKS OF CLASH by Gene Yang/Les McClaine/Alison Acton RAIN by David M. Booher/Zoe Thorogood/Chris O'Halloran COSMO KNIGHTS by Hannah Temp...

Reviews:  Gotham Knights s1 finale, My Adventures with Superman animated series premiere, Superman and Lois s3 finale, The Witcher s3 part 1, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead anime series premiere, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Nimona We had so much Heroes Con coverage so we brought you another review special! Jimmy recruits some of his fave reviewer pals again this week. Thanks to Theres...