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It's another interview special featuring the cast of  Nikita ! Jimmy sat down at the round tables at New York Comic Con and chatted with  Nikita  cast members Maggie Q., Shane West and producer Albert Kim.  Apologies for rough cell phone interference during some of it. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

It's an interview special featuring the casts of the MTV shows Death Valley and Good Vibes!  Jimmy sat down at the round tables at New York Comic Con and chatted with the Death Valley cast including Texas Battle, Tania Raymonde, Charlie Sanders and producer Spider One.  He also sat with the new animated show Good Vibes cast including Adam Brody, Josh Gad, Debi Mazar, Olivia Thirlby and producer Da...

Jimmy flies solo this week because it's the big New York Comic Con recap! His voice is shot from shouting during the raffle all weekend and sleeping about 8 hours total in 4 days. He got tons of interviews at the show and in this episode you'll hear from James Asmus ( X-Men: Regenesis ), Marc Bernardin ( Alphas ), Nicki Clyne ("Callie" on  Battlestar Galactica ), Greg Pak ( Incredible Hercules, Hu...

Reviews:  Avengers 1959 #1, Blood Red Dragon #0, Chopper #1, Huntress Vol 3 #1, Last Of The Greats #1, Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1, Frank Miller's Holy Terror Jimmy is joined by yet another Aussie sitting in the guest co-host chair, Jen Timms. She works in the gaming industry and is in town for New York Comic Con (NYCC) staying at the Aquino/Templesmith palace. She is also Jimmy's right hand at...

Reviews:  All-Star Western #1, Aquaman #1, Batman: The Dark Knight #1, The Flash#1, Green Lantern: New Guardians #1, Justice League Dark #1, The Savage Hawkman #1, Superman #1, Teen Titans #1, Voodoo #1, Brilliant #1, Ghostbusters #1, Steampunk Fairy Tales One Shot Jimmy is joined once again by his Aussie friend Matt Brick in the guest co-host chair.  The boys discuss some mix ups with last week's...

Reviews:  Star Trek #1, Ultimate Comics X-Men #1, Batman #1, Birds of Prey #1, Catwoman #1, Green Lantern Corps #1, Legion of Super-Heroes #1, Nightwing #1, Red Hood and the Outlaws #1, Supergirl #1, Wonder Woman #1 The drink making stars of Food2.com and The Cooking Channel,  Alie & Georgia , join Jimmy for a drink fueled ramble fest of reviews, news, witty banter and much off topic chatter. Reco...

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 mass...

Reviews:  Fracture #1, Penny For Your Soul False Prophet #1, Action Comics Vol 2 #1, Animal Man Vol 2 #1, Batgirl Vol 4 #1, Batwing #1, Detective Comics Vol 2 #1, Green Arrow #1, Hawk & Dove #1, Justice League International Vol 2 #1, O.M.A.C. #1, Static Shock  #1, Stormwatch Vol 3 #1, Swamp Thing Vol 5 #1 Jimmy is joined by frequent guest co-host Jon Hoche and long time listener/pal Matt Brick (wh...

Reviews:  Justice League Vol 2 #1, Rinse #1, Ultimate Comics Hawkeye #1 Ben Templesmith , Jimmy's NEW roommate, sits in the guest co-host chair this episode. Now that they are shacking up, expect him to pop in here and there. You know, when he's not busy being a professional cartoonist. The boys are all moved in but still have lots of unpacking to do. Still time to read comics and podcast though!...

Reviews:  The Bionic Man #1, Superman Beyond #0, The Ultimates #1 Ben Templesmith, Jimmy's future new roommate (in 1 day), sits in the guest co-host chair this episode. They discuss the antics they'll get up to as roomies and the inevitable blackmail pictures that will follow. Jimmy has a villain named after him in this week's episode of  Warehouse 13 . (Thanks to pals and  W13  writers Ben Raab &...

Reviews:  Damaged #1, The Heap #1, Pariah #1 After last week's bamboozling with old co-host Joe, Jimmy flies solo this week to deliver you a snappy and fun show full of comic booky goodness! He's in the middle of apartment hunting/moving hell but manages to bring you some great news that includes: Harvey Awards winners, DC's New 52 midnight madness, first villain for new  Justice League  revealed,...

Reviews:     Baltimore: The Curse Bells #1, Spider Island: Cloak and Dagger, War Goddess #0 The boys chat about the post SDCC bash that Jimmy & Jill Pantozzi threw last week and play the greatest opening to a  Geek Syndicate podcast  ever! News includes:  Fantastic Four  returns, Star Wars currency on Island of Niue,  The Munsters  remake is back on track, Stan Lee/MTV Comics seek creative team fo...

It's our San Diego Comic-Con TV special! Okay, okay. I KNOW that  Tucker & Dale vs. Evil  is a movie, but it was the last interview left from SDCC and I wanted to throw it in this episode. CNI correspondents Megan Fischer and Melissa Bleier took care of these interviews for your listening pleasure. The sound is a bit rough on a couple as one event was outdoors and some of the roundtable rooms were...

Reviews:   Hero Comics 2011 One-Shot, Infinite #1, Rachel Rising #1, Roger Langridge's Snarked #0, Severed #1 Even more San Diego Comic-Con madness! Jimmy flies solo again so he can get all of the great coverage out to you as quickly as possible! He sits down on roundtable for the new BBC show Bedlam  and chats with star Theo James and showrunner/creator David Allison. Also hits the roundtables fo...

It's our San Diego Comic-Con animation special! CNI correspondent Maria Bernal-Silva sat down with the producers (Bruce Timm, Jim Krieg and Giancarlo Volpe) of the new  Green Lantern  animated series. Jimmy sat down with some of the  Young Justice  folks to discuss the animated series and its upcoming 2nd season. He chatted with producder Brandon Vietti and art director Phil Bourassa as well as vo...

It's our San Diego Comic-Con movie special! Jimmy interviewed the cast of  Sushi Girl  and attended press conferences for  Knights of Badassdom  and  Fright Night .  The  Sushi Girl  interviews were 2 cast members at a time in a hallway at the Marriot Marina. Personal and intimate and fun! Knights of Badassdom  was a big press conference so Jimmy just put the digital recorder on the table. You can...

Reviews:   The Amazing Spider-Man #666, The Cape #1, The Red Wing #1, Thundercats TV show, Captain America: The First Avenger film More San Diego Comic-Con madness! Jimmy flies solo so he can get all of the great coverage out to you as quickly as possible! He gets in a question at the Jason Momoa ( Conan, Game of Thrones ) press conference and sits down with Saul Rubinek ( Warehouse 13 ), Candace...

It's another roundtable session from San Diego Comic-Con! This one is for the hit Starz series, Torchwood: Miracle Day . Series stars Alexa Havins, Bill Pullman, Mekhi Phifer, John Barrowman and Eve Myles rotated tables and Jimmy was able to get many a question in. He even managed to get a hug from Eve Myles which completely made his day. Some spoilers if you aren't caught up with the first 3 epis...

It's the first of many interview specials from San Diego Comic-Con! Jimmy sat down in the roundtables for the hit Starz series, Spartacus: Vengeance . Series stars Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Katrina Law, Lucy Lawless, Liam McIntyre and Stephen S. DeKnight rotated tables and Jimmy was able to get many a question in. Spoilers if you aren't caught up with the first 2 series of the show.

Jimmy flies solo to give you his very own and hopefully not too self-indulgent San Diego Comic-Con recap! No reviews, news or Top 3. He chatted with many folks and did lotsa crazy stuff. Yes, heavy drinking was involved usually. Expect some fun tales and the usual name dropping. He got so many interviews that will be spread over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear great chats with Lil...

Reviews:   X-Men: Schism #1, Captain America #1 It's a special pre-SDCC warm up show! Ben Templesmith and Mr. Phil of Indie Spinner Rack join Jimmy to give the ins and outs of the big convention. Things to check out, proper etiquette, interviews, etc. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews:   Red Skull #1, Vengeance #1, Vic Boone #1, Alphas, Torchwood: Miracle Day In the guest co-host chair this week is Gretchen Souerwine. She loves her  Doctor Who  and has Spider-Man socks. Nerdy enough for you? :) They chat about  Warehouse 13  and this whole Google+ thing. News includes: San Diego Comic-Con programming is up, John Higgins has new Watchmen  portfolio at SDCC, Sookie Stackh...

Jimmy was part of a conference call with some of the stars of the upcoming Starz series, Torchwood: Miracle Day .  On the call were cast members John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) and Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond). They were joined by series creator/showrunner Russell T. Davies. So you know, conference call interviews work like this: A group of reporters are given a n...

Reviews:   Flashpoint Project Superman #1, Gobs #1, Marvel Universe vs Wolverine #1, Witch Doctor #1, Transformers 3 Mike Cho returns to co-host! The boys give congrats to good friends/former guest co-hosts Jon Hoche & Erica Swindell on their recent engagement, the Harvey Awards nominations are out and Jimmy finally started watching  Spartacus: Blood and  Boobs  Sand .  News includes: DC's New 52,...

Reviews:   Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search For Swamp Thing #1, Flashpoint: Lois Lane And The Resistance #1, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160, Falling Skies, Outcasts Jimmy is joined by...NO ONE! Yes, in the first solo CNI ever, Jimmy delivers a quick show for your listening pleasure. And fret not, this wont be a regular thing as he knows your ears may bleed if you get too much Jimmy. He laments...