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He is Jimmy of the House Aquino, the 25,843,389th of His Name, The Totally burnt out, King of the Sandals, the Roy Rogers and the Liverwurst Men, King of Wolverine, Khal of Great Assery, Rejector of the Overwhelmed, Lord Slurpee of the 7-11, Maker of Drinks and Drinker of Flagons. Jimmy takes a quick break from all the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) coverage to discuss his thoughts on the Game...

Jimmy went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He got 10 interviews including this one with Colleen AF Venable & Ellen Crenshaw. Hear them discuss their most recent book KISS NUMBER 8 (First Second Books). Sure they discuss the book but get off on a tangent several times making each other laugh throughout! Colleen suggested the 3 of them start their own morning radio show. Just awaiting for...

Jimmy went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He moderated 3 panels including this one with Lucy Knisley. Hear them discuss her most recent book KID GLOVES: NNE MONTHS OF CAREFUL CHAOS (First Second Books). Jimmy also asks about some of her previous work including her hilarious Instagram comics about her cat. A frank, enlightening and funny chat! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and not...

Jimmy went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) over the weekend! He moderated 3 panels with Lucy Knisley, Aimee de Jongh and Soren Mosdal. And he got 10 interviews with Rosemary Valero O-Connell/Mariko Tamaki, Savanna Ganucheau/Kevin Peretta, Colleen AF Venable/Ellen Crenshaw, Renee Nault, Mike Maihack, Eunsoo Jeong, Vera Greentea, Typex, Bill Griffith, and Mei-Li Nieuwland. In this episode,...

Producer Joe had an interview with David Yarovesky, the director of the new Sony Pictures feature, Brightburn, produced by James Gunn. David talks about his filmmaking process and taking on a project that merges the superhero genre with horror. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!  

  While in Jacksonville last week, Jimmy sat down with old best pal Ted and good friend Sarah to talk about how they got into all things nerdy. First comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and more were revealed. Enjoy a lengthy discussion of our favorite comics, TV and film growing up. And maybe hear a favorite character we dressed up as when we were young 'uns! Thanks again to Producer Joe for hosting! Le...

Jimmy is heading to Toronto for one of his favorite comic shows, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF).  He'll be moderating panels with Lucy Knisley, Aimee de Jongh & Soren Mosdal. He'll also have interviews with some amazing creators from publishers like First Second, SelfMadeHero, Abrams ComicArts and others. You'll be able to hear them all over the next few weeks. And thanks again to Producer...

Last week we brought you our Avengers: Endgames predictions and theories. Well, we saw it. All of us. And we decided to come back and give you our reviews on it. Thanks once again to Producer Joe for stepping in with hosting duties along with his regular producing ones. Jimmy recruits some of last week's audio reviewers along with a couple of new ones to opine on the snappy action-packed Marvel de...

The weird and wild world of Gotham has come to an end! Thanks again to Producer Joe for stepping in to host this episode. Jimmy recruits pals Rich & Iz, Jamal, Emily and Stephen to send in their thoughts on the series final and series overall. Jimmy throws in his $.02 as well. They give their thoughts on why they liked the series, favorite characters, missteps, both the best and most ridiculous mo...

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 fla...

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...

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...

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 hel...

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  co...

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...

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,...

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 in...

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...

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 i...

Reviews:  Age Of X-Man: Amazing Nightcrawler #1, Hulkverines #1, Incursion #1, Sharkey the Bounty Hunter #1  Emmy Potter returns to the rotating co-host chair! They chat about the nerdy Oscars wins (among others) and go off way too  many a tangent during the show. Jimmy almost ends their friendship when Emmy reveals she has never seen a super popular animated Disney film of icy proportions! News i...

Reviews: Age Of X-Man Nextgen #1, Archie & Friends Music Jam #1, Hit-Girl Vol 2 Season 2 #1, Wonder Twins #1, Kim Possible, The Umbrella Academy Ali Sattar joins Jimmy for the first time in the co-host chair! They chat about Ali's big gaming background and whether Jimmy will actually try to play D&D with him one day. News includes: SpongeBob SquarePants celebrates his 20th anniversary, Greg Pak br...

Reviews: Age Of X-Man Marvelous X-Men #1, Daredevil Vol 6 #1, Female Furies #1, GI Joe Sierra Muerte #1, Girl In The Bay #1 Emily Edwards returns to co-hosting duties! They chat about Emily's gigs as an intimacy director and what that means. They then get back on track to nerdy stuff! News includes: Aaron McGruder has quietly brought back The Boondocks , Broadway's original "Genie" in Aladdin will...

Reviews: Age Of X-Man Alpha #1, Peter Cannon Thunderbolt Vol 3 #1, Powers In Action #1, The Shape of Elvira #1, The Punisher s2 Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers to help out with this "no co-host" show! Thanks to Jon, Marta, Heidi, Emily and Ashley! Jimmy shares about the incredible artist DestinyBlue and her recent struggle with her mental health issues. We love you, Blue! Hang in there!...

Reviews: Avant-Guards #1, Blossoms 666 #1, Buffy The Vampire Slayer Vol 2 #1, Naomi #1, Oliver #1  Jimmy is joined in studio by his friend Karlin in her first (and not last) co-hosting gig! They chat about some of her fave manga/anime growing up and address the recent Bill Maher rant against comic books. News includes: the upcoming Patrick Steward led Star Trek series may see him out of the unifor...

Reviews: Adventure Time Marcy & Simon #1, Black Widow Vol 7 #1, Invaders Vol 3 #1, Marvel Comics Presents Vol 3 #1, Star Wars Age Of Republic Special #1  No co-host this week so Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers to help out. Thanks to Heidi, Marta, Ashley, Emmy and Jon! News includes: Legendary artist George Perez is retiring, DC Comics is launching a reading campaign and Rob Lie...